Functional Health Initiative

Research team discovers breakthrough with potential to prevent, reverse Alzheimer's Wayne Chen's lab at UCalgary identifies a way to interrupt and prevent progression of devastating condition

WWII veteran reveals secret to his old age is going to the gym every day A 98-year-old WW2 veteran who smokes and drinks daily has revealed the secret to his old age - going to the gym FIVE TIMES a week. Great-granddad John Hamilt...

Drink Coffee After Breakfast, Not Before, for Better Metabolic Control - Neuroscience News While poor sleep can have some impact on metabolism, drinking coffee immediately after waking can harm glucose control. Strong black coffee consumed before breakfast increased blood glucose response to food by 50%.

Lifting weights and strengthening the body is often pursued by those obsessed with appearance. This is NOT what we are about. The women who have walked through my doors and into my life have much more profound reasons to pursue strength training. Our focus is and always will be HEALTH ❤ We are not striving to compete on a stage. We ARE striving to eliminate injuries, we ARE striving to become mothers, we ARE striving to live long disease-free lives, we ARE striving to lead by example, we ARE striving to improve our relationship with food and we ARE striving to become the best possible version of ourselves.

Lifting weights and strengthening the body is often pursued by those obsessed with appearance. This is NOT what we are about. The women who have walked through my doors and into my life have much more profound reasons to pursue strength training. Our focus is and always will be HEALTH ❤ #healthcomesfirst We are not striving to compete on a stage. We ARE striving to eliminate injuries, we ARE striving to become mothers, we ARE striving to live long disease-free lives, we ARE striving to lead by example, we ARE striving to improve our relationship with food and we ARE striving to become the best possible version of ourselves. #womenwholiftheavy #strengthtraining #musclepaystheparty #fuelyourbody #become #injuryprevention #injurymanagement #healthyaging #okotoks