It’s likely that you’ve read an article or heard someone talk about probiotics. They are live bacteria and yeasts that are good for your health, especially your digestive system. That’s right, they are bacteria that are GOOD for you. People usually associate bacteria with disease, but your body is full of bacteria, both good and […]
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The world of food is confusing. There are conflicting messages everywhere when it comes to what and how much you should eat. I read research and listen to experts talk on podcasts every day and there are still times where I come across contradictory information within a 24-hour period!So what do I do? I just […]
Solid Steps Radio
A few weeks ago I received a message on Facebook from an old friend. He co-hosts a weekly radio show / podcast and he wanted to know if I would be a guest on his show. He was putting together a show to encourage men to start exercising. I jumped at the chance as I’m […]
What My Diet Looks Like
It’s been over two and a half years since I kept a food log, so I thought it would be a good idea to do it for a week to see what my typical diet looks like. I don’t follow any type of “official” diet, such as Paleo, Keto, Low-Carb, Vegetarian, Mediterranean, etc., so I […]
Water Fast 2.0
As humans, we’ve always heard, ‘You have to eat. You have to eat.’ The average person thinks that in order to stay alive, the body needs to have food not only every day, but every few hours. But in fact, that’s not true. If you think about it, throughout history, there have been lots of […]
The 5 Best Things You Can Eat Or Drink
Earlier this week I told you about the 5 things that I think are the worst to eat or drink. So to counter that, here are 5 things that I think you should try and eat as often as possible!#5 Best Thing You Can Eat: MUSHROOMS About 100 species of mushrooms are currently being studied […]
The 5 Worst Things You Can Eat or Drink
I was going to put the word “food” in the title for this post, but I quickly realized that the items I’m going to list are not actually food. They are all things that you can eat that are made in a factory or chemistry laboratory. While I’m not going to say that you should […]
How Dehydration Can Make You Fat and Sick
There is lots of conflicting information out there about how much water we need to drink each day. While I don’t actually keep track, I would guess that I drink somewhere between 90 and 100 ounces of water a day. I have a 24-ounce bottle that I drink from while at work and I probably […]
What Changed About Food in 2016?
I wrote a post back in July about the changes that are coming to the food labels. Although the changes are required to be in place until July 2018, the official change happened in 2016. You can read the details on that here. Other than the food labels, there were some other changes in 2016 to […]
Blood Lab Results
Every once in a while I’ll voluntarily go and have my blood drawn for no other reason than to just check things out and give myself the piece of mind that everything is ok. While I go to great efforts to be as healthy as possible, all of the strict eating and exercise is no […]