Month: September 2020

Training

The amazing interplay of the networks of bacteria or the double-edged sword of antibiotics – part 3

September 25, 2020December 8, 2020Steve Howard

5. Resistance from the bacterium’s point of view If we look at the so-called resistance mechanisms from the point of view of an antibiotic that has lost its effectiveness, resistance…Continue readingThe amazing interplay of the networks of bacteria or the double-edged sword of antibiotics – part 3

Training

Biestmilch Essentials 1: Where is the elephant?

September 21, 2020December 8, 2020Steve Howard

The name Biestmilch comes from Old High German. It is the oldest German term for the substance also called first milk or pre-milk. It is still called this today in…Continue readingBiestmilch Essentials 1: Where is the elephant?

Health

Myocarditis – A Sneaky Hard-To-Diagnose Disease (Part 2)

September 19, 2020December 8, 2020Steve Howard

Inflammation of the heart muscle or myocarditis can be responsible for cardiac dysfunction such as arrhythmias, heart failure (the heart muscle is enlarged and thus the cardiac output is inefficient)…Continue readingMyocarditis – A Sneaky Hard-To-Diagnose Disease (Part 2)

Training

Triathlon training: walking a tightrope between correct strain and overload

September 18, 2020December 8, 2020Steve Howard

The training preparations for your most important competition of the year are hard times for your organism. During these weeks of preparation, you must constantly push your limits without breaking…Continue readingTriathlon training: walking a tightrope between correct strain and overload

Health

Biestmilch Essentials 3: Inflammation – the key to well-being and disease

September 16, 2020December 8, 2020Steve Howard

Inflammations therefore also take place in our body when we are completely comfortable. If these generalized inflammatory processes, which are constantly present in the area of all mucous membrane surfaces…Continue readingBiestmilch Essentials 3: Inflammation – the key to well-being and disease

Training

The heart and its performance: How robust is this machine? (Part 1)

September 8, 2020December 8, 2020Steve Howard

If we consider how long the heart is able to beat without a pause, this muscle can undoubtedly be described as robust. However, during a human lifetime this muscle is…Continue readingThe heart and its performance: How robust is this machine? (Part 1)