Author Archives: Mike Sheridan
It’s All in the Hips!
Doing squats to get BIG QUADS may be more popular, but training the hip extension muscles is arguably more important. And this is true whether we’re a 2 million year old hunter-gatherer, or a modern-day suburban soccer dad. Sure we bend at the knees to lift, but it’s predominantly a waist bend. And interestingly, as…
Beyond Live It NOT Diet! – Test Your Digestion (The HCL Test)
Poor digestion has become extremely common, and it’s usually because of an underactive stomach (low acid secretion) and undersecreting organs (pancreas, gall bladder, etc). How this happens is debatable, but most research points to chronic gut damage; which is the product of poor food choices (high grain, low meat), excess stress, and over-medicating (antibiotics, antacids,…
Live It NOT Diet! FAQs – Best Tests for Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Dementia
After posting “A Family History of Heart Disease is Total BS” and uploading my “Heart Disease Deception” video on YouTube, I’ve had many questions regarding the best tests for determining your cardiovascular risk. And similarly, what biomarkers to look at when trying to assess your insulin sensitivity, and risk of diabetes and dementia. If you…
Should Everyone Eat More Fruit?
The government recommends 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day, and we’re frequently encouraged to increase our intake whenever possible. But what if most (or all) of those servings are fruit? Should we add more fruit to a the typical North American’s diet – that’s already far too in carbohydrates (glucose) – and typical…
5 Better Uses For Your Foam Roller
There’s one in every gym, and potentially every household. The simple cure for our pains and strains, and the ultimate recovery tool…or so they tell us. Over the last 20 years, foam rolling has become a thing. And now, it seems no one wants to leave home without it. Rolling around making love to it…
Exercise More or Sit Less?
Conventional wisdom tells us that we don’t move enough, but maybe it’s that we sit too much? Spending excessive time sitting at desks instead of inadequate time exercising? More than likely it’s a combination of the two, but research over the last few years makes a pretty compelling case for reducing our sitting time as…
Food Marketing Matters
Not only does the government refuse to adjust a ridiculous food pyramid that’s left more than 1/3 of the population obese and 2/3 overweight, but they fail to regulate marketing and advertising efforts that should be illegal. And I don’t mean the sad fact that companies can put ‘no trans-fat’ on their products if they…
Pushing for the Perfect Poop – Using Your Stool as a Prevention Tool
Bowel movements are one of the best gauges of health. So it’s unfortunate to hear that people are uneducated on the topic, and ignoring clear signs of dysfunction. But perhaps we can blame western medicine for that – as they’d rather take your blood pressure, look in your ears and write-up a prescription then ask…