Young or old, heart related diseases are becoming more common. You hear stories of fit, young people suddenly developing heart related condition and even perishing from it. So what is the difference between a stroke, heart attack, and cardiac arrest? Knowing the difference can save lives. A cardiac arrest occurs
Millions of people around the world suffer from neurological disorders like stroke, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, or multiple sclerosis. Patients would do anything to find a way to arrest or delay the progression of their symptoms. The Bobath therapy is one option to consider. So what is the Bobath
I have written in the past about VO2Max. In case you missed it, here is a quick summary. VO2Max is the maximum amount of oxygen that your body can uptake when performing an activity. Running, for example. So what does weight have to do with VO2Max? VO2Max is expressed as
One of the strangest things I have learnt revolves around our experience. Indulge me for a minute. Each millisecond, we experience life. Our experiences are shaped by circumstances and beliefs. But experience is shaped most by expectation. What do you expect to experience? How much does that shape what you
Let me make a bold statement. No one reading this article is free from some kind of pain. Physical pain of some kind. It could be a joint pain, a shoulder that does not rotate, a muscle in the thigh, or a back that hurts. It may be obvious or
Red light therapy is not a gimmick. It is real science. Your cells have mitochondria. Think of them as batteries. Red light penetrates the skin. It activates an enzyme in your body that helps your mitochondria make more ATP. ATP is the energy your cells need to function. More energy
Alcohol is a controversial subject. Should you be drinking or not? How much? How often? But even more controversial is the following question. Should you be drinking with children? At the risk of being crucified, let me wade into this topic. Allow me to start by saying that no amount
For large parts of our social history we didn’t sleep in one long stretch. We slept in a manner called biphasic sleep. In fact, in the Viking era, biphasic sleep was the norm. People would go to bed after sunset, wake up after four hours, and spend an hour
If you’ve ever had unexplained stomach pain, throw up frequently or have indigestion, it might be more than stress or bad food. It could be H. pylori. Short for Helicobacter pylori, it’s bacteria that lives in your stomach lining. For many, it causes no symptoms. But for others,
I have always wondered how we will go to Mars. The planet, in this case, being a moniker for space travel. It takes about 30,000 years to get to the edge or our solar system, for example. Space is a very big place. Which brings me to necrosis. Necrosis,
Imagine you are having dinner with close family. You are enjoying the company, food and conversation. You think nothing of the fact that all of you are sitting in one large room together. But now imagine if all of them said they were tired and wanted to sleep over. They
Your gluteus maximus is the engine of human movement. They are also the muscles you sit on every day. The largest muscle in the body, evolution, built it to extend the hip, propel you forward, and keep you upright. So how are your glutes doing? Big muscles burn more glucose