Studies have shown dietary adherence to be a critical component of improving and maintaining health and body composition, more important even than relative amounts of dietary carbohydrate, fat, or protein (1,2,3,4,5). Yet, we seem to have a harder … [Read more...]
Should you eat red meat?
Eating red meat, such as beef and lamb, has been linked to cancer, stroke, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality, and its production has been identified as contributing to climate change (1). But is there more to the … [Read more...]
Can a low-fat vegan diet speed up your metabolism, boost weight loss, lower your diabetes risk, and prevent disease?
You might have seen recent headlines reporting that a low-fat vegan diet can speed up your metabolism, boost weight loss, lower your diabetes risk, and prevent disease (1, 2, 3). But does the study on which these headlines are based support such … [Read more...]
How self-compassion helps you live a life of health and happiness
One of your most powerful tools for living a life of health and happiness is practicing self-compassion. Self-compassion has three main components (1): Being caring and understanding with yourself rather than being harshly critical or … [Read more...]
How helping others keeps you healthy and happy
We can get so caught up in what we do for ourselves in our pursuit of health and happiness. Yet, it’s often what we do for others that can have some of the greatest impact on our efforts to live our best lives. Various forms of altruistic … [Read more...]
How your relationships keep you healthy and happy
What we eat. How we train. When we go to bed. Much of what we do to stay healthy and happy involves only ourselves. We often overlook how other people - our real and perceived social connections - affect our pursuit of a most excellent … [Read more...]
Why and how to develop self-awareness
When working to improve your health, career, relationships, or any other aspect of life, you're most effective when focusing on things you control. What can you control most? Yourself. Thus, a strong sense of self-awareness is critical for … [Read more...]
Why and how to practice gratitude
Most discussions about improving our health focus on what to eat and how to train. There are countless other factors that require just as much - if not more - attention. Take gratitude, for example. Did you know that gratitude might be one … [Read more...]
Why you need to find a sense of purpose (and how to do it)
You might be crushing your workouts. Nailing your eating habits. Doing everything right to look, feel, and perform your best. Yet you might still feel dissatisfied. You might be feeling empty. If so, you might benefit from finding a … [Read more...]
Why and how to spend time in nature
Diet and exercise get most of the attention when it comes to living a long, healthy, most excellent life. Did you know that spending time in nature also helps you look, feel, and perform your best? First, let’s talk about the benefits of … [Read more...]