Category: Fitness & Training

Check out the Zen To Fitness posting on tips for treating depression based on “stone age” practices. He does a pretty good job of summarizingRead More

In today’s Wall Street Journal, the article When Sleep Leaves You Tired highlights the problem of sleep deprivation in our society: Chronic, inadequate sleep raisesRead More

Congress created Men’s Health Week in 1994 to heighten awareness of preventable health problems among men and boys. This year, Men’s Health Week occurs duringRead More

Take a look at the following graphic: (click to enlarge) This is from the Medscape CME article “The Impact of Sleep Deprivation on Hormones andRead More

Here’s an interesting blurb from an article in today’s New York Times: A controlled and randomized study has found that drinks sweetened with fructose ledRead More

Let’s start off with a sampling of headlines that hit the mainstream media news sources over the last two weeks: “Can Brown Fat Make YouRead More

There’s been a rash of news pieces this week pertaining to “brown fat” which is apparently a type of fat that burns calories versus storingRead More

The mercury hit 55F this afternoon in Chicago, so I opted to go for a 30-minute, low aerobic run outside. This was only the secondRead More

Dave sent me a link to a very compelling article on how triathletes are much more prone to sudden death incidents than marathoners. Practically allRead More

Check out Peter Schiff’s recent speech, “Why the Meltdown Should Have Surprised No One.” The video clip is a bit lengthy, but you won’t beRead More