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The New England Patriots are playing in the Super Bowl. Again. They’re playing the Los Angeles Rams this time. There will be thousands of pages written about the game. Countless commentaries in all forms of media as well. Even though I’m a Buffalo Bills fan, I have to give credit to the Patriots. They’re the […]
As the new year progresses and you work toward your health goals, one thing that will help you just about more then anything else is being consistent in your effort. Seems obvious, doesn’t it? But we have a ranking system in our heads of how we perceive the importance of everything we’re doing, and sometimes […]
You’re sitting on a plane. The person next to you says he’s conducting a study about parachute safety and asks if you would be willing to be randomly assigned to one of two groups: jumping out of the plane with a parachute or with an empty backpack at its current altitude and speed. Yes, this […]
When it comes to weight loss and exercise, we’re always looking for an edge such as burning more fat at rest or during exercise. Bitter orange is an herb that contains p-synephrine, a reputed booster of fat metabolism while you’re at rest. A small study tested p-synephrine, caffeine, and both together to see the effects […]
In this week’s Memos, I’ll review several studies—not large clinical trials, but studies that make you think about possibilities and direction. The first update is a case study on polycystic ovary system (PCOS) and ground flaxseed. A registered nurse attending a conference I addressed last weekend called it to my attention. Ground flaxseed is something […]
As the author of the Optimal Performance program, I want to tell you about my experience with the Weight Loss Cycle. I had used the Basic Program to train my body to use fat as a fuel. I use the strategy in Energy on Demand when I need to be at my best whether for […]
One of the tenacious problems with weight loss is that people don’t lose all the weight they want to lose and then don’t keep it off. In trying to find out why that happens, I narrowed it to two studies that pointed the way to a solution. The first was a study that attempted to […]
In March of last year, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a viewpoint written by two experts in public health titled “Vitamin and Mineral Supplements. What Clinicians Need to Know”; it was one of the nutrition papers most read and most shared last year. The only problem is that clinicians really won’t find […]
The New Year is here. For many businesses, it’s time to take inventory. Companies have to know what products and assets they have in order to plan for the upcoming year. If you’ve started or will begin a health improvement program, it’s a good time to take inventory on yourself. You have to know where […]
The use of probiotics to stop diarrhea and vomiting for preschoolers with gastroenteritis (GE) was studied in two major studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In the U.S. study, 55 of the 468 subjects who got the probiotics had scores of nine or greater on the scale while 60 of 475 in […]
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