5 Remarkable Parts for Better Performance. Athletes spend a lot of time talking bike components, running shoes, and the latest gadgets from apps to heart monitors. But the body’s natural…
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
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
Decades ago during the development of applied kinesiology Dr. George Goodheart proposed an association between specific skeletal muscles and other areas of the body. The muscle-organ relationship became an integral…
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
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
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
In part 1 of this article, disordered eating was defined as the process of regularly consuming or avoiding foods that impair health and fitness. Those individuals in the subclinical category…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 30, 2015
How Protein Can Keep You Strong and Healthy. The image many people have of protein foods is that they’re mostly for body builders, weight lifters and football players. The fact…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 30, 2015
An obvious priority for all athletes is optimal muscle function. In particular, the connection between the brain and each skeletal muscle fiber throughout the body. Our muscles continually renew themselves,…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 30, 2015
Real cocoa can help your muscles move better, promote graceful aging, enhance brain power, and reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s. Off the northern coast of Panama…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 30, 2015
Many thousands of people are familiar with and have used the Two-Week Test to improve their health and fitness, including lose body fat and weight. I developed the Two-Week Test in…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 30, 2015
Perhaps the most common and consistent question I’ve received in my career is about whether dairy foods are good or bad. While I’ve addressed many aspects of this topic in…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 30, 2015
Disordered eating appears to be a well-hidden epidemic in adolescents and adults, in both male and female, and is more common in athletes. Mention eating disorders and most people think…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 30, 2015
(Missed Part I? See “Why Focusing on Your Core Is Wrong.”) Call it a beer belly, gut, love handles, or just a bulging waist. Too much stored fat is worse…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 30, 2015
After decades of being led astray by the calorie-counting myth, it’s time to put the idea to sleep. In a healthy environment, all animals know how much of what foods…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 30, 2015
Optimal brain and body health is more than making meals and being barefoot—modern humans are still holistic hunter-gatherer-musicians Many lifestyle habits of humans were quite similar for several million years,…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 30, 2015
The idea of injecting oneself with a needle is something many people shun, or even fear. “I’ll do anything to avoid that,” one patient told me emphatically, many years ago.…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 29, 2015
One of the great truisms of our culture is that the M card is played often. “Everything in moderation” is a mantra used as an excuse to indulge, but only…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 29, 2015
Vitamin A was first discovered in butterfat and cod liver oil in 1913. While these two foods are still great sources of this vital nutrient, fruits and vegetables don’t have…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 29, 2015
Many people who are new to buying and preparing fresh healthy foods face a huge challenge: where to find it? Those of us who have sought healthy food for years…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 16, 2015
Coralee Thompson M.D. When 50 million people worldwide are afflicted by a serious illness, isn’t it time for a public health movement to occur? It’s long overdue. One in about…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 16, 2015
The discovery in 1991 that about 70 percent of neural tube defects, a group of serious birth defects, could be prevented by the consumption of synthetic folic acid led to…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 16, 2015
A Toxic Combo that Might Contribute to the Fall of the Human Race Despite the slim odds, the earth can be hit by a devastating meteor. It has in the…
Dr. Phil MaffetoneApril 16, 2015
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