Making a habit of drinking an anti-inflammatory nighttime tea can be a great way to combat inflammation, boost your metabolism and start sleeping better.…
Everyone needs more anti-inflammatory foods in their diet. Inflammation causes a ton of annoyances throughout your body, from bloating in the stomach to swollen…
There are many ways to make sure your workouts stay challenging. You could try out new routines, increase your reps/load/work duration while shortening rest time,…
Despite spending around one-third of our lives sleeping, there are still many mysteries that are unanswered. Scientists are trying to find answers, but the wonder of…
If you’re having trouble sleeping lately, you’re not alone. Whether it’s caused by the disruption in our daily lives, anxious thoughts or nightmares – many…
Along with social distancing, wearing a face mask is a critical component in reducing the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, masks make it more difficult to…
There’s a belief in many societies that aging and a decline in health inevitably go hand-in-hand. Someone in their thirties joking about not being able…
Most healthy eating plans work under perfect conditions. You just follow the guidelines, and then a trimmer, healthier you! Paleo The Paleolithic diet, caveman…
If you’re roasting your veggies with avocado oil and baking your muffins with coconut oil, you might want to consider swapping or supplementing with extra…
As men age, testosterone levels begin to diminish. This can result in a host of symptoms, including reduced muscle strength, depression, erectile dysfunction, weight gain…
My dear friend Emoş, suggested I take a break from writing about healthy living and write about some other interesting stuff. A recent video circulating…
While many doctors are quick to prescribe antidepressant medication to patients struggling with mental health issues like anxiety and depression, others,…
This week, we look at two subjects that my friends/readers requested I look into, and hopefully provide some answers. One is morning sickness, and the…
I was reading a “medical/health” article in a Turkish newspaper the other day; the topic was biorhythms. Although, the body has many rhythms, circadian, etc.,…
We’ve gone over the mental and physical benefits of practicing yoga in previous posts. Although some yoga postures are difficult to perform, this one, Viparita…
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the world. Seventeen million three hundred thousand die annually, and it is estimated that this…
Before getting into our obsession with taking daily showers with chemical shampoos and soaps, thanks to the advertising industry’s brain washing, let’s look at some…
The importance of ridding the body of accumulated toxins is key to optimizing one’s health. The human body has special systems, glands and organs whose…
I say hybrid because it combines a classic resistance (weight training) workout with an isometric exercise add-on. Isometrics is when you push against, say, a…
For many of us, anxiety is a nervous, jittery feeling that arises when we’re faced with a stressful situation. Worrying about day-to-day, situations such as…
Recall from the previous post that we got into yoga for its help in preventing and ameliorating the unpleasant effects of the “sniffles”. When I decided…
NEW PICTURE My very old and dear friend, Emoş (Emine Önkal), and my classmate from college, Kirkor Dişlioğlu, recently commented that my header picture…
Before we get into the intended subject matter, lets go over some basic principals of exercising and how our body functions. What prompted this diversion…
Our lovely daughter-in-law, Zozo, pictured below, was a bit worried about gluten intolerance and asked me to give the subject a brief “go-over” for her…
Do you enjoy napping? I certainly do, and know that they can actually maximize performance, restore alertness and reduce the probability of mistakes and accidents.…
My close friend Yusuf Subaşı died last Saturday, August 13, 2016, during a coronary by-pass operation. Apparently, 3 of his arteries had severe plaque build-up…
We have touched upon the “migraine problem” in previous posts, such as “Emotional Freedom Technique” dated July 7, 2015, and “I’m Frustrated” dated June 29,…
A team of researchers from the University of Virginia recently discovered a direct link between the brain and the immune system, via LYMPHATIC VESSELS that…
If you’re searching for the ultimate resistance training method to achieve massive muscular growth, let me introduce you to a time-tested system that is as…
Last week we concluded that the real culprit behind heart disease was NOT cholesterol but small, dense LDL particles. So, “good” and “bad” cholesterol is…
Mitochondria are unique organelles contained in every cell of the human body, other than red blood cells. They are involved in nearly every metabolic process,…
Japanese scientist Dr. Izumi Tabata and his team of researchers from the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Tokyo discovered Tabata training. Tabata training…
I’ve previously written about the fact that our genetic programing, going back 40,000 years, does not give the human animal the capacity to consume and…
Many people experience a drop in their energy levels a while after lunch. The most common cause is “post-lunch hypoglycemia” which is closely related to…
First, let’s clarify some definitional confusion. Sodium Bicarbonate, Bicarbonate of Soda and Baking Soda are all the same thing and do not have aluminum…
I learned this protocol from Arthur De Vany and used it with good results in 2010. I don’t want to bore you with technical/anatomical/hormonal aspects…