For many men, muscular biceps signify strength, power, and masculinity. Unfortunately, not all men are gifted with amazing bicep muscles, and those who do workout and train their muscles don’t always get the best results. Are you considering bicep augmentation surgery to reach your goals? The experts at Huntington Lifestyle Partners in Pasadena, CA are […]
The I in Pandemic: Vaccines
With the promise of a new year comes the hope of a new start for all of us. As many of you may already be aware, the FDA has approved the emergency use of two vaccines to protect against COVID-19. These vaccines use a new kind of technology to induce antibody production. In addition, there […]
The I in Pandemic: Motivation and Mindset
Within the psychology of behavior, there are two widely accepted mindsets that an individual can adopt: a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. A person with a fixed mindset believes that talents, traits, and abilities are innate and immovable – essentially, someone who is born smart and talented will remain smart and talented, and someone […]
The I in Pandemic: Visceral Fat
Today, we want to teach you about a specific kind of fat that you may not have known existed, and which affects your health very significantly. As the title suggests, this type of fat is called visceral fat. In this newsletter, we will explain what it is, where to find it, and how it affects […]
The I in Pandemic: Take it with a grain of sea salt
For many years, you have been told that salt causes high blood pressure (or hypertension, as your doctor may have named it). As is all too common when interpreting scientific results, this is only a fraction of the whole story, truncated down and generalized for the public to make it easy to understand. But to […]
The I in Pandemic: Facts about about fasting
This week, we are excited to tell you about fasting, and the health benefits it can confer. Fasting is an exciting tool for weight loss and for health, and one of the biggest advantages it offers over dieting is its simplicity. Rather than worry about what to eat for your paleo diet, or your keto […]
The I in Pandemic: Particle Pollution
As most of you are aware, the recent heatwave and resulting swath of wildfires have caused an ashy haze to settle over a large portion of Southern California. The general gloom and smell of ash aside, the current situation calls for a discussion about dangerous fine particles, or particulates, known as PM2.5 (Particulate Matter). PM2.5 […]
The I in Pandemic: Introducing Bite-Sized Packages
One of the common sentiments we hear during this pandemic is how people wish that things could “go back to normal”. While it is understandable to wish a return to normalcy, it is important to understand that this cannot happen. Rather than hoping for everything to “go back” or “return”, let us turn our sights […]
The I in Pandemic
We are rebranding “Healthy at Home” – quarantine rules are no longer so strict that we are always at home, but that is not to say that the pandemic has ended. It is especially important at this stage of the crisis to understand what it is we must do to hasten the recovery of our […]
Healthy at Home: Medical Food
Out of all the tools we use in our programs, from FLT to detox programs, the least well-understood is the medical food component. Exercise, supplements, and diet are all rather well known in terms of what they aim to accomplish in a weight loss or wellness program. –Medical foods are intended to provide support for […]