Based on a traffic surge I received after posting my update on Sunday last week, two days later than usual, I’m going to be experimenting with the days of the week that I publish these weekly recaps. I just wanted to provide a heads up for anyone who looks forward to these. I’ll only be experimenting with Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays though.
Anyway, here’s my recap of the best health and fitness articles I’ve read over the past week.
Fitness Gadgets: Cheaper Than a Gym Membership?
There are a lot of cool devices here, like the Fitbit and the Up by Jawbone. Nike+ Kinect actually sounds pretty cool too and it has a lot of good reviews on Amazon. Now I want it 😉
How to Build a Simple Home Gym (Bloom to Fit Style)
I agree completely with this article because this is basically what my own home gym contains. The only thing I’m missing from the primary tools list is a set of kettlebells. From the secondary tools list I’m missing a TRX trainer. Even without those though, I have everything I need and I never need to go to a commercial gym.
Oxygen chamber can boost brain repair years after stroke or trauma
How awesome would it be to be able to cure brain injuries, and treat Alzheimer’s and dementia, even as far as 20 years after the injury occurred? What an exciting discovery!
What to do When You Think You Might be Injured
Preventative care on injuries is great advice, but the problem is that most people don’t feel like it’s necessary because they don’t feel anything wrong. Then it’s too late. I admit that I’m sometimes that person, but I’ve been trying to do more soft tissue work.
A Little Known Yet Powerful Cause (And Treatment) for Childhood Autism
If you have a child already suffering from autism, supplementing to boost glutathione levels might be something you want to look into. But what I think everyone should also get out of this is that your kids can either benefit or pay for what you do to your body before they’re born. Put good stuff in and keep bad stuff out.
Dear Mark: Can’t Squat, Please Help; Plus, High CRP, No Symptoms, and Glutathione
Another article talking about glutathione. It looks like I need to seek out a quality N-acetyl-cysteine supplement to help my own levels. I’m very interested in seeing how it works for me.
Why Are We Breathing Inefficiently (and What Are the Ramifications)?
Learning to breathe correctly can help get rid of tension in various parts of your body, for example the back and shoulders, which is where many people hold it. The video in this post showing how to do a corrective breathing exercise is excellent. I learned a more basic version of this exercise about a year ago, but I never stuck with it. I’m going to try to do it more often from now on.
Natural Energy Drink Alternatives
Did you know that some energy drinks can contain more than 3 cups of coffee in only a single sip? Too much caffeine can cause severe adrenal gland depletion and can even increase risk of stroke and arthritis, among many other terrible things. And that’s not even considering the artificial sweeteners that energy drinks contain. I believe that 1-2 cups of high quality coffee per day is fine, but this post has a few natural energy drink alternatives you might want to use.
Top Seven Fitness and Nutrition Experts
Oooh, I only recognized three people from this list. I can’t wait to see the content the rest of these guys share.