Reading Time: 4 minutes The Turkey Experience No, I was not teaching in Turkey. I was on vacation with my wife. So, in this article, I’m not going to talk about training or classes, but I’ll discuss different strategies to stay healthy and eat right while traveling. Aliona and I decided to go to Turkey for vacation for one …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Dominican Experience The Dominican Republic has always been very close to my heart. I have very good friends there with whom I enjoy and share different subjects and experiences. The weather invites me to enjoy their fantastic atmosphere, the food is great, I have unforgettable memories from other trips there, and I got …
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Reading Time: 4 minutes My Experience with a Constant Glucose Monitor To Use or Not to Use a Constant Glucose Monitor Measuring blood glucose has been around for a very long time, using those devices where you have to prick your fingertip, get a drop of blood, and put it on the testing stripe. If you buy a good …
Reading Time: 5 minutes Thanks to his dedication and coaching skills, Aarón Garcia, a student of the Strength Community, made Arturo Salas a World Champion in Grappling, who displayed exceptional levels of physical fitness and strength. Guest blog by Aarón García Let me tell you something about Arturo. First things first, Arturo is the kind of person who wants …
Reading Time: 4 minutes I’ve always been a huge fan, user, promoter, and advocate of Eleiko and Sweden is one of my favorite countries in the world, so teaching at the Eleiko headquarters in Halmstad – Sweden was like a dream come true. I have always admired Sweden for the level of education of its inhabitants, the quality …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Guest blog by Designs for Sport What are Cellular Senescence and Adrenal Health? Cellular senescence refers to a process in which certain cells, after becoming stressed or damaged, undergo a series of harmful changes. Cells may become senescent as a result of many variabilities, including misfolded proteins, DNA damage, replicative stress, and failed protein removal. …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Cholesterol has been demonized as a human killer and the lab results are capable of creating panic in a large percentage of the population, including medical doctors. But should that be the case? I’d like to start by saying that this article is like the starter, if you will, for a deeper conversation with …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Guest blog by Designs for Sport Melatonin is known for its role in regulating the sleep–wake cycle, but it has additional roles in the body including the support of antioxidant status and a healthy inflammatory response. It also may play a role in maintaining a balanced gut microbiota. Many of these roles may help support …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Guest blog by Designs for Sport Get a bunch of doctors together and ask about thyroid testing, and you’re likely to get a range of responses. One might say that TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) is the best and, oftentimes, the only test needed, and another might say that TSH is not the answer. When experts disagree …
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Reading Time: 4 minutes As I mentioned in an article before, we are living in the society, times, and mindset of the quick fix, and that also relates to pain relief, as I’ll explain in the following paragraphs. Different types of pain I have my own classification for different types of pain. For example, that very nice soreness …