by drspar | All, Mental Performance
sto·i·cism /ˈstōəˌsizəm/An ancient Greek school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno of Citium. The philosophy asserts that virtue (meaning, chiefly, the four cardinal virtues of self-control, courage, justice and wisdom) is happiness, and it is our perceptions of...
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There has always been a man code. It represents what most of society values in masculinity – attributes that men are socialized to believe they should strive for in order to be respected and welcomed into the tribe of men. Stoicism Is One of Those Attributes...
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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...
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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?...
