Even the healthiest restaurants fail to meet national nutrition guidelines. Their secrets drive up palatability while reducing food costs and consumer health. I still can’t believe more people don’t know about this. What are their secrets? How are they impacting your health? And what should you do about it? Well, let’s get into it! Added…
My sleep quality was awful, and I didn’t even realize it. It took me years of behavioral and environmental tweaks to fix it. Now I sleep like a baby. One that doesn’t wake up at night. Or cry or poop their pants. Today I’m going to walk you through all those tweaks. I’m going to…
In one month, I memorized all 197 countries on earth using three simple tactics. On average, I practiced for ten minutes a day. It started out because it was fun. I then realized it provided context to world events. And now, I realize I’m building my cognitive reserve. So, what is cognitive reserve? Are there…
There are three things I do before every run to optimize performance. They take fifteen minutes total. And are meant to prevent injury, improve performance, and reinforce technique. Today, I’m taking you along my pre-run routine. The proven routine that makes you faster than your brother. Let’s get into it! Foam Rolling I start with…
My breakfast smoothie has double the fiber eaten by the average American. It’s packed with items from multiple food groups. And it has unusual ingredients you’ll rarely find in traditional smoothies. But it’s this nutrient variety that makes it such a nutritional powerhouse. So much, that I consume it six days a week for breakfast…
I’ve improved my athletic performance and longevity biomarkers by minimizing high intensity workouts and training in zones. In December I walked into LA Fitness and saw their featured HIIT studio. Each month Men’s and Women’s Health have new articles on interval training. And Instagram is filled with trending workout challenges. But most Olympians, professional athletes,…
Last year I burst into spring ready to run and walked out of summer injured and sidelined. At the time, I didn’t know why my body broke down. Shin splints, a groin strain, and sore hamstrings had me puzzled. Upon further research, my mistakes with training volume, run intensity, and ignoring previous injuries did it…
I went from being lost to still lost after four months of reflection. I had published a YouTube video, podcast episode, and email newsletter every week for a year. I had spent 20 hours a week on myHealthSciences. That was on top of my full-time job and robust health routines. I gained knowledge and skills…
Sean Gallagher was the first physical therapist listed as using a foam roller as a self-message tool back in 1987 [1]. A couple decades later, foam rollers became all the rage. Not only do you still see foam rollers in every gym, but they’ve evolved with various patterns and grids to target deeper muscles and…
Strong abdominal muscles help stabilize the trunk and unload lumbar spine stress [1]. This not only helps prevent lower back pain which is the number one cause of disability for people under 45 [2] but it can help improve posture and physical performance [3]. But more importantly, strong abdominal muscles provide you those 6-pack abs….