How Chairs Affect Your Body
Last year, Witold Rybczynski published Now I Sit Me Down, a book about the history of the chair. In an interview for The Atlantic, he was asked about standing desks, to which he responded, “I really don’t think we’re in the age of the standing desk.” The author goes...
Consider Portion Control In Your Nutrition Strategy
Diets usually focus on types of food. They recommend more protein and fewer carbs, more fat or less fat, raw or cooked, vegetarian or vegan, and so on. And while what we eat is certainly important, we might be underrating the value of focusing on how much we eat....
To Maintain Bone Density Just Exercise, Period
A common concern for senior citizens is bone density, with good reason. As people live longer, hoping to pursue their passions for as long as possible, basic health and fitness is more important than ever. Can exercise help maintain or even raise bone density? If so,...
How Sugar And CO2 Are Similar
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and sugar in our bodies share some interesting similarities. They both are natural and they both can be regulated in normal cycles. They can also both go haywire. CO2, Sugar, And The Slow Creep On earth, carbon dioxide is expelled into...
Seafood, Supermarkets, And Waste
Fish and seafood is a great source of quality protein as well as healthy fats, which is why the USDA recommends eating eight ounces per week in their 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines. But where you get it has implications for environment and social justice. The books...
How Fitness Is Like A Career
You should think of your fitness the way you think of a career. You start small and, over time, build. Along the way you gain experience, learn new skills, and tread into new territory. The accumulation and compounding of all of this over time brings you to the top....