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It’s that time of the year: it’s getting a bit cooler outside, the leaves are changing color, and fall is in full swing. You may want something more nostalgic, warm and cozy besides your traditional buttered coffee you have each morning. And we have just the right thing for you!
The word “antioxidant” has a similar connotation to the word “vitamin.” Many people hear how something has antioxidants in it and generally assume it means it’s good for them. When a word is used in this context enough, people generally take it as fact and fail to question what actually makes it good for them.
So many people are good at starting a new endeavor--but not good at finishing. Finishing is an important trait that separates those who complete what they start and those who simply start it. You’ve started your fitness journey and it is inherently vital to your success to finish. If you don’t finish it’s not complete, and you haven’t fully achieved what you’re capable of.
There are several ways people get their blood pumping that people traditionally think of as exercise. Although these forms of exercise don’t necessarily promote the same hormonal stimulation and metabolic adaptation we shoot for with our Platform high-intensity exercises, they’ll benefit your health in plenty of other ways; and we highly recommend some of the following!
If you hear those buzzwords and phrases like “organic,” “no antibiotics,” “no hormones,” and “humanely harvested” enough, you might begin to believe those foods have some advantages (to either your health or to the environment). But why exactly those foods are better than the normal ones without any fancy labels may be quite a mystery.
In a previous post we covered the most common reasons why going keto doesn’t work for many people. It can be anything from eating processed keto foods, to eating high inflammatory fats, to lack of nutrients, to giving up way too early. We've got the solutions!
So you got your cholesterol tested, and maybe your doctor told you your cholesterol is too high. You have no idea how to interpret blood test results, so you’re at the mercy of your doctor’s interpretation. As a consequence, you may be stressed on how you need to change your diet or lifestyle, when in reality there may be no issue here at all. In this post, we'll shed some light on what those blood test numbers might mean to you.
This is the fourth and final part of our series on how you can spend less time working out and get better results. In parts one, two, and three we covered the benefits of increasing your intensity which were improving your fat burning metabolism, extending your fat burning metabolism and activating your hormones to burn more fat. By increasing your intensity you’ll be able to achieve all three of these amazing benefits. But there’s another benefit you’ll get from increasing your intensity: improving your insulin sensitivity.
In Part III, we’re covering how to spend less time working out and still get better results. Now if you want to spend a bunch of time in the gym, that’s awesome, but just know that you can spend less time and get all the benefits you were before. If you haven’t already read Part I and Part II then check them out for your benefit.
This is Part II of the four part series on how to spend less time working out and get better results. If you haven’t read Part I yet then jump over there so you can know why working out less will get you better anaerobic and aerobic capacity and increase your metabolism.
So you want to workout on a consistent basis...but you just don’t have the time. You’re definitely not alone in this. More and more people are finding it harder and harder to fit a consistent exercise routine into their lives. What’s more, they’re finding it harder to get one they can stick to. Well the good news is that you can get the benefits of longer exercise routines in a shorter amount of time by focusing on one thing: intensity.
Fiber is commonly touted as being good for overall health, particularly for older populations. The traditional thought behind this is that fiber aids digestion, which typically worsens with age, especially for people on a Western or Standard American Diet. Because our bodies cannot digest fiber, the thought is that fiber helps “push” waste through our colons. While this may (or may not) be true, fiber is actually much more powerful than simply a digestive aid.
People tend to catch bugs and get sick at all times of the year and colds can happen at anytime. We compiled some info to help combat your sinus infection faster and get you back to the healthy state you should be in all the time.
If you’re like many people, you hear the words zen and meditation, and you think hippies and pseudoscience. You can hear how you should go do relaxation and deep breathing exercises over and over: you may consider it a good idea, and you may not, but you likely won’t take the time out of your busy day to actually implement it. But what if we told you the same mechanism that makes buildings collapse in earthquakes could be used to improve the function of your brain?
Sleep is one of the big elephants in the room when it comes to health, fitness, and just everyday life. So many times people are not achieving their goals and feeling like garbage,crap when these problems are quickly remedied by just improving sleep. There are three easy actions you can take immediately to improve your sleep and start feeling better, functioning better, and reaching your health and fitness goals.
In last week’s primer on saturated fats, Saturated Fat 101: What Is It Anyway?, you were introduced to saturated fat, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat. You also learned why the conventional ‘wisdom’ and medical advice on saturated fat is misleading and doesn’t tell the whole story.
This week we’ll focus more on why you need more saturated fat in your life. By the end of the post, you’ll be looking all over for some.
For decades saturated fat has been demonized, ostracized, crucified, and vilified--and for no good reason. Yes, I said it: no good reason. In this post we’ll look at what saturated fat is and why it’s been held in poor regard for so long
So summer is right around the corner and you want to be on the beach or at the pool but you aren’t feeling courageous in your bathing suit? Follow these four simple steps to get your summer body and increase your confidence right away.
