I remember reading about the Quantified Self movement in the early 2000s. Even though this was something that people were experimenting with for years, I felt that it was a revolutionary approach to understanding and improving our health and well-being. In the early days, it was difficult to collect and analyze all of the data that would be useful to collect. During this time, I've witnessed the incredible potential of wearable technology and mobile apps to revolutionize the way we track...

I was introduced to heart rate variability (HRV) when I got serious about getting in shape. Many people recommended monitoring HRV as a means of knowing when to push a workout further. My HRV has always been low relative to others. Despite this, it was clear that I always felt my best when it was at the higher end of my regular range. Pretty much since this realization, I've been experimenting with various ways of improving HRV.What is HRV? Heart Rate Variability is a measure of the chan...

If you have spent any time in longevity circles or reading about health recently, you have likely come across mention of NAD. What is NAD and why is everyone so focused on it as a means for improving healthspan? I'll dig into this and discuss ways of improving NAD levels. I'll also discuss what I currently do after all of the research I've conducted on myself.What is NAD? NAD is Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. It is a coenzyme that is found in all cells and involved in many processes withi...

I've tried many workouts over the years. Cardio, weightlifting, calisthenics, only playing sports, it's always been something that kind of annoyed me. Some would work... others, only for a time and then a plateau would reach and no more gains could be made. Eventually, I settled on a bodyweight workout routine that I've been able to progress that continues to work for me. Read on if you're interested in learning more about why I choose and how I perform my bodyweight worko...

Breathing... we all do it. Most of us probably don't pay much attention to how we go about it either. Unless you do, you probably also don't realize that some subtle awareness when it comes to your breathwork practice can likely make a radical difference in your day to day health. I was the same way, until I started researching the subject. After years of doing so, I slowly incorporated some simple techniques that have changed my mind considerably. If this is of interest to you, rea...

When I finally got serious about 'getting fit', I bought my first Oura ring. At the time, I primarily wanted to fix my sleep issues. A happy side effect of this purchase was that it made me more aware of my Heart Rate Variability (HRV). I always considered my HRV on the lower side, but quickly realized that I felt my best when it was at the higher end of the range. Pretty much since this realization, I've been experimenting with various ways of raising my HRV. Many ways of raising HRV involve...

More and more research points to the importance of the gut microbiome on many areas of health. In my quest for improving my fitness, I was hitting plateaus that I suspected could have been related to a least than ideal gut microbiome. I didn't want to blindly start trying to 'improve' something that I wasn't completely convinced was lacking, so I started looking for ways to confirm my suspicions. That's when I came across Viome. Read on for my Viome Review.What is Viome? Viome is an AI-powere...

Fairly early on in my journey toward better health, I kept running into all the research touting the benefits of sauna use. None of these prescribed a specific sauna protocol, but noted that there seemed to be many benefits that correlated with regular use of sauna. Sauna use wasn't really foreign to me. I had traveled to Ukraine where it was a part of the culture. Some Russian-American friends of mine had also introduced me to the 'Banya'. I always sort of dreamt about having my own traditio...

I remember reading about the Quantified Self movement in the early 2000s. Even though this was something that people were experimenting with for years, I felt that it was a revolutionary approach to understanding and improving our health and well-being. In the early days, it was difficult to collect and analyze all of the data that would be useful to collect. During this time, I've witnessed the incredible potential of wearable technology and mobile apps to revolutionize the way we track...

I was introduced to heart rate variability (HRV) when I got serious about getting in shape. Many people recommended monitoring HRV as a means of knowing when to push a workout further. My HRV has always been low relative to others. Despite this, it was clear that I always felt my best when it was at the higher end of my regular range. Pretty much since this realization, I've been experimenting with various ways of improving HRV.What is HRV? Heart Rate Variability is a measure of the chan...

If you have spent any time in longevity circles or reading about health recently, you have likely come across mention of NAD. What is NAD and why is everyone so focused on it as a means for improving healthspan? I'll dig into this and discuss ways of improving NAD levels. I'll also discuss what I currently do after all of the research I've conducted on myself.What is NAD? NAD is Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. It is a coenzyme that is found in all cells and involved in many processes withi...

I've tried many workouts over the years. Cardio, weightlifting, calisthenics, only playing sports, it's always been something that kind of annoyed me. Some would work... others, only for a time and then a plateau would reach and no more gains could be made. Eventually, I settled on a bodyweight workout routine that I've been able to progress that continues to work for me. Read on if you're interested in learning more about why I choose and how I perform my bodyweight worko...

Breathing... we all do it. Most of us probably don't pay much attention to how we go about it either. Unless you do, you probably also don't realize that some subtle awareness when it comes to your breathwork practice can likely make a radical difference in your day to day health. I was the same way, until I started researching the subject. After years of doing so, I slowly incorporated some simple techniques that have changed my mind considerably. If this is of interest to you, rea...

When I finally got serious about 'getting fit', I bought my first Oura ring. At the time, I primarily wanted to fix my sleep issues. A happy side effect of this purchase was that it made me more aware of my Heart Rate Variability (HRV). I always considered my HRV on the lower side, but quickly realized that I felt my best when it was at the higher end of the range. Pretty much since this realization, I've been experimenting with various ways of raising my HRV. Many ways of raising HRV involve...

More and more research points to the importance of the gut microbiome on many areas of health. In my quest for improving my fitness, I was hitting plateaus that I suspected could have been related to a least than ideal gut microbiome. I didn't want to blindly start trying to 'improve' something that I wasn't completely convinced was lacking, so I started looking for ways to confirm my suspicions. That's when I came across Viome. Read on for my Viome Review.What is Viome? Viome is an AI-powere...

Fairly early on in my journey toward better health, I kept running into all the research touting the benefits of sauna use. None of these prescribed a specific sauna protocol, but noted that there seemed to be many benefits that correlated with regular use of sauna. Sauna use wasn't really foreign to me. I had traveled to Ukraine where it was a part of the culture. Some Russian-American friends of mine had also introduced me to the 'Banya'. I always sort of dreamt about having my own traditio...

If you've been following along for a bit, you might remember that January is one of the months that I always do bloodwork to track the impact of the various health related experiments I do over the year. This month, in addition to my normal work done by InsideTracker, I also tested out a new system from Siphox Health. Read on for my Siphox Health Review and to see how it compares to using InsideTracker.Why Siphox? So why did I decide to give Siphox a try? If you've read my review of...

If you've been following along for a bit, you might remember that January is one of the months that I always do bloodwork to track the impact of the various health related experiments I do over the year. This month, in addition to my normal work done by InsideTracker, I also tested out a new system from Siphox Health. Read on for my Siphox Health Review and to see how it compares to using InsideTracker.Why Siphox? So why did I decide to give Siphox a try? If you've read my review of...

I often get a common set of questions after making new 'Health' posts or reviews. "How do you research publications related to what you're writing about?" "How do you determine the experiments you conduct in order to reach your goals?" Part of the answer to both of these questions is: Examine.com/Examine+. Read on for my Examine review.What is Examine.com? What exactly is Examine.com? Their mission statement states it very simply. "Examine analyzes and summarizes the latest scientific researc...

I often get a common set of questions after making new 'Health' posts or reviews. "How do you research publications related to what you're writing about?" "How do you determine the experiments you conduct in order to reach your goals?" Part of the answer to both of these questions is: Examine.com/Examine+. Read on for my Examine review.What is Examine.com? What exactly is Examine.com? Their mission statement states it very simply. "Examine analyzes and summarizes the latest scientific researc...