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The art, or science, of training your immune system is as old as history. In ancient times, the king of Pontus, Mithridates II, regularly took a cocktail of 65 ingredients to protect himself against poisoning (1).

Of course, “poisoning” is somewhat different from a simple...

Level Up Your Life With Fun and Games?

You're too busy to play? I can relate. 

Burning the midnight oil trying to finish your to-do list from 47 days ago? Story of my life.

Your craving for fun free-time is looming large like JAWS and you're throwing it scraps of time from the chum bucket......

Welcome to my 2021/2022 red light therapy handheld review blog post.

First things first though...

Let me give you a little background:

You probably know about my 2019 red light therapy review blog post and YouTube video.

The blog post you're currently reading is a followup to that series,...

Finally, you've arrived at the last part of my 3-part series on the Fitbit & Biostrap. 

In the last 3 installments I've treated the following topics:

1. Comparison of the basic features of the Biostrap and Fitbit
2. Biostrap biometrics deep dive, with topics such as the sleep analysis,...

Of any habit I’ve adopted in the last several years, the sauna by far has the most noticeable effect on my well-being. If I could only recommend one health hack to anyone, it would be the sauna. Sauna users are simply less likely to die. 

That risk includes dying from rom any...

Hey again, thanks for reading my second installment in the 3-part series comparing the Fitbit and Biostrap. 

But first, before diving deep into my own topic, I want to compliment David on the excellent review of the Biostrap and Biostrap EVO that he's already accomplished. 

Please read...

This review is an update to a previous review on the same product, which has since had a major overhaul to its dosing, naming and branding.  

What was once called "Performance Lab SPORT T+" is now renamed "TestoLab Pro T-Booster" by Opti-Nutra.

With a new handle, fresh...

Hi everybody. This is Christa Rucker from team Alexfergus. In this 3-part blog post series I'm going to take you through my experience with both the Biostrap and Fitbit.

Our team member David has already written an excellent review of both the regular Biostrap and its upgraded version the ...

“Good food is very often, even most often, simple food.”

― Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

While working in my kitchen I could just make out the sounds of what I thought was a Harry Potter movie on the television. A part of me...

Unboxing Xen

Ground-Breaking Wellness Technology

Does it feel like you've tried everything under the sun for reducing stress, alleviating common ailments, boosting brain performance, improving sleep, or lifting your mood?

Most therapeutic protocols include taking oral...