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How many years can exercise add to your life expectancy?

Exercise produces many health benefits, but can it help us live longer, and if it can how many years can we gain? 654,827 individuals…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.October 9, 2020

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Is a high protein weight loss diet the best approach if you want to lose weight?

" Is a high protein weight loss diet the best approach if you want to lose weight? In this study, two diets…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 31, 2020

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How does a high fat, ketogenic diet affect your muscles?

" How does a high fat, ketogenic diet affect your muscles? There is a lot of promotion and talk about the benefits of restricting…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 31, 2020

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Adding this to your exercise routine will help improve cognition.

We know that sedentary behaviour is associated with impaired cognition and exercise can improve cognition. This research is interesting because it added a component to…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 31, 2020

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What factors are playing a role in Alzheimer’s, cognitive decline and cardiovascular disease?

Alongside oxidative stress and inflammation, altered cholesterol metabolism and hypercholesterolemia also significantly contribute to neuronal damage and to the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (Gamba P,…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 28, 2020

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High intensity exercise is best, but what kind?

I have written about high-intensity short-interval training several times, because more and more research is teaching us how to maximize our exercise benefits. Research has…

Didrik Sopler, Ph.D., L.Ac.March 28, 2020