Author: tremendousblog
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At first, I couldn’t even spell it! I first heard about quercetin in this interview with Dr. Mark Gordon, and was intrigued that an over-the-counter supplement might help protect against COVID and even colds and flus. But I was a little skeptical, so I decided to do some digging. I…
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+ Coronavirus, COVID-19, Immune system, Immunity, Joe Rogan Experience, Research, Science, Supplements, Vitamins+
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My wife was the first person to tell me about Captain Tom, a man in the UK nearing his 100th birthday who was walking across his small garden day after day to raise money for the NHS. At that time, things in the New York area, where we live, were…
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As someone who makes a living from investing, I have watched the Gamestop/Wallstreetbets events with interest. Today, I decided to venture into the belly of the beast and try to find out what these traders are all about. I noticed two common patterns: 1) Us-vs-them thinking. The individual trader versus…
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+ AMC, Day trader, Gamestop, Investing, Meditation, Mindfulness, Self-improvement, Stock Market, Stocks, Wallstreetbets+
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Last night, my wife and I watched the newest episode of the adorable Japanese video series Pui Pui Molcar. I’ve mentioned this series before here, and this week’s video was their best yet! The video is below. If you’re stressed, take a couple minutes and enjoy! If you found this…
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Above: Me sucking wind after a tough workout. We often hear what the minimum amount of exercise we need is, but what amount of exercise is actually optimal? At what point have we reaped all the benefits exercise has to offer, and possibly even gone over the edge into damaging…
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+ Aging, Exercise, Healthy lifestyle, Longevity, Physical activity, Research, Strength training, Weightlifting, Yoga+
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Many of us have heard that vitamin D might protect us from COVID, but is there real science behind these claims? Yesterday, I received a very thoughtful message from Dr. Peter Attia on the subject. Dr. Attia cites a randomized controlled trial from Spain that found the following: patients not…
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+ Coronavirus, COVID-19, Healthy lifestyle, Medicine, Research, Science, Supplements, Vitamin D, Vitamins+
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Today, Myanmar’s (deeply flawed) democracy fell today to a military coup: The coup follows a disputed election in November that Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won by a landslide. The main opposition party, the army-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party, claimed the vote was marred by fraud. Myanmar’s…
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Dr. Jeremy Walston, Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University and co-author of the study I just read an interesting new study identifying the biggest causes of aging. The authors gathered a panel of leading experts on health and aging and asked them what the biggest risk factors are for…
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+ Aging, Chronic disease, Data, Healthy lifestyle, Longevity, Medicine, Publications, Research, Studies+
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Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky. In difficult times such as these, we have to celebrate our wins. We had two big ones today: both the Johnson & Johnson and Novavax vaccines were found to be effective against COVID. J&J was 66% effective and Novavax 89% effective. The FDA should…
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+ Coronavirus, COVID Vaccine, COVID-19, Johnson & Johnson, Medicine, Novavax, Research, STAT, Vaccines+
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