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The Surprising Truth About Melatonin

Posted on July 29, 2015August 6, 2019 by John Fawkes
I’ve suffered from insomnia my whole life.  Horrifying, life-ruining insomnia- it used to be that on many nights, I would go to bed at midnight, fall asleep somewhere around 3 AM- and then wake up ... Read More

The five reason your weight loss stalls out

Posted on June 16, 2015January 21, 2016 by John Fawkes
If you’ve been struggling to lose weight for a long time, it’s likely that at some point the following has happened: you start a new fitness plan, filled to the brim with enthusiasm.  You lose so... Read More

My favorite fitness blogs from 2015

Posted on June 4, 2015December 15, 2017 by John Fawkes
These were my favorite fitness blogs back in early 2015.  Since then, my tastes have changed a lot.  For advice from trainers who I’ve been following more recently, read Your most frustrating ... Read More

I measured my brain waves and task performance on caffeine- here’s what I found

Posted on April 29, 2015December 14, 2017 by John Fawkes
For the past six weeks I’ve been conducting an experiment on myself.  I’ve been taking different levels of caffeine every day, with intent of figuring out exactly how much I should take for optim... Read More

How I fight stress and boost my productivity while looking like Robocop- My (pre-production) review of the Versus EEG headset

Posted on April 9, 2015December 14, 2017 by John Fawkes
A few weeks ago, something remarkable happened to me.  I had just finished an hour and a half of kung-fu class, and was grabbing my bag and getting ready to head home, when I started to think about s... Read More
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