All forms of exercise are great, but some a better than others when it comes to improving specific areas of your health. We tell all our patients who are dealing with advanced stages of arthritis in their knees and ankles that swimming may be a great alternative to running because the stress demands on those […]
Can AI Reason Like A Doctor?
AI models are improving every day, and if you’ve played around with these large language models like ChatGPT or Claude, you’ve seen these improvements firsthand over the last few months. Because these models are always improving, it should come as no surprise that they are now able to do really well on certain tests, like […]
What’s The Secret To Happiness? No, It’s Not Money
A study out of Harvard may have discovered the key to happiness, and no, it’s not money. The results are from the Harvard Study of Adult Development, which is the longest-running happiness study in the world. Started in 1938, the study follows 724 men from teenage-hood to old age, and eventually it incorporated their spouses […]
Could Your Nap Schedule Predict Your Death Risk?
A new study that took a closer look at daytime naps found an association between some factors an an increased risk for all-cause mortality in middle to older-aged adults. The study looked at health and nap data from more than 86,000 non-shift workers. After analyzing different factors, researchers identified some factors that increased a person’s […]
Are Modern Shoes Increasing Our Injury Risk?
I was recently fascinated by a podcast episode I listened to from The Art of Manliness. The episode was titled “Built to Walk – How Modern Shoes and Weak Feet Are Holding You Back.” In the episode, podcast host Brett McKay interviewed Dr. Milica McDowell, a physical therapist and co-author of the book Walk. They […]