Organic Gatorade?!?
When I heard that Gatorade was going organic… I nearly burst out laughing. The Pepsi corporation, which owns the Gatorade brand, is trying really hard to get health-conscious consumers to buy their sports drink. What they’ve done is removed artificial colors and flavors from the new G Organic Gatorade series, and switched to organic sugar. […]
Get Paid To Exercise
I was at a meeting recently and found myself in one of those awkward “ice breaker” moments where I was asked to share something about myself with the group that most people don’t know about me. I had a few ideas, but decided to share that I spent much of my childhood and teenage years […]
A Hilarious Medical Treatment
A new study performed at Georgia State University demonstrates something we probably already knew: laughter is good for you! We know it’s fun to laugh, we know it feels good… but did you know that laughter can also be beneficial to your physical health? That’s right: laughter is medicine. The study in question focused on […]
Movement is Medicine
One of my recent patients was a European woman who is in the US on an academic visa and working here at Yale University. She was generally healthy and fit, and came to see me for a knee injury that she got while she was hiking a few weeks ago. We spent a few minutes […]
Causes of Causes of Death (Note: Typo)
Did you notice the typo in the title of this article? I put it there on purpose. This article is a discussion about the underlying factors that contribute to the leading causes of death in the United States and how preventable many of these deaths really are. When we think of our nation’s leading causes […]
This is 10x More Slippery Than Ice
It seems like a pretty obvious statement that the health of our joints is crucially important. Our joints allow our bodies to bend, move and stretch. They get us where we need to go, and let us accomplish the things we need to do. However, despite the importance of our joints and the amazing things […]
New Study Suggests Remaining Sedentary May Shrink Your Brain
We already have plenty of good reasons to exercise. Regular movement has been shown to help create a stronger body, a healthier heart, and a calmer mind. But recent research has revealed yet another reason to get off that couch and get moving: a bigger, healthier brain. The new study, published in the journal Neurology, […]
Lessons Learned from the Blue Zones
Blue zones are areas of the world where a greater number of residents live to be over 100 years of age. In 2004, a study conducted by National Geographic set out to find the areas of the world where people were the healthiest and lived the longest. During the study, the researchers identified commonalities between […]
