Pavel Tsatsouline Pavel is a strength coach who has been around for many years. I hadn’t heard much about him in a while, then noticed this recent Huberman Lab podcast episode. It does not disappoint. Some key takeaways: – “Grease the Groove” – one of the big ideas Pavel always endorses. Basically doing a short set…
New ingredients, managed to bring the price down some as well. Only missing Ubiquinol (CoQ10).
You do not have to be good • Throughout a recent episode of the very funny, The Office-style satire St. Denis Medical, a patient with dementia repeats the phrase “You do not have to be good.” The comment gets under the skin of the trauma surgeon on the show, whose (hilarious) identity is based on being good.…
Retrowalking Check out this BBC article on walking backwards for health purposes. The practice may have originated in ancient China (“100 steps backward is worth 1000 steps forward”), but recent research confirms improved sports performance, muscle strength, brain benefits, and higher calorie burn (than walking forward). Thanks Mateo for this article and the many similar ones. My…
Diminishers vs Illuminators • David Brooks’ (The Road to Character, Social Animal, etc) released a new book called How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. The book is full of pearls on how to let go of our own egos and connect with people. I loved the passage on…
Practice of Wellness now on Substack Hey everyone. UofL email now blocks Mailchimp, the platform I have used for the Practice of Wellness newsletters for years. If you are at UofL, you likely did not receive the September 2024 edition. Do not fear, you can check all prior posts on www.practiceofwellness.com. Going forward, you can…
Carl Richards on White Coat Investor • If you don’t regularly review content from the White Coat Investor, the amount of content Dr. Dahle (the WCI) gives away for free is massive. He recently had guest Carl Richards on the podcast. They discuss the “Behavior Gap” – “the difference between the returns an investment could achieve and the…
Rucking vs Vests • I have written a lot about weighted walking or rucking. Michael Easter wrote an informative post on Vests vs Backpacks. TL;DR – backpacks might be safer and of course cheaper because most of us have one laying around.• A new study went into more depth on this topic, equiping people (of various sizes) with…
Strength training for your knees • This educational “pearl” from the University of Maryland Dept of Emergency Medicine; they send brief reviews of scientific papers. Strength training correlates with LESS knee arthritis. Mirrors • Intense quote from Portuguese poet and writer Fernando Pessoa: “Man shouldn’t be able to see his own face – there’s nothing more sinister. Nature…
Wonder of Science • Great Twitter account. Love this post with a video of trees viewed from above: Crown shyness is a phenomenon where trees’ uppermost branches avoid touching, forming a delicate web of natural negative space. This is thought to be a growth response to prevent ongoing abrasion damage and potential pest invasion. Harmonoia def: • An…
