Chinooks aside, winters are long in Calgary. Period. Piling on the layers of winter repellant to go for a walk feels like a chore and for several months of the year we simply don't get enough time outdoors. And then...there's June. I love this time of year. Suddenly everything is greening up. Sprouts are pushing their way upward at lightning speed, out of their deep winter sleep, and rejoicing in the warm sunshine. Fuzzy little chicks have grown some adult feathers - and confidence - and...

I've been paying attention to the creatine literature, quite literally because it keeps showing up in my various scientific feeds – I can no longer pass it off as hype. My gold standard for consuming and/or taking a supplement is multiple large-scale human (not animal) clinical trials with clear positive outcomes, and they're in. I typically don't endorse supplements for brain health because the science just doesn't support the hype, so this is a significant departure for me; but this is one...

How long have I been putting off writing this article? Days. At least a week. The excuses have piled up like my dirty laundry. First I was under-caffeinated and brain-foggy. Then I was Goldilocks-caffeinated - but I started working on an art project instead. Finally I was over-caffeinated and jittery. I put it off, figuring I'd let the looming deadline create some motivation – and then I was just stressed. My brain was finding a million reasons to keep me from working on this. ...