book reviews

Want to try an obstacle race or mud run, but have no idea where to start? You’re not alone. In just a few short years, the choice of obstacle races has gone from the “big three” of Tough Mudder, ... Continue Reading

When asked to read Digestive Health with REAL Food, by Aglaee Jacob, I jumped at the opportunity. This was for both personal and professional reasons. As a nutritionist who deals frequently with clients ... Continue Reading

One of the most important components of success in anything is uncovering what motivates you or your client. The PrayFit Diet, by Jimmy Peña, is an invaluable resource for people who have a successful ... Continue Reading

If you’ve been around endurance sport and the Internet for any length of time you probably already know Ben Greenfield. It’s hard not to – the guy is a hard worker and markets relentlessly. The Real ... Continue Reading

Golf is a game of life. Golf is about facing a different dilemma every single time you step up to hit. Every situation in golf is completely it’s own unique entity. Every shot, every variable from the ... Continue Reading

What were you doing when you were eighteen years old? Were you on a book tour? Because Joshua Weissman, author of The Slim Palate Paleo Cookbook, is. Yes, Joshua is eighteen years old and a proud author. ... Continue Reading

It’s difficult to describe Stefani Ruper’s new book, Sexy By Nature. I thought about calling it a how-to guide, a self-help book, or a manual for women’s wellness. But none of these are entirely accurate, ... Continue Reading

When it comes to nutrition in the fitness world, figuring out the right combination of macronutrients to consume and when to eat them is a dominant focus. But what if most athletes are looking in the wrong ... Continue Reading

Autoimmunity is one of those big buzzwords in the nutritional community. As more and more research comes out we are beginning to understand the mechanisms by which certain foods may be negatively affecting ... Continue Reading

Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook is a co-creation of author Dina Falconi and illustrator Wendy Hollender. Between the two of them they have over 45 years of experience in their ... Continue Reading

Since I make both smoothies and bars regularly, I was excited to receive the new eBook, High Protein, No Powder, to review. Although I have a decent spark of creativity when it comes to stovetop cooking, ... Continue Reading

Sprained ankle? Ice it. Knee pain? Ice it. Tough workout? You guessed it - another job for ice. Everyone knows that ice is the cure-all for injury and soreness, just like everyone knows lobotomies are the ... Continue Reading

Juli Bauer is the sassy single girl behind the hit blog PaleoOMG. I first heard of her website a long time ago and knew it by its reputation for having great recipes. Personally, I can’t stand cooking a ... Continue Reading

Strange as it may sound, one of the primary reasons I hesitated to start eating a paleo diet was my love for fermented foods. Before we started eating paleo, I loved making sourdough bread, and my husband ... Continue Reading

Study after study demonstrates resistance work isn’t just a good idea for injury prevention and bone health, but actually improves distance running performance. Nevertheless, many hardcore runners still ... Continue Reading

As I have written before, the term paleo has become a catch-all for anything from simply eating gluten-free to consuming a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet consisting almost entirely of vegetables and ... Continue Reading

Quick & Easy Paleo Comfort Foods is the second cookbook from husband-and-wife team Julie and Charles Mayfield. Their first book, Paleo Comfort Foods, featured a fabulous collection of, appropriately ... Continue Reading

Update (10/23/14): This book is now being sold in print format through Amazon. This new edition includes: two 30-day meal plans (one for AIP and one for general health); detailed notes on every single ... Continue Reading

It’s always been a major pet peeve of mine that when people find out I’ve studied martial arts, they immediately assume I’ve done so for self-defense reasons. This is annoying because A) I did not ever ... Continue Reading

For some reason, the cookbook Nom Nom Paleo: Food for Humans transports me back to my childhood love for books. I think this is in part because it looks and feels like a textbook, but also in part because ... Continue Reading

What does the contributing editor of Popular Mechanics, who also holds a PhD in physics, have to say about fitness? Well, in an attempt to set the record straight and dispel many of the myths in and around ... Continue Reading

Somehow before reading this book I never really understood how different those who eat paleo and those who eat gluten free really are. I came to eating gluten free from a paleo perspective. And while I ... Continue Reading

As a trainer, one of the most common problems I hear from new clients is boredom. The same old stuff that everyone does in the gym gets old in time, and for many people also becomes ineffective. Many ... Continue Reading

2013 was a great year for fitness geeks who like to curl up with a good book when they're not in the gym. Here are the top ten fitness, nutrition, and health books that we reviewed in 2013, counting down ... Continue Reading