From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Testosterone: Grumpy Old Man Syndrome, Hormones, Supplements and the NFL Concussion Connection

February 25, 2010

Why are old men sometimes grumpy? That grumpiness has been tied to low levels of testosterone. But why are NFL players and boxers grumpy? Interestingly enough concussions are linked to low levels of testosterone as well. Should impacted athletes be concerned?
Of course the older you get the more you start to question the reasoning [...]

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Top Ten Pet Peeves at the Gym

February 15, 2010

I don’t dwell on the negative. I don’t dwell on the negative. Sometimes I have to bust loose and blow off steam though.
Top Ten
10. Too much water on the rocks in the sauna. (Usually by people who spend two minutes in there after pouring a half gallon on the rocks of a ‘dry sauna’)
9.Cell Phones [...]

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Stranger in a Strange Land

February 12, 2010

One of my favorite books of all times is Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. He was a genius and often is referred to as the father of science fiction. He and Isaac Asimov put so much more than sci-fi into their books and both were amazingly prolific writers. You can argue that [...]

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Stress Kills..

February 8, 2010

It’s true. Stress kills people. High blood pressure, nervous breakdowns, tension, bills, car trouble, responsibilities, kids, relationships, headaches,  ACK! Stop. no more…. (this could be a long list. Let’s not go there)
So what can you do to relieve your stress? Think about why you are stressing out and really examine those things. Are they things [...]

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Magnesium-L-threonate and Brain Function

February 2, 2010

I have been concentrating a lot on supplements lately and diet, but there is more to life than those aspects (although diet and supplements are very important.)
I was reading an interesting article on magnesium. More and more research is showing that most diets are not including enough magnesium to help with deteriorating brain function. Of [...]

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