Today is my first day of tennis for the spring/summer, and I couldn’t be more excited. Temperatures this weekend are around 70, and it will be great to be doing an activity I love outside. The thinnest I’ve ever been was when I was playing tennis along with running. (I was also only 21 years [...]
I’m seeing a lot more traffic on the site recently for insulin resistance and exercise. I think the world is waking up to the dangers of pre-diabetes turning into Type II diabetes, and that it’s time to do something about it. Exercising is the perfect way to decrease insulin resistance, and I of course highly [...]
According to this MSNBC article, lower brain insulin levels lead to a longer life. High blood sugar levels lead to faster aging, but the insulin “cure” for high blood glucose is probably just as bad as the problem, as higher insulin levels have been shown to increase cancer. Now, researchers are targeting insulin resistance in the brain as a [...]
Good news! More evidence that the HRH Program produces better fat burning results. Researchers at the University of Tokyo studied whether taking a 20-minute break between 30 minute exercise bouts produced greater fat burning. The study results showed, beyond a doubt, that taking breaks increases fat metabolism. In the HRH Program, I explain why this happens, as well [...]
You might have heard something about the unusual snowstorms in Colorado over the past three weeks. Something like four feet of snow since before Christmas, and the snow has been on the ground ever since it started. As I was out shoveling snow yet again tonight, the results of numerous studies showing that Minnesota was [...]
Happy New Year from Craig at the HRH Program!
Ornish: Can Tea Help You Live Longer? Polyphenols, antioxidants, Ornish–this article has it all.
This studied reported on calcium and vitamin D intake in women over 7 years. Just the other day, I was thinking that you see calcium added to just about everything these days. I was buying orange juice with calcium added. I haven’t seen whether or not it’s added to catsup or mayonnaise yet. You can [...]
This MSNBC article does a pretty good job pointing out the difference between nutritious and healthy. Nutritious foods contain a lot of vitamins and minerals, but calling them healthy requires you to check out whether they also have a lot of calories. On the other hand, a healthy food has both low calories and high [...]
Christian Finn has an interesting post about “metabolic obesity” in his news section. I highly respect Christian’s opinion, as I’ve found his work fair and well-researched. Doing both aerobic and anaerobic exercise helps overcome insulin resistance and pre-diabetes, as he says. In my opinion, though, you can overcome it with just aerobic activity, but you [...]