by drspar | All, Mental Performance
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike. – John Muir, The Yosemite (1912), page 256. Last summer, my son and I did a 60-mile backpacking trip along the John Muir...
by drspar | All, Mental Performance
Of all of the impacts of COVID, one that has started to receive more attention is the lasting effect of the social isolation the pandemic has caused. Loneliness was actually on the rise even before the pandemic. But the forced decrease in opportunities to engage with...
by drspar | All, Fitness & Nutrition, Mental Performance
In my last blog, I re-introduced precision personalized medicine and how it is more specific to an individual’s needs and goals than a one-size fits all general protocol approach to your health plan. But this approach requires a deep dive into your unique constitution...
by drspar | All, Fitness & Nutrition, Mental Performance
Precision personalized medicine is all about developing a plan of care to maintain optimal health and performance while minimizing the risk of illness, and it’s catered to the unique goals and needs of each individual person. How do we accomplish that?...
by drspar | All, Fitness & Nutrition
I have often touted the benefits of incorporating 4 pillars of exercise into your weekly physical activity routine: Cardio, such as running or swimming or cycling, for maintaining a healthy weight and improving cardiovascular health Resistance or strength training,...