There is without a doubt conventional wisdom about metabolism. It goes something like, “Most people gain weight each year no matter what because their metabolisms slow down, especially around middle age.”. We’ve also been told that women have slower metabolisms than men. Menopause only makes things worse, slowing women’s metabolisms even more.Turns out, none of […]
October is coming to an end next week. So you know what that means? It’s time for “No Sugar November”! Can you go from November 1st until Thanksgiving (November 26th) with no sugar? It might seem like a monumental task, but take a few minutes to read the rest of this post and I’ll guide […]
The Holistic Hundred is a 100 day challenge that starts on Tuesday, August 14th and ends on Wednesday, November 21st (the day before Thanksgiving). The challenge consists of not eating any sugars, grains or vegetable oils.This is not Keto. This is not Low Carb. This is not calorie counting. This is not counting macros. Just […]
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are the cornerstone of Federal nutrition policy and nutrition education activities. Since 1980, the Guidelines have been jointly issued and updated every 5 years by the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS). The current version was issued in 2015. You can find it here.The Dietary Guidelines […]
I’m not a Doctor. I’m not a Nutritionist or Dietician. I do not have a degree in nutritional science. I am not registered, licensed, and/or certified in anything related to health or nutrition. BUT, I have spent the last eight years learning as much as I can about the human body and how what, when […]
According to the most recent US News report that I could find, 86% of American workers sit all day for their job, I assume almost all of them sit at a desk or some sort of work station. I also assume that most people have heard of the health risks associated with prolonged sitting (it’s […]
1.2 Mile Swim36:18 (1:52 / 100m pace)33rd out of 192 in Age Group266th out of 1862 Overall T12:52 56 Mile Bike2:27:32 (22.77 mph)Normalized Power = 208W21st out of 192 in Age Group106th out of 1862 Overall T22:23 13.1 Mile Run1:56:34 (8:53 / mile pace)57th out of 192 in Age Group268th out of 1862 Overall Total […]
Last year I created the “Holistic Hundred”. It was a 100-day challenge to eliminate all sugars and grains from my diet and do 100 body-weight exercises every day. I invited people to join me and we ended up having around a dozen people that set the goal to not eat sugar or grains from August […]
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 […]
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 […]
