Rethinking The Calorie: MY Two Cents

January 31, 2016 // Nutrition

The idea of looking at a plate of food and assigning a numeric value seems grossly unnatural, and now is...

The 5 Best Health Principles I Learned in 2015

December 30, 2015 // Fitness

2015 was a tremendous year of insights, successes, challenges, education, changes, developments, and motivations. This past year, I set out to...

I Don’t Want Six-Pack Abs (And You Shouldn’t Either)

November 22, 2015 // Wellness

Oh you have a six-pack? That’s cool. Not me. I’m all set. I remember obsessing over building a...

The Most Essential Exercise: The Squat Sit

July 19, 2015 // Wellness

Your hip joint plays a role in almost every mid- and lower- body movement. The ball-and-socket allows the hip to...

5 Elements of Effective Dieting

July 12, 2015 // Nutrition

Diets are aplenty in the fitness industry. Diets are perceived to be a short-term, quick-fix to lifelong rooted issues in...

Control The Damage From Yesterday’s Feast

July 5, 2015 // Nutrition

Holidays and festive traditions are meant to be enjoyed, even with the indulgences aplenty.  Instead of feeling guilty for having...

Do You Suck At Chewing?

June 28, 2015 // Nutrition

Everyone masticates. We all take pleasure and pride in chewing our foods. However, it’s apparent that chewing strength may...

6 Spices & Herbs That Shrink Your Waist

June 23, 2015 // Nutrition

We are all aware that there is no “magic pill” that leads to direct fat loss. But, there are a...

Sweating Is Not Fitness

June 14, 2015 // Fitness

“Did you workout yesterday?” “Yea, but I only had 15 minutes so I just worked up a good sweat.” This conversation...