Blood vessel torture can save hearts and lives
Remote ischemic preconditioning, uses a blood pressure cuff, to deliberately cut off the blood supply – it’s cruel,…
A low cost, safe hack, to get the benefit of exercise without moving
You can hack the biology of exercise, to get the benefit of better sugar control, without spending a…
Where does all the fat you burn while on diet, actually GO
When fats are burned, they’re consumed by FIRE, generating heat. It makes sense. But, this picture of fat…
Baroreceptor sensitivity in the insulin resistant
We look at how agile your baroreceptors are, or should I say, aren’t and why this matters, in…
Improve sugar levels with a little heat shock
A gin & tonic is a great way to DE-STRESS after a HOT and busy day. Heat shock…
Metabolic syndrome is not a fat thing, it’s a muscle thing
Teens with metabolic syndrome, that are not obese are slightly muscle deficient. Obese teens also have low muscle…
How to make exercise FEEL GOOD even if you’re a couch potato
You know exercise is good for you. But, it doesn’t FEEL good. So, you don’t do it. But…
A sneaky way to get more physical activity and enjoy it’s benefits
Walking is a leg centric process. When you’re walking, the muscles in the upper body, are doing very…
Sea breezes may not be what your heart desires at retirement
Planning to retire to the coast ? You may want to rethink your retirement plans. To avoid heart…
To motivate your brain nibble on chocolate covered carrots
The brain performs best when rewarded - motivate your brain byrewarding it often, just don't do it with…