Chicken and turkey are popular for being high in protein and low in saturated fats making a mealtime staple for athletes as well as in many healthy eating households. Falling back on the same old recipes ... Continue Reading
Glycolysis and Metabolic Optimization: Workout Strategies to Get the Most From Your Metcon
Physical performance, regardless of whether it is working out at the gym, laboring in the fields, or running a marathon, takes much more than determination and training. Nutrition is an essential key to ... Continue Reading
DIY Meal Planning
I learned to do the Texas two-step in my small farmhouse kitchen. My dad loved a good country western dance and his solution to long winters in Minnesota was to push the kitchen table out of the way, turn ... Continue Reading
Can Tongkat Ali Boost Your Testosterone?
Tongkat ali, also known as Eurycoma Longifolia Jack, is an herb native to parts of South East Asia where it has traditionally been used as an aphrodisiac.1 Today, it is an ingredient readily added to many ... Continue Reading
Leverage the Power of CoQ10 for Longevity and Physical Performance
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10 or Ubiquinol) has become quite a popular supplement in the past decade or so, especially in aged populations who stand to benefit the most from its consumption. However, many people ... Continue Reading
Why You Should Eat More And Train Less This Christmas
Around this time of year, the health and fitness media is full of articles about how to “survive” the holidays with your abs and self-respect intact. I do agree that this time is not a two-week-long reason ... Continue Reading
Clean Fuel: Vegetarian Bibimbap
Bibimbap, a popular Korean dish, is the ultimate simple meal in a bowl providing protein and colorful flavor in a rainbow of produce. Athletes who consume an array of vegetables experience positive health ... Continue Reading
The Reasons You Aren’t Losing Body Fat
Body fat is enemy number one for every gimmicky beach body program, Plexus or Shakeology advertisement, and personal trainer. As America’s obesity and diabetes epidemics continue to set unfortunate ... Continue Reading
Making Good Nutrition Choices During the Holidays
You’ll hear no advice from this coach preaching abstinence when it comes to holiday treats. The holiday season is a time for festivities, fun, family, friends, fraternizing, flirting, and fanciful ... Continue Reading
Comfort Fuel: Vegetarian Protein Alfredo
Athletes require a variety of protein sources to maintain and repair muscle structure as well as provide the energy supply needed for muscle endurance. Vegetarian athletes often turn to soy based proteins ... Continue Reading
Why Your Diet Should Be Unique to Just You
Juicing, paleo, Atkins, vegan, raw, IIFYM, intermittent fasting—the list of popular diets seems to be only ever increasing. One week it’s all the rage to eat only high-carb, low-fat foods with minimal ... Continue Reading
The Benefits of Flexible Dieting
In the CrossFit environment, where intensity and frequency of exercise is so profound, proper nutrition can make or break an athlete. People are slowly discovering a better definition of health and ... Continue Reading
Comfort Fuel: Take a Break From Meat
Take a break from meat focused protein and venture into the vegetable world for a family-friendly feast. You may think that meats are the only ideal way to get protein and, admittedly, protein heavy meals ... Continue Reading
This Whitefish Dish Saves Time with Meal Prep
This week’s back to school schedule: cross country practice three nights a week, music lessons back to back for two kids on one night, hockey practice and a game two nights, and a school fundraiser on ... Continue Reading
A Clean Healthy Meal for the Back to School Time Crunch
Back to school means back to a hectic family routine for us parents who are shuffling between work, school, and after-school kid activities. Having busy nights doesn’t mean you need to eat less healthy. ... Continue Reading
Healthy Food Doesn’t Have to Suck
The rules of eating well aren’t complicated. We all understand the basic principles of portion control and macronutrient ratios, but for many of us, creating meals based on those principles just doesn’t ... Continue Reading
Smart Eating: Feel Good Food
What you eat has enormous power to affect more than just hunger pains. Eating clean wholesome foods nourishes you, energizes you, and makes your body feel physically strong. How about mentally? Yep, food ... Continue Reading
What Are You Really Hungry For? 4 Things Other Than Food You Might Be Craving
You find yourself standing with the fridge door open wide, pondering what you’re going to eat to quell this insatiable hunger. If you’re lucky there’s some leftover chicken from last night and fresh ... Continue Reading
Cheap, Healthy Fuel for Athletes
Source: Bev Childress Every top college and pro sports organization has figured out the obvious: what you eat fuels your performance. Sure, athletes might splurge on cheat meals following exhausting ... Continue Reading
Use Cheat Meals to Your Advantage
I think it’s safe to say that everyone has heard this apothegm before, “The harder you work, the better your results.” This saying has a lot of truth behind it, but it isn’t inherently true. There are many ... Continue Reading
A Combo Punch of Fiber, Fats, and Protein
Being more active in the summer comes naturally, and the abundant sunshine motivates me to get more quality time biking or hiking with the family. The extra activity keeps my mind and body tuned in to my ... Continue Reading
Low Fat Dairy Consumption and Parkinson’s
Fat is one of the three macronutrients, and one of your body's most important energy sources. Not only does more fat consumption encourage the more efficient breakdown of dietary fat but also stored ... Continue Reading
Refined Grains in Pregnancy Diets and Childhood Obesity
Many studies in the past have linked a poor pregnancy diet to a higher risk of childhood obesity. For example, a June 2017 study found that drinking diet soda during pregnancy increased obesity rates ... Continue Reading
How to Stick to Your Diet and Still Enjoy Summer Social Events
No matter the time of year, sticking to a structured nutritional plan can be a battle of the mind. But the battle can be even more difficult in the midst of summer barbeques and with patio season ... Continue Reading
