There is a trend towards higher intensity, shorter workouts. Timothy Ferris has been touting this approach for strength training for a few years. Here is an article explaining the theory and practice of intense one minute segments interspersed with moderate
I referenced the study on the hazards of sitting too much in this post. Here is a link to a business which has tweaked their office to facilitate movement throughout the day. I love the idea of the treadmill standing
A very interesting blog post from the NYTimes about recent studies on sedentary activity. The upshot was that if you sit at your job, if you can get up every 20 minutes and just walk for 2 minutes, your insulin
From the NYTimes an article on how exercise improves brain functioning. This could be part of the anti-aging aspect to exercise. (More info on my practice here.) How Exercise Fuels the BrainBy GRETCHEN REYNOLDSMoving the body demands a lot from
Consider the article yesterday in the SF Chronicle “UCSF doctors see colic-migraine link.”And an elaborate study out of China looking at different acupuncture treatment approaches for migraine prophylaxis. Acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis: a randomized controlled trial (full text at link.)What
From Scientific American February 2012“A Diabetes Cliff Hanger” Researchers are balled by the worldwide increase in type 1 diabetes, the less common form of the disease.From the article, it says 90% of the 350 million people around the world who
The latest dust up with the Komen foundation exposed the rank partisanship in the organization. But I hope that it will also expose the bias towards finding the “cure” the magic bullet that will take away the horror that is
This article in Psychology Today entitled “Blue Light and Sleepless Nights” (Insomnia is no match for the sun) by Sarah Korones reinforces a classic teaching in Chinese Medicine. The balance of Yin and Yang. We are in deepest winter, or
I like both of these, from Dr. Mao Shing Ni’s book. Squats and self foot massage. “Youth Hormone” Factory: Your BodyImagine a rush of rejuvenating growth hormones in your body without expensive injections or pills. Studies show that just doing
In my practice, I call this procedure “Facial Rejuvenation.” I advise most of my facial rejuvenation patients to use the MTS skin roller. It has many tiny needles on a roller, and you can use it daily, and then a
