Self-quantification is the holy grail for taking your health and fitness to the next level! By measuring key health and fitness markers, you can track improvements, see where you need work, and create a well-informed plan. Learn the ins and outs of self-quantification in these articles where I discuss self-quantification devices, how to track calories, how to track sleep, how to track performance, blood tests and vitamin, mineral, and hormone levels, genetic testing and using your DNA results to inform your diet and exercise, urine tests, gut panels, heart rate monitors and tracking heart rate and heart rate variability, and much more!
Ahh...it's that precious moment of year again: the time when I saunter into my local laboratory, slap down a fancy requisition form printed off the internet, and politely request that they remove a couple...
My wife is not happy with me.
See, for the past several days, I've been randomly grabbing drinking glasses from the shelf in the kitchen...
...and peeing into them.
And yes, I realize that now you will...
I get dozens of calls, podcast questions, and emails each week from people who ask things like...
“How can I optimize my health and longevity?”
"How can I live a long time and feel good doing...
Two years ago I did back-to-back triathlons at one of the most difficult triathlons in the world, and tested my blood before and after to see what happened. You can see the results at "What Kind...
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of getting your blood tested, even if it’s just once a year.
After all, if you don’t know what’s going on inside your body, you have no clue how...
This week, I took a deluxe deep dive into the inner workings of my blood and biomarkers. The best way to think about blood testing is this: it’s like paying attention to your check-engine light instead...
This morning, I drove through the snow and ice-covered roads of my hometown in Spokane, Washington to visit Dr. Toby Hallowitz - the same guy I introduced to you in the article "Natural Remedies...
About every 3-4 months, I test my blood with a WellnessFX Performance Panel.
Part of this is pure and simple preventive medicine. In other words, I want to know if there are things happening inside...
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I'll admit it.
I'm a total self-quantification nerd.
You know this if you read my article "A Crash Course On Finding Out What Is Happening Inside...
You've probably experienced muscle testing at some point in your life.
Typically it involves someone pushing down on your arm or trying to pull your fingers apart, while you are in the presence of something...
Ben Greenfield racing a Half Ironman last weekend, photo courtesy James Richman
Do you ever wish you could know exactly what is going on inside your body?
In my recent bout with MRSA (a nasty staph...
Yesterday morning, I was on running along an asphalt path beside the river.
Committed to the plan for the workout, I was carefully gauging intensity, calculating pace, and watching my GPS.
Totally geeked out.
Sadly, I was...
Every 4 months or so, I drip saliva, bleed on paper and pee in a cup to find out what my essential fatty acids, amino acids, Vitamin D, minerals (like magnesium), hormones (like testosterone...
I'm not one to recommend that every time you go exercise, you take eight pounds of heart rate monitors, GPS devices, foot pods and fancy cell phone applications with you. Neither do I endorse...