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It is time we ban the phrase “Healthy Fats”!!

I have to tell you – I love nutrition and hate it at the same time. But if I’m being completely honest, the ‘hate’ part of that coin has less to do with food and nutrition, but more to do with the way that people interpret nutritional research and advice. I hear all the time [...]

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#SleeptoPerform Series: The Benefits of Napping

In this fifth video in the #SleeptoPerform series we’ll look at the benefits of napping and the differences between sleeping and napping. Napping is a once popular practice that has been lost in today’s society. Great minds throughout time such as Benjamin Franklin has used napping to improve their performance and daily function. It is [...]

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I work with Roy "The Big Dawg" Hibbert to make sure he gets the sleep he needs to perform at an NBA All Star level.

#SleeptoPerform Series: Sleep and Athletic Performance

In this fourth video in the #SleeptoPerform series we’ll look at the impact of sleep on athletic performance. There are 3 main areas in which sleep (or lack of sleep) and can impact athletic performance: 1. Muscular Function 2. Cognitive Function 3. Energy Metabolism We’ll look at each of these in the video as well [...]

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#SleeptoPerform Series: Sleep and Weight Loss

In this third video in the #SleeptoPerform series I discuss the relationship between sleep and sleep deprivation on weight loss and hormones that influence fat burning and calorie intake. I’m personally fascinated by the relationship between these two things. Obesity is such a problem and everything has been blamed for making people overweight except lack of sleep. [...]

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