If you were to ask me what food is the most toxic to our health, my answer would have been different throughout the last 2 decades. Early in my career, I would have said sugar. 10 years ago it would have been gluten. But now, although sugar and gluten are still at the top of
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Dispelling common myths throughout the Healthcare and Fitness Industries
October 30, 2024
GYM TIPS FOR WOMEN
Myths and misconceptions run rampant in the fitness industry. One of the most common misconceptions is the fear that women have about bulking up too quickly. As a fitness professional for over 20 years, I can say with complete conviction: IT’S NOT THAT EASY TO BULK UP! For a little more insight behind this concept,
October 23, 2024
Healing From Digestive Disorders
Digestive disorders are becoming exponentially more prevalent for a variety of reasons. A majority of the risk factors are environmental: processed food intake, toxic water, stress/trauma, toxic beauty products, polluted air, medical drugs, etc. This article from the Weston A. Price Foundation details a 3 pronged approach to mitigating these factors: Eat the right foods.
August 06, 2024
Alcohol Defense Protocol
I don’t advocate drinking alcohol, but I do advocate protecting your body against it. There are many ways to fight the effects of alcohol both on the preparation side and the recovery side. Here are a few of the most practical tips: DURING THE DAY PRIOR TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION: -Eat choline (found in egg yolks)
July 09, 2024
Why We All Need More Pull Exercises
Like most young males, my initial foray into weightlifting centered around the glamour muscles of the upper body: chest, bis, tris, and abs. A couple of injuries, and ALOT of education forced me to realize that training for form over function was a rookie mistake. Muscular balance ( upper body to lower body, front to
July 03, 2024
Cooking and Planning For the Family
Eating healthy is hard enough when you’re just trying to feed yourself. Trying to plan healthy meals for a family of five can quickly lead to breaking down and hitting up door dash because “there’s no time”. This super-detailed article from the Weston A Price Foundation gives real life, usable tips on how to meal
May 23, 2024
Feeding Cats and Dogs Naturally
Friends and family often tell me “I think your dog eats healthier than ME”. This might be true for some, but it shouldn’t be earth shattering. Part of the equation is that our human food supply has progressively become more and more processed. And what we call “pet food” today is potentially even more poisonous
May 09, 2024
Cortisol and Weight Lifting
Anabolic and Catabolic hormones typically have an inverse ratio. As our growth hormones like testosterone rise, stress hormones like cortisol fall. And vice versa. This is why the chronically stressed typically have a lower sex drive. When we are fighting a lion, our bodies don’t care much about reproduction at the moment. I’ve always taught
April 18, 2024
The Worst Cereal You’ll Ever Eat
I’m an 80’s kid. Grew up on cereal. I’m not talking about corn flakes and Cheerios. I’m talking about the hard stuff: Fruity Pebbles, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Count Chocula, and Cookie Crisp. The sweeter and more gimmicky, the better. I don’t blame my mother. Much like smoking in the 50’s, there wasn’t a lot of
April 10, 2024
Fats and Heart Disease. Is There Any Link?
The debate over cholesterol, saturated fats, and vegetable oils is an interesting one. As medical journals continue to publish articles disproving the link between cholesterol and heart disease, our medical system continues to plug away in overprescribing cholesterol meds with very little useful dietary and lifestyle advice. Even if dietary advice is given, it’s typically