If you watch an episode of “Bill Nye the Science Guy” or “Bill Nye Saves the World”, one can see how he successfully teaches many people (including kids) the fundamentals of science. He does so in a way that offers great insights into how medical professionals can effectively communicate with their patients. As we’ll …
Here are 10 random questions that we got this week, along with our answers! Is it healthy to squat past 90 degrees? Yes, squatting past 90 is pragmatic, does not cause any damage, and has been found to help prevent injury. Does cracking your knuckles cause arthritis? No, that myth has been busted. It …
It’s common for professors to give what’s called “the last lecture”, a talk where they imagine they are about to die and describe what they believe matters most in life. In “The Last Lecture”, by Dr. Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, he didn’t have to imagine he was dying. He …
“Enter the Zone” by Barry Sears is one of my all-time favorites, and I highly recommend it if you are interested in learning about the hormonal responses of food. Below are my personal notes. Notes: The “Zone Diet” is not really a “diet” as much as it is a way of looking at the way you eat. …
Below are personal notes I took for the book “Pain Killer“, by Barry Meier. It’s an exciting read that goes into great detail on the origins of the opioid crisis. He goes into WAY more detail in the book, but here is what I wrote down. Notes: There are really two crises in “The Opioid Crisis”: …
One of the most important concepts in medicine is patient education. What good is it to tell a patient to do something if they don’t truly understand why. The term “doctor” means “teacher” in Latin, deriving from the word “docere” or “to teach”. With learning should come the desire and responsibility to spread that knowledge. …
Everyone’s goal should be to maximize their day, to carpe diem! Below are a few tips to help optimize this: Establish a productive morning ritual Starting your day off in a productive manner puts you in a position to truly own the rest of the day. This doesn’t mean you have to wake up super …
In January of 2017 I set a goal to read 1 book a week for a full year. I accomplished that goal and read 52 books (listed at the end). Below is a list of my top 5 favorites – one’s that weren’t only great reads, but one’s that also truly shaped me. #1: …
Over the weekend, ATP+ teamed up with Tim Brandt and his company Bodycompcryo. He came down on Saturday and people were able to experience whole body cryotherapy! Here’s what some people had to say about it: “It felt like a really intense ice bath, but the -230 degrees that I experienced was not what …
The 6 “S’s” of Sleep The benefits of sleep are extremely well-documented, but rarely do you ever meet someone who isn’t sleep-deprived in some capacity. Below is a sampling of different areas in life, that I called the “6 S’s”, where increased levels of sleep have been shown to have a positive effect. Most of …
