Brain and Behaviour
To mark the 1000th post on drbriffa.com, my personal 10 major health and wellbeing milestones… For RSS feeds, click on http://www.podcastmachine.com/podcasts/8966 and then the ‘RSS feeds’ button to the right. For help regarding the playing, downloading and subscribing of the podcasts, click here.
Brain and Behaviour
Today’s post on drbriffa.com is its 1000th. I’m marking the occasion with a personal account of my health and wellbeing transformation over my life. Many people who don’t know me imagine, given my profession, that I’m a naturally health-conscious and relatively clean-living individual. Actually, that’s not true at all. For long periods in my earlier […]
Brain and Behaviour
A round-up of all this week’s blog posts (including exercise and the brain, iodine deficiency and thyroid function and the hazards of modern medicine, as well as an answer to a listener’s question regarding how to treat iron deficiency in pregnancy.
Brain and Behaviour
In February, I wrote a blog that reported on some research, which found that regular walking had improved the structure and function of the brains of older adults. One way that exercise might enhance brain function is by stimulating the production of so-called ‘brain derived neurotropic factors’ which, among other things, facilitate communication between nerve […]
Exercise and Activity
Does sunlight cause malignant melanoma, the benefits of ‘high intensity intermittent exercise’, and why a diagnosis of celiac disease (gluten sensitivity) can be a blessing in disguise. For technical help regarding the playing, downloading and subscribing to this podcast, please click here.
Exercise and Activity
‘Aerobic’ exercises such as walking, running and cycling can undoubtedly have benefits for health and wellbeing, but as I’ve written about more than once, there is scant evidence these forms of activity do much in terms of weight loss. One reason for this is the fact that these activities, unless quite-intense and extended in duration, […]
Exercise and Activity
Exercise and Activity
There’s a quite widely-held view that the solution to obesity is simple – we just need to eat less and exercise more. Despite the sense that seems to surround this notion, the reality is that such strategies generally fail to deliver significant weight loss benefits in the long term. I have written before about the […]
Exercise and Activity
Earlier this month I wrote a blog about a study which found that supplementation with protein (whey protein) and the amino acid leucine resulted in increased muscle mass and muscle strength over an 8-week period. I was particularly interested in this because I sometimes recommend whey protein supplementation to individuals looking to maximise muscle gains […]
Exercise and Activity
In my life and work I commonly come across men who are keen on being stronger and more muscular, and will ask about the sort of diet that might help them achieve their ends. Perhaps not surprisingly, I recommend a diet relatively rich in protein, seeing as protein is a major component in muscle. For […]