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 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 MoreWhat is the main thing a doctor is looking for? Did you go to the doctor who can answer your specific health questions and create a plan of action to meet your goals? Have you ever thought about what doctor is best for disease diagnosis and which is best to maximize your health?
Read MoreCurrently, I am in Thailand experiencing the culture and learning about how other, often slimmer, cultures live and experience life. One thing I have noticed while here in Thailand is the posture of the locals. It is near perfect. In the US, it is very rare to see so many people with great posture.
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 MoreDay 1 of the detox plan usually isn't all that hard. It is more 'weird' than anything. It is a change in routine, less food, more liquid and overall pretty easy...
Read MoreThis detox plan follows my Bluestone 7(21) Detox plan consisting of 7 days of intensive detoxification followed by 21 days of a Modified Elimination Diet with continued detoxification support...
Read MoreThe Earth is at one of its most toxic points in history. Every single person, plant and animal species is toxic. 100% of people tested are positive for toxins. Detoxification is a must in the 21st Century. I recommend a comprehensive detoxification program at least 4 times a year and some form of support everyday...
Read MoreHave you ever felt like your quads aren’t growing the way you think they should? Do your legs not get sore with an intense leg work out? Do you not have the definition and strength you want? Can you flex your quads as a whole group without any mushiness? And I mean REALLY flex as a whole group...
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...
Read MoreStress is killing everyone! 75-90% of doctor visits are because of stress. Stress is a contributor (or direct cause) of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, digestive problems, heart disease, stroke, insulin resistance, diabetes, increased blood clotting, atherosclerosis, heart attack, immune system problems, autoimmunity and the new big worry Alzhiemer’s and dementia. Almost every single problem with health can be traced back to stress or minimally is made worse by stress, but is stress the real problem?
Read MoreIn today's state of health, we are beginning to see chronic disease in everyday people. It is no surprise that a specific thyroid problem called Euthyroid Sick Syndrome, or non-thyroidal illness syndrome, thought only to appear in acute illness, is beginning to show up in many people with overt hypothyroid symptoms...
Read MoreWhen deciding to change your life and become healthy it takes a very conscious effort. The more resistance you body has (leptin, insulin, cortisol, etc.) the harder it will be. Good, healthy, sustainable, organic, non-GMO, non-processed food definitely doesn't taste as good as food engineered to taste better than the original thing...
Read MoreIt is no surprise that the medical field is becoming less and less efficient when treating chronic diseases. Traditional medicine has created a media campaign on prevention, when in reality it is really early detection. Get screened, tested, and probed as often as possible, so when you get cancer we can treat it with the most advanced drugs, surgery, chemo, radiation, and other very expensive (80-90% chance, not proven) strategies and fast as possible...
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