What to Eat Before and After a CrossFit Workout
For most people, what you eat matters more than when you eat. But keeping a few key facts in mind can help you maximize your workout benefits.
How Ketones Affect Exercise Performance and Recovery
Scientific research has shown that supplementing with ketone monoesters can improve athletic performance and speed up recovery. However, these effects appear to be highly context-dependent.
OneSkin Review (With Before and After Pics)
Using OneSkin for just over a month noticeably improved my skin’s appearance, making it smoother, softening my fine lines, and reducing my number and intensity of age spots.
The 5 Best Sleep Trackers
A look behind the technologies used in the best sleep trackers and the reasons why most sleep monitors can’t accurately detect when you’re sleeping.
The Best Bed Cooling Systems: Eight Sleep vs. Chilipad, BedFan
Water-based bed cooling systems like Eight Sleep provide precise temperature control and can adapt to your body’s needs throughout the night, while bed fans serve as a simpler, cheaper and less-effective solution by circulating air under your sheets.
Why Red Meat Isn’t Bad For Your Health
The nutritional world is full of dogma and misinformation, and it seems like new studies come out daily that provide often conflicting information about what foods are good and bad for us.
The Best Cold Plunges (2025 Update)
I own multiple cold plunge tubs and have tested even more. These are my top picks for a range of use cases, based on my first-hand experience, their cooling performance, and other key factors.
Pulsetto Review: Doctored Research and No Results
Pulsetto used a plagiarized academic study with false information to promote its stress relief product, including a doctored diagram and a fake statement about having funded the research. It also had no effect on my biometrics (or how I felt) during testing.
Plunge Sauna Review
Plunge Sauna’s angled backrest is a brilliant design innovation that dramatically improves the overall sauna bathing experience. Plus, this unit gets HOT, with temps up to 230 degrees.
Eight Sleep Pod 4 Review
Our sleep quality has improved dramatically thanks to Eight Sleep, and we continue to use the system after 4 years. But the newest version has a number of serious downsides that are worth considering before you pull the trigger.
Polar Monkeys Star Treatment 2.0 Review
The Star Treatment 2.0 is the best barrel-style (upright) cold plunge I’ve ever tested, thanks in part to its powerful chiller, excellent filtration and premium stainless steel/cedar construction.
Sweat Tent Review: An Insanely Hot Wood-Fired Sauna
Sweat Tent is spacious, heats up quickly, and reaches temperatures as high as 220 degrees with just a few logs of firewood. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I ended up enjoying the fire-making process, which I found relaxing and ancestral.
Ultrahuman Ring Air vs. Oura Ring Gen 4
Ultrahuman isn’t as well known, but my testing shows it’s at least as accurate as Oura Ring — and it doesn’t require a monthly subscription.
The Best Beef Protein Powders
Beef protein has an incredible amino acid and micronutrient profile, but finding a product that’s free of junk fillers and sweeteners is no easy task. These are my favorite options based on years of testing and use.
Five Ways Red Light Can Improve Brain Health
Research shows red light therapy is a safe and effective way to support brain health, improving mood, bolstering cognitive performance and supporting recovery from trauma. Here’s an overview of how (and why) it works.
Jaspr Air Purifier Review
Jaspr isn’t cheap, but it’s the most effective residential air purifier I’ve encountered. Just make sure you can stomach the high cost of the filter replacements before buying.
The Best Barefoot Shoes for Everything From CrossFit to Date Night
Barefoot shoes should be flexible with no arch support and a zero-drop heel. These are my favorite options, for everything from CrossFit to date night.
Morozko Forge Cold Plunge Review: Is It Worth the Investment?
Morozko makes premium, hand-crafted cold plunge tubs with powerful cooling capability. They’re hard to beat if you can afford the substantial sticker price.
Plunge Air Review
The tub itself is roomy despite its relatively small footprint, and affordable compared to many other options. But the chiller noise and lack of ozone sanitation are definite drawbacks, as is its inflexible plumbing setup.
Is the Sun Home Saunas Cold Plunge Pro Worth the Price? My Hands-on Review
The Plunge Pro has exceptional cooling ability, forming ice within the tub and consistently holding water at 33 degrees. I also love the fully-integrated design (the chiller is built in), which is a big aesthetic upgrade over most cold plunge tubs I’ve owned.
Cold Plunging Tips, Common Mistakes and FAQs
Cold plunging isn’t supposed to be easy or comfortable, but following these 10 tips will help make the experience bearable, effective and safe.
Cold Plunge Showdown: Plunge Brand’s Top 5 Tubs Compared
Plunge makes some of the highest-quality cold plunging tubs available. Here’s how they stack up against each other, based on their specs and my hands-on testing.
Momentous Grass-Fed Whey Protein Review
Momentous claims to have created the highest quality protein powder on the market. I’ve tested Momentous to find out if this protein supplement is as good as the manufacturer claims.
The 5 Best Collagen Supplements
These are the best collagen supplements I’ve found after years of first-hand experience, testing and research, along with a brief description of the most important factors to consider when deciding which one is right for you.
Why Eating Beef Liver Is Good For You
Beef liver’s diverse micronutrient profile provides the building blocks for a wide range of bodily functions, including support for the metabolism, immune system, skin, eyes, reproductive organs, mental health and more.
The 6 Best Bovine Colostrum Supplements
Bovine colostrum can play a key role in improving gut health, immune function and more. These are my favorite products based on their ingredient profile, cost and dosage.
Ampcoil Review: At-Home Personal PEMF and Sound Therapy System
Scientific literature on PEMF supports its potential benefits for pain relief, improved circulation, and faster healing of bone and soft tissue injuries. I can tell you that I felt better after using Ampcoil, but I can’t be certain that the positive outcomes I experienced were because of the device.
10 Benefits of Cold Plunging
Enjoying regular ice baths can help lower stress, reduce inflammation, burn fat, speed up recovery and make you more resilient. In this article, I’ll share the top 10 scientifically-proven health benefits of cold plunging.
Muse S Review: A brain-sensing headband that changed my views on meditation
Muse S is a brain-sensing headband that gives you real-time biofeedback on your brain activity during meditation sessions. It’s also an accurate sleep tracker, thanks to the built-in EEG. In this review, I share how I’ve used Muse S for meditation and how the wearable compares to other sleep trackers I’ve tried.
The 10 Best Natural Protein Powders
Most protein powders are full of junk like synthetic ingredients, fillers and flow agents. These are the ones I use, and the ones I feel comfortable giving to my kids.