Alcohol – a socially permitted muscle diminishing poison?
The current lifestyle that has taken over the world places alcohol on a pedestal for social bonding and interaction. There is rarely a gathering without the crinkling of glasses and…
How to Stop Being Afraid of Going to the Gym
Have you started on the fat loss journey but you’re too afraid to go to the gym. Do you want to exercise but you’re afraid of getting judged? If so…
Exercising During Pregnancy – Good or Bad?
For a long time, women were discouraged from exercising during pregnancy due to lack of research about pregnant women's’ health. During the 1980s, women began to question these claims and…
Doctor’s Take on Vitamin D
Vitamin D, can exist as D2 (ergocalciferol) and D3 (cholecalciferol). Vitamin D levels are too low in two out of five people! When is this a problem? Study after study…
Can DNA tests
Can DNA Tests Predict Gains?
Can DNA-tests really predict performance? This first-of-its-kind study tries to answer this question! It let athletes take DNA-tests from their saliva and used 14 gene variants to classify them as…
How Being Overweight Affects Mental Health
Depression & Anxiety I am currently doing my psychiatry rotations, and I am SHOCKED to see how depression and anxiety ruins peoples’ lives. Keep in mind that I’m talking about…
What’s Good Posture?
What does good posture look like? "Keep your spine neutral", "tuck your shoulder blades", "avoid butt wink". These advice stem from classic physiotherapy looking for the position in which weight…
Can Insulin help you build muscle?
"Eat some candy after your workout, you need to keep those insulin levels high bro, that's how you get jacked". No "bro", it isn't. Insulin is a hormone that tells…
Evidence Based Training
The Truth About Sugar And Cancer
Does sugar feed cancer? The idea originally came from the discovery that cancer cells use sugar without oxygen (glycolysis) more than regular cells do, called the Warburg effect (1). But…
The Mediterranean Diet: A diet for heart health
The Lyon Diet Heart Study looked at the effects of a Mediterranean diet on patients who survived a heart attack (myocardial infarction) between 1988 and 1992. Patients were 70 years…
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