Here is the long form Braverman Test. This is a test that I was alerted to by Zach Haigney. Charles Poliquin, a world famous trainer, drew the correlation between the braverman test, and Chinese Medicine types on the Tim Ferriss
I like this blog post that looks at ways to reframe problems (a technique used by innovators and entrepreneurs) to get to the core issue rather than the outcome wanted. I think this approach is very, well, healthy and can
This talk from the “Controversies in Women’s Health” covered a lot of material, from surgery to NSAIDS to supplements. I particularly appreciated the exercises for hip, knee, and especially hands. 15_GROSS_Management_of_Osteoarthritis
Very simple run down of some sleep basics. http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/science-of-sleep
Wow. I did not know this. Benadryl as also implicated. “For instance, the most commonly used medications in the study were tricyclic antidepressants like doxepin (Sinequan), first-generation antihistamines like chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton), and antimuscarinics for bladder control like oxybutynin (Ditropan).
Given the anti-inflammatory properties discussed here, and the low risk profile of melatonin, I recommend it to help you get your zzzzz’s! Curr Aging Sci. 2015 Nov 30 Daily Melatonin Administration Attenuates Age-Dependent Disturbances of Cardiovascular Rhythms. Gubin DG, Gubin
It turns out that just 5 to 6 miles per week gives health benefits. Good news for people like me whose feet can’t seem to take more than that!!
From Freakonomics radio. Podcast here. Transcript here. “Brenner: The major imperative for most organizations in health care is to get bigger and bigger and bigger. And money is like fertilizer. And the way you get bigger is getting more money,
This study was published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) by looking at what how patient outcomes compare who are admitted to hospitals during the annual cardiology conferences. It is a way to get at data that otherwise
Since stress reduction is one of my specialties, this link gives the basic negative health impacts on your life. “We don’t know why, exactly. Stress can directly increase heart rate and blood flow, and causes the release of cholesterol
