This article is written with the idea of someone using a sleep tracker with the focus of maximizing their sleep. A kind of human alpha equation to make sure your body is reaching its peak levels of health. Sleep can be a great tracker of your health, being that it does require hormone balance, optimal nutrition, lifestyle factors, stress management and love.
Read MoreHow many of you know which supplements to use to help with sleep?
Read MoreWHOOP has come out with a great heart tracking monitor that measures a whole host of different things like daily strain, recovery, sleep and the different levels of sleep, and keeps track of them to allow for great weekly comparisons. I have found this to be an invaluable tool when learning what aspects of sleep hygiene and supplementation work.
Read MoreHow do you set your daily standard?
Setting the time you are going to wake up, and getting up at that time. Yes, it is literally that simple.
No excuses. No need for sleep…
Read MoreMeditation.
It's hip and trendy. Celebrities and executives talk about going on retreats specifically for mediation. Your calm and enlightened friends do it….
Read MoreNew Year's Resolutions typically get a bad rep because they entail some form of body or lifestyle modification. Typically, that thing which has been an issue for years, like losing fat or getting to the gym more than once a quarter...
Read MoreEver wonder how much fish oil you need to take for maximum effect? This article offers a very simple strategy...
Read MoreBreakfast has long been a staple in the American diet. Recently, intermittent fasting and other trendy diets have promoted skipping breakfast and eating only during a small window. Those diets do have some merit but are not a positive contributor to having, or maintaining, a healthy weight for the majority of the population.
Read MoreWith the difficulties of Day 3, the sleep was the best sleep I have had in a year. A solid 8 hours, almost to the minute. I didn't toss and turn...
Read MoreI woke up and felt great. My sleep the night before was great and one of the best nights of sleep I have had in a while...
Read MoreDay 2 was a bit more rough than day 1. Day 2 is typically the hardest and most symptom provoking day of the plan. I woke up feeling pretty good...
Read MoreExcess body fat has never been thought of as a good thing, and now new research is showing it is probably worse than originally thought. In a new study the researchers found that excess body fat increased inflammatory cytokines (specifically Interleukin-1 beta or IL-1b) in the body and also the brain. The hippocampus was one of the most affected areas making this inflammatory situation all the more alarming...
Read MoreStaying lean is one of the best strategies to maintain a healthy functioning brain on a number of different levels. It has been known for years that excess body fat, and the conditions associated with it like diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer, greatly impact the brain...
Read MoreDr. Bennett Omalu wrote a piece in the NY Times explaining his rational for kids not playing football and other potentially traumatic contact sports until they can consent legally at the age of 18. Will Smith has the new movie ‘Concussion’ releasing this week...
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