Scientific Health: Education and Human Performance

The way we approach diet information is very dogmatic and can lead to many blind spots in our understanding of how diets drastically impact nutrient balance, even if the nutrients are found in the food we are eating. So let's talk a little about how deficiency can develop from diets and what enrichment or fortification of food means.Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter

Research suggest that fasting-style diets are effective for men and women, but an interesting point of contention has been noted when looking at the specific dieting style referred to as intermittent-fasting. Findings that show women and men tend to respond quite differently. So let's talk about responses to intermittent fasting-style diets and how can we do better.Substack Passage on the same topicPlease make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

As the spring starts to give way to summer, there is a giant push get "beach ready" or "summer ready" that typically is viewing body weight, or more importantly body fat, as something that can quickly and drastically change... but how quick is too quick? Are there side effects to trying to make drastic weight changes quickly?Questions about your program and plan? Contact us through any of the social media platformsPlease make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

The way we approach exercise in the gym and fitness center is as if everyone is trying to be a bodybuilder or an athlete... but most are simply trying to exercise for improvements in health. This disconnection means that many exercisers are following very bad advice, or looking to see improvements that are not realistic. Most of these differences are grounded in the myths that lead to misinformation that has formed the narratives we tend use to form our perspectives about how to exercise and more importantly how hard to exercise should we hope to see improvements in our overall performance.So, how can we do better?Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

We eat to live… that is saying that we try to live by when it comes to food. Yet, we are constantly bombarded with marketeers feeding us earworms that have us contemplating… eating and overeating their food. WIth the spiels being that their food will trigger your bliss point and make you want more of what they have to offer. But what is bliss point and why will it not only help me to enjoy my food… but also potentially cause me to overeat. Well, let's talk about that...Link to written passagePlease make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

Tracking progress in our exercise regimen is essential to make sure that long-term changes and our yearly resolution health goals can be reached. But what should we track? Well, let's talk about that... Link to training logPlease make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

There has been some recent reports about a rash of elbow injuries in high profile MLB pitchers. A lot of whom want to blame it on the change in the game that installed a pitch clock limiting the time between pitches, but how accurate is this opinion?Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

We tend to want to make pharmaceutical companies into the "bad man" in the idea of healthcare, an idea that pushes us to look at other treatment options... but are these actual treatments or is this just snake oil and quackery?Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

It has been a couple of decades of dreaming of a pill that can be taken to provide the benefits of exercise without the effort or time dedicated to making the improvements in fitness and performance... and if you believe recent news reports, we've reached that point. But is it just a bunch of hype?Previous DiscussionEpisode 34Episode 35Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

There are a lot of news stories that we see and hope to use in guiding our decisions about how we might be able to live a healhier life...but it comes a time when we need to look at the information and determine how honest is the journalist in the presentation of information to us. Taking a news story that "trended" the week of March 18, 2024 let's walk through what the news article presented and what was actually shown in the research to help improve our literacy skill. Link to articlePlease make sure to followYouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceWant to support the work. Follow on Substack and become a supporter.

Please stop it! I am going to stop from doing an ad hominem on Bill Maher, it is very difficult. Mental health issues are real issues, regardless of how someone might want to think it is made up... that depression is just something to get over, to think happy thoughts.If you are needing help, please reachout to a professional. Here some online resources (none are sponsors ore supporters of this channel):Better HelpSAMHSAEveryday HealthPlease make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

It's that time of the year where we move clocks ahead 1 whole hour and as a result we lose productivity... lose sleep... feel tired... feel jet lagged without even traveling. But what is it about a small time change that makes us feel this way? Is there something we can do to combat it? Something we might be able to take to help with easing the effects of the time change?Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

The following is a quick summary of a section from an upcoming book Diet Dogmas. There is a general desire to have a quick and simple fix that we can make to our diet that can make us "lean and sexy" or "fit and healthy", a change where messaging and personality can lead us to a following a sales pitch about diet that almost makes it seem like we have joined a new religion. One such movement makes it seem like we should avoid sugars at all cost and are constantly being told about how bad sugars are and that we need to get rid of sugars in our diet... typically done by following a "Keto" or "Paleo" or "Carnivore" diet. But is the best diet to allow me to lose weight? to get health? Please make sure to followYouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceWant to support the work. Follow on Substack and become a supporter.

Continuing the discussion about the intentions of body positivity and how we are not meeting the goals. In this part of the talk we will discuss issues of bias that healthcare professionals have, how you can address biases that your healthcare provider might express, and how we might be able to better prepare the next generation of practitioners.Episode Part 1Episode Part 2If you need help with body image issues or think you might have an eating disorder, here are some online resources:BetterHelp-Therapist LinkEating Disorder Resource CenterPsychology Today-ListANAD.orgPlease make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

One of the more often changes that are mapped out is our diet in an attempt to "lose weight." But what is the best diet to allow me to lose weight? Unfortunately, this is where our desire to have a quick and simple fix leads us to a person pitching the one way to diet for weight loss... it almost feels like religion... The following is the quick summary of an chapter from an upcoming book Diet Dogmas along with revisiting some of a conversation I had with Ricci regarding veganism and highly active people.Please make sure to followYouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceWant to support the work. Follow on Substack and become a supporter.

The use of cheat days is nothing new in the fitness cults, but through the exposure it has obtained in social media has become something that is now more mainstream. But is the cheat day or cheat meal a problem to avoid or a reward to seek out?Expansion on the substack post on the same topicIf you need help with body image issues or think you might have an eating disorder, here are some online resources:BetterHelp-Therapist LinkEating Disorder Resource CenterPsychology Today-ListANAD.orgPlease make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

All too often we get students complaining about "how will I ever use this is real life" well, if you workout, play sports, or simply try to pick-up and move a box well you're using a lot of science that you hated learning or thought you'd never use in real life.See the YouTube Videos that go with the PodCast: https://youtu.be/7Ll7up5OFcYhttps://youtu.be/cDLQtTXGMp4Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

Continuing the discussion on weeding through the information, misinformation, and disinformation that seems to dictate what we try to do to improve our health.Episode 18Episode 38Episode 58 and 59Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

Too often, we hear "don't follow science, its constantly changing its mind" ... the intention of comments like this is more a rebuttal to marketing pitches and slogans on T-shirts or the PR release coming from 1 study and not from the scientific process... we have to see comments like this as a false flag and a misunderstanding about what we do with a scientific approach to understanding how our body works. Let's talk about how we can approach our body scientifically and correct some of the misguided use of terms that leads to these false flags.Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

The rise of the influencers over the last decade has led to many myths and misconceptions about how our body work being perpetuated... perpetuated with the confidence of expertise, where expertise has generally not been achieved, leading to dangerous fad diets and fad exercise trends.Let's walk through the problem with these obsessions and how being more scientific, medical, and nutrition literate can help us from falling for perpetuated misinformation.Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

There is often a discussion about milk and dairy that gets grounded in old talking points and ideas that might not be as true as we might hope.Join the discussion on misnomers and misconceptions about the impact that milk has on nutrient balance and its impact on health as we work through many of the talking points that are not true.Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

There is often a discussion about milk and dairy that gets grounded in old talking points and ideas that might not be as true as we might hope.Join the discussion on misnomers and misconceptions about the impact that milk has on nutrient balance and its impact on health as we work through many of the talking points that are not true.Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

Stress is an interesting thing. It makes us stronger... more resilient, but the interpretation and response to stress by our body can lead to a host of issues.Let's discuss what stress does to the body, the cells of the body and then revisit a previous lecture on how we can use stress to our advantage.Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

Stop with it being just about football ...There is a push within the California statehouse to ban players under 12-years old from playing tackle football. An act that on face value might seem like a good idea. Yet, the rationales and arguments that are being made in support of this legislation is highly flawed, stems from the Hooolywoodification of the issues or quotes research that is methodologically flawed. Here is just a quick take on concussions and why this law and others like it are missing the point.Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

The desire is really... we all want to raise healthy and fit kids, but the messaging that we get bombarded with makes teaching students to be healthy and fit quite difficult. A discussion relating to how we can use schools as a community resource to develop a pr0-health resource not only for children, but for the entire community they serveLesson Plans.Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

The desire is really... we all want to raise healthy and fit kids, but the messaging that we get bombarded with makes teaching students to be healthy and fit quite difficult. A discussion relating to how we can use schools as a community resource to develop a pr0-health resource not only for children, but for the entire community they serve.Please make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

Continuing the discussion about how intentions about body positivity might not be as effective as we would have wished.If you need help with body image issues or think you might have an eating disorder, here are some online resources:BetterHelp-Therapist LinkEating Disorder Resource CenterPsychology Today-ListANAD.orgPlease make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

There has been a lot of discussion and action taken to be more positive about body image in an effort to avert body dysmorphic behaviors. But how well has this campaign worked?If you need help with body image issues or think you might have an eating disorder, here are some online resources:BetterHelp-Therapist LinkEating Disorder Resource CenterPsychology Today-ListANAD.orgPlease make sure to follow our work on:YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support what is being published, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack.Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

For individuals that are trying to use exercise as a way to change their overall cardiovascular fitness they are left with a conundrum... do I do exercise that I hate like running, jogging, or what has been classically deemed "cardio" or can I do things that I would rather do like lift weights instead. Well, let's try to summarize the research and determine if we really have a conundrum at all...Please make sure to support the work that is being published here by following on the other publication sitesYouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIt would be great if you are an avid follower to give a bit of support to the work that is being published by becoming a supporter.

We all want to have an exercise program and a diet that allows us to maximize our results... But how can we setup our routines to achieve this?Read the referenced substacks:PeriodizationBest DietFollow onYouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIt would be great if you are an avid follower to give a bit of support to the work that is being published by becoming a supporter.

'Tis the season to map out changes we hope to make in the new year. One of the more often changes that are mapped out is our diet in an attempt to "lose weight." But what is the best diet to allow me to lose weight? Unfortunately, this is where our desire to have a quick and simple fix leads us to a person pitching the one way to diet for weight loss... it almost feels like religion... To help counterbalance this thought, let's revisit a discussion on diet and nutrition.Please make sure to followYouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceWant to support the work. Follow on Substack and become a supporter.

Recently, we were given a "gem of an idea" from Representative Virginia Fox (R, North Carolina) in a discussion about school lunches on the floor of the US House of Representatives.… comments that have spread through social media. But how truthful were the comments?Table of nutrientsPlease make sure to followYouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack. Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

Finishing the discussion with Makayla the following episode tackles ideas presented in a YouTube "documentary" Obesity Conspiracy in an attempt to correct many of the obvious biases and lack of awareness about how comments can lead some to have adverse responses to their sense of body image relative to what has been deemed an ideal body image.This episodes continues the discussion from our other two episodes and What?!?! No! A single meal or party won't ruin your diet...If you need help with body image issues or think you might have an eating disorder, here are some online resources:BetterHelp-Therapist LinkEating Disorder Resource CenterPsychology Today-ListANAD.orgWant to support the work. Follow on Substack and become a supporter.

Continuing the discussion with Makayla the following episode tackles ideas presented in a YouTube "documentary" Obesity Conspiracy in an attempt to correct many of the obvious biases and lack of awareness about how comments can lead some to have adverse responses to their sense of body image relative to what has been deemed an ideal body image.This episodes continues the discussion from our first response and What?!?! No! A single meal or party won't ruin your diet...If you need help with body image issues or think you might have an eating disorder, here are some online resources:BetterHelp-Therapist LinkEating Disorder Resource CenterPsychology Today-ListANAD.orgWant to support the work. Follow on Substack and become a supporter.

The ability to voice an opinion is vital to having a conversation, but the way that too many like to discuss the issues of obesity leaves me with a single question, are you trying to cause an eating disorder? Far too often discussions and presentations show an obvious bias, a general lack of awareness about metabolism and a ignorance of historical perspective about associating beauty and health with some ideal of a body image.Joined by Makayla the following episode tackles ideas presented in a YouTube "documentary" Obesity Conspiracy and continues the discussion began in What?!?! No! A single meal or party won't ruin your diet...If you need help with body image issues or think you might have an eating disorder, here are some online resources:BetterHelp-Therapist LinkEating Disorder Resource CenterPsychology Today-ListANAD.orgWant to support the work. Follow on Substack and become a supporter.

Continuing the discussion on the idea of "prediabetes" raised in the JAMA patient page let's examine the treatment options that are being offered.Listen toPart 1 of conversation about prediabetesCan we prevent Type-2 DiabetesPlease make sure to followYouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack. Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

Pre-diabetic... Pre-hypertensive... What does any of that mean? Let's discuss something that made its way around the medical and health science community based on a Patient Information page published in the Journal of American Medical Association about the "diagnosis" of prediabetes...Please make sure to followYouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack. Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

Just a few more "facts" about your body that need correcting.Please make sure to followYouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/@Scientific.Health.EducationSubstack @ https://jeclark.substack.comInstagram @ https://www.instagram.com/sci.health.performance/Threads @ https://www.threads.net/@sci.health.performanceIf you want to support, please make sure to subscribe and become a supporter on the substack. Supporter benefits can be found there, including "shout outs" and being able to join in on Podcasts

A student passed a video clip from a person named Tony Robbins that claimed to be able to cure depression by getting people to think happy thoughts. Sorry... but it is not that simple and the one study that shows benefits has some methodology issues with it.Referenced Publication:Neuroanatomy VideoNeurotransmitter VideoNeuroendocrine and Stress Response VideoIf you are needing help, please reachout to a professional. Here some online resources (none are sponsors ore supporters of this channel):Better HelpSAMHSAEveryday HealthWant to support the work. Follow us on Substack and become a supporter.

A new year approaches and many of us will set a resolution that we will change our lifestyle to somehow improve our overall health and fitness… yet it seems all too often that we are setting out to make the same resolution January after January without success.But why? What are we doing “wrong” that keeps us from being able to meet that resolution? Let's look at how to set goals to be successful...Follow us on Substack and Support our workHow to write goals with goal sheets

As we get to the holiday season, too often we are presented with a false thought that having a feast is somehow going to ruin your diet, the chances of making your weight loss goals, or your overall health... but one day or two of feasting won't ruin your health any more than one day or two of fasting will get you to those goals. Worse... thinking this way can lead to eating disorder like issues.Follow us on Substack and Support our workIf you need help with body image issues or think you might have an eating disorder, here are some online resources:BetterHelp-Therapist LinkEating Disorder Resource CenterPsychology Today-ListANAD.org

We always see advertisements and medical PSAs recommending that we get vaccinated against various infections, but there is a host of individuals that voice the opinion that vaccinations are dangerous and should be avoided. So we must ask, to why do they take this stand, knowing that vaccines work... let's take a look at how to battle through the logical fallacies that they present as justification and develop a way to correctly address these vocal concerns

We always see advertisements and medical PSAs recommending that we get vaccinated against various infections, but there is a host of individuals that voice the opinion that vaccinations are dangerous and should be avoided. So we must ask, to vaccinate or not to vaccinate? Let's take a look the issue and develop a way to correctly address these vocal concerns

With the changing seasons we always see advertisements and medical PSAs recommending that we get vaccinated against various infections, but there is a host of individuals that voice the opinion that vaccinations are dangerous and should be avoided. So we must ask, to vaccinate or not to vaccinate? Let's look at it based on the principles of immunity and eradication of diseases.

Every year we see the advertisements about getting your flu vaccine... to enroll in school, children must be immunized... but with all the misinformation out there I think is it important to understand the purpose of vaccinations and being immunized.

We are bombarded with opinions about how things in our body works.... but how can we tell if those opinions are true or not? To answer this we need to understand how to read the scientific articles to see the validity and reliability of the evidence and the credibility of the evidence being presented. Without this understanding, how can we know fact from fiction...

We all have our opinions about how things in our body works... but how true are those opinions? Understanding the strength of the evidence being presented is key in differentiating fact from fiction.

Yes.. there are even more ... here are 10 more "facts" about the human body that might not be actual factsYouTube Video

There has been a lot of talk about "new" weight loss drugs in the media, but how might these work and does it let me improve my health similar to losing weight through exercise?In the second part of the conversation we will look at the underlying physiology of weight loss and health improvements and what if any changes in our physiology that we might see from taking some of the drugs and supplements on the market

Why do they "choke" in the big game?Why can't I control my test anxiety?Understanding the balance between alarm and relaxation taking place in your body every second of everyday is key to the appropriate level of arousal and optimal performance.Substack passage