While taking my dog for a run yesterday, I was pondering how the invention of the automobile changed transportation. Yup, this is the shit I think about when left to myself. Anyway, I was thinking specifically about how a trans-U.S.
PBS is Currently Promoting a Bunch of Nonsense
I am not sure if this is country wide, but in the Phoenix, AZ area, the PBS pledge drive is in full swing and they have a host of speakers that are saying a bunch of nonsense. Full disclosure, in
The [Pseudo] Science of Skinny – Another weight loss book filled with nonsense
Regrettably I am here to share with you another negative review of a weight loss book. I would prefer it was a positive review or that it was at least okay, but it is really bad an I have a
Sleep, Sleep, Sleep!!
If you should be sleeping right now in order to get 8 hours of sleep, then stop reading this now and go to bed, seriously, it’s not worth it. Otherwise, continue on and hopefully realize sleep is sooooo important for your overall
We need a lot LESS what and a lot MORE how
The following, relatively brief, thoughts on where we should focus our efforts, with respect to weight management, stems from a recent talk I had with my friend and colleague Matt (ya, the other guy on the blog). We were discussing
Walking and Weight Loss – Not Much
Recently Dr. Freedhoff wrote a nice short article about a relatively recent paper on walking and its affect on losing weight. I was not surprised at the lack of weight loss with walking as this result has been demonstrated repeatedly
Great New Presentation on Eating Behavior by Dr. Guyenet
The presentation is called Why Do We Overeat? A Neurobiological Perspective. For anyway interested in why we eat what we eat and why we often eat more than we need this is a must watch! It is 46 minutes well
Some Interesting Lectures at McGill University
The Lorne Trottier Public Science Symposium Series Watched some of these lately, thought they were pretty good overall, so I figured I would share.
New Year's Resolution? Check your motivation!
You’ve made some New Year’s Resolutions about your health. You’re not alone; thousands of others have them too. We’ve all heard the stories about how many actually stick to their guns, and they ain’t pretty. There’s a reason for this…
Fred Hahn’s "Slow Burn Fitness Revolution" book– PART 2: An In-Depth Analysis of the Information Presented in the Book
To Fred and others, First, we thank you for taking the time to send us your thoughts about our first post on this subject. We always appreciate feedback. However, we feel that there are many problems with Fred’s rebuttal and