How To Run Your Fastest Marathon Yet
Breaking the 3:18 barrier at the Boston Marathon just a month after turning 41 wasn’t something anyone expected from me. The science was stacked against me (stick with me and we’ll cover that soon). I’ve been running competitively since I was 14 years old. I ran my first marathon in my 20s, clocking in a […]
Understanding Food Preservatives: What Are The Risks?
In our fast-paced world, convenience often trumps health considerations when it comes to food choices. Behind the extended shelf life and convenient packaging of many processed foods lurks a concerning reality. Packaged and processed foods are filled with preservatives that can have a huge impact on your health. I get it! As a physician and […]
Ultraprocessed Foods: What You Need to Know
As an athlete and high-achiever, convenience is a way of life. Whether you’re running from a hard workout at the gym to a long day at the office or from a power Vinyasa yoga class to picking up your kids at school, I’d bet you’re always on the go. And likely trying to fuel along […]
How to Manage Inflammation to Optimize Physical Performance
Inflammation is a normal part of training and physical improvement. However, understanding the difference between acute and chronic inflammation, and how to manage each appropriately, is crucial for maintaining long-term health and optimizing the inflammatory pathway for physical performance. The Tale of Two Inflammations Acute Inflammation Acute inflammation is your body’s immediate response to training […]
Natural Anti-inflammatory Strategies to Boost Athletic Longevity
As an athlete who seeks to maintain peak performance while ensuring a long, healthy training career, managing inflammation is crucial. While acute inflammation is a natural and necessary response to training, chronic inflammation can lead to decreased performance, longer recovery times, and higher risk of injury. This post explores evidence-based, natural approaches to anti-inflammatory strategoies […]
Beetroot Juice: A Natural Boost for Health and Performance
Beetroot juice has emerged as a fascinating player in the world of lifestyle medicine, offering a remarkable array of benefits that have been backed by science. This humble root vegetable, when juiced, transforms into a potent elixir that can positively impact everything from cardiovascular health to athletic performance. Blood Pressure Management One of the most […]
Optimizing Recovery for Optimal Performance
When it comes to athletic performance and improving health, fitness and longevity, the time after your workout is just as crucial as the training itself. Many of us focus intensely on our training protocols while overlooking the intricate role of recovery. Over the next few posts, we’ll explore the relevant timeline of post-exercise recovery and […]
The Health Benefits of Spending Time in Nature: Insights from a Lifestyle Doctor
In our fast-paced, technology-driven world, so many of us are guilty of losing touch with the outside world. We spend hours indoors, hunched over screens, barely giving ourselves a chance to connect with nature and all of the benefits it offers. As an anesthesiologist and lifestyle doctor, I see the consequences of this disconnect every […]
The Importance of Adopting a Growth Mindset
Your mindset is the combination of beliefs, opinions, and thoughts that you’ve formed about yourself and the world around you. Your mindset is learned and shaped over a lifetime by your education, religion, upbringing, and experiences. Your mindset can both limit and liberate your perspective. While you most likely didn’t choose your mindset in the […]
Embracing Adversity and 4 Simple Steps to Overcome any Challenge
In life, adversity is an inevitable companion on our journey towards growth and success. It comes in various forms, testing our resilience and pushing us out of our comfort zones. While adversity may seem daunting at first, it also presents us with valuable opportunities for learning and self-discovery. To me, adversity is a powerful teacher […]
