Stress‑Free Parenting: Tools Every Dad Needs
Want practical tools for handling stress and showing up as the dad your kids need? This #podcast episode is for you: https://t.co/SyKAeVd0Jd
Smart Shoes Provide Real‑Time Biomechanics to Prevent Injuries
The future of wearables will be shoes. Imagine having your own biomechanics profile. You'll understand your unique movement patterns while running. And when things start to break down, you can stop or change your approach. This will short-circuit the injury cycle,...
Screen Time's Footloose Moment: Ban or Teach Balance?
In the movie Footloose, the community tried to ban the kids from dancing. I feel like screen time is having it's "Footloose moment" right now in schools. But should we be banning or teaching balance? Check out my recent post...
From Burnout to Vault: Embracing Failure Fuels Growth
I was 14 and I quit gymnastics. Burnt out. Angry. Nothing progressing. When I finally said it out loud the feeling wasn’t loss. It was relief. That summer I lay on the floor in Sweden watching the Atlanta Olympics. Kerri Strug. Broken...
Simplify Supplements: Prioritize Food, Fill Nutrient Gaps
My own supplement routine is simple and intentional. I focus on a few that support my needs, rather than taking a long list without a clear purpose. I always suggest starting with your diet first. Many of the nutrients your body...
Physical Therapists Should Embrace Lifting and S&C
Good stuff from @dr.shannon.dpt ! We need more physical therapists that lift and study S&C ✊🏽
Find Serenity in Everyday Moments Like Beach Walks
Serenity is a state of peace, calm+tranquility. When are you in this state? I can be in this state while walking on the beach, after a yoga class, during meditation, and while listening to music. 💙Let's enjoy some serenity this...
Dogs: The Ultimate Grounding Companion, Not Grass
Some people like “touching grass”, but I think dogs are a better grounding strategy. This guy wakes me up every morning at 6.53 AM. Then he just follows me around for the rest of the day. https://t.co/iwxytm41tC
Biomarkers Reveal Burnout Impact on Emergency Care Staff
Burnout and Biological Biomarkers in Emergency and Acute-Care Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Scoping Review with Evidence Mapping https://t.co/q7ajNKrk8t
Family Offices Embrace Health, Wellness, and AI Integration
Health and wellness (along with AI) are the biggest trends in Family Offices. UHNW principals, including the next-gen, want to enjoy life. They've seen how illness, stress, and overwork make life less enjoyable. Dr. Gregory Charlop helps holistic family offices meet the...
Neko Delivers Affordable, Instant Preventive Health Checks
We need to all work hard to live as long as possible, and in good health. I’ve met many companies trying to support this mission. One stands out, that those in the US haven’t experienced yet. I was blown away by...
Extreme Quantified Self: My Week of Full-Body Monitoring
How I've measured my body this week: + 7 blood draws + colonoscopy + esophagogastroduodenoscopy + whole body MRI + comprehensive eye exam + 24/7 + core body temp (ingestible pill) + blood glucose...
Separate Criticism From Personal Attacks for Growth
You can take things seriously without taking them personally. Our tendency is to turn any criticism or complaint into a personal attack. We reply to it, defend against it, build a counter-argument, lose sleep over it. You don't have to eat everything...
Reset with Basics: Writing, Exercise, Food, Sun, Meditation
No one will tell you this, but you can solve almost every modern-day problem with writing, exercise, clean eating, sunshine, and meditation. Every time I face a mental health dip, it’s always when I’ve drifted away from these basics. So...
Lack of Sleep Hijacks Hunger Hormones, Drives Overeating
One night of poor sleep raises your hunger hormone (ghrelin) and suppresses your fullness hormone (leptin). The next day you'll eat more, crave more, and feel full later. Sleep deprivation isn't just tiredness. It's a hormonal environment that makes every food decision...
Integrative Coaching Boosts Activity, Nutrition, and Goal Success
If you are interested in reading about coaching a client, take a look at this article.. "The program included a combination of increasing physical activity, eating appropriate quantities of healthy foods, goal setting, and a positive… Full article available here...
Raise Your Tolerance, Elevate Your Life Standards
The Law of Tolerance: What you're willing to accept quietly becomes the standard you operate at. Not the standard you want. Raise what you tolerate. Raise your life. Because your environment is always going to rise or fall to the...
Depression Linked to Faster Brain Aging and Suicide Risk
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is associated with increased risk of suicide. New study of people ~40-50 finds associations between suicide & accelerated brain aging, suggesting altered "neural development, signaling & neurogenesis." https://t.co/Fjgx1yH690 https://t.co/ARKfWDTbin
Disrespectful Attendings Silence Residents, Undermining Patient Safety
Only 9% of residents will challenge an attending about to harm a patient, if that attending has been disrespectful to them before. When the attending is respectful and patient harm is the only variable, around 20% of residents will speak...
Boundaries, Not Vacations, Cure Burnout
Burnout is cured by changed, better boundaries. Not resting—going back to chaos won't work. Not a vacation—a break will not lead to a breakthrough without something shifting when you return.
Choose Your Thoughts, Create What You Control
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, focus your energy on what you can create.” https://t.co/B4g03Guz1c
Pause Logic, Let Openness Boost Your Brain Power
Your brain works better when you stop needing proof before you believe your most logical self isn’t always your most powerful self I personally build in moments throughout the day to interrupt logic: a walk, a meditation, a creative outlet....
Prioritize Your Own Alignment Before Advising Others
Took on too many engagements last quarter. Said yes when I should've said 'not yet.' My calendar punished me. My sleep noticed. My work suffered. Rebuilding my own structural alignment this month before I help anyone else with theirs. Practitioners need their...
Every Setback Hides a Lesson for Growth
When things don't work out, realize that there's a good reason. You may not appreciate it in that moment, but you'll learn the value of the mishap with time and retrospection. You can build and grow from all that you...
Leave Difficult Coworkers at Work, Protect Home Peace
If you’re thinking about difficult people from work when you’re home, you’re bringing them into your home. Keep them out. #Stress #Burnout #bosses https://t.co/HeyH00tdNq
Nighttime Protein Aids Recovery without Causing Fat
Eating protein before bed does not automatically lead to fat gain. This blog explains how it can support recovery and muscle health. Read the blog: https://t.co/z3MoMcBdza
Follow Basic Guidelines, Not Complex Solutions, to Prevent Pitching Injuries
With pitching injuries, many people like to chase complex physics/sports medicine solutions. Instead, they should start with rigorous adherence to basic protective guidelines. >100 IP/yr = 350% increase in risk of youth arm injury. Anyone who can count can prevent...
Age Can't Be Stopped, But Slowing Down Can Be
Getting older is not optional. But getting slower is. Power declines faster than strength with age. The fast-twitch fibers go first and athleticism follows. Most people accept it as inevitable and stop training the one thing that could slow it down....
Sugar with Carbs/Fats Rewires Brain, Fuels Cravings
Sugar isn’t poison but combined with starches and/or fats, your brain just ain’t the same. Which is why you crave more and more. And a lot of that process is subconscious from gut to brain.
Happiness Grows When You Limit, Not Add
The happiest people aren't the freest, they're the most constrained. Decades of psychology show that people who focus only on what they can control report higher happiness and lower stress. Don't just plan what to add in, decide what to...
Breaking the Silence: Men's Mental Health in Endurance Sports
Men’s mental health doesn’t get nearly enough airtime especially in endurance sports, where “toughing it out” is often worn like a badge of honor. In today’s @runningexplained episode, I am so honored to have my friend the legendary @runtrimag open...
Health Journeys Must Nurture Mental Well‑being and Joy
It’s not a health journey if it negatively impacts your mental health. This includes mind games that have you tricking yourself into avoiding foods you enjoy. A “health journey” as so many people will say should include space for joy,...
Healing Together: Talk Racial Trauma & Mental Health
San Diego 💛💜 If you’ve been the strong one… the silent one… the one who keeps it all together this is for you. Join me for a real conversation on racial trauma, mental health, and healing out loud. I wrote The Cost...
Take Extended Breaks to Reset Focus and Creativity
Normalize disappearing for an extended period of time to do a factory reset on your focus and creativity.
Rotate Your Shoes to Boost Performance and Prevent Injuries
🏃♀️ Runners… and fitness community IYKYK 💨Rotating your shoes isn’t extra… it’s smart training. 👟 Different movements = different demands on your body, and your shoes take the hit. When you rotate them, they last longer, perform better, and help reduce...
Kuru Sandals Ease Plantar Fasciitis at Home
My plantar fasciitis is subsiding after a month thanks to a number of things. The most important being this Kuru footwear. Get yourself some sandals for around the house. See below
Setting Boundaries Triggers Pushback, Guilt, and Repetition
What To Expect When You First Start Setting Boundaries With Your Partner: 1. Initial Resistance & Pushback. 2. The "Change Back" Reaction. 3. Discomfort and Guilt. 4. The Need for Repetition.
Mouth Tape Benefits only Low‑aerobic Sleepers, Not Everyone
What do you think about mouth tape? I got that question again at an event yesterday. The answer: those who are aerobically challenged//can’t meet standard of carrying their weight/mass with their mouth *shut* (Gear 1) suffer the most at night. And...
Guiding Families on Child Social Media Limits with UNICEF
As more countries consider limiting social media access for children and teens, families are left with important questions about how best to respond at home. In partnership with @UNICEF, I’ve shared practical ways to help get that conversation started. https://t.co/Zcyi66irqE https://t.co/m2D4tGuFzr
Normal Bloodwork ≠ Healthy: Most Adults Have Hidden Metabolic Risk
Lie I was taught in medical school: if a patient's standard bloodwork is normal, they're healthy. Reality: only about 7% of American adults are metabolically healthy. The other 93% pass routine labs while quietly drifting toward heart attacks, strokes, dementia, and...
Keep Pushing Forward with Every Small Positive Change
If you're working to better understand yourself and others, keep going. If you're working on improving your health, keep going, If you're working to make healthy lifestyle changes, keep going. Whatever positive changes, you're making no matter how small, keep...
Live Faster: Daily Reminder of Life’s Shortness
What would you do differently if you reminded yourself every day that your time here is short? For the full 10percenthappier podcast episode with James Patterson — the world's bestselling novelist — and Patrick Leddin — NYT bestselling author and leadership...
Better Prediction of Type 1 Diabetes Boosts Prevention Prospects
A jump in our ability to predict Type 1 autoimmune diabetes should help future preventive strategies @NatureGenet https://t.co/ako2Ic46QW https://t.co/XbW26qu5LE
Too Much Negativity Costs Joy and Opportunities
"The penalty for excessive negativity is less joy and fewer opportunities." The four tips for greater balance and realism are worth a read.
Kids' Words Reveal Hidden Feelings, Not Literal Truth
The behavior decode your child can't give you: 👉🏽"I hate you" = I feel powerless right now 👉🏽"I don't care" = I feel like I care too much and I'm protecting myself 👉🏽"Fine" = nothing is fine 👉🏽"I don't know" = I haven't figured...
One More Rep: The Brutal Lesson in Persistence
One of the cruelest workouts you can do, but that teaches a valuable lesson is: The one more rep workout. How does it work? 1. Do a normal hard workout. 2. Let the athlete finish the last repeat & think they are done. 3....
Fuel Better: Protein‑Rich Breakfast Boosts Elite Performance
The average student-athlete (and adult) isn’t sleeping enough, drinking enough water, or fueling with whole foods. Then they wonder why their energy, health, and performance are struggling. 🙃 They skip breakfast, run on energy drinks, and grab fast food or coffee on...
Five Tiny Habits Transformed My Body and Career
The difference between you and the person you want to become is quite literally 3-5 extremely small physical and mental habits. And these are the 5 most impactful habits I’ve built over the last 5 years (that helped me lose 100...
Listen to Your Body: Rest When Aging Signals Slowdown
Midlife/Master's athlete training... the joys of bucking up against the biology of aging. I've been training steadily and was gradually increasing my distance over the past month. But my times have been slower, and my heart rate has been...
Essential Pocket Guide for Lifestyle Medicine and Healthy Living
Here's an excerpt from the "Lifestyle Medicine Pocket Guide." It's great for anyone who is interested in healthy living, science, lifestyle medicine, behavior change+research. Available on @amazon. #health #lifestylemedicine #MedEd #medicaleducation #CardioTwitter #doctors https://t.co/BLmKcxiJZX