Let’s look at a common myth that many children have been scolded for by their parents. The myth goes something like “you will catch a cold by going outside in cold weather. Is this true?”  Watch the video to find out.

Hello everyone Here is my article just published at FitnessRx Magazine. Enjoy. Sean Hashmi When does an idea become proof? If enough people believe that the earth is flat, does that make it true? From ancient Babylon and Egypt to Greece and China, many powerful civilizations believed the earth was flat prior to 4th Century [...]

From our parents to our teachers to even our doctors, we have always been given the advice to drink eight glasses of water a day. But does this advice on water hold any water?

Here is the first article of the series “The Science of Martial Arts” published in this month’s Masters Magazine. There is a classic story of David, the young shepherd boy, who defeats the nine-foot tall giant, Goliath. However, in real life a simple question remains: Could a trained lightweight fighter defeat an untrained heavyweight street [...]

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) looks at brain imaging to see if women have a harder time suppressing their food cravings then men. Check out the study and decide for yourself.

Our parents always told us to get 8 hours of sleep. But is that really true? Well here is an interesting study published in Jan edition of Archives of Internal Medicine that looked at people getting less than 7 hours of sleep to those getting more than eight. Check out the interesting results.

Here is another question and answer session regarding issues surrounding how safe and effective soy protein is. As always if you have any questions you want answered, send me an email and I will put it in my next blog. Q: Does soy have antinutritional properties that can decrease the absorption of metals and other [...]

Recently, the FDA issued a warning regarding 28 weight loss products because they contain dangerous prescription medications not listed on their labels. Now the FDA has expanded the list to contain 69 products. Here is a summary of that report.

The Jupiter trial is a landmark study done in 2008 looking at the role of cholesterol lowering medications in people with normal cholesterol. Here is a brief summary of it.

Here is some fun yet informative information I found in this month’s Consumer Reports magazine. Below are some popular snacks and the amount of activity needed to burn them off: Haagen-Dazs Sticky Toffee Pudding => 1/2 cup = 300 calories Activity needed: 55 minutes of golf, carrying clubs Haagen-Dazs Fat-Free Raspberry Sorbet => 1/2 cup [...]