I say it over and over again. I urge, cajole and yes, sometimes even plead. It’s the small choices that add up… …to good outcomes. Outcomes? That’s the thing. It could be good health measures like lower blood pressure or boastful cholesterol levels, or it could be successful cycling results. Small choices. Little things. Not […]
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What’s the best medicine for treating AF? Now that is a frequently asked question. You already know the answer. But perhaps the obvious deserves a few words? First, let’s clarify what we are talking about when we use the term AF medicine. I’m speaking here about the so-called anti-arrhythmic drugs. Other names include “membrane-active†or […]
When you look around at other riders before the start of a bike race, and yes, everyone looks at everything before bike races, you will see an array of colored drinks in riders’ bottles. What are they hydrating with, you wonder? Likewise, when you roll into the store stop two hours into a four-hour training […]
It’s going to have to be brief tonight. The data from today: 7 bottles, 4 water stops, 110 degrees and 2200+ calories. (Strava proof.) Needless to say, as I type, my legs are on the brink of locking up. My brain feels as if it’s shrunk down in my head. Even this Retina screen looks […]
The headline called it “the new†science behind America’s deadliest diseases. WSJ reporter Laura Landro was talking about inflammation and its role in causing human disease. Now, you all know my reaction when a prestigious newspaper features a founding principle of this blog. Well, let’s just say it felt awfully nice. A brief Mandrola review […]
To be fair, most of the health messages coming from the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association are spot on. Yet, nobody is perfect. The statement came from a “writing committee†of the AHA and ADA—two of the world’s leading health organizations. The writers hailed from places like Harvard, Stanford, Purdue and Northwestern. These […]
There are a few things that endurance sports enthusiasts understand well: the importance of hard work, dedication and the need to push through discomfort. In fact, I would submit that these requirements act not as deterrents but as draws. Take triathlon as a case and point: if it was easy and safe, and perhaps less […]
Let’s talk about the newest cholesterol myth gone busted. I can hardly write; I’m so giddy. That’s what happens to me when simplicity and obviousness triumphs over complicated testing that adds nothing to (or even clouds) the big picture. They come to my office with pages of data dissecting the particle sizes and sub-fractions of […]
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For the health-inclined and for those who celebrate mastery of the obvious as the key ingredient of wellness, the story of public health guru, Dr. Lester Breslow, shines like a beacon. As reported this weekend in the NYTimes, the scientist that linked healthy habits to living longer dies (at home) at age 97. Dr. Breslow’s […]
It’s 2012 already. Time flies; doesn’t it? It seems like just yesterday when… I started this business more than two decades ago. A time when cell phones hadn’t even graced James Bond movies; we got up to change the channel on TV and the world health concern of the moment was a Hunger Games-like scenario […]
‘Good,’ I say. Let’s spread the word that pills do not hold the answer to preventing heart disease. And while we are shouting, let’s add this one: There’s no such thing as a free lunch! Medicines come with more than just a dollar cost. When an obscure AF doctor blogs about the limitations of statins […]