Scientific Health: Education and Human Performance

We all have our opinions about how things in our body works... but how true are those opinions? Understanding the strength of the evidence being presented is key in differentiating fact from fiction.

Yes.. there are even more ... here are 10 more "facts" about the human body that might not be actual facts YouTube Video

There has been a lot of talk about "new" weight loss drugs in the media, but how might these work and does it let me improve my health similar to losing weight through exercise? In the second part of the conversation we will look at the underlying physiology of weight loss and health improvements and what if any changes in our physiology that we might see from taking some of the drugs and suppleme...

Why do they "choke" in the big game? Why can't I control my test anxiety? Understanding the balance between alarm and relaxation taking place in your body every second of everyday is key to the appropriate level of arousal and optimal performance. Substack passage

There has been a lot of talk about "new" weight loss drugs in the media, but how might these work and does it let me improve my health similar to losing weight through exercise? In the first part of the conversation we will look at the evidence that we have about outcome measures and the benefit that might be gained from taking some of the drugs and supplements on the market

Yes.. there are even more ... here are 10 more "facts" about the human body that might not be actual facts Watch on YouTube

Is it really all a lie... 10 "facts" about the human body that might not be actual facts

Finishing up the conversation on periodization, let's walk through the take home messages from the publications on periodization for weight loss and others on periodization for improving overall fitness in non-athletes. Example of Periodization Program and Training Tracker from study Program Organization Program Exercise Training Tracker References identified in discussion: DOI: 10.5604/20831862.1...

Let's continue the conversation based on understanding and principles that I first brought up in a paper over a decade ago related to health, diet and exercise, and fitness vs. fatness. Other Podcasts included in the discussion: Episode 29: Why can't we just blame it on McDonald's and fast food? Episode 26 and 27: Periodization of exercise Episode 8: Is there a best diet to follow? Episode 4: Wait...

There has recently been a news article discussing a not so new idea "can we prevent type 2 diabetes?" and a lot of discussion in the article and in popular press in general revolves around an idea that health issues related to "type 2 diabetes" come from eating "poorly" and being "sedentary" which means it can be cured by two simple things... eating "better" and moving "more",,, but is it really t...

Second part of the conversation, please make sure to listened to the first part of this conversation. If we want to improve our health it means needing to incorporate appropriate diet and exercise in our daily routines is important to understand how goal orientation and periodization of exercise and diet will allow us to have consistent improvements and maintenance of our health. This second half...

One of the goals of incorporating diet and exercise in our daily routines is to improve our overall health. But what happens when those improvements stop or even worse, reverse and we lose our gains? This part of the conversation will introduce the idea of why periodization is key. References identified in discussion: DOI: 10.5604/20831862.1212974 DOI: 10.1007/s11332-018-0450-5 Previous Podcasts/Y...

The third part of a very long conversation between myself and Ricci B where we delve into to some personal anecdotes of living with ADHD, talk a little about the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of ADHD as we try to counter the arguments that people have made about having ADHD because they have issues paying attention and have short attention spans...teachers saying students have ADHD because they...

In this second part of a very long conversation between myself and Ricci B as we delve into to some personal anecdotes of living with ADHD, talk a little about the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of ADHD as we try to counter the arguments that people have made about having ADHD because they have issues paying attention and have short attention spans...teachers saying students have ADHD because th...

First part of a very long conversation between myself and Ricci B on what it means to have ADHD. One of the things that we have seen over the last few years is a lot of people saying they have ADHD because they have issues paying attention and have short attention spans...teachers saying students have ADHD because they can't sit still... but is that really what having ADHD is about.

There are so many different fitness trackers and applications used to measure our level activity... but are they really worth it? How accurate are these devices and are they even necessary? The discussion here expands the discussion that was introduced in the substack "What's going on with my fitness tracker? It seems to be different everyday..."

If everything we eat is now a “superfood” it might be time to rethink what it means to be “super” or maybe just go back to calling things we eat “food”The discussion here will delve into idea of free-radicals and antioxidants that seems to be claims surrounding the need to incorporate supposed "superfoods" into our diet

Too often, we feel that health might be something out of our control. In this episode of the podcast, we will continue looking at how to make choices and work with your healthcare provider and support network to allow for choices to be made from a self-selective perspective and not one of coercion. Summarizing key points in the decision process and is there one form of exercise better than another...

Too often, we feel that health might be something out of our control. In this episode of the podcast, we will delve into how to make choices and work with your healthcare provider and support network to all choices to be made from a self-selective perspective and not one of coercion.

What if I told you school was not about grades and being perfect on tests? Let's continue our looking at a better way to encourage learning by challenging the approach that only serves to stress students and makes them not want to learn..We don't need coercion to learn... Substack Article

What if I told you school was not about grades and being perfect on tests? Let's take a look into at better way to encourage learning by challenging the approach that only serves to stress students and makes them not want to learn.. We don't need coercion to learn... Substack Article

Student asked... and I kind of go off on tangent...Watch out for the presentation and promises that come from logical fallacies and bias. Remember that if there is a presented extraordinary claim for gains and benefits… seek extraordinary evidence to support the claim. Watch the YouTube

An overview of common biases to be aware of when discussing health and human physiology. Read more on the topic: Don't be blind by bias Thinking like a scientist

A discussion with RIcci on diets ranging from vegan diets and veganism for people who are highly active and what they might need to worry about to ideas of impact that diet might have on body composition and health. Articles discussed in this podcast: Fitness and Fatness Ineffectiveness of Caloric Balance Metabolism and Nutrition YouTube Videos discussed in this Podcast: Calories Relationship betw...

We've all heard it... don't drink caffeine when it's hot, you'll get dehydrated. You need to drink sports drinks and electrolytes to get fully hydrated. But, how true are these?