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I travelled to Westside Barbell in Columbus, Ohio which has has become legendary for its brutal form of strength training. The gym's founder Louie Simmons attracts people from around the world to study with him, but the gym's unconventional methods and some members' views on steroids have brought controversy to Westside.
Read MoreYogis, shamans, and meditators have been using breathing techniques for centuries to induce altered states of consciousness. And for some, breath work is the preferred way to get high.
Read MoreAmerican Astronaut Don Thomas has orbited the earth 700 times and thinks that if more people saw the planet the way he has the better off the world would be.
Read MoreIn a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Researchers note: “the act of performing surgery itself has a profound placebo effect”
Read MoreUrbanization has increased levels of mental illness. and researchers have been looking into the possible effects of a nature deficit on our mental health.
Read MoreFor most of us, the only relationship we've ever had with leeches was cringing during that scene in Stand By Me when the kids go swimming in a pond only to find their junk being sucked by the bloodthirsty devils. But we might have been wrong to be terrified. According to modern research, leeches are undeserving of the Stephen King treatment...
Read MoreKevin Drew was always a friend of mine, even before he met me.
I got my dream job in the summer of 2002, managing an indie record store. That was the year Toronto exported itself to the world. I did my part for the revolution...
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