When Did Cholesterol Become the Disease?
Understanding What Your Cholesterol Numbers Really Mean & What Actually Drives Cardiovascular Risk For decades, millions of Americans have been taught to look at their blood work and immediately associate…
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When Did Type 2 Diabetes Become Normal?
How Our Changing Food Environment, Lifestyles, and Metabolic Health Helped Create One of America’s Largest Health Challenges Type 2 diabetes has become so common in the United States that it…
You Can’t Unsee Some Things
There are some things in life that permanently change the way you see the world. Not because they happened to you personally, but because you’ve witnessed them so many times…
Are You Using Your Scale the Right Way?
The scale isn’t lying to you, but it may not be telling you what you think it is. Have you ever stepped on the scale first thing in the morning…
I Gained 5 to 10 Pounds This Weekend! How Did That Happen?
Understanding the physiology behind rapid weight fluctuations and why the number on the scale doesn’t always mean what you think it does. It’s Monday morning. You step on the scale…
Your Perspective Can Change Your Life
Have you ever noticed how two people can experience the exact same situation, yet walk away with completely different outlooks on life? One person sees disappointment while the other sees…
Why Resistance Training is the Closest Thing We Have to an Anti-Aging Drug
If there were a medication capable of improving muscle mass, strengthening bones, enhancing insulin sensitivity, increasing energy production, protecting brain function, improving balance, reducing the risk of falls, helping maintain…
Why Do We Take Better Care of Our Possessions Than Our Body?
What a Simple Trip to the Gas Station Can Teach Us About Nutrition, Health, and Longevity Years ago, while speaking at corporate wellness presentations and seminars, I used to ask…
What Do “50% Lower Risk” and “5X Greater Risk” Really Mean?
Why Understanding Relative Risk and Absolute Risk Could Change the Way You View Your Health Every day we’re exposed to health statistics. We hear them during prescription medication commercials, read…
Life is a Lot Like a Football Game
Don’t Believe Me? Let Me Explain… The other day I found myself sitting quietly reflecting on life. I wasn’t thinking about anything in particular. My mind simply wandered from one…