Something You Should Know | Wisdom & Advice for Life

What Really Impacts Health & Longevity

May 4, 2012

Interview with Dr. Duke Johnson, author of the book The Optimal Health Revolution: How Inflammation Is the Root Cause of the Biggest Killers and How the Cutting-edge Sceince of Nutrigenomics Can Transform Your Long-term Health

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Mike Carruthers:
Living in an industrialized society may be hazardous to your health - at least as far as heart disease and cancer are concerned.

Dr. Duke Johnson:
Literally, I've got a graph from the Ministry of Health of Japan that shows that heart disease and cancer were not an issue until after World War II. In the United States it started at the turn of the 20th Century - then heart disease and cancer become the major causes of death.

Dr. Duke Johnson

Making Electronic Communication More Personal

May 3, 2012

Interview with D.A. Benton, author of the book The Virtual Executive: How to Act Like a CEO Online and Offline

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Mike Carruthers:
So much communication today is electronic and not face-to-face so trying to personalize that communication can be very helpful. For example the subject line in an email.

D.A. Benton:
Putting someone else’s name in the subject line statistically improves the chance they will open it, personalizes it, humanizes it.

D. A. Benton

Letting Employees Solve Company Problems

May 2, 2012

Interview with Ryan Tate, author of the book The 20% Doctrine: How Tinkering, Goofing Off, and Breaking the Rules at Work Drive Success in Business

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Mike Carruthers:
More and more companies are allowing their employees to work on side projects that could benefit the company even if it has nothing to do with the employees’ job description.

Ryan Tate:
From the companies stand point they have these employees that like late in the day on a Friday are not at their most productive. And the companies that use this approach seem to do it in order to encourage those employees to use those hours for something that might hypothetically benefit the company and they seem to use it as a low cost research and development lab.

Ryan Tate

Fascinating Science Behind Exercise - Part 2

May 1, 2012

Interview with Gretchen Reynolds, author of the book The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can: Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer

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Mike Carruthers:
When you exercise I’ll bet you stretch your muscles first.

Gretchen Reynolds:
The best science shows you do not need to stretch before you work out and in fact probably should not.

Gretchen Reynolds

Fascinating Science Behind Exercise

April 30, 2012

Interview with Gretchen Reynolds, author of the book The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can: Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer

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Mike Carruthers:
To get the benefits of exercise requires some but not a lot of effort.

Gretchen Reynolds:
In fact the best science shows that you get the most benefits in about the 1st 20 minutes of moving - you will have less risk of heart disease, less risk of diabetes, your brain will be healthier, you will live longer.

Gretchen Reynolds

Important Facts About Diet & Weight Loss

April 27, 2012

Interview with Dr. Nancy Snyderman, author of the book Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat: And the 101 Truths That Will Save Your Waistline--and Maybe Even Your Life

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Mike Carruthers:
You've heard a million times that Americans are fatter than ever but why? Is it just a matter of willpower?

Nancy Snyderman, M.D.:
There's a sabotage that's just a part of the bigger picture. We have created lovely suburbs with no sidewalks; we've taken gym out of school; we do not know how much fat is in the average meal when we go out to eat.

Dr. Nancy Synderman

The Cause & Cure Of Money Trouble

April 26, 2012

Interview with Gary Sirak, author of the book If Your Money Talked...What Secrets Would It Tell?

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Mike Carruthers:
60% of Americans pay off their credit cards every month.

Gary Sirak:
It’s the 40% that don’t that’s the big problem. And I can’t tell you Mike how many people walk in this office with huge credit bills and have no clue how they’re going to pay them off.

Gary Sirak

Finding Opportunity In Chance Events - Part 2

April 25, 2012

Interview with Thor Muller, author of the book Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business

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Mike Carruthers:
Luck can be a powerful force for your success if you understand how to use it.

Thor Muller:
Well we all know that there’s such a thing as blind luck when you’re struck by lightning what we talk about is something called serendipity. And serendipity involves chance but it also involves doing something with that chance what we call creativity.