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Science news of the day: Brain-gut microbiome axis

Brain-gut microbiome axis: it seems we are indeed into something potentially big The article below is open-access, so go ahead and download it. A few weeks ago I shared a folder-full of files on gut microbiota, gut microbiome and the brain-gut-microbiome axis. As I pointed out, the hypothesis that this is a “big thing” in …

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ALERTS – Cool way to keep updated about your favorite/working subjects with Pubmed

For those of you either getting started on research, writing about something with intellectual honesty or just find science too cool to miss on anything relevant, here’s how your configure Pubmed for your own, personal “newsletter” (notifications). I received the weekly notification ones today: 1) Create an account on Pubmed (fig 1) 2) Log in …

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The Role of Mental Toughness in Sport Performance

“Have the courage to choose the future rather than the past.” — Dr. Salvatore Maddi  “You must unlearn what you have learned.”— Yoda Introduction: Another Brick in the Wall A while ago, I wrote a series of articles about motivation. My goal was to offer an evidence-based introduction to the concepts involved in motivation. The terms that expressed …

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My reality about online coaching

I was going to write “the reality”. This would be not only false and simplistic, but arrogant and illogical. There is no “the” reality. Every good coach who distance-coaches (online) does so after years of on-ground coaching. Here I will share how one feeds back into the other for me, how the variety of programs …

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Of horses and men – Let’s talk about PEDs, drugs in general and education

I’m a health educator out of Oklahoma. And I have a lot of first hand experience under my belt. I think this is what made me choose this career path and also what makes me good at it. I want to tell a story about horses and men. In 2006, I went to a small …

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The use of quantitative indicators in health: IQ and BMI

The use of IQ, BMI and other quantitative indicators in health: they are neither individually significant or irrelevant. Yes, they are all important in the assessment of public – epidemic or endemic – issues, such as educational policies, hunger or obesity. Today it is somewhat consensual that intelligence is not ONE manifestation of the human …

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