Ben Halvorsen

Strength and conditioning coach, and our resident sceptic on anything sold with a before-and-after photo. Writes the programs he has actually run with beginners, not the ones that look impressive on paper.

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Injury Prevention Drowning Prevention: The Questions People Actually Ask

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

5 min read

Layers of protection that keep children and adults safe in and around pools, bathtubs, lakes and the ocean. Key takeaways Ages 1 to 4: drowning is a l...

Injury Prevention Drowning Prevention in Five Minutes

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

3 min read

Layers of protection that keep children and adults safe in and around pools, bathtubs, lakes and the ocean. Key takeaways Ages 1 to 4: drowning is a l...

Injury Prevention Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety: What the Evidence Actually Says

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

10 min read

Home fires spread fast, and you may have as little as 2 minutes to escape once a smoke alarm sounds. Key takeaways Placement: on every level of the ho...

Injury Prevention Making Sense of Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

3 min read

Home fires spread fast, and you may have as little as 2 minutes to escape once a smoke alarm sounds. Key takeaways Placement: on every level of the ho...

Injury Prevention The Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

3 min read

Working smoke alarms, an escape plan and safe habits that protect your household from home fires. Home fires spread fast, and you may have as little a...

Injury Prevention Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety: Common Myths and What Guidelines Say

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

3 min read

Home fires spread fast, and you may have as little as 2 minutes to escape once a smoke alarm sounds. Key takeaways Placement: on every level of the ho...

Injury Prevention New to Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety? Start Here

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

3 min read

Working smoke alarms, an escape plan and safe habits that protect your household from home fires. Key takeaways Placement: on every level of the home,...

Injury Prevention Your Questions About Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety, Answered

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

5 min read

Working smoke alarms, an escape plan and safe habits that protect your household from home fires. Key takeaways Placement: on every level of the home,...

Injury Prevention The Short Guide to Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

3 min read

Working smoke alarms, an escape plan and safe habits that protect your household from home fires. Key takeaways Placement: on every level of the home,...

Pregnancy and Postpartum Folic Acid Before and During Pregnancy: Sorting the Evidence From the Noise

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

11 min read

Getting enough before and in early pregnancy lowers the risk of neural tube defects of the brain and spine, which form in the first month, often befor...

Pregnancy and Postpartum Making Sense of Folic Acid Before and During Pregnancy

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

4 min read

Getting enough before and in early pregnancy lowers the risk of neural tube defects of the brain and spine, which form in the first month, often befor...

Pregnancy and Postpartum Folic Acid Before and During Pregnancy: A Practical Checklist

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

4 min read

The synthetic form of folate, a B vitamin the body needs to make new cells, taken as a supplement or eaten in fortified foods. Getting enough before a...

Pregnancy and Postpartum Myths About Folic Acid Before and During Pregnancy, Checked Against the Guidance

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

4 min read

Getting enough before and in early pregnancy lowers the risk of neural tube defects of the brain and spine, which form in the first month, often befor...

Pregnancy and Postpartum Starting Out With Folic Acid Before and During Pregnancy

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

4 min read

The synthetic form of folate, a B vitamin the body needs to make new cells, taken as a supplement or eaten in fortified foods. Key takeaways CDC recom...

Pregnancy and Postpartum Answers to the Common Questions on Folic Acid Before and During Pregnancy

Ben Halvorsen

2 years ago

6 min read

The synthetic form of folate, a B vitamin the body needs to make new cells, taken as a supplement or eaten in fortified foods. Key takeaways CDC recom...

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