The Food and Drug Administration has taken a crucial step toward expanding access to the antipsychotic medication clozapine, the only drug approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, among the most devastating of mental illnesses. The agency announced on Monday that it was eliminating a requirement that patients submit blood tests before their prescriptions can be filled. Clozapine,…
In common usage, “mobility training” has come to mean what “flexibility training” once meant for many of our clients. Whatever we are calling it, it’s a good idea to examine two joints essential for movement. Mobility Gatekeepers: Hips and Shoulders The hips and shoulders provide the most potential mobility in all three planes of movement…
All food can be broken down into three macronutrients: protein, carbohydrates and fat. This guide to macros will help you to understand what role each macronutrient plays in the body, as well as the best food sources for each one. MACROS 101 Nutrition is one of the most important components of a healthy lifestyle, as…
“Pachamama,” said our guide, Orlando Condori. He tilted his glass, pouring some blush-colored wine onto the parched sand. “Si, la Pachamama!” said everyone else, doing the same. They looked at me. “Pachamama!” I said as I poured half my drink into the earth. I had no idea what I was doing or why I was…
In My Obsession, one creative person reveals their most prized collection. After the Spectrum, a D.I.Y. nightclub in Brooklyn, was evicted from its underground venue in 2016, one of its co-founders, the performance artist and nightlife impresario Gage Spex, sought out a new site. Later that year, Spex leased a banquet hall in Ridgewood, Queens,…
Foam rollers are an effective method of reducing tension and increasing muscle length for either a pre-workout warm-up or post-exercise active recovery. Technically known as self-myofascial release (SMR), the use of foam rollers for the purpose of reducing muscle tension has become a widely accepted fitness practice. There are two prevailing theories regarding why foam…
When it comes to weight management, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, and decreasing inflammation, making small, incremental dietary changes is the way to go. Trying to make too many changes all at once can be a recipe for disaster—this can cause you to feel overwhelmed and make you want to give up. Instead, try modifying…
WHY, INDEED, HAVE writers been so drawn to the color? According to surveys, blue is by far the world’s most popular hue, regardless of geography or gender — mostly owing to our favorable associations with it, or so researchers posit. Not surprisingly, people love cerulean skies and aquamarine seas, moody gemstones — sapphires, lapis lazuli,…
No one goes to a health club or fitness studio hoping they leave in worse shape than when they arrived. There is one common denominator shared by everyone who exercises on a regular basis: we all want results from our time spent sweating! This is one reason why high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts have become…
Summer is a great time to pack your drinks with all the delicious produce that is in peak season. All you need is a basic blender to start whipping up smoothies in a snap. There’s really no wrong way to make a smoothie, but some of the best concoctions are those that have three main…