People are often surprised when I tell them that I have pepper plants that are a decade old. This is because I've been overwintering pepper plants for several years. Following this overwintering procedure makes the most of your harvest and allows you to get a jump start in subsequent seasons.Why Overwinter Pepper Plants? So what does overwintering pepper plants buy you? I enjoy peppers. When I say "pepper", I'm mostly talking about those insanely hot and flavorful varieties. These a...

People are often surprised when I tell them that I have pepper plants that are a decade old. This is because I've been overwintering pepper plants for several years. Following this overwintering procedure makes the most of your harvest and allows you to get a jump start in subsequent seasons.Why Overwinter Pepper Plants? So what does overwintering pepper plants buy you? I enjoy peppers. When I say "pepper", I'm mostly talking about those insanely hot and flavorful varieties. These a...

The Joovv is the gold standard when it comes to red light therapy devices. It's a medical grade, modular system that allows you to build the ideal red light therapy setup for your needs over time. It supports both red and near infrared wavelengths and allows you to control them independently. The EMF levels emitted by the device are also third party verified to be within an acceptable range. So I jumped at the opportunity to participate in a study that provided a Joovv to use in my own h...

The Joovv is the gold standard when it comes to red light therapy devices. It's a medical grade, modular system that allows you to build the ideal red light therapy setup for your needs over time. It supports both red and near infrared wavelengths and allows you to control them independently. The EMF levels emitted by the device are also third party verified to be within an acceptable range. So I jumped at the opportunity to participate in a study that provided a Joovv to use in my own h...

I love beer... but I also strive to live the healthiest possible lifestyle. I often encounter people that think I'm embellishing my beer resume since I guess I don't look/act like the typical 40+ year old beer drinker. I have enough proof that I'm not beefing up this resume 😁 Read on if you're interested in understanding more how I combat the alcohol dichotomy in my life.The Alcohol Dichotomy in my Life There was a time where studies thought that drinking a small amount could have positive h...

I love beer... but I also strive to live the healthiest possible lifestyle. I often encounter people that think I'm embellishing my beer resume since I guess I don't look/act like the typical 40+ year old beer drinker. I have enough proof that I'm not beefing up this resume 😁 Read on if you're interested in understanding more how I combat the alcohol dichotomy in my life.The Alcohol Dichotomy in my Life There was a time where studies thought that drinking a small amount could have positive h...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In many of my 'Health' related posts, I write about how just about everything I do is informed with data. This data comes in many forms, wearables, blood work, subjective feeling. The best experiments that I've done usually start with hypotheses that arise out of research that I've done related to DNA analysis. I've tried many of the existing DNA analysis services, but my favorite has been SelfDecode. This is my SelfDecode DNA Review. I started using SelfDecode because I came across one of th...

In many of my 'Health' related posts, I write about how just about everything I do is informed with data. This data comes in many forms, wearables, blood work, subjective feeling. The best experiments that I've done usually start with hypotheses that arise out of research that I've done related to DNA analysis. I've tried many of the existing DNA analysis services, but my favorite has been SelfDecode. This is my SelfDecode DNA Review. I started using SelfDecode because I came across one of th...

There are parts of the year when there is a beer fest every weekend. Whenever the weather is great, I want to hang out at a great outdoor beer garden. If I ever want to become a BJCP Master Beer Judge, I also need to take advantage of judging homebrew whenever I can. This lifestyle can also hinder your ability to get things done the next day. I'm not into that. Earlier this year, I got to try ZBiotics as a way to combat this. Read on for my ZBiotics review.Alcohol Metabolism 101 There's no lo...

There are parts of the year when there is a beer fest every weekend. Whenever the weather is great, I want to hang out at a great outdoor beer garden. If I ever want to become a BJCP Master Beer Judge, I also need to take advantage of judging homebrew whenever I can. This lifestyle can also hinder your ability to get things done the next day. I'm not into that. Earlier this year, I got to try ZBiotics as a way to combat this. Read on for my ZBiotics review.Alcohol Metabolism 101 There's no lo...

Every home that I've ever lived in has had hard water. There are pros to having hard water, but there are also many cons. The cons have led me to investigate ways of mitigating hard water, but this also has additional drawbacks. I recently purchased and installed a ScaleBlaster. Read on for my ScaleBlaster review.Why Care About Hard Water? Hard water tends to be high in calcium and magnesium. Even though these usually make water taste better, they pose many problems when used in a home w...

Every home that I've ever lived in has had hard water. There are pros to having hard water, but there are also many cons. The cons have led me to investigate ways of mitigating hard water, but this also has additional drawbacks. I recently purchased and installed a ScaleBlaster. Read on for my ScaleBlaster review.Why Care About Hard Water? Hard water tends to be high in calcium and magnesium. Even though these usually make water taste better, they pose many problems when used in a home w...