If You Eat Too Much, You Get Fat What is a calorie? This has been my favorite question for a long time. Talking to groups of fitness trainers was probably my favorite time to ask this. So, what is a calorie? The answers would be anywhere from; 'It's a gram", "It's a measurement of food", [...]
Grass Fed Beef: Does It Matter? Growing up you probably never heard the term “grass-fed” or “organic” referring to produce and animal products. That’s because there was no distinction between grass-fed or grain-fed products you were buying. I grew up around my grand-parents farm where grass-fed and organic just meant normal. Now if I go [...]
Fighting Disease through Fighting Inflammation Day after day in our busy hustle of life, we don't even think about what we're doing to our bodies. From the activities we do or don't do, to the foods we grab out of convenience, years of bad habits quickly add up to long term damage. Chronic inflammation is [...]
You and your health might be missing something very important in life, the D. That's vitamin D. The system that has been created by our society keeps the majority of us indoors most of our lives. We spend our time indoors, we sit at a desk all day, we are fairly sedentary in our lifestyle. [...]
"The cure for anything is salt water; sweat, tears or the sea." - Isak Dinesen, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature Salt has been demonized by the medical community in recent decades for being the culprit in some very serious conditions. Oddly enough, if you dig into research and clinical studies, that is not the [...]
Fighters have this Weight Loss game down. In a given year I can weigh anywhere from 185lbs to 145lbs. Fighters have to really be in tune with their bodies and know what works and what doesn't, Because if they step on the scale and it doesn't say what they want it to say... They're not [...]
If you're anything like me, after a long day at the office, a stressful day with your boss, or an argument with significant other, will justify any of the “excuses” for a much deserved glass of wine. You earned it; they don't know your life. I know you've heard at some point in your life [...]
The fitness industry is full of knowledgeable, driven individuals. So it seems suiting that people turn to reading blogs to get good fitness advice. Now, which topic to choose from. I decided to choose a topic that I feel is extremely important, focus. Now you ask why focus? When I say focus I mean that [...]
If you are anything like me, making a salad at home is no comparison to a restaurant salad. A restaurant salad has so much detail from the finely chopped vegetables perfectly marinated meat, and variety of cheeses. I love to order a salad at a restaurant. Its more of a treat to me than ordering [...]
We're all in a rush, to help keep things simple, try this quick protein packed egg white dish for the mornings you're in a rush. Ingredients for Egg White Muffins Egg whites, bell peppers, basil, mushrooms sea salt, muffin tray How To Prepare Egg White Muffins Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray your [...]
