Health and Wellness

Posts focused on various ways to lead a healthier lifestyle physically, mentally, and professionally.

Health and Wellness

The BEST Predictor of Life-Span

If you're a seasoned subscriber to RxTeach, you'll no doubt know that we're huge fans of using exercise to extend life-span and health-span. Our obsession with this approach to health is data-driven. In a previous article covering a publication from 2018, we showed that

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Insightful Ponderings 2

If you consider yourself a contemplative individual, our new Insightful Ponderings newsletter is for you!

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Should You Start Fasting?

I was recently asked by a colleague about my thoughts on fasting and whether or not I thought it was beneficial. Like many of us, he had heard about the potential health benefits of fasting that have become popularized through social media. Though now used frequently as a longevity tool,

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Insightful Ponderings

In our new Insightful Ponderings newsletter, we will be sharing insights and thought-provoking points from some of our favorite podcasts, books, newsletters, and authors for your brain to ponder. These articles are short, sweet, and meant to make you THINK.

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How to "Prescribe" Exercise (Part 3): Strength

Part 3 of the series will explain how to prescribe strength exercises to your patients.

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How to "Prescribe" Exercise (Part 2): Aerobic Capacity

Part 2 of the series will kick off how to prescribe exercise to your patients, and we're starting with potentially the most important pillar of longevity: aerobic capacity.

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Series Introduction: How to "Prescribe" Exercise

These posts will be very detailed with a variety of linked articles and you should treat them like a therapeutics lecture. To kick us off, we're going to focus on why exercise is so important and look at some data. Let's go back to school.

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Secret Foods to Boost Performance

Everyone wants the magic answer to see results overnight. What if I told you typical "superfoods" weren't the answer? We are going to talk about a few common and uncommon food items and the science behind their use in athletes.

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What Kills the Most People in the United States?

This disease killed about 695,000 people in the United States in 2021, which is roughly 1 in every 5 deaths.

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The Incredible Metabolic Benefits of Zone 2 Training

Zone 2 training is the deadlift of the endurance world and accessible to almost everyone. Today we will briefly discuss what Zone 2 training is and its incredible metabolic benefits!

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The Obstacle is the Way: Accept the Misogi Challenge

Roman emperors, stoic philosophers, Japanese warriors, and Greek soldiers all knew this to be true, yet somehow we've forgotten.

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Your 2023 Check List: Last Daily Post

The purpose of this post is to provide you with a super short, extremely effective checklist that you can follow for the rest of the year. I promise that if you do check these boxes off weekly, you WILL be a better, healthier version of yourself!

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The Importance of Rest and Recovery

Happy Friday! We hope you got after it this week and kicked off 2023 with a bang. If so, you might be feeling pretty sore right now! That's the feeling of progress, so get used to it. On the other hand, if you're feeling particularly rough,

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Use Friends to Push Your Boundaries

From fitness competitions to casual exercise, having friends to work out with or talk with is an amazing motivation. The stimulus of being pushed by a friend is so strong that it's rarely matched by one’s own desire to push their boundaries.

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Which Supplements Should You Take to Stay Fit?

The fitness supplement market is MASSIVE. How is one to know what they should and shouldn't take? There's so much crap out there, most of which is a total rip-off, that it's easy to get completely lost. Luckily for you, the true list of supplements worth purchasing is very small.

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Mindful Running: Your Hidden Meditation

Whether you love or hate running, this post explains the therapeutic benefit of any type of exercise. Find how cardio can be your new active meditation!

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How to Build Muscle: Hypertrophy Explained

Hypertrophy is what allows your muscles to grow in response to exercise. This growth comes from increasing the SIZE of muscle cells, not the number of muscle cells. That's all well and good, but what can you do as an individual to actually build muscle?

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The Most Effective Bodyweight Exercises

We'll break this list up anatomically by push, pull, legs, core, and cardio. Each section will have options for beginners and those with more experience. At the end of the article, there are some simple full-body workouts for you to try!

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Happy New Year's Eve! Daily Fitness Posts Inbound

We hope you have a great night and are able to enjoy the last day of the year. We'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning and hope that you're ready to kick off next year with a bang!

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Live Longer and Accept Death: An Approach to Life

There is only one god, and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: "Not today." - Syrio Forel, First Sword of Braavos

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New Legislation and Lower Costs: What Is the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 & How Can It Affect the Patients We Serve?

This post is simply meant to inform readers on the changes to Medicare patients starting in 2023. Potential effects of the IRA on the pharmaceutical industry will be explored in later posts.

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What's Best for You? Work from Home vs In-Person vs Hybrid

Deciding whether you want to be in the office every day, work from home, or take a hybrid approach can be a tough decision. There are pros and cons to each way of working. Today we're going to pull back the curtain and talk about what many employees keep to themselves!

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How Protein and Muscle Can Save Your Life

You consume 3 macronutrients throughout your day: fat, carbohydrates, and protein. All 3 play essential roles in the body, but protein is perhaps the most important for maintaining a long health span.

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To Sleep or Not to Sleep

Let's talk about the effects of sleep deprivation, why sleep is important, and some tips on how to get a better night's rest!

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Why Spending Time Outdoors is Vital to Your Health

There are immense benefits associated with exposure to the outdoors. You need only speak to an avid surfer, hiker, or climber to understand the positive effects. Let's dive into the data and conventional wisdom around why being outdoors is so beneficial.