book reviews

One of the most common complaints I hear about healthy eating is that it’s too time-consuming. I know I've definitely made that statement many times. It’s not just an excuse, either. The fact is, eating ... Continue Reading

In his Amazon review of Paleo Workouts for Dummies, Dan John called the book a “very good book on modern training with an awful title.” And while Dan John is frequently quotable on many topics, I am ... Continue Reading

Given that I review a lot of cookbooks, I also get a lot of questions as to which ones I would recommend and for what reasons. Reading through the many reviews I’ve done over the last couple years would ... Continue Reading

As a foodie and a mostly-paleo eater, I love that the world of paleo cookbooks is constantly expanding. I might be a geek, but I love to sit down and read a new cookbook. (Okay, I am a geek, but you’d ... Continue Reading

Paleo Cooking From Elana’s Pantry is the third cookbook from one of the original grain-free bloggers, Elana Amsterdam. Elana began her blog in 2006 after experimenting with both a grain-free diet and the ... Continue Reading

I won’t lie. I was anxiously awaiting my review copy of Well Fed 2 by Melissa Joulwan. I reviewed Melissa’s first cookbook, Well Fed, a while back and it quickly became one of my favorites. There were many ... Continue Reading

Attending class at a CrossFit facility or other gym isn’t always possible, so a lot of people do workout programs at home. There are couple problems with this, including the fact that a lot of people who ... Continue Reading

As a coach I like to keep an athlete out of the hands of the physical therapists. Injuries are, at best, a performance drainer. They weaken an athlete and take him or her out of training sessions. At ... Continue Reading

I think this may be my new favorite general-purpose paleo cookbook. There are a lot of paleo cookbooks out there. Some are more paleo than others and some are more suited to specific tasks than others - ... Continue Reading

Nothing makes my day quite like receiving a review copy of a new paleo cookbook in the mail. So I was intrigued when the mailman recently left me a copy of Everyday Paleo Around the World: Italian Cuisine. ... Continue Reading

The idea of somatotyping fascinates a lot of people. If you’re not familiar with the term, somatotyping is based on the idea that each of us belongs to one of several body types. Most commonly, you’ve ... Continue Reading

I predict Beyond Bacon, by Stacy Toth and Matthew McCarry of Paleo Parents, will be my favorite cookbook of 2013. Not only is it informative and full of delicious recipes, but it also features one of my ... Continue Reading

Sometimes when you love a workout implement, you need to write a book about it. And what better device than the dumbbell? It doesn’t get more foundational than the good old dumbbell. Walk into any gym and ... Continue Reading

At this point, paleo cookbooks are becoming more and more common and easy to find, which is a wonderful thing for people who already eat paleo. But if you’re new to the paleo diet, I would imagine all the ... Continue Reading

In business there is no better ammunition for improvement than information. Being armed with good industry data can make or break a business. A deep understanding of where you are, where others are, and ... Continue Reading

If you're familiar with the paleo movement, you know it's not just about which foods you can and can't eat. This was one of the qualities that attracted me to paleo in the first place. Whether your goal is ... Continue Reading

So, you want to be a personal trainer. Or maybe you already earned your certification and even have a job at a gym. But maybe after all that you still feel a little lost. There’s a good reason why many ... Continue Reading

If you follow Kristen Michaelis's blog, Food Renegade, you've probably been anticipating the release of her new book, Beautiful Babies. The book is a primer in traditional nutrition for fertility, ... Continue Reading

Eating paleo isn't always easy, and it's even more challenging when you're also trying to eat paleo as a family. I've found that having dependable resources on hand goes a long way in helping our family ... Continue Reading

Our family has experienced food's ability to heal and restore health firsthand. A little over a year ago now, we did a thirty day paleo challenge. At the time our young family of four, which included me, ... Continue Reading

One of my favorite things about working in the health and fitness industry is learning about all the different approaches to wellness. For example, I've always been interested in the similarities and ... Continue Reading

Just like athletic training, a healthy diet has a huge mental component. What and how we eat is deeply connected to the way we view food and how we relate to it, although we may not always be conscious of ... Continue Reading

While Paul Wade remains a secretive and elusive character, the techniques he divulges in Convict Conditioning are simple, effective, and obviously useful. Using progressions, you are shown how to work the ... Continue Reading