Do you experience chronic pain, inflammation, and weakness? Are you popping NSAIDS like they are going out of style just to get temporary pain relief? In a culture ruled by stress, fast food, and increasing levels of toxicity, pain rules. What can you do to get relief? Remove the underlying causes of pain. Fixing your […]
Aging is an inevitable biological process. Although we can’t control the fact that we will all age, we can absolutely control how fast we age. There are many biochemical processes that cause pre-mature aging, such as inflammation, cellular decay, and glycation. The good news is that you can slow down the aging process by adopting […]
A former client of mine once sent me an email regarding his concern for testing clean in a drug-tested world. As a professional baseball player, I he was very concerned about banned substances and contamination of nutritional and performance-enhancement supplements with banned substances. He furthermore asked me what I thought of the list of certified […]
Adrenal fatigue is a syndrome that results from acute or chronic stress to the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are located on top of the kidneys, and resemble raspberries in shape and size. Along with the hypothalamus and pituitary glands, the adrenals are responsible for formulating an endocrine response to stress. These stresses may be […]
My original purpose in writing this article in 2012 was to come to the aid of the controversial, yet highly compelling technique of applied kinesiology (AK). My goal was to set out to prove that AK, also known as muscle testing, was incontrovertibly supported by science, as I believed it was at that time. What […]
This question recently came up with two of my clients, one male and one female, as a result of their body fat scores. The female made significant progress in all areas of her body but in the ones that she originally came to me for – her legs. The male lost significant body fat, but […]
It is not a secret that you are what you eat. If you want to be lean, you need to eat plenty of sources of high quality protein. Protein intake is critical to your success, whether your goal is size and strength, or just a leaner, improved aesthetic. What is Grass-fed Meat? Grass-fed meat is […]
The Paleo diet is simple to follow, because the rules are inherently simple: if it walks, runs, swims, flies, or crawls on its belly, you may eat it. If you can pick it up off the ground, dust it off, and eat it, you may eat it. By applying the rules […]
Carbohydrates are organic compounds that encompass the food group known as “that which most of us love to eat the most.” Carbohydrates are sugars. There are two main classes of carbohydrates: simple sugars, and polysaccharides. Simple sugars examples include glucose, galactose (the sugar found in dairy), and fructose (the sugar found in fruits. Polysaccharides are […]
Dietary Fat is Not an Enemy Not all fat is bad. In fact, some fats – also referred to as lipids – are very healthful, and help you to lose fat on your body. Healthy fats have several beneficial properties. They provide a feeling of satiation. They aid in the management of insulin, and prevent […]