Overwhelming volumes of research indicate that creatine supplementation improves exercise performance and lean muscle mass. Now research is showing potential benefits on cognitive function.Research suggests that in addition to creatine accumulation in skeletal muscle, the brain may also take up creatine. This study had healthy men and women load with 20 grams of creatine per day or placebo for one week.Afte ...

You saw it. We all did. And we were aghast! Stunned. Horrified might be the best description. It was the perfect storm. The pinnacle moment we had to suffer to bring an end to the madness. You, I and millions of football loving fans witness the Green Bay Packers intercept a pass on the last play of the game, only to have a "good enough" replacement ref signal touchdown for the Seattle Seahawks. What a way t ...

"You’re a complicated diverse creature. A fine mix of debonair and… adrenaline. Battle scars and smooth jokes..." [caption id="attachment_1476" align="aligncenter" width="465" caption="What's the Truth about Michelob Ultra's Claim of 2.6 carbs"][/caption] Yes, yes...You are one swell beast of a guy. A regular Jack Kerouac in khakis no doubt. And for only 2.6 grams of carbs and 95 calories you can sh ...

Why the price you’re really paying for the convenient "twist off top" protein shakes may be your life—at least your health. You’ve likely heard the saying, “If a tree falls in the forest does anyone hear it?” It’s a oft used, well travel thought experiment that questions the nature of reality. One I like to leverage when pointing to the fundamental flaw of the ready-to-drink, twist off top, protein shakes / ...

[caption id="attachment_1151" align="alignright" width="260" caption="Follow the Arrow to the Fruit-Smoothies!"][/caption]This scene plays out tens of thousands of times a day across the country: Your typical "health nut" with the best of intentions, slams down a shot of wheat grass (whatever the hell that is), and promptly chases it with a whopping 785 calorie, carb-o-bomb "fruit smoothie" before hobbling ...

[caption id="attachment_1090" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Angie's Nutty Vegan Whole Grain Pancakes"][/caption]As some of you know, our son, Nathaniel has severe food-allergies. Hence the reason why Angie and I have been making vegan pancakes and waffles for Sunday brunch over the years. It helps that Angie used to be vegan. The following recipe developed and perfected by Angie, is the curr ...

So... [caption id="attachment_830" align="alignright" width="213" caption="Get Crazy Skinny!!!"][/caption] I'm looking for the right word... Bad... pathetic... ordinary... out dated... prehistoric... archaic... first order... paleolithic... Wait! That last one seems to have become a diet, so it may not apply. But I'm sure you get my drift. What other colorful descriptions come to mind? Please share them... ...

[caption id="attachment_776" align="alignright" width="280" caption="The Joy of Fishing with my little Brother"][/caption]I want to be a boy who gets to play and run and jump. I want to be a boy who has more joys than worries, more freedom than responsibility, more love and compassion than punishment and consequences. At times, we all have romantic fantasies about times in our lives we’d like to revisit—the ...

"Question: I don't take supplements. I'm into just being real. Try to eat clean...Should I be using any supplements? And if so, why?" ~ Jason D. Answer: I salute your "just being real." But as for "should you take supplements?," that’s something that... ...

Pardon my temper if you will... [caption id="attachment_680" align="alignmiddle" width="458" caption="At EAS We Are 100% Committed to Latest Advances in Scientific Research!"][/caption] Be warned, I'm about to break a rule! More accurately a promise or commitment I'd made to myself—a commitment to a deaf ear and altogether look the other direction from EAS. I can only imagine how a parent might feel w ...