Why eating by government guidelines keeps making more people fat and unhealthy. (more…)
Dr. Phil MaffetoneNovember 6, 2015
Find and fix these 7 health and fitness hazards that can slow you down One of the most common questions I receive is from athletes asking why, despite all the…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 22, 2015
A great night’s sleep is part of the foundation for good health. Good sleep is not restless and shouldn’t involve waking up during the night, and you should arise in…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 6, 2015
If you have to ask, you’re probably eating it. Even small amounts can contribute to a body's harm and pathology—no, not just emotionally, but physiologically. In fact, eat some junk…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 6, 2015
Remember Little Miss Muffet, eating her curds and whey? These are the two proteins found in milk. Whey protein is the thin liquid part of milk remaining after the curds—called…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 6, 2015
Like the pursuit of perfect health, searching for the perfect shoe is an ongoing endeavor. For millions of years, the human foot has been either bare or covered with very…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 3, 2015
Recovery from training is a major factor in developing great strength and endurance. It’s as important as the training itself. Athletes who don’t recover from workouts become vulnerable to injury…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 3, 2015
Omega-3 fats help promote cardiovascular and brain health, but the key to their effectiveness is an essential fat known as eicosapentaenoic acid, more easily pronounced by its acronym, EPA. Essential…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 3, 2015
Truly health-conscious consumers choose to avoid artificial, unnatural and synthetic chemicals, but often — and unknowingly — consume these in dietary supplements. Misleading information on supplement labels is the most…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 3, 2015
Toss the scale and pick up a tape measure to check body fat If you don’t know by now, stepping on the scale to measure your weight can be misleading.…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 3, 2015
It’s more than immunity and hormones, posture and gait play key roles too. The ageless Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Satchel Paige said it best: “How old would you be…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 3, 2015
By Coralee Thompson, M.D. All women are at risk for developing breast cancer. If a diagnosis has been made most likely you’ll be undergoing one or more treatments that could…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
By Mark Allen Welcome to The Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing. Hopefully, the information you find in these pages will change your life. It did for me when…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
We all do it, but too much is not just associated with physical problems, but disease and longevity. For millions of years, the human body squatted rather than sat. It…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
The lead story in this morning’s Sports Illustrated online began, “Almost every dominant performance in London has raised eyebrows, if not questions. These are today’s Olympics.” While the article went…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
Many readers emailed questions about my recent article, “Unhealthy Olympians—Who’s to Blame.” Several asked about asthma, and some said it appeared to be a common problem. Yes, asthma is a…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
I don’t keep track of which "health" lifestyle craze we’re in the midst of right now, but the odds are there’s at least one that’s grabbing a lot of headlines.…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
It’s a worldwide epidemic and it even affects many of those who workout regularly, including athletes. It’s the accumulation of excess stored body fat. JB just reached birthday number 40…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
Who doesn’t want to prevent the age-related problems of memory loss, mental fatigue, and trouble concentrating so often seen in the elderly? But the truth of the matter is something…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
Muscle testing is a procedure performed by health practitioners as part of a physical evaluation. helps assess the body’s muscles and their connections to the brain through the nervous system.…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
For individuals with health problems that are difficult to diagnose, one of the most common causes is folate deficiency. In 1941, the food form of folate was first discovered in…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
An excerpt from “The Healthy Golfer: Lower your score, play injury-free, build fitness, and improve your game from the ground up” by Dr. Philip Maffetone Perhaps one of the best…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
For more than five hours of rigorous racing, Walter relied on water only, and his stored body fat for fuel.
Hal Walter won the 29-mile World Championship Pack-Burro Race in…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
One of the first things we learn when studying the human body is that the brain controls virtually everything. In addition to managing the physical, chemical and mental state, the…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
In nature, there is a family of folates naturally occurring in various foods. Like other natural vitamins, they are biologically active as coenzymes in the body, helping many vital reactions…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
Some individuals choose to not eat animal products, including meat and fish, for various reasons. Most people claim ethical, health, religious, political, cultural, or emotional reasons for being vegetarian. Ovo-vegetarians…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
It’s almost hard to believe that not long ago people smoked cigarettes on airplanes, in restaurants and bars, at their worksites and even inside hospitals. In fact, doctors often appeared…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
This title has a certain ring to it – like the first line of a good song I never wrote. It’s one of those obvious statements, but also one that’s…
Ivan Rivera, MAF Product DirectorMay 1, 2015
Even if you think you’re avoiding it you may not be. Sugar could be finding its way into the food you are eating. This happens during travel, in restaurants, buying…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
Is Hyponatremia Media Hype or Serious Public Health Concern? Drinking fluids during training and racing will soon be reaching a boiling point of controversy and not for reasons you might…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
It had been awhile, maybe over a year, since I had last been inside a Whole Foods store. The one closest to my home—in Tucson, Arizona—is over 40 miles away.…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
When the word healthcare comes up, most people complain about their plan, bad experiences with services or the heavy financial burden it places on society. While these are among the…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
Even before birth, our brains are busy preparing the body to be great endurance athletes. Newborns appear virtually helpless, but their brains are quickly creating 250,000 new cells a minute.…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
Rejuvenate with this powerful technique for reducing stress and getting the most from your day. (more…)
Dr. Phil MaffetoneMay 1, 2015
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