Almost every gym in America now has foam rollers, but not everyone knows what they’re used for or how to use them. We’ll briefly discuss the benefits of foam rolling, how to foam roll, and when to foam roll.   Benefits of Foam Rolling: Foam rolling is a method of...

Sleep is essential for optimal health, peak mental performance, and, most importantly, for survival. It’s also necessary for optimal physical performance and recovery from exercise, and sleep deprivation is one of the surest ways to diminish your performance in the...

We’ve written previously about the benefits of three common smart drugs, and there are a ton more that can help improve cognitive function while also preventing neurodegenerative diseases and enhancing other areas of health. Not everyone is as infatuated with these...

When I see or suspect rotator cuff dysfunction, I usually also see an unbalanced training program. Unbalanced, in this case, meaning a preponderance of chest and shoulder exercises (flat bench press, incline bench press, overhead/military press, etc.), back exercises...

Xenobiotics are bad. They’re bad and they’re everywhere. Xenobiotics include environmental toxins, pollutants, antibiotics, chemicals in plastics, heavy metals, synthetic estrogens, and herbicides and pesticides. When xenobiotics get into your body – usually through...

There’s an old adage that goes, “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day; if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.” If that adage had been written by a pharmaceutical company, it would probably read more like, “If you catch a fish you can make...

Exercise Therapy Can Help Acute or Chronic Pain If you’re already in pain, usually the last thing you want to do is exercise. It’s often seen as counterintuitive: exercising seems like it would make the pain worse, not better. However, prolonged rest and inactivity...

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating disorder characterized by extreme fatigue that is not improved by rest and may be worsened by physical or mental activity. Those with CFS often suffer a substantial reduction in their ability to perform ordinary...

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