As a fitness enthusiast, or athlete, you should know that ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the more common gastrointestinal disorders, but the sad truth is that doctors still aren't 100% certain what ... Continue Reading
The Curse of Stress, and How to Break It
I see him everywhere: the man cursed by stress. Though his face and name may change, the story is always the same. Today he’s standing in line at Starbucks, a line that overflows out the door onto the ... Continue Reading
Lower Stress to Increase Fitness
No one walks into the gym with plans to burn out and invite injury. We eat clean, take pre-workout, and have a gainer shake waiting for the second we’re done training. We do everything we can to recover…or ... Continue Reading
Stress Is Ruining Your Fitness
Training really comes down to one thing: stress management. In the gym you add stress to try to push your body to a new level. Outside the gym, you do everything you can to alleviate the stress imposed in ... Continue Reading
The Myth of Stress:The Struggle Between Stress and Weight Loss
Stress has always been a hot topic for me. It is a critical area in our ability to develop a well-rounded health and weight-loss plan. And for many of us, stress leads to poor food choices. The term ... Continue Reading
4 Areas of Your Health You May Be Neglecting
Typically, when we want to get our weight or health back on track, we develop a plan to optimize our nutrition and make a pledge to start hitting the gym. This is a great start. Sedentary lifestyles and ... Continue Reading
Maximize Performance Through Controlling Your Arousal Level
Have you ever been really excited about an event or training session and found that then things went really well? This phenomenon was examined as long ago as 1908 and resulted in the classical ... Continue Reading
Hack Your Stress Before It Hacks You
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James I’ve never heard anyone say “Man, I just love stress so much, don’t you?” But if you look at ... Continue Reading
How Stress Makes You Crave Food and Store Fat
How many of you get stressed out and immediately want to reach for that comfort food? When we are under stress we actually need to provide the body with more nutrients so that we can recover. But instead, ... Continue Reading
How Yoga Can Help You Survive a Really Bad Day
So, today was one of those days. I woke up feeling pretty good and with life moving full speed ahead. I dropped off my nephew at summer camp and still managed to get to work on time. I started to respond ... Continue Reading
The Questionable Effects of Tongkat Ali on Exercise-Induced Stress
Of all the supplements out there, traditional herbs may get the most skeptical eye from modern athletes. There’s always a question in the back of the mind as to how effective they are, or if they are ... Continue Reading
When Stress and Genitals Collide
Does stress affect men and women differently? The answer may surprise you. The journal Current Directions in Psychological Science recently published an article that sought to answer this question by ... Continue Reading
Why and How You Absolutely Must Manage Your Cortisol
You have been training hard, eating nothing but high quality foods, and staying as active as possible, and yet, your body isn’t changing quite as much as you hoped. Sound familiar? This is the case for ... Continue Reading
Kirtan Kriya Yoga Meditation Reduces Inflammation and Stress
Most people know yoga can be a relaxing, stress-relieving form of exercise, but they do not know why it reduces stress. An element of many yoga disciplines, including Kundalini yoga, is the practice of ... Continue Reading
Can Wearing a Mouthguard Increase Your Performance?
Coming from a background in combat sports, I am used to seeing my teammates train while wearing their mouthpieces. It is accepted practice that training with the mouthpiece will help your cardio, as it ... Continue Reading
