Health

This article series is now available as a professionally formatted, distraction free paperback or ebook to read offline at your leisure. Editor’s note: This article was originally published August 30, 2012. It has since been updated.  Whenever we look back on the past, our minds have a tendency to cast things in a warm, rosy […]

 Oftentimes, our ancient brains don’t seem well equipped to deal with the speed and complexities of modernity. The landscape bombards us with perceived threats and problems, and we have trouble not ruminating on them. To navigate this environment, while maintaining our composure and sanity, we need to strengthen our resistance to stress.  My guest […]

When you start lifting weights, your body undergoes a lot of adaptations. Muscles get bigger, tendons get stronger, and fat tissues decrease.  Your skin also adapts to the stress of barbell training by forming rough, tough calluses on your hands where you grip the barbell.  Calluses aren’t just dermatological badges of honor. They help protect […]

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by John Berardi, PhD. When we were kids, Mom was always looking out for our health. Chew your food. Eat your vegetables. And always eat breakfast because it’s the most important meal of the day. As busy grown-ups, a good breakfast often falls victim to the time crunch. […]

As a kid, I was a big James Bond fan. Saw all the movies and read all the books. One thing I noticed about the book version of James Bond was that every time he took a shower, he would start off with the water nice and hot, and then turn it down to cold […]

 If you struggle to lose weight, you may blame an inherently slow metabolism. But is your metabolism really to blame, and can you increase it in order to burn more fat? Today we tackle these questions and more with Dr. John Berardi, who earned a PhD in exercise physiology and nutrient biochemistry, and is a writer, athlete, coach, […]

How to breathe? Do people really need instructions on breathing? I mean, isn’t doing so as natural, as, well, breathing? Well, take a breath right now. Did your chest go up and down? Congratulations, you just failed at breathing.  Surprisingly enough, even something as supposedly instinctual as breathing can go awry. But don’t worry, by […]

Joe Gastaldo, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist, explains the new rules for home COVID-19 tests, including when and if you should take a second (or even third) test. Dr. Gastaldo explains that the FDA came out with new guidance on home antigen tests on August 11. The new guidance says if somebody has a positive home […]

If you were a kid in the 1950s and you got socked during a playground fight, chances are the remedy for your ensuing black eye would involve a nice T-bone steak. Before ice packs were widely available, chilled meat was the go-to household remedy for treating a black eye because it offered a way to […]

It’s a new year, and for a lot of people, losing weight is their primary resolution. Yet they’ve probably made this goal before, and failed before. This time they really, really want to make it happen. One barrier these folks will often feel in even getting started, however, is choosing the right diet to follow. […]

This article was originally published in 2013. While most of the suggestions still stand, and are recommendations I still personally follow, my thinking and my own lifestyle have changed in a few areas over the years. You can find those updates here. At last we’ve reached the final post of Testosterone Week and based on the comments […]

In 2013, I published a series of articles about testosterone, which covered the following topics: The Declining Virility of Men and the Importance of T The Benefits of Optimal Testosterone A Short Primer on How T is Made What’s a “Normal” Testosterone Level and How to Measure Your T In the final installment of the […]