Health & Food Choices

Improve Your Health 7 - Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent Fasting is the practice of eating only during specific periods of the day. You can use various programs designed to help you manage caloric intake and stay fit. Click here to read how Johns Hopkins breaks it down. Dr. Andrew Huberman...
Improve Your Health 6 - Addressing 40/30/30
40/30/30 Rule. This carb/protein/fat guideline includes eating 2,500 calories daily and breaks down into about 300 grams of carbs, 100 grams of protein, and 100 grams of fat. Your body gets most of its energy from carbs. Many weight loss...
Improve Your Health 5 - The 40/30/30 Rule
That's the percentage of daily calories from Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats you should have in your diet.  These percentages, give or take, make your internal engine run efficiently.  When the ratio of carbs increases, the ratio of proteins and fats...
Improve Your Health 4 - Body Mass
 On Jan 2, you stepped on the scale and wrote it down.  What does the scale say now? How'd the Body Mass Calculator look?  They say you're serious about helping yourself, or you're not. Click here. It'll help.
Improve Your Health 3 - Baseline
Most people are surprised by the height in proportion to weight metrics that consider you in shape, overweight, or obese.  For instance, a man 5'9" man and 172 pounds is considered overweight.  Click here for a cool body mass calculator from RUSH...
Improve Your Health 2 - Calories
Last week, you wrote down everything you ate each day.  Did you review it?  You did - Good!  Startling huh? A lot of worthless calories slide into your day without discipline. The average adult male needs @2,500 calories daily and...
Detox.
Let's fix the mess created by numerous holiday meals, occasional overeating, and less-than-optimal food choices!  It was fun, but now it stops.  •    That water you started drinking last week? Kick it up to two bottles a day (36oz). ...
Doctor, Doctor
When was the last time you saw your doctor? When was the last time you saw your dentist? Make these appointments a yearly habit. You don't you need good health until you don't have it.
Fruit
Add a portion of fruit to your day to support heart health, help with weight management, and boost your immune system. Bananas, apples, oranges, and berries all have vitamins and natural sugars that provide energy and will help stabilize your...
Improve Your Health 1 - Foundation
To build a foundation to improve your health, you need to know where you're starting from. Starting with food. Write down everything you eat each day this week. Be honest. At the end of the week, review it. You'll start to...
Meal Planning
Set aside time to plan meals for the week ahead, incorporating a balance of fruits, vegetables, and proteins. Add some grains (oats, whole wheat). Watch the carbs!
Food as Medicine - Cherry Juice - Jessica Grelle
- Here's some guidance for your workouts from Food Scientist Jessica Grelle:  "Tart Cherry Concentrate is one of my favorite 'food as medicine' recommendations for its anti-inflammatory properties. Studies have shown that tart cherries exhibit effects similar to aspirin and ibuprofen....
Health - Build a Foundation
To build a foundation to improve your health, you need to know where you're starting from. Starting with food. Write down everything you eat each day this week. Be honest. At the end of the week, review it. You'll start to...
Health - 40/30/30 Rule
This carb/protein/fat guideline includes eating 2,500 calories daily and breaks down into about 300 grams of carbs, 100 grams of protein, and 100 grams of fat. Your body gets most of its energy from carbs. Many weight loss programs shrink...