Human Adaptations to Endurance Running and Present Day Dysevolution
By Aleksandar Borisov, When my exercise physiology professor walked into our lecture one day wearing an absurdly large belt buckle with ‘100’ on it, my classmates and I couldn’t hold back a quiet chuckle. [...]
Fitness and Fido: Cardiovascular health for you and your pet!
By Johanna Fee, Animal companions are known for the positive impact they have on their owner’s lives, but how can they affect our cardiovascular and overall health? The presence of a pet has the [...]
Live better, Sleep longer: An insight to the effects of sleep deprivation
By Kenzie MacDonald, Based on reports from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), the National Institute of Health recommends that adults over the age of 18 get 7-8 hours of sleep a night [...]
How Do Performance Enhancing Drugs Affect Cardiovascular Health
By Aliza Hirsch, Exercise has the power to confer extensive health benefits. However, at extreme levels, there are those athletes and competitors who are willing to sacrifice their wellbeing for the sake of improved [...]
Orthorexia Nervosa: Classification
By Johanna Fee, Orthorexia nervosa is an eating behavior. It is an obsession of eating only foods deemed ‘biologically pure’ or ‘healthy’. It includes severe limitation of diet, coupled with obsessive thoughts about food consumption, [...]
The Paradox of the Morning Run: The influence of Circadian Rhythm on Cardiovascular Health and Exercise
By Aliza Hirsch, Biological processes that follow a 24-hour cycle are defined as circadian [1] . Specifically in relation to cardiovascular health, previous research has reported a pattern between greater incidence of sudden cardiac [...]