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Benefits of Drinking Water in the Morning
Is drinking water in the morning going to lead to miraculous health benefits? Dr. Neal discusses and shares thoughts on the best sources of drinking water.
What Order Should I Do My Exercises and How Many Sets and Reps Should I Do?
Sets and reps to build muscle strength, muscle tone, and muscle endurance. Dr. Neal shares the benefits of mixing up your exercise routine.
The Essential Oil Revolution: What Are the Health Benefits of Essential Oils? Are There Side Effects?
Listen to Dr. Neal address this topic on Episode 170 of the podcast Optimal Health Daily. Essential oils are definitely big business right now. The way they’re marketed, it seems as though many of our common ailments can be relieved or cured altogether by these! But...
The Best Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Alternative Therapies for Autoimmune Diseases
Listen to Dr. Neal address this topic on Episode 165 of the podcast Optimal Health Daily. First... What Is an Autoimmune Disease? For those that aren’t aware of what we mean by autoimmune disease, basically we’re talking about conditions where, for some reason, the...
Sports and Exercise Supplements and their Effectiveness on Performance and Muscle Growth
Sports and exercise supplements and their effects on performance and muscle growth. Dr. Neal advises on whether you should take them.
Should I Take a Daily Vitamin & Supplements? The Straight Answer
Should you take a multivitamin every day? Hear the answer from a public health doctor, certified health education specialist, nutritionist, and professor.
Reducing Statins for Heart Attacks: Lowering Cholesterol and Getting Off Heart Attack Medications
Listen to Dr. Neal address this topic on Episode 145 of the podcast Optimal Health Daily. This past week, my mom suffered a heart attack. Here’s how it played out: after experiencing two days of worsening chest pain, she finally went to urgent care (at the insistence...
Magnesium Deficiency and Supplements: Should You Take a Magnesium Supplement?
Listen to Dr. Neal address this topic on Episode 140 of the podcast Optimal Health Daily. Magnesium is an important nutrient. It is actually a mineral and serves many important functions in the body. It’s been estimated that magnesium is involved in over 300 metabolic...
Ketogenic Diet 101: Exogenous Ketones, The Fat Adapted Diet, and More About Keto
Listen to Dr. Neal address this topic on Episodes 135, 290, 430, 605, and 870 of the podcast Optimal Health Daily. Imagine it’s 2012. Picture me walking around a busy downtown street stopping people at random and asking them if they have ever heard of the Ketogenic...
The Thirty-Year-Old College Student
This is a guest post by George Stonecipher, who submitted the following essay as an assignment in Dr. Chris Patti's course at Appalachian State University. This essay has been featured on the Optimal Living Daily podcast - Episode 400. I graduated high school in 2004...
