Dr. Paul Henning

High quality protein is absolutely essential for building lean tissue and promoting recovery from arduous training. But traditionally, higher protein diets have been viewed with a negative connotation and were proposed to cause kidney issues.

Hyperglycemia (i.e. elevated blood glucose/sugar levels) can have a negative impact on your health affecting everything from your vision to weight to your heart. So it's crucial to understand how to manage it. In this article, Dr. Paul Henning investigates supplements research has shown to improve glucose response.

Losing body fat, enhancing athletic performance and changing body shape are all by-products of optimum health, and optimum health can only be achieved via an optimum approach to nutrition. In this article, Dr. Paul Henning discusses what it takes to create and maintain optimal health with easy-to-follow food choices.

In order to gain muscle, it’s imperative that we repeatedly attain an anabolic response to our training and nutrition. New research suggests that a specific combination of nutrients dramatically increases anabolic response following training. In this article, Dr. Paul Henning dissects the research to learn more.

Type 2 diabetes is a deadly disease that affects over 400 million people worldwide and accounts for around 90% of all cases of diabetes. In this article, Dr. Paul Henning discusses the impact that resistance training has on this deadly condition.

Our parents always told us to eat a good breakfast before going to school, but as we get older and enter teenage years and beyond; many of us start to skip breakfast. But what role does breakfast play in the overall picture of health & fitness? In this article, Dr. Paul Henning examines some evidence on this topic.

As we know, resistance training represents a potent stimulus to increase skeletal muscle mass and strength. However, without protein, net muscle protein balance will remain negative. In this article, Dr. Paul Henning discusses the importance of pre-sleep protein as it relates to muscle protein synthesis.

Obesity rates in the United States have been rising exponentially in recent years. This increase has caused an increase in chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and more. In this article, Dr. Paul Henning discusses the science of fat metabolism and how it relates to food and exercise.

Some believe that simply by exercising first thing in the morning on an empty stomach will burn more body fat, but if it were that simple; we wouldn’t have an overweight/obesity epidemic in our country. In this article, Dr. Paul Henning unwinds the confusion surrounding 'fasted cardio'

Maintaining skeletal muscle and physical function are absolutely critical to optimal health throughout the aging process. In this article, Dr. Paul Henning discusses evidence based supplements that have been shown to fight off the effects of age related muscle loss, called sarcopenia.

Due to an increase awareness of men’s health issues, including androgen deficiency, the use of testosterone therapy is growing. But what are the long-term implications of TRT on heart health? In this article Dr. Paul Henning looks deeper into the research to see if there's link to TRT and heart problems.

We have all witnessed someone in the gym who hasn’t exactly performed an exercise throughout its full range of motion (ROM). In this article, Dr. Paul Henning discusses the benefits of training each muscle through it's full range of motion.

Anabolic resistance is responsible, in part, for muscle atrophy with aging, muscle disuse, and during disease states. This phenomenon is termed “sarcopenia”, or "age related muscle loss" and in this article, Dr. Paul Henning discusses how fight the affects of muscle loss caused by aging.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common hormone disorder in women of reproductive age. In this article Dr. Paul Henning looks at the science and outlines steps women can take to improve symptoms and potentially reduce the risk of long-term complications such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and much more.

Over the last few years, public and medical opinion towards marijuana has shifted, and it has gained wider acceptance across the board. In this article, Dr. Paul Henning discusses the effects of marijuana on athletic performance, hormones, inflammation, and cardiovascular health.