Scott asks: I enjoy the emails you send me about the old time strongmen and other topics. Every Sunday the folks at smokingpipes.com sends me a newsletter which often features a story about a well known pipe smoker.This is entirely anecdotal but it seems to me the pipe smokers outlive the strongmen …
Foundational Foundations
Health is on my mind a whole lot. Lately, I’ve been thinking about a big overarching framework that covers everything…as well as how to really boil it down to the simplest basics. Or as I’m calling it here the foundational foundations. As I’ve said before, when it comes to health, …
Air Pollution = Unhappiness
In the past, I’ve discussed how air quality is critically important for your health. For example, here are two short articles: Are You Breathing Crap? Walking May Kill You Faster That this particulate matter in the air is absorbed into your lungs, into your body and can have a whole …
Movement vs. Fitness
My new book Powered By Nature is not really a fitness book, though it does touch on the subject. As I cover most of the foundational areas of health in it, movement is in there. But movement and fitness are not the same things. I think the best way to …
Parenting and Fitness
If you’re a parent or plan to be someday, then this message is for you. Jason, a Strength Health Mind Power Inner Circle member, asks: “I was also curious about how you have managed your overall dedication to health and fitness as a new father? I ask because my son …
My Top Five Sleep Tips
A quick run through of my top five sleep sleep tips that can help boost your quality of sleep. Watch the video and read below. Belief Do you believe you’re good at sleeping? Do you believe your bad at sleeping? You may be thinking that belief doesn’t have anything to …
I’m like an 18 year old girl selling weight loss?
A couple weeks ago, I sent out an article about fixing osteoarthritis that was based on a customer asking me about the topic. In case you missed it, you can find it on the blog here. Overall, there was great feedback on it. But I also got one guy that …
Diversity of Fitness
Jim sent this in (along with a question for another day): “BTW, a really impressive thing about you and your web site. It is amazing how many different things you have studied. Handstands, heavy partials, old time stuff, bending steel, etc. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone else with such …
7 Applications of Breathing
Yesterday we covered the 6 principles of breathing… Today we cover how those principles are used for different purposes. Breathing is about many things. Health Lung Capacity Strength Endurance Flexibility Relaxation Energy Circulation And so I group the 31 or so exercises I covered in Upgrade Your Breath into these …
3 Reasons NOT to drink Distilled Water
In response to my last email on my new favorite water filter, I got a response espousing why distilled water was the best option. Considering I didn’t talk about distilled water in my last email I figured I’d give my thoughts here. Here’s my three-fold issues with distill water. I …
William Pagel
William Pagel was a circus strongman born in 1878 in Germany. Like many men of his time, Pagel was a sailor in his young days and enjoyed traveling around the world. During one of those journeys Pagel decided to leave the ship and settle in Australia. When he turned 19, …
Big Four Supplements
I figured I’d share just a few tips from the new book, and one new thing I just learned a whole lot about, that didn’t make the book. For awhile now I’ve recommended that most people be on three supplements. Why? Because somewhere between 70-95% of people are chronically deficient …
Podcast: Gluten Sensitivity with Dr. Peter Osborne
Dr. Peter Osborne discusses gluten sensitivity in detail you won’t find from most doctors. [display_podcast] The difference between Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity Why just avoiding “gluten-free” grains may not be enough Not sensitive? Find out if grains are still your best choice Genetic testing vs. Blood testing How gluten …
The Survey Results
Last week I put out a short survey regarding what you do. Well, the results are in and I thought it would be best to share them all with you, along with my comments about the appropriate areas. Before we dive into the results you have to understand that this …
Podcast: Injuries and Healing
I have to be 100% honest with you. I hurt my low back and I did it with kettlebell juggling, something I proclaim as making you more injury proof. And I still believe this. This podcast is all about injuries and what you do to heal them. [display_podcast] So in …
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