Health

protein is one of the essential building blocks of the human body and is crucial for building and repairing muscles. If you are interested Build muscle and/or lose fat, you…

If your goal is to run a marathon, climb a mountain, or crush your colleagues in the annual office plank competition, you need to understand Type 1 muscle fibers and…

Like many friends my age, I can have trouble sleeping at night, especially if I wake up in the middle of the night. This can be made worse by “nocturia,”…

Play a word association game with “vegan” and “healthy” might come up pretty quickly. “Muscular” maybe not. But that could change – and sooner than you might think. As plant-based…

This is an entertaining book by Helen Summer about some of the most difficult ultramarathons in the world. It is a combination of breathtaking descriptions of the courses and testimonials…

If you follow one intermittent fasting dietYou may be wondering, “Does pre-workout break your fast?” Let’s find out. One of the benefits of intermittent fasting is its simplicity. They count…

It's been a little over a week since I posted about my setback when I became overconfident and started working out too much. This time I was more careful coming…

I made some progress last week. Now I rarely have sciatica pain in my leg. There is still pain in the left hip and sacroiliac joint, but at least the…

A contrast bath (or contrast water therapy) is a technical term for a hot bath, followed by a cold bath, followed by a hot bath, and then a cold bath…

I saw my new orthopedist for the first time today (my previous one was retired). I received surprising news: I have sciatica from my back (not the hip, such as…