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61 pieces on wellness, nutrition, sleep, recovery, and the long story of healthy living.
Sleep
Sleep tracker accuracy: Oura, Whoop, and Apple Watch compared
Wearables claim to measure your sleep. Here's how accurate they actually are.
3 min read
Fitness
Resistance Training and Bone Density — Building Skeletal Strength
Resistance training stimulates bone-building and is one of the most effective interventions for maintaining or improving bone density with age.
4 min read
Mental Health
Vagus nerve hype: what's real and what's overblown
The vagus nerve is real and important, but much of the wellness hype misrepresents what stimulating it actually does.
4 min read
Recipes
The Sunday Reset: A Practical Guide to Batch Cooking That Actually Works
Batch cooking sounds obvious until you try it and realize you've made a week's worth of food you're bored of by Tuesday. Here's a system that actually holds up.
4 min read
Nutrition
Eggs and Cholesterol: The Long Story
Dietary cholesterol doesn't cause high blood cholesterol. Here's why eggs are back on the menu.
3 min read
Fitness
Training to Failure — The Cost
Training to momentary muscular failure increases hypertrophy stimulus but also increases fatigue and injury risk. A nuanced view.
4 min read
Sleep
Segmented sleep history and the modern monoblock myth
Did humans once sleep in two separate chunks? The history is messier than the popular narrative.
3 min read
Nutrition
Macronutrients 101: Protein, Carbs, Fats—Finding Your Balance
Protein, carbs, and fat aren't villains or heroes—they're tools. Here's how to use them for your body and goals.
3 min read
Cardiovascular
VO2 Max and Mortality — Why Aerobic Fitness Predicts Lifespan
VO2 max is one of the strongest predictors of lifespan independent of age or weight. Here's what the research shows and why.
3 min read
Nutrition
What the Research Actually Shows About the Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean diet has more evidence behind it than almost any other eating pattern. Here's what that evidence actually says — and what it doesn't.
4 min read
Fitness
Mobility vs Flexibility — A Meaningful Distinction
Flexibility is passive range of motion. Mobility is active control through that range. Which one you need depends on your goal.
4 min read
Nutrition
Snacking: What the Data Says About Between-Meal Eating
Snacking isn't inherently bad—but context and choice turn it into either a tool or a trap.
3 min read