Health & Fitness Digest - July 7

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Health & Fitness Digest - July 7

In today's health & fitness digest:

  • Standing desks boost your productivity at work by 50%
  • Study shows that adding a mindfulness exercise while walking significantly helps with blood pressure and blood sugar
  • Study shows potential anti-aging benefits of Coffee
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Health & Fitness Digest - 5 March

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Health & Fitness Digest - 5 March

In today’s health & fitness digest:

  • Iron supplementation shown to boost mental performance in women without iron anaemia
  • High fat dairy “beats” low fat dairy in lowering blood pressure, triglycerides and VLDL Cholesterol
  • Blood levels of Omega 3 affect your risk of depression
  • Yet another study that demonstrates that you don’t need to take sodium for hot/humid endurance races
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3 tests I run when working with High Performance candidates

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3 tests I run when working with High Performance candidates

Whether working with a CEO looking to get his "life in balance", or an entrepreneur trying to get her business off the ground without burning out, or a working mother training for her first triathlon, there are 3 tests I will always ask for at the beginning of the High Performance journey and at several points throughout. 

In this post, I talk about what tests I ask for, why and how I use the info to help people achieve High Performance.

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The Digest - May 3

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The Digest - May 3
  • Another one bows to public pressure.
  • This food item takes only five days to do serious damage to your body.
  • Maybe I should open a restaurant just to sell bottled water.
  • For the n’th time: the glycemic index is obsolete!
  • Asia is facing high diabetes and heart disease. Is rice to blame?
  • If your building is on fire, why would you turn away firefighters??
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The Digest - March 22

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  • A significant portion of men today are testosterone-deficient, giving rise to higher risks of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. 
  • The world's first successful penis transplant took place… voila...
  • The media says salt will damage your arteries… take that with a pinch of salt.
  • Treadmill test better predictor of mortality than blood tests.
  • Abdominal exercises shown to be almost useless for weight loss.
  • Exercise without changes to diet will not get you the weight loss results you seek.
  • Almonds, Walnuts, Hazelnuts… The Definitive Guide to Nuts
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