As we age, the biggest challenge to quality of life and mobility is the loss of muscle mass. Although diet, inflammation and adequate protein intake is important, exercise is the strongest tool against the age related loss of muscle mass (a term referred to as sacropenia). For some reason though, the general population just doesn’t […]
Admit it. You’d like to be built just a little more like the Rock or Jennifer Aniston, especially if it wouldn’t take much work. Hate to disappoint you, but it’s not going to be that easy. But every little bit helps. And exercise is going to have to be a part of it. You can’t […]
IS THERE SUCH A THING AS TOO MUCH EXERCISE? As a martial artist for many years now, I’ve never been a big fan of long distance running. I’d much rather go the interval route like fighting in the boxing ring. I’ve also encouraged patients to follow more of a modified interval type training designed to increase […]
Obesity and weight loss are complicated issues. It’s no longer about calories in versus calories out. In a prior article I wrote about the contributions of environmental chemicals to obesity and diabetes. And this contribution is not a small one. You can read more about this relationship by clicking here. Certainly the quality of the […]
I’m going to go out on a limb and state that death from heart disease is almost 100% preventable. So why is it still the #1 killer in the US and other industrialized nations? Doesn’t this seems like a contradiction? If it’s so easy to prevent and research has shown what you need to do […]
