If there were a pill you could take proven to improve your health in all capacities and slash your risk of all-cause mortalities with little to no side effects, I’m wagering you would at least try it for a month or two. Taking these “pills” would increase not only your lifespan but also your healthspan. …
Snack on Movement
Being sedentary is the new smoking. Yes, not moving your body may be worse for your health than smoking. On average, people spend three-quarters of their waking hours being in one place, such as working at the computer, watching TV, scrolling on the phone, or reading a book. Not moving your body and not doing…
Wisdom from 1st Graders
The class is in session: your teacher, 1st graders. There’s a lot you can learn from the actions of six and seven-year-olds. Observing them throughout the years as a teacher, I’ve found characteristics that I, as an adult, would like to do more of, and if I did, I would be more healthy and happy….
Going Against the Grain
Bread, cereal, tortillas, chips, pasta, and bagels. These foods used to be staples in my diet. Now, I hardly eat them, or if I do, I look for healthier alternatives (discussed in the last paragraph). Here are three of the biggest reasons I don’t consume grains to the extent that I used to….
Energy Boosting Foods
Sorry, no candy bars, sodas, chips, or fast food happy meals made this list of energy-boosing foods. Here are my favorite foods that provide lasting, sustainable, healthy energy. Dark Chocolate: The list starts with my favorite, dark chocolate. Dark Chocolate naturally contains caffeine. A couple of pieces of dark chocolate is an excellent pick-me-up snack…
Fasting Saviors
Depending on what kind of extended fast you are doing, there are helpful things you can do to make your fast more pleasant. Have a cup or two of Black Coffee/Tea Black coffee and tea won’t break your fast and can be an excellent go-to during a fast. Besides providing your taste buds something different…
12-Hour Intermittent Fast
An intermittent fast or abstaining from eating food for a period of time is a practice as old as humanity itself. Hunters and gatherers did not know when their next meal would come, going days without eating any food. Skip ahead 12,000 years to today, and the average human has an eating window…
Healthy Lessons From Mom
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and mom figures. “There is no role in life that is more essential than that of a mother.” I can attest and am forever grateful for mine. Here are four lessons my mother has taught me throughout the years and, in turn, how it can help us all…
Pantry Purge
It may be overwhelming looking at the checklist of items above to remove from your pantry. You may be thinking, “well, then what the heck do I eat (and drink)?” The short and simple answer is real, whole foods—vegetables, fruit, 100% grass-fed meat, eggs, seafood, and poultry. Also, the good news is, there are much…
You, The Cow, The Planet-The Meat You Eat Matters
Meat is one of the most nutrient-dense foods around. Pound for pound, it is hard to find a food source with more protein, iron, and specific vitamins and minerals in food than meat. Like much, though, quality matters! The quality matters for your health, the animal’s welfare, and the environment. It’s why when…