Optimum Performance
Defining “Moderate” vs. “Vigorous” Exercise
When long time fitness guru Mackie Shilstone was asked, what is the difference between moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) an...
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Coffee Consumption Does Not Seem to Increase Risk of Rapid Heart Rate
Coffee is one of the most prevalent beverages consumed worldwide – estimated in 2020/2021 to be around 166.63 million...
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Apr 17, 2024
Walnuts are a Life-Extension Food
ike other nutrient-dense foods, are high in beneficial unsaturated fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals (magnesium) and...
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Retired NFL Players Carry Considerable Damage into Their Next Life
With the NFL back at full strength post-Covid-19 pandemic’s major restrictions, the players and their respective fans...
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Short-Term, Intense Exercise Might Curtail Your Daily Step Count
In the September issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, researchers from the Human Performance Lab...
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Edible Mushrooms May Lower Risk of Depression
In November 2021, researchers at Penn State University’s College of Medicine reported that mushroom consumption may lower the risk of depression. Their findings, published in the Journal of Affected Disorders, highlight the potential mental health benefits of mushrooms, which contain ergothioneine, an antioxidant believed to protect against cell and tissue damage.
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The Amino Acid Glutamine Is Another Weapon for COVID-19 Prevention
In March of 2021, Mackie Shilstone offered a column on the positive effects, which the conditionally essential amino ...
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Apr 17, 2024
Resistance Exercise with Nutritional Supplementation Increases Lean Muscle
The synergistic combination of sports nutrition and performance training – such as resistance exercise (RET) – have b...
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Nutrition & Physical Activity May Modify Covid-19 Risk
With the surge of the Delta Covid-19 variant, the world has a new pathogen enemy among us – the hidden villain that s...
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Nutritional Factors May Modify Risk to Covid-19
Covid-19 – the infectious disease initiated by SARS-CoV-2 – that primarily attacks respiratory (breathing) function –...
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Lean & Hard Creatine Monohydrate for Older Adults
In 2007, Mackie Shilstone’s book, Lean & Hard – the body you’ve always wanted in 24 workouts – was published by J...
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Covid Infected Pro Athletes & Inflammatory Heart Disease
When the Covid-19 management strategy unfolded over 2020 – which included assessment, treatment, prevention, and immu...
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