Meditation It has been proven over and over again how good meditation is for you. It has also been said that you can meditate in many unconventional ways, like while doing the dishes, walking or running. I believe that is true. However, there is a catch, isn’t there always? It has to be focused activity. Doing something like checking your …
WFPB
Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet It is promoted as the gold standard eating pattern for health, longevity, performance, weight loss, health promotion. Every whole food, plant-based diet guru, doctor, dietitian has to diss the vegan diet with the same comments about being able to eat junk food and still say you are a vegan. Yes, you can eat vegan cookies, cakes, …
Want to lose weight? Eat more breakfast.
Does this sound familiar? You are training regularly. You would like to change your body composition. No matter how hard you exercise or how well you eat nothing really changes. Your fat mass and your fat-free mass (muscle) seem the same. It feels like nothing you do makes a difference. That is because of the calorie deficit. But, it is not …
How long will it take to burn those calories?
Exercise is not a very efficient way to burn off calories. It is not a direct line from calories in to calories out, we are a little more complicated. However, by switching to lower calorie snacks that are nutritionally dense, ones that are packed with vitamins and minerals, as opposed to calorie dense foods can help manage your weight. Relying …
Cleaning with Vinegar
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Are your kitchen towels dangerous?
Food pathogens could be living in your kitchen towels. When I was growing up my mom cleaned with bleach. Now, my entire family are bleachers. We all like to bleach, nothing says clean, like the smell of bleach. Maybe it saved our lives. It is a great way to keep your kitchen and your kitchen towels from poisoning you. Food …
Do you have the discipline?
Do you have the discipline? Based on the latest research, for most people, the answer is no. If you are training for an event or trying to set a new personal best, you are probably like most athletes and letting your workout intensity drift into the middle, not hard enough and not easy enough. I really wish it wasn’t true, …
Can we talk about fat?
Fat is a nutrient and a fuel source. We need some fat, but we tend to eat a lot of it—a lot more than we used to. In fact, we eat about 23% more calories than in the 1970s. Eat too much, and those calories are stored as fat. Currently, popular diets, like the ketogenic diet, or high protein diet …
Jumping to Conclusions
Eggs, butter, and jumping to conclusions You might be wondering what do these have to do with each other? Everything. In the wonderful world of only reading the headlines, don’t bother with the facts, jumping to conclusions is a real danger. Let me explain. Last weekend was the long weekend in Canada and I went to meet some family and …
Endurance
Are you a cardio junkie? If you are, you know exactly what I mean. If not, let me explain. You love long workouts. Running, cycling, cross-country skiing, swimming, the activity doesn’t matter. What matters is that you don’t want to live without that hit or release that comes with these types of activities. There are a few aspects of these …
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