By David Wolfe What is detoxification? And why cleanse? Toxins exist all around us, in particular in the more than 70,000 chemicals that have been added to the environment since the 1940s. We tried the idea that “it’s a better world with chemistry,” but chemicals have only made us feel worse. Now we need to […]
Author: Ed Shepherd
Renegade Rows – A Great Exercise
The renegade row is a fantastic full-body exercise that requires total body tension to master. This exercise will challenge your ab strength, increase your core stability, and build your back and quad strength. Your main focus during the renegade row is to keep your hips and shoulders completely stable and square as you row the […]
Afternoon Snacks That Are Low Calorie & Filling
By Eva Lana, MSc. It’s 2pm. You’re at the office, or working from home, when the midday fatigue rolls in. Then your stomach grumbles. You might even feel a little chilly? The “midday slump”, as it’s known, is a real issue a lot of us face. Most of the time, getting up and moving around […]
How Many Calories Does 1lb of Muscle Burn?
By Pat Koch, CSCS / September 14, 2018 A common misconception is that for every pound of muscle added, you can expect to burn an extra 50 calories a day…even while you’re not exercising. Unfortunately, this is wishful thinking. It is true that muscle burns fuel at rest. However, the amount of calories that 1 […]
Things that will help you lose weight and things that don’t matter
You DON’T need to fast. Can you lose several pounds within the span of a several days by intermittently fasting? Absolutely, but studies show that such restrictions mean a decrease in carbohydrate – which causes a rapid depletion of glycogen along with the water that it is stored with. This weight loss is temporary and […]
Plant Based Diet
Plant-based diet followers get the majority of their calories from whole plant foods, which include vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds, and minimally processed oils. A meal on a plant-based diet typically consists of two-thirds plant foods and one-third fish, poultry, meat, and/or dairy. A plant-based diet is rich in phytochemicals, which help protect […]
Paleolithic Diet
The Paleolithic diet, also known as Paleo or Primal diet, is rooted in the belief that sticking to food our caveman ancestors would have eaten leads to optimal health. This includes meat, fish, vegetables, wild fruits, eggs, nuts, and more. The goal of the Paleo approach is to consume the foods cavemen did millions of […]
Raw Food Diet
Raw food diet focuses on unprocessed and uncooked plant foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, dried fruit, and seaweed. The diet omits foods that are processed or significantly cooked. Typically, at least 75% of foods must be living or raw on this diet. Most people include a limited amount […]
Juice Cleanse
The terms “cleanse” and “detox” are often used in relation to health. To cleanse the body is to remove toxic environmental and dietary substances through a specific regimen. Programs that fall into this category include candida cleanses, liver cleanses, and colon cleanses among many other juices and/or food-based cleanses. Research shows we ingest chemicals through […]
Okinawa Diet
The Okinawa Diet emerged from the distinct eating approach associated with the people of Okinawa, Japan. This population is said to have one of the longest average life spans in the world and very few age-related diseases. The Okinawa Diet is comprised of four food groups categorized by their caloric density. The objective is to […]