Once I was old enough to develop critical thought, I had always been interested in health and human performance. I love to analyze and practice. I didn’t get a lot out of early practice, such as elementary school basketball camps that propelled me towards averaging 0.2 points per game in a typical five minutes of… Read More »
I am finding this new concept – or at least new to me for sure – of evolutionary medicine quite fascinating. The philosophy basically uses our understanding of how humans evolved to figure out why they may get sick and fixing the underlying causes of disease – creating health – rather than figuring out how… Read More »
Contrary to the variety of images the title might elicit, this post isn’t about muscle-heads, restroom breaks, or posterior-focused psychologists. But it is about reviving a long-forgotten set of muscles that, much like the Whirlpool repairman, is far too often stuck sitting on the bench in the modern game of life. That’s right, we’re talking… Read More »
Bert Betterman may not have all the devices of modern convenience, but he doesn’t have any of the downside risks either. Check that…his world found a way to make them risk-free, the best of both worlds…hot ice (Rookie of the Year reference, anyone? Come on, Gardenhoser!). That would certainly be nice. Our world, though, has… Read More »
People frequently ask me why I eat such “weird” things as beef liver, why I insist on finding grass-fed meat instead of grain-fed when possible, why I am so emphatic about eating a certain number of vegetables every day, or especially why I still take supplements despite eating a “crazy perfect” diet. I usually answer… Read More »
In an ideal world we would be free from many of the diseases that reduce quality of life and sometimes end it altogether. Diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease are consistently ranked amongst the top causes of death in America. The medical community spends large resources every year to research cures and… Read More »
First of all, we need to get rid of the typical connotation of the word “diet.” Usually when someone says they are “on a diet,” that seems to imply that they are eating less and trying to lose weight. But being “on a diet” simply means you are eating certain things that you have decided… Read More »
The details of Bert Betterman’s life are quite inconsequential. Just kidding, they’re actually very consequential, at least to this blog, I’ve just always wanted to use that line. Clearly I am not Bert Betterman; I am Brett Bloemendaal. Who, then, is this mysterious character? The name came about from a college friend of mine, a… Read More »