Your body breaks down most of the food we consume into sugar (glucose) and releases it into the bloodstream. As your blood sugar rises, the pancreas responds by releasing insulin. Insulin is a key to blood sugar entering the body’s cells for use as energy.... Read More
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Calcium and Your Heart
DOES TOO MUCH CALCIUM CAUSE HEART DISEASE? The good news is that there is no high-level evidence that typical doses of calcium supplements put your heart at risk. Many had concerns... Read More
Protect Your Memory
Memories of events and facts usually become less accessible over time. As Simons and Taylor have explained, forgetting is likely to occur when we pay insufficient attention to a stimulus during encoding or retrieval.... Read More
The Optimal Exercise Volume
Now that we have established that some physical activity is good for your heart, is more always better? Does chronic excessive endurance activity negatively impact your heart health or longevity?... Read More
Passive Exercise and Health
When executive functioning is suboptimal, your behavior may be less controlled. This lower level of executive functioning can affect your ability to do things, maintain relationships, work, or go to school.... Read More
Reboot Your Exercise
IS IT CHALLENGING FOR YOU TO GET GOING ON YOUR WORKOUT some days? I sometimes lose motivation to go to the gym. Often the most challenging part of my workout is... Read More