So two weeks ago we talked about how modern life is killing us. This week, we need to talk about what we do to fix it. Now, I could tell you Stop drinking sugar sweetened beverages Get activity in by setting an alarm to go off every hour and walk when it goes off Become mindful of your eating Educate yourself on portion sizes But these suggestions don’t get to the crux of the problem. Then what’s the real problem? Our …
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Modern Life Is Killing Us
Every day, there seems to be a new report on something that’s going to kill us. This food causes cancer. Aluminum kills brain cells. Coffee is bad. Fat’s bad, carbohydrates are bad—and the jury is still out on whether protein is a problem. I’d like to make a more drastic suggestion. It’s not one thing—it’s modern life in general. A Silent Epidemic So you’re probably thinking the above statement is overkill. I’d agree—not every bit of modern life …
What to Do When the Scale Stops
Imagine you’re talking to a business owner about their work. The business has been functioning on the same model for ten years, but suddenly profits are tanking. The owner’s response: “We’ll keep doing what we’re doing, just trying harder.” Would you be surprised? How long do you think that owner stays in business for? If you think about it, it’s common sense that everything has to evolve. Businesses have to evolve their business plans as …
Whole Foods: Facts and Fiction
This week, there was a study that I came across in JAMA (the Journal of the American Medical Association). Essentially, this study focused on encouraging individuals to consume more whole foods instead of processed foods without necessarily focusing on calorie counts to lose weight. If you’d like an excellent summary of the study, the New York Times did a write-up that can be found here. This post is not a study summary or to debate the study …
Small Steps, Big Results
If you took a green smoothie to work every day this week, meal-prepped for the next week and a half and have done your HIIT, your LISS (as active recovery days, of course) and maxed out your reps for every one of your workouts then… This article probably isn’t for you. But if you’re wanting to get healthier and that first sentence left your head spinning, this article is definitely for you. Here’s the problem with the way that weight …