What A Swedish Tradition Can Teach Us About American Sugarphobia
A surprising Swedish tradition of eating a metric crap-ton of candy seems at odds with the American belief that sugar is uniquely damaging to our health. Interestingly, many countries have high sugar consumption, yet have better life expectancy than the US. I dig into some of the reasons why sugar alone is likely not the sole culprit for negative health outcomes.
All The Ways The Scale Lies To You
The scale - it’s a hated enemy, and one that’s always lying to us. Here are all the ways that you can trick the scale, or the scale can trick you, so that you can make informed decisions about what to do with the data that the scale presents to you.
Great Expectations Part 2 - The Power of Belief, FMS, and the Fitness Industry
In last week’s post, I covered the way that expectancy effects work, and how powerful they can be. Manipulating expectations can be a powerful way to impact the results of any intervention. In this post I analyze the ways in which these effects can impact our diet and exercise results, and why the fitness industry often intentionally manipulates these effects to its own benefit.
Great Expectations Part 1 - Placebo, Nocebo, and Expectancy Effects
Expectancy effects are positive or negative physiological effects which occur as a result of the expectations that we’ve established for a particular course of action, training routine, method of treatment, pill, etc. Placebo (positive) and nocebo (negative) effects are well documented, and vary in strength according to how strongly we believe a positive or negative effect will occur.
Post-COVID Exercise Planning
Post-COVID, the risk of various health issues is increased, and it is not a good idea to directly return to high activity levels right away. In this post, I cover some of the most important elements to avoid in training to ensure that you have a smooth transition back to full ability.