by Chad O'Nan | Jul 18, 2023 | Optimization
We all deal with stress: the college student studying for her next exam, the mother whose child broke his arm, and — of high concern to me as of late — the business executive who also has responsibilities in the home. Seventy percent of senior leaders say burnout is...
by Dr. Amanda Morris | Jun 27, 2023 | Optimization
As Americans, we love our modern conveniences — DoorDash, FaceTime, remote jobs, etc. — but they do mean we don’t have to move very much. As a result, obesity is on the rise. Of course, this trend doesn’t apply to everyone. There are plenty of individuals who...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Jun 6, 2023 | Optimization
Americans have a serious problem with focus. This isn’t entirely surprising — humans are behaviorally inclined to develop routines, which don’t require a ton of attention. For example, when was the last time you really thought about your daily drive to work? Once you...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Apr 18, 2023 | Health, Optimization
If you’re like me, you grew up learning about the nutritional system through the food pyramid model. It starts with grains on the bottom. Fruits, vegetables, and the other food groups stack in smaller blocks on top, in order of recommended portion size. Recently,...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Dec 13, 2022 | Optimization
This isn’t the first time we’ve discussed intermittent fasting. Restricting your calorie-consumption window can have incredible benefits: weight loss, anti-aging effects, improving or sometimes even reversing type II diabetes, lowering inflammatory markers, even...
by Dr. Jonathan Schmidt | Oct 18, 2022 | Optimization, Prevention
Standing up from a chair. Lifting a laundry basket. Getting to the telephone before it stops ringing. When we imagine our lives at 80 years old, we probably don’t imagine these everyday tasks becoming impossible. The world’s proportion of people 80 years and older is...
