Health Archives - Dr. Phil Maffetone

Researchers find dramatic increase of sudden cardiac death following Covid-19 infection and/or vaccination

Scientists have discovered an alarming increase in the incidence of sudden cardiac deaths in athletes following Covid-19 infection and/or vaccination. In a new scientific paper, “Covid-related athletic deaths: Another perfect…

MAF NewswireApril 12, 2022

Health

Research Perspective: Rethinking Covid-19 – it’s not a pandemic

With many unanswered questions about what went wrong, scientists and clinicians are rethinking more than Covid-19. (more…)

MAF NewswireFebruary 24, 2022

Health

Hypertension: The last word

Still confused about blood pressure? So is the healthcare profession. Are meds the real solution? Or is it time to treat the actual cause? (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneSeptember 22, 2021

Health

Beyond healthy aging

The answer to the age-old question about why we age is long-known — we rust. The right natural ingredients to moderate oxidative stress can positively influence that key cause of…

Dr. Phil MaffetoneAugust 17, 2021

Health

Yawning is more than contagious

It can help muscles and joints function better, and its absence can be a marker of brain injury. This powerful action can also be replicated for stress-reduction and therapy. (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneAugust 9, 2021

Health

Post-Stress Syndrome: Beyond Covid

Call it subclinical or functional. The symptoms are sometimes vague but real, and often difficult to diagnose. Common names abound: fibromyalgia, Lyme, Epstein-Barr, chronic fatigue, or others, along with PTSD…

Dr. Phil MaffetoneJuly 26, 2021

Health Lifestyle & Stress

Brain Gig: Creative expression is human nature in action

Creativity is a demonstration and representation of our inner being, a communication and outpouring to all, an articulation of hidden personas, a statement of emotion, a brave assertion — and…

Dr. Phil MaffetoneJune 28, 2021

Athletic Performance Health

The Zen of MAF

It’s somewhere over the rainbow — beyond 180, the Two-Week Test, and fat-burning. (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 24, 2021

Health

A final word on Covid-19?

Some of the most important questions have been answered. We can thwart infectious pandemics by improving health and fitness. (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 3, 2021

Fat-Burning Journal Health Lifestyle & Stress Spanish

“Sobregrasa” en el mundo hispano

De manera similar al resto del mundo, la población Hispana mundial está en medio de una pandemia global de sobregrasa. Un estudio del 2017 estima que hasta un 76 por…

Ivan Rivera, MAF Product DirectorApril 20, 2021

Health Lifestyle & Stress

If feet could speak

Feet are much more than a physical foundation — they significantly govern fitness, movement and quality of life. Unfit feet can cause stress throughout the body, waste energy and even…

Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 11, 2021

Health

The little sugar blues synopsis

If world governments and healthcare organizations were as diligent with addressing the fallout from sugar addiction as they have been with COVID-19, we’d be thriving in a wonderful, healthy and…

Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 6, 2021

Health

It’s vitamin D season

The sun’s getting higher in northern latitudes, but some may still need to supplement. (more…)

Hal WalterMarch 30, 2021

Health

The next pandemic

A new generation of coronaviruses are already here, scientists say. Is your immune system ready? (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneMarch 23, 2021

Health

Healthy hair and skin care

From acne to zits and all in between — the hair and skin we see may be dead but it shouldn’t look that way. (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneMarch 5, 2021

Exercise Health Lifestyle & Stress

Getting strong while enduring the pandemic

You won’t want to miss this incredibly insightful and informative discussion with Dr. Phil Maffetone and Endurance Planet host Tawnee Gibson, as they explore a wide range of health and…

MAF NewswireJanuary 29, 2021

Fat-Burning Journal Health Lifestyle & Stress

Overfat in the Hispanic World

The Hispanic population spans Europe and the Americas, as well as multiple socioeconomic classes in various countries. (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneJanuary 29, 2021

Health

TG-HDL ratio: The blood-fat number to know

What’s the latest-greatest heart-health indicator? (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneJanuary 20, 2021

Exercise Health Lifestyle & Stress

MAF Walking

It’s a universal exercise you can turn into a unique personalized workout plan. (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneJanuary 19, 2021

Health

New junk food lies

Big Sugar and COVID — a match made in heaven (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneDecember 1, 2020

Athletic Performance Health

It’s time to Get Strong!

Editor's review: A strength-training program that works for everybody — and every body. (more…)

Hal WalterNovember 11, 2020

Health

When high-fat isn’t high

“High fat” and “low fat” can still be confusing and impractical terms, especially considering that men and women respond differently. Here’s a simple explanation. (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneOctober 26, 2020

Fat-Burning Journal Health

Calories, ketones and aging

Combine healthy food restriction with a great metabolism and the right physical activities to grow older more slowly — we really can influence aging! (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneOctober 6, 2020

Health

UPDATE: Blood pressure — a better approach

Most blood pressure evaluations are performed inaccurately due to human or mechanical error. Is there a better way? (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneSeptember 28, 2020

Health

COVID-19: Science or science fiction?

Perhaps we should wear masks to keep from eating junk (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneSeptember 22, 2020

Health

What’s your body fat percentage?

How much is too much, too little, or just right — and how best to measure it? (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneSeptember 14, 2020

Health

Self-managing health and fitness in the digital age

How can we best personalize our exercise needs? The foods to eat? Can we reduce the risk of injury, illness and disease? Yes. Just ask. (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneSeptember 8, 2020

Health

Sugar’s three-pronged pitchfork

The unique vicious cycle of craving and addiction goes beyond sweet taste. (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneSeptember 1, 2020

Athletic Performance Health

Three key non-exercise heart rate tools

Everyone can use these tools to help take the guesswork out of health and fitness progress; especially for fat-burning, cardiovascular health and autonomic balance. (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneAugust 18, 2020

Health

Underfat in an overfat world

While 80 percent of the world’s population is overfat, the opposite— people who are too thin — is a growing global problem despite access to healthy food (more…)

Dr. Phil MaffetoneAugust 4, 2020