Wellness

Testosterone Week: How I Doubled My Testosterone Levels Naturally and You Can Too

by Brett

At last we’ve reached the final post of Testosterone Week and based on the comments from you all, this is the post you’ve been most looking forward to. Today I’m going to share what I did during my 90-day experiment in order to double my total and free testosterone levels. I’m afraid I have no [...]

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Testosterone Week: A Short Primer on How T Is Made

by Brett

In yesterday’s post we discussed the benefits of maintaining optimal testosterone levels and why you should care about your T. Today we’re going to look into the different kinds of testosterone that exist and how our body produces it. Grasping how testosterone works will help us understand why our own levels may be low and [...]

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Testosterone Week: The Benefits of Optimal Testosterone

by Brett

Welcome to the first installment of Testosterone Week! Based on the reaction from yesterday’s announcement post, this is a subject that many of you are both interested in and passionate about. I’m looking forward to reading your constructive contributions to the discussion. I know many of you are clamoring for the “how-to” part of this [...]

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Testosterone Week: The Declining Virility of Men and the Importance of T

by Brett

At the end of last August I decided to start an experiment on naturally increasing my testosterone levels. Kate and I had just finished a month-long series called Heading Out on Your Own: 31 Life Skills in 31 Days. We cranked out a 2,000-4,000 word post every day for 31 days straight. Writing over 75,000 [...]

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The Desk Jockey Workout: 8 Ways to Stay in Shape at the Office

by Brett & Kate McKay

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Become a Stand-Up Guy: The History, Benefits, and Use of Standing Desks

by Brett & Kate McKay

In the past couple of years, as studies have come out sounding the alarm on the ill-effects of excessive sitting, the popularity of standing or stand-up desks has soared. Those who have read much of the coverage of this trend might be forgiven for thinking that standing to work constitutes a new hip fad. But [...]

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Unleash the Power of the Nap

by Brett & Kate McKay

I’ve detailed elsewhere how hard I worked in law school. But there was another secret to my success that I haven’t mentioned yet: the nap. In law school, I rented a carrel where I kept my books and studied in-between classes. I started learning about the benefits of napping and wanted to incorporate the nap [...]

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