I don’t know if anybody else has noticed, but the only cereals that taste any good have a fair amount of sugar in them. But, that’s not really so bad (it’s not good, but it’s not the biggest problem either). It’s not really the sugar I have a problem with; it’s all the artificial food [...]
I got sick yesterday. I’m still sick. It’s awful. All I want to do is crawl into a hole and sleep. Unfortunately I can’t do that very easily. I have things to do and kids to care for. But, compared to other people who have to work, I’m lucky. Other people have to actually [...]
Getting older doesn’t mean we have to turn into slobs, does it? It does if it means never working out and eating at Applebee’s all the time. This subject has been so played out that it’s almost not even worth talking about anymore. Losing weight is psychological as well as physical. Basically that means people [...]
This is a subject that I feel quite comfortable talking about. I am a second degree black belt and, for a short time, I owned my own academy where I taught 130 students 6 days a week. We offered Karate and Muay Thai. I taught Karate to kids and to adults. I was proud [...]
We have been driving for several days. The kids are able to endure longer stints in the car these days, and we can cover longer distances. We’ve driven more than half the way across the country from Colorado to the coast of North Carolina, and every 4 hours or less we have to stop [...]
HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) is a hot topic among health and fitness buffs. They cite studies showing a direct correlation between increased HFCS consumption and obesity. They also point to research that documents mercury in HFCS products. Researchers have also discovered a difference between HFCS in liquids versus its solid state and how it could affect obesity. There [...]
Getting fit is a multi-step process. The first two steps are proper nutrition and hydration. One step that I have not mentioned, but that is worth noting, is sleep. Everybody knows to get 7-8 hours of sleep, and discussing it in much depth is probably not necessary. We are now left to consider [...]
I am happy to explain, to anybody who asks, what I know about nutrition. The reasons that there are so many overweight people are vast and complicated on a psychological level but surprisingly simple from a practical point of view. Practically speaking, people are overweight because they eat too much, and they eat disproportionately [...]
Parents need to be fit, too. I’ve mentioned it before, the benefits of being fit for parents. Now it is time to get specific with details. Hydration and nutrition are the first steps. Nobody should ever begin a workout without first being properly hydrated. The reasons being are obvious; the higher our heart-rates the more [...]
I buy organic milk. Why do I buy organic milk? I didn’t know before yesterday. Not knowing why I did something that costs so much money was bothersome – so I researched. I found out, not to my surprise, that there are fairly convincing people on both sides of this question. There is more [...]
Those of us who live in industrialized nations are quite fortunate. Maybe a little too fortunate. As an illustration lets say we transported an average guy from 100 years ago into a modern grocery store. He would probably die of shock; but, lets say we let him do some shopping before his heart gave [...]
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