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My left shoulder was aching yesterday, probably from one of my deadlifts, pull-ups, kettlebell press, or push-ups. I tried to look for the cause to prevent it from worsening and improve my technique. I happened to stumble upon Dr. David Middaugh from El Paso Physical Therapy. In his video below, Dr. David said, “Shoulder impingement,…
In my years working in the emergency room, I have seen patients who got injured while doing exercises to get healthier. I’m no exception. Ever since I posted this article, Walk After Meals to Prevent Sky High Blood Sugars, I have been walking on the treadmill for about 20 to 40 minutes daily. However, I developed…
This article is about a study showing that five sets of German Volume Weight Training are as effective as the typical ten sets. German Volume Training (GVT) is a weight-lifting method to increase muscle size without using the heaviest weight you can lift. Larger muscle fibers can consume more glucose while exercising. The downstream effects…
This article presents a study that showed that different exercises could lower blood pressure similarly. The research was made to answer the question. What exercise is the best to lower blood pressure? Is it aerobic or weight lifting, or should they be combined? Forty-two participants, age 54 ± 11 years, with a resting blood pressure (SBP/DBP) of 137 ± 9/86 ± 6 mmHg…
This article discusses the two studies that showed the improvement of kidney functions in those with diabetes who fasted. An estimated 37 million Americans have Chronic kidney disease (CKD)—more than 1 in 7 U.S. adults. Kidney disease is present in about 1 in 3 people with diabetes and 1 in 5 people with high blood…
A meta-analysis published in Human Reproduction showed a continued global decline in sperm counts.[1] The research studied the sperm concentration and total sperm count of men from North America–Europe–Australia, and South/Central America–Asia–Africa using 223 studies from 1973-2018.[1] The study results pertain to young men who are unlikely to be aware of their fertility, such as…
This article discusses how an ozempic face can happen and what to do to prevent it.
Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills safety who had a cardiac arrest during the recent Monday Night Football three days ago, has made substantial improvement according to his doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. From the Buffalo Bills website, Among those improvements include Hamlin being awake and responsive with the ability to move both…
Yesterday, I published The Carcinogenic Effects of the SARS-CoV-2. I discussed the papers that showed how the SARS-CoV-2 virus could cause cancer. The COVID-19 virus can cause changes in the infected cell’s machinery to use the glycolytic pathway and produce the Warburg effect. The Warburg effect is when cancer cells consume sugar (glucose) for energy. One…
Resistance exercises increase skeletal muscle fiber size and number. That is good for everyone, especially those with obesity or type 2 diabetes. That’s because muscle fibers use more glucose, lowers blood sugar, and control diabetes. Coupled with intermittent fasting, resistance exercises can burn many calories and body fat and produces weight loss. Resistance exercises are…
This article is about a decades-old study that found that adequate hydration and cooler temperatures produce greater ketosis. The topic here is different from dehydration after ketosis happens. The Courtice-Douglas Effect The featured study is The modification of post-exercise ketosis (the Courtice-Douglas effect) by environmental temperature and water balance.[1] The Courtice-Douglas effect is the production…
A study published in Cell Research in July 2022 shows that a high-fat diet can lead to inflammation and possibly colorectal cancer. The study by Deng et al. showed that a high-fat diet increases the leptin receptors and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) in the intestinal stem cells (ISC).[1] Leptin is a hormone that regulates…
This article features a study that showed that ketosis could start earlier when high-intensity aerobic exercise is done at the start of fasting. Ketosis is the state the ketone levels are high enough to be an energy source. In times of no caloric intake, glucose gets depleted, and the body starts to convert body fat…
This article presents a study that shows that exercise suppresses the release of the hunger hormone to delay hunger while fasting. The study was presented at the International Journal of Exercise Science conference in 2021. The researchers were from Brigham Young University. Brigham Young is the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
This article includes two case reports from a male and female and recounts the health improvements in their pelvic area after doing kettlebell exercises. Specifically, the article deals with positive changes regarding stress incontinence, vaginal dryness, hemorrhoids, and erectile dysfunction. Next, I explain how kettlebell swings improved their health. A kettlebell (KB) looks like a…
This article presents two studies. The first is an animal study that shows that coffee increases the proteins associated with autophagy. The second concludes that coffee consumption correlates with skeletal muscle mass in older people. Autophagy is a normal biological process that cleans up old, dysfunctional, diseased, and precancerous cells. Intermittent fasting and physical exercise…
This article presents several human studies that show that exercise promotes autophagy independent of intermittent fasting. Autophagy is when the body recycles old, dysfunctional, precancerous, and previously damaged cells to make new proteins. After exercise, autophagy replaces damaged skeletal muscle cells during strenuous physical activity. That facilitates muscle adaptation to that exercise, whether it is…
Bowel obstruction is when the intestinal contents cannot pass thru a segment of the intestines. It is a surgical emergency. In bowel obstruction, the air and intestinal contents proximal to the obstruction accumulate and distend the intestines. Symptoms include obstipation, the absence of bowel movement, abdominal bloating, pain and nausea, and vomiting. Gross alert: In…
Insulin resistance is not a good thing. Insulin resistance is when the liver and skeletal muscles do not respond to insulin, forcing the pancreas to produce more insulin to lower blood sugar. The problem with high insulin or hyperinsulinemia is that other organs like the fat tissue, liver, muscle, brain, bone, kidneys, and vasculature also…
This article was first released on March 13, 2019. It is republished with new information. One concern with intermittent fasting is lean muscle may shrink. This article presents two studies that showed that lean mass or muscles are preserved with intermittent fasting. The first study showed that after eight weeks of alternate-day fasting, the muscles…