Health & Fitness

Intermittent Fasting from the New York Times

We’ve discussed this topic before, here and here and other posts. A very good rundown on the benefits of intermittent fasting or time restricted eating....

Are You Getting Enough Protein?

Eat your protein! I highly recommend that you read this entire article!  This expert on fitness and strength has a few take aways. Keep in...

TAVNS, or Non-invasive stimulation of vagal afferents reduces gastric frequency.

Ancient Medicine Made Modern It is not surprising that transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation would affect the GI system since it is innervated by the...

Gut Bacteria Can Change the Way You Think and Feel

Following a healthy, fiber rich diet is good for you in a lot of ways, but recent research shows that encouraging good gut bacteria improves...

Don’t forget, you too can acquire a super memory

Tales from the Clinic I’ve been interested in learning techniques for a few years now. I had to do a lot of memorizing in college...

Everyone Knows Memory Fails as You Age. But Everyone Is Wrong.

Ancient Medicine Made Modern: Scientific Solutions for Remarkable Results I have read this same take before. That we have more memories as we age, so...

When Gut Bacteria Change Brain Function

There is intense interest in the effects of the gut microbiome on mood and even autism.  The two strains highlighted below are part of the...

Does Mindfulness Meditation Work?

For the record. The question is, as always, what is the risk/benefit assessment?  I would assume the risk to be small, but that would probably...

Does Intermittent Fasting Really Work?

Benefits of intermittent fasting An article from the New York times asks the question whether intermittent fasting really works.  It is a bit vague in...

Effects of Hyperthermia on depression, sleep and heart rate variability in patients with depressive disorder

Ancient Medicine Made Modern: Scientific Solutions, Remarkable Results This study looks at hot baths given twice a week in depressed patients to see if they...