⭑ High blood pooling in legs - it's fixable - see item #1.⭑ Lymph buildup that drags you down - flush it through - item #2.⭑ Bones losing density quietly - these drops to the rescue - item #3.⭑ Tendon aches that linger - here's "eccentric" long-term relief - item #4. All strength to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Hello, I trust you are well and active. This week's newsletter comes from a place of curiosity rather than personal drama—unlike last week's virus saga that had me shivering in three...
8 days ago • 4 min read
⭑ A fever is how your body survives viruses ✔ Let it run⭑ Headache driving you nuts? ✔ Medical research recommends one drug⭑ Your viral headache can be safely reduced ✔ This works All strength to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Hello, I trust you are well and active. A short newsletter this week as I have been hobbled by a virus and it's hanging over. It hit amazingly quickly, 6 am Monday at the coffee shop I actually thought to myself that I felt especially bouncy today. 7am home for exercise....
15 days ago • 3 min read
⭑ The muscle "spark plug" which keeps you strong ✔ Reliable research⭑ Why Vitamin D3 and Whey powder make bigger muscles ✔ Plenty of evidence⭑ Cheap supplement found to keep muscles metabolically fit ✔ It works⭑ An everyday overlooked exercise to reduce knee pain ✔ At home All strength to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Hello, I trust you are well and active. Leucine and Vitamin D are on the radar today, only because I found this on our kitchen bench one morning this week. Taurine - what is this? My...
22 days ago • 5 min read
⭑ A little more meat has more benefits as we age ✔ New research⭑ Your new daily protein goal, and why ✔ The floor, minimum and ceiling amounts⭑ Muscle mass in healthy adults aging faster than age ✔ Turn this around⭑ Measure benefits of eating more protein with this exercise ✔ Keep track All strength to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Hello, I trust you are well and active. This week's newsletter picks up on the benefits of eating more protein, prompted by a study which found that eating a little...
29 days ago • 5 min read
⭑ Less than 6.55 hours of sleep? ✔ Your lower back may be at risk⭑ Starting consistent exercise at 45 to 55 holds back aging ✔ New research⭑ Our brain aging slows with sustained long-term exercise ✔ More new research⭑ This squat may change your life ✔ You can do it for life All strength to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Hello, I trust you are well and active. Do you feel yourself straining a little more when getting up from the lounge? It happens. Try the exercise in item #4 and you'll notice a...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
⭑ Clicking tendons? ✔ Why, what it means and what to do about it.⭑ Walking doesn't improve tendon health - do this instead ✔ Exercise review⭑ Our joints have brains - they need constant stimulation ✔ Here's why⭑ Four fabulous tendon-strengthening exercises ✔ At home or gym All strength to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Hello, I trust you are well and active. Strong tendons matter! In a blog post from 2020 I wrote "Keep Your Tendons Healthy And Your Balance Will Look After Itself", which I'll...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
⭑ Correlation, association, causation... which is the fairest of them all?⭑ Do extraverts really live longer than intraverts ✔ Good news⭑ Consistency beats fads every time ✔ It's no secret⭑ Crawling your way to longevity ✔ 2 minutes at a time All strength to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Hello, I trust you are well and active. Thursday's MIND lead article in the New York Times captured my attention "The One Quality Most ‘Super-Agers’ Share". It reported on 25 years research of a group of people -...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
⭑ Even decaf coffee improves your brain health ✔ To a point⭑ Winning food synergies with bananas ✔ My favourites⭑ Why max muscle counts less than active muscle for longevity ✔⭑ Rare squat builds your strength and flexibility ✔ At the same time All strength to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Hello, I trust you are well and active. In a complex world I find that exercise helps steady my thinking - as long as I focus on the exercise and not the Youtube that might be playing. I start my day at the local...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
⭑ Tripped getting out of the car? ✔ Here's the most likely cause and cure⭑ Hip flexor tightness linked to fat gains ✔ You can avoid this⭑ Good circulation requires hip flexor mobility ✔ Important for your healthspan⭑ Boost your posture and breathing ✔ A simple everyday exercise All strength to Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 Hello, I trust you are well and active. In an email this week from kettlebell king Pavel Tsatsouline he promoted the hip flexor stretch as a lost powerhouse exercise which he...
2 months ago • 5 min read