Regarding Overall Health and Wellness

At QCKinetix, we want to help you reach your best self with expert guidance from our team of providers, which includes highly trained doctors board certified in multiple specialties, including sports medicine, orthopedic medicine, internal medicine, behavioral change and more.  In addition to our team's training, we provide you with evidence-based tools that research shows will help  support behavior change and help you in your journey to improve. The calculation methods and health and eating recommendations are supported our team's expertise and by research as well. Our team's methods and supporting research are outlined below.  These are the sources we reference when providing guidance and recommendations as part of your participation in our programs, and while using the tools in our app.

Dietary
Fruits and vegetables supply dietary fiber, and  fiber intake is linked to lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and obesity.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649719/

Exercise
Physical activity has many health benefits. These benefits apply to people of all ages, races and ethnicities, and sexes. Physical activity also lowers your risk for many diseases, such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/heart/physical-activity/

Stress
Reducing stress can help bring back calm and peace to a busy life and contribute to health and longevity.  https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress-relievers/art-20047257

Stress management and the effects of stress on the body
The impact of stress on body function: A review.
Yaribeygi H, et. al., EXCLI journal. 2017 July 21;16(1):1057-1072.

Sleep
Poor sleep hygiene practices have a significant impact on sleep quality and duration.  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10105495

Setting goals for weight, BMI and other biometrics. Weight Assessment
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Physiology, Body Mass Index.
Zierle-Ghosh A, Jan A. [Updated 2023 Nov 5]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-.

The Effect of Adherence to Dietary Tracking on Weight Loss: Using HLM to Model Weight Loss over Time.
Ingels JS et. al., J Diabetes Res. 2017;2017:6951495.

Exercise and sports nutrition
International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: protein and exercise.
Jäger R, et. al., J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2017 June 20;14:20.

Benefits of physical activity.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Weight loss goals and strategies
Making concrete construals mindful: a novel approach for developing mindfulness and self-compassion to assist weight loss.
Mantzios M, et al., Psychol Health. 2014;29(4):422-441.

The effects of physical activity on cortisol and sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
De Nys L, et. al., Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2022 Sep;143:105843.

Health benefits of nutrients, foods, and dietary approaches
Devries MC, et al., J Food Sci. 2015;80 Suppl 1:A8-A15.

Dietary strategies to increase satiety.
Rebello CJ, et. al., Adv Food Nutr Res. 2013;69:105-182.

USDA Nutrition Evidence Systematic Reviews.
Boushey C, et. al. 2023 Dec 11.

Nutritional goal setting - Dietary reference intakes for energy, carbohydrate, fiber, fat, fatty acids, cholesterol, protein and amino acids.
Trumbo P, et. al., J Am Diet Assoc. 2002 Nov;102(11):1621-30.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.

Effectiveness of tracking food
The Effect of Adherence to Dietary Tracking on Weight Loss: Using HLM to Model Weight Loss over Time.
Ingels JS, et. al., J Diabetes Res. 2017;2017:6951495.