Dr. Shawn's Blog

This weekend, I’ll be competing in the 2013 CEO Endurance World Championship for a chance to win a significant donation to The MORE Project.   I’ve been training hard, but I’m up against some really stellar athletes – lots of fast and motivated CXOs who are also racing hard to support their own favorite charities.

This past weekend in Salt Lake City, MonaVie launched into the massive categories of sleep and stress. With upwards of 70-80% of the North American population experiencing “enough” chronic stress to result in stress-related physical ailments and sleeplessness, the potential market for natural stress/sleep solutions is gigantic.   As a Nutritional Biochemist and Exercise Physiologist,

I recently read a blog entry from one of my favorite authors – Seth Godin. I’ve read all of Seth’s books, attended a some of his lectures, and even had some one-on-one time with him at a small event for authors in NYC – so I like to listen to his ideas and apply them

I’m excited to be attending and speaking at the Palm Oil Nutrition Week scientific conference in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia this week. The first few days will be devoted to scientific presentations about the health benefits of phytonutrients from red palm fruit, including tocotrienols, carotenoids, and flavonoids. I will be delivering a presentation tomorrow about the

Do you ever feel that you’re working harder and harder but still getting further and further behind in terms of your health, your stress levels, and your economic status? If so, you have a lot of company. Recent research shows that we’re working longer, enjoying our lives less, and dying sooner. A big part of

Last month, a large study in nearly 15,000 male physicians (the Physician’s Health Study II) found that a low-potency multivitamin (Centrum Silver) taken daily (for 11 years) significantly reduced the risk for cancer. Good news for multivitamin users – especially considering that these anti-cancer benefits were found for a very basic “grocery store” multivitamin. These