Archive for August, 2010


A Lot of the Strength Training You Do is a Waste of Time

Strength train­ing is an impor­tant part of fit­ness and health. But you’ve got to do it right. This arti­cle debunks three myths about resis­tance exercises.

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How to Get a Little More Dirt Into Your Life

Humans were never intended to live in a pris­tine, germ-free envi­ron­ment. Learn more about our sym­bi­otic rela­tion­ship with micro-organisms.

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The New Science of Whiplash

Whiplash is for real. Sci­ence proves that peo­ple expe­ri­ence back pain, neck pain and headache months and years after an acci­dent. What’s the best treat­ment approach?

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Your Host: Ronald Lavine, D.C.

  I coulda been a nerd   Back in high school I was a math whiz.  I was excelling in advanced math classes at Prince­ton Uni­ver­sity at the ripe age of 14.  If I had stayed with the plan, maybe by now I’d be the bil­lion­aire scion of a soft­ware com­pany.  Or a tenured pro­fes­sor somewhere. […]

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The Expert Guide to the Healthy Enjoyment of Life

Life gets com­pli­cated. You’ve got work respon­si­bil­i­ties, fam­ily respon­si­bil­i­ties, and finan­cial pres­sures. And per­haps you have some of these other issues weigh­ing down your spirit: You’re still car­ry­ing that extra 5–10 pounds of extra flab you can’t get around to los­ing. Your blood pres­sure or cho­les­terol might be a lit­tle high. The shoul­der (or knee) you […]

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