I finished the book Deep Nutrition and recommend it highly.  The author, Dr. Cate Shanahan takes time to have you understand what the typical American diet is doing to us (all sorts of bad things) and what we need to do to change our diet in a meaningful way.  She develops four pillars of eating: [...]

I eat salads for lunch a lot – at least 3x per week. I make sure I use dark (or red) leafy greens, spinach, avocado and more and then top it with some lean meat or fish. I love my salads! But eating salads day after day can get boring so I’m always looking for [...]

I continue to be amazed at what the human body is capable of.  The goes doubly so for my own body.  I’ve really been working hard and eating properly as I have been on a personal 90 day transformation.  But today I was blown away when I was able to get out 10 pull ups [...]

There always seems to be a lot of spirited debate on whether you should eat before exercising – especially if you exercise first thing in the morning and even more so if it’s cardio. When you wake in the morning you are in a fasted state so the popular thinking is that you should continue [...]

I don’t promote a lot of ‘fat burners’ but when something that is different comes along I’ll try it.  And if it works, I’ll tell you about it.  The thing is, Lean Xtreme is less a fat burner and more a body recompositioning agent.  By that I mean it will help you add lean muscle [...]

Many times when you hear about bulking (adding muscle and fat) and cutting (stripping fat) cycles, you think of male body builders.  You may even think about women body builders.  But are bulking and cutting cycles for the average woman? My opinion is that it depends on where you are at with your current level [...]

Last week I turned 52.  I’m pretty proud of that.  Well, more specifically I’m proud of how fit I am as a woman over 50, a woman post menopausal, a woman who at 50 was fat. Turning 50 does not mean you are now on the gradual old age slide to a life of infirmity [...]

OK I’ll fess up now, I’m not only over 40, I’m over 50. Tomorrow I’ll be 52. That said I’m in better shape than most women who are 40. From time to time I get asked if people over 40 should do Insanity. My answer is… it depends. First, if you have any joint issues [...]

Unless you have an allergy to fish, incorporating fish oil (in the form of capsules) is something that I highly recommend.  Fish oil continues to rack up an impressive list of health benefits which include: Reduction of inflamation which can help your joints May be an anti-aging pill delaying the effects of age at a [...]

I love the holiday season – don’t you too? But with those of us looking to improve or maintain our figures, the goodies that typically come along with the holidays can derail our diets. So what are we to do? My approach is to remember that I am committed to a lifestyle change, not a [...]