by Michael Rucker | Jun 17, 2012 | Well-being
People who use technology such as apps to keep track everything from air quality to their heart rate are often referred to as “Quantified Selfers” …or QSers for short. The information gathered by QSers is usually used to help them improve their health and/or...
by Michael Rucker | May 22, 2012 | Entrepreneurship
“Trying to understand how a tech company is going to be successful is a little bit like looking at a sonogram and trying to predict the baby’s hair color.” – Marc Andreessen, Founder, Netscape Organizational Ambidexterity hasn’t always...
by Michael Rucker | Mar 23, 2012 | Thought Leader Interviews
Jerome Breche is an entrepreneur, innovator, and one of the co-founders of SnapEngage, a customer engagement application that empowers any company or anyone to quickly get a robust chat system embedded onto a website. Here are my 5 questions with Jerome and his...
by Michael Rucker | Mar 23, 2012 | Thought Leader Interviews
Nadeem Kassam is a serial entrepreneur and investor who has been focusing on innovation in the health and wellness arena for over a decade. He is a Director at Zynik Capital and founder and Chief Alliance Officer for BASIS, a revolutionary new biometric device....
by Michael Rucker | Mar 23, 2012 | Live Life Love Newsletters
Hello Everyone, I hope 2012 has been as exciting for you as it has been for me. As many of you know this month I welcomed the birth of my first child Sloane. The whole birthing process is simply amazing and I am happy to report Mother and Daughter are doing great! My...
by Michael Rucker | Jan 31, 2012 | Functional Supplements
As the CEO of a supplement company I often get asked, whey vs soy, which is better? Let’s start with whey. Whey protein contains all nine of the essential amino acids. It is easy to digest and also has a higher concentration of branched chain amino acids than...
by Michael Rucker | Jan 30, 2012 | Functional Supplements
PQQ is a growth factor and chemical attractant for a number of bacteria. Bacteria defined as acidobacteria and methylotrophic bacteria produce PQQ. Acidobacteria are common to soil and methylotrophs are organisms that can use reduced one-carbon compounds, such as...
by Michael Rucker | Jan 17, 2012 | Functional Supplements
Myopathies are diseases of muscle. Given that mitochondria play essential roles in energy regulation and production, it should come as little surprise that mitochondrial myopathy can arise from mitochondrial dysfunction. Tragically, some myopathies can interfere...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2011 | Thought Leader Interviews
Erik Allebest is one of the founders of Exercise.com, a website that helps anybody improve their well-being and health through various innovative online tools. He is also the co-founder of Chess.com, a gaming site with over 4 million registered users. Chess.com...
by Michael Rucker | Dec 23, 2011 | Thought Leader Interviews
Alex Gourley is one of the co-founders of Active Theory, the company behind BitGym a mobile application that has been getting a lot of recent buzz including recent features in TechCrunch and VentureBeat. Alex studied computer science at the University of California,...
