Scott W. Stevenson, PhD, LAC

Cortisol, Carbohydrate and Combating Catabolism

 by on June 17, 2014

As I’ve become fond of saying of late, resistance exercise is an unnatural act: A stressful set of repetitive actions undertaken primarily to elicit physiological adaptation. In the case of you and me, the preferred adaptation is muscle growth – pure, unadulterated, perhaps even “ridiculous” looking muscle growth.

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As I’ve become fond of saying of late, resistance exercise is an unnatural act: A stressful set of repetitive actions undertaken primarily to elicit physiological adaptation. In the case of you and me, the preferred adaptation is muscle growth – pure, unadulterated, perhaps even “ridiculous” looking muscle growth.

Saunas for Detox: Modern Myth or Medical Marvel?

 by on April 8, 2014

Most of you reading this probably live in a modernized world, filled with the stimuli of cutting-edge technology and lifestyle-related stress that you’ve adapted to, but might leave humans of centuries past paralyzed with panic. On the other hand, conveniences like air conditioning, running water and electricity ease our day-to-day stress…

Most of you reading this probably live in a modernized world, filled with the stimuli of cutting-edge technology and lifestyle-related stress that you’ve adapted to, but might leave humans of centuries past paralyzed with panic. On the other hand, conveniences like air conditioning, running water and electricity ease our day-to-day stress…