Folks living in Blue Zones (for longevity) don’t go to the gym. They walk or often have a garden, building movement into their everyday lives. There is much we can learn from populations in northern Okinawa, the Nicoya peninsula of Costa Rica, and the mountains of Sardinia.... Read More
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Fighting Depression with Exercise
There appeared to be an inverse association between physical activity and the incidence of depression, with greater differences in risk at lower activity levels.... Read More
Antibiotics and Sports Performance
In aggregate, the microbes from the microbiome. We need this community of microscopic creatures to help us regulate our immune systems, digest food, protect against other disease-causing microbes, and make vitamins. The last includes the B vitamins B12, thiamine, riboflavin, and vitamin K, the last important for blood clotting).... Read More
Is There an Optimal Time for Exercise
The authors concluded that the time of day one exercises “may be important to optimize individual exercise-induced health and performance outcomes in physically active individuals and may be independent of macronutrient intake.”... Read More
7 Brain Hacks
A healthier heart translates to a more fit brain. Many factors that elevate atherosclerosis risk also appear to impair cognitive health in later life.... Read More
Drop Inflammation With This Strategy
Your body continues sending inflammatory cells with chronic inflammation, even after the outside danger is no longer present.... Read More