Cultivate Your Team, Transform Your Health
Dr. Peter Swanz, ND, FHANP @zendoctor Our knowledge base regarding health and wellness is increasing considerably. We are becoming smarter every day through our exposure to health information on websites like this, from television, on blogs, from our naturopathic and integrative doctors, through YouTube videos, Facebook and Twitter posts, and on and on and on. […]
Coffee to Help With Fitness Goals
There might be a simple way to get you moving toward your fitness goals right in your morning cup of jo. The caffeine found in coffee and many teas might be the thing you need both to wake you up and to get you through a tough workout. In a study published in the scientific journal […]
Why Anaerobic is Better!
Dr. Richard Maurer, ND @drrichardmaurer Anaerobic versus aerobic? It’s like meat versus vegetables—it’s not an either-or, I know. Anaerobic and aerobic are on the same team and work together for 99.9 percent of our natural activities. What I am referring to when I say anaerobic and aerobic are these two systems1. Short-term / Lactic acid […]
This Happened When I Started Lifting Weights (Plus Recipe!)
Publisher Razi Berry I’m no fitness expert, so if I can do this, anyone can. I was never an athletic person. In fact, I was that child who was chosen last as a teammate for kickball in PE class. This may have been because when a ball came at me, I’d instinctively close my eyes […]
Surprise, Exercise Slows Your Thyroid
Dr. Richard Maurer, ND @DrRichardMaurer The thyroid gland has become an unruly scapegoat in the pasture of self-help and wellness. The past decade of research has eroded the tidy line that linked hypothyroid universally to fatigue and weight gain. Why is the thyroid gland erroneously blamed when she might be doing her job, perfectly? Let’s […]
Fitness in Your 40’s Marks Cancer Risk!
Dr. Richard Maurer, ND @DrRichardMaurer The fitter you are, the less heart disease risk you have—that is a well-publicized truth. But this new study solidly expands upon prior research and confirms fitness as a marker of cancer risk.1 Researchers used data collected on nearly 14,000 men and, after measuring their level of “fitness” (in just […]