A Simple Way To Lower Blood Pressure And Be More Creative

  “I think you should take a nap during the day for a while.” I heard this from my wife, Elle, my friend and colleague Christine, and my acupuncturist, Margaret Webb (who by the way is

Why Just Being Active Can Leave You Unfit

  Being active is a good thing. The more active you are, the more likely you will remain active as you age. A patient of mine, a physician who loved to run, injured her knee from running too much.

The One Thing You Must Do To Motivate Yourself

  I’ve been asked something like this a lot. “How do you stay so motivated? I just can’t seem to get myself to do what I know I should do. Ho do you do it?” What people are

Can This Diet Lead to a Foggy Mind?

We know that what you eat plays a large role in your day to day life: energy, development of strength and stamina, and maintenance of optimal levels of body fat. But now, it seems, all that bread, pasta,

Why This Simple Everyday Activity Creates Low Back Pain and What to Do About It

A few years ago, a client of mine had a complaint of low back pain and one thing that seemed to aggravate it was a common house hold task. Washing dishes. “I don’t get it. I’m really

Ken Venturi on Being Better

Strong Men Live Longer

Cardio has been the centerpiece of a “healthy” lifestyle promoted by Conventional Wisdom. As long as you walk, jog, cycle, swim, or trudge on an elliptical or treadmill, etc you’re doing

Three Words to Stop Using…Now

  “How old are you?” “56, why?” “Really? Huh. Well, you look really good…” Wait……….. ………………Wait for

Why Dieting To Lose Fat Is Not Enough For Women

If you want to lose fat, the battle begins in the kitchen. But the war is won by training. Post-menopausal women who use dieting to lose weight not only lose fat but also muscle and a year later, having

If I Exercise Enough, Can I Eat Whatever I Want?

  “So what can I do for you?” I asked. This was a few years ago in my clinical practice days. My client was about 30 years old, male, lean and wirey. He answered quickly. “I need