Show Notes
Once again, Eric and Lauren tackle the top health and fitness headlines from the week. Topics include: "exergaming," pizza as a protein source, the hype surrounding HIIT and "exercise snacks," cutting edge research on farts and Alzheimer's disease, smartwatch systems for temper tantrum warnings, and much more.
Time stamps: 0:00 Introduction 8:35 "Exergaming" 15:58 Pizza as a protein source 22:12 The hype surrounding HIIT and "exercise snacks" 35:25 Cutting edge research on farts and Alzheimer's disease 42:08 Smartwatch systems for temper tantrum warnings 50:55 Listener feedback / mailbag
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