TEDxIowaCity – Dr. Terry Wahls – Minding Your Mitochondria

A friend passed this video of TEDxIowaCity – Dr. Terry Wahls – Minding Your Mitochondria along to me the other day. It makes a very compelling case for proper nutrition and whole foods, in particular the paleo diet. This is important, so please watch it.

Reprogramming Your Genes

The Primal Blueprint

I’ve recently started reading Mark Sisson’s 21 Day Total Body Transformation (“21 Day”) and I thought I’d share my thoughts and my experiences since I started adopting the Primal/Paleo lifestyle in early 2010.  I also thought I’d discuss specific issues/concepts throughout the book and, again, share my experience. I first heard about Mark and The… [Continue Reading]

Healthy Squash Soup

Yet another recipe in the books! This is exceptionally easy to make and really tasty.  Watch the video.  Go to the store and get some veggies and then let us know what you thought by leaving a comment.  

Shakeology® and P90X®

Recently Steve Edwards, Director of Results at Beachbody, wrote the following article discussing how Shakeology fits into the P90X Nutrition Guide.  A lot of people are confused by this and many have asked me how these two things fit together. I wanted to republish Steve’s article here as a resource for those wondering how to… [Continue Reading]

An Apple a Day!

For about a month now, I’ve been eating an apple every day.  This started quite by accident.  One day I was foraging around in the kitchen and came across an apple.  What a great snack.  Then, I ate one the next day and the next.  Pretty soon, it became a habit (i.e. addiction). I don’t… [Continue Reading]

The Best BBQ Ever!

I know, I know…BBQ…what is that doing here on a fitness and nutrition site?  The truth is that cooking over an open flame is a very healthy way to cook.  It’s a heckuva lot better than frying food.  Aside from the method you use, the food you cook is also important.  Here is one of… [Continue Reading]

A Fresh Box of School Fundraiser

A school fundraiser. Candy? No. Cookies? No. Magazines? No. IT IS FOOD! Not just food but locally grown organic veggies that are unbelievably delicious. What a brilliant idea.

The 2011 Primal Blueprint 30-Day Challenge

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Why a Primal Challenge? Results.  Results are really the ultimate way to determine whether something works or not.  Results may be harsh, but they are always fair.  Based on results I know that a paleo nutrition plan works for me.  I often refer to this as a “Primal lifestyle” or “Primal nutrition”.  I learned about… [Continue Reading]

P90X Results and Recovery Formula Explained

P90X Recovery Formula

P90X Results and Recovery Formula is a great product. It is important for you to understand how to use it to refuel after workouts, but it is also important for you to understand that it is not something to have as a snack. It has a very specific purpose and application. In this video, I… [Continue Reading]

Ten Day Clean Eating Challenge

Whole Foods Baby!!!

Today kicks off Day 1 of our 10 Day Clean Eating Challenge. Here’s the deal: NO ALCOHOL~NO SUGAR~LEAN PROTEIN~FRUITS/VEGGIES~LIMITED WHOLE GRAINS 5/16-5/25.  So, that’s the next 10 days.  Why 10 days?  Why not 30 or more?  Shouldn’t we all eat clean all the time?  All good questions.  We are doing a 10 day Challenge because… [Continue Reading]