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Any Body Got the Time? – Optimizing your Sleep Cycles
Sleep is inherent with lifestyle, how and when we get it typically correlates with the current stage of life we find ourselves in. Need a quick recap? When you were a child, your sleep was most likely dictated by your parents, you had set bedtime hours with the occasional “stay up late” reward. Transitioning to […]
The Taste for Change
Right as the doors slid open, a cannon of cold air delivered instant comfort from the steamy New York City summer streets. Aisles overflown and lines stretched beyond their natural limits, but this is just standard procedure when millions of New Yorker’s race for lunch. A plate from the salad bar with a piece of […]
Don’t Hate the Bacteria – Hate the Host
Bacteria is here to stay, whether you like it or not. It’s been around long before us and will more than likely be around long after we’re gone….. or on Mars. Up until the last few years the primary question most asked when hearing the term “Bacteria” was “How can I kill it?“. We can […]
The “Art Of Doing”
Five Hundred and fifty propellerheads crowded the walls of the grand ballroom, flown in from all around the world, to learn from and collaborate with each-other. For those not attune to the terminology, a propellerhead is an engineer. Overly analytical and particularly blunt by nature, gathered to share and bring truths to the folk tales […]
What’s My Age Again? – That Depends
I’d like to introduce you to Bob. He’s about 6’2″ and drains threes in defenders faces on a weekly basis (yes, that includes me). He’s been lacing up those sneakers, two nights a week, for the past 30 years. Bob’s in his late eighty’s, has had multiple surgeries (knee and shoulder), and drives a brand […]
Just Expecting Longevity ≠ Longevity
Quality and Quantity – two integral parts of each decision we make. Do I want a small, medium, or large? Well, that depends, if we’re talking frozen yogurt on a hot summer day I think we’ll all agree to roll the dice with the large, that is, only after a thorough taste analysis of the […]
The Competitive “Nutritional” Advantage
In a game where every inch counts, teams will do anything and everything to find some sort of competitive edge. Those who achieve championship status tend to have a lot going for them, from elite talent and superior strength, to masterful coaching and elaborate execution. But all of those are table stakes at the highest […]
Fast Reset – Fasting for Weight Loss or Biological Reset
It’s Sunday Funday circa 300,000 years ago, our homo-sapien ancestors all gather around the stone table to decide where they’d like to go for dinner on this family evening. As usual the kids are being difficult – “We had berries and leaves last week” – causing mom to remind them to “live off their fat” […]
The Label Games
How come we don’t have any video games based off the complex, deliciously dangerous aisles of today’s supermarket? Each row is like starting a new level, entering a land of deception and nutritional propaganda. The game would come fully loaded with excess marketing, bright colors, animated characters, dodging spills and shopping-cart road rage. Fighting off […]
What Your Cheat Meal Says About You
“Hey Cheater!” Yeah I’m talking to you. I’m talking to me too. We all cheat, in some form or another, it’s just human nature. When assigned a task we naturally try to solve it in the simplest, most time-efficient way, and sometimes that entails breaking a few rules. But can you cheat if your […]
“Have A Day” – Field Guide
You remember Rugrats, right? Who doesn’t? Tommy, Phil, Lil and Chuckie roaming around the backyard, adventure after adventure, fending off Angelica from spoiling the party. So many adventures and no supervision, now how’d that always happen? Three words – Grandpa Lou Pickles, this dude was the master of starting a sentence and being out-cold before […]
To Be Clean, You Gotta Get Dirty
As part of my necessary son duties, dinner was in my hands, just as it should be on Mothers day. Back home to honor the lady who raised two mischievous boys while working full time, the least I could do was stir up a meal. I set the pot a boil, got the cutting board […]