Health & Wellbeing
6 Ways to Decrease Cortisol
Stubbornly high cortisol doesn't have to be permanent. There are several proven, easy ways to bring your cortisol back under control.
Dr. Robert Davies
Dr. Davies, PhD, MRes, BSc, CPT, FHEA is a physiologist specialising in human health, performance, and nutrition. He has worked in academia and industry as a lecturer and researcher, running clinical trials and authoring journal articles.
Diet & Nutrition
What Foods & Supplements Lower Cortisol
High cortisol doesn't have to be permanent. There are several proven dietary changes you can make to bring your cortisol back under control.
Diet & Nutrition
Volumetrics Diet: A Review
A satiety-focused eating strategy built around food volume and energy density rather than strict restriction.
Diet & Nutrition
Juice Diet: A Review
A short-term liquid diet with popular appeal, limited evidence, and some noteworthy health concerns.
Health & Wellbeing
What Is Cortisol? (Hero, Villain, or Both?)
Cortisol gets a bad rep, but it’s essential for survival. Understand what it actually does and when it becomes a problem.
Diet & Nutrition
How to Increase Testosterone Naturally Through Diet
Your diet can affect your testosterone levels. Learn what to eat, and what to avoid to boost your testosterone levels naturally.
Diet & Nutrition
MIND Diet: A Review
A hybrid of the Mediterranean and DASH diets, designed specifically to support long-term brain health.
Exercise & Fitness
Why Running is Better Than Walking: 8 Reasons
If you can, run. Running has advantages and unique physical adaptations that walking cannot replicate.
Exercise & Fitness
Why Walking is Better Than Running: 8 Reasons
Walking can deliver comparable health benefits to running with a fraction of the risk, the effort, and the barriers.
Diet & Nutrition
Elimination Diet: A Review
A structured diagnostic tool for identifying food intolerances. It's not a long-term eating pattern.
Exercise & Fitness
What Are Training Zones? How to Calculate & Use Them
Training zones turn random exercise into structured training. Fat loss, a faster 5K, or better health — knowing which zone to train in matters.
Exercise & Fitness
What is VO2max & How to Improve It
VO2max is one of the best measures of fitness and health, and the good news is that almost everyone can improve it.