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PSA Tests: Why One Number Never Tells the Whole Story A raised PSA result is a prompt for a sensible next step, not a diagnosis, because a single reading is a noisy measurement. You get your result back and the number is higher than you expected. Your mind races. Most...
Banana Coffee Protein Shake Breakfast and your morning coffee, in one glass If your breakfast usually includes a coffee and a banana, why not combine the two (and a bit more) into one satisfying, wholesome shake? It takes five minutes, you can prep it the night...
Exercise Won't Wreck Your Joints, It Will Save Them If you've been told you have arthritis, or you're starting to feel that stiffness in your hips and knees, there's a good chance your instinct is to protect the joint by moving it less. It makes sense on the surface....
Winter Weight: Is It Your Hormones or Your Habits? Every year around this time, someone asks me a version of the same question. "My weight creeps up in winter and drops off in summer, even when my training barely changes. Is something hormonal going on?" It's a fair...
The 2:2:2 Rule: A Simple Line in the Sand for Alcohol You've probably seen it doing the rounds online: cap alcohol with the 2:2:2 rule, no more than 2 nights a week, 2 drinks max per sitting, never 2 nights in a row. It's tidy, it's memorable, and it sounds like...
I have a pair of bathroom scales in my studio that I do not use the normal way. I ask clients to stand with one foot on each scale, then I watch the two numbers. Most people assume they are standing evenly. Most people are wrong. The very twins I scales I am talking...
Build evidence of your resilience, bit by bit I was out for my run today and, on the way back at about the 8 kilometre mark, I hit an uphill bridge over the sea. Fully exposed to the elements, running straight into a head wind, when a gust hit so strong it almost...
Protein Does Not Become Muscle Just Because You Ate It In the last post we broke down what your metabolism actually is, and where protein fits into the energy side of that equation. This one goes a step further, into what happens to that protein once it is inside you....
What Is Metabolism, Really? Understanding TEE and How to Actually Influence It "Boost your metabolism" has to be one of the most overused phrases in health and fitness. It gets attached to teas, supplements, morning routines and 10 minute workouts, usually with very...
Why We Get Sick on Holiday, and How to Prevent It "We do not break down under stress; we break down when we no longer need to hold it together." Dr Marc Schoen, Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine I worked right up to the wire one Christmas....