Are you a Sugar Junkie?

You could be addicted to sugar without even knowing it!  Food companies have been sneaking more and more sugar into our foods over the last several decades.  They put it in everything.  We encourage everyone to dig down into the lables on the foods they eat.  Go past the Nutrition Facts and look at the… [Continue Reading]

Shakeology Dissected – Part II: Acai Berries

That’s right.  The magical berry touted by many products as being a sort of “cure all” is in Shakeology.  Shakeology contains a proprietary super-fruit blend that not only includes the acai berry, but acerola powder, Camu-Camu powder, Pomegranate powder, Bilberry powder, Blueberry powder, Lycium (Goji Berry) powder, Cordyceps, Maitake powder, Reishi powder, Citrus bioflavonoids, Rose… [Continue Reading]

Community Supported Agriculture

CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture.  Get to know this term, because it could change the way you eat, or at least I hope it does.  Here’s a video discussing the CSA concept and its benefits. Also, take the time to learn more about buying eggs with Mark Sisson here: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/egg-purchasing-guide/

Go to http://www.localharvest.org/ for… [Continue Reading]

Shakeology Dissected – Part I: Whey Isolate

So, what’s in Shakeology anyway?  We know it has the highest quality ingredients, including:
•    Protein and Essential Amino Acids to help build long, lean muscles and reduce food cravings
•    Prebiotics and Digestive Enzymes, which aid in improving digestion, regularity, and nutrient absorption
•    Antioxidants and Phytonutrients to help counteract free radical damage that can lead to… [Continue Reading]

Why Are We Killing Our Children?

Perhaps that’s a provocative title there. The simple fact is that in the vast majority of cases that’s what is happening. We are destroying our most precious resources, our children. We don’t do this consciously. Instead, we have been mislead by massive food corporations that really don’t give a damn about us or our kids…. [Continue Reading]

Healthy Eating Tips

A lot of people ask me what they should be eating or whether I have any helpful tips. Here are what I believe are the foundations of a healthy diet. There are a lot more, but this is a good foundation to build on.
1. Whole Foods 
Avoid processed junk. Look past the nutrition facts and read… [Continue Reading]

Tony Horton Fitness Camp!

WOW, what a weekend.  I am on overload and complete exhaustion at the same time.  I’ve been really lucky in my life.  I have an incredible wife…duh.  Way back in 2003 Monica made friends with Tony Horton.  To be honest I thought the whole thing was silly at the time. But then life really is… [Continue Reading]

What’s With All the Protein?

If you are doing P90X and following the Nutrition Guide, you are probably asking yourself this very question.  Seriously, why so much protein?  It makes Phase I – Fat Shredder – hard to follow and represents a massive change from the modern American diet of starchy carbs, high fat foods and high fructose corn syrup… [Continue Reading]

Going Primal?

If you are a regular reader/subscriber to this blog you know that nutrition is one of the topics we discuss quite a bit.  One of the great resources for nutrition information on the Internet is Mark Sisson’s The Daily Apple blog.  If you review Mark’s blog you’ll find common sense information about fitness and nutrition. … [Continue Reading]

Obesity Epidemic?

“Epidemic” is defined as follows:
–adjective  1.   Also, ep⋅i⋅dem⋅i⋅cal. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.  2.  extremely prevalent; widespread.
–noun  3.   a temporary prevalence of a disease. 4.   a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something: an… [Continue Reading]