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Navigating the holidays with your health in mind.
Fall kicks off the countdown to the big 3 holiday season: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. For my health-conscious people, it is also a time of great navigation and juggling of family traditions, social gatherings, travel, and treating yourself without going overboard. Every year, I remind myself of a few considerations to help navigate this wonderful, yet stressful time to enjoy the big 3 and maintain my health commitments.
Overcome your weight-loss plateau.
We create the strongest hedge against chronic, metabolic disease and maximize our fitness training through the food we eat. We try to keep it simple and straight forward…
The Compound Interest of Protein.
Protein intake is a significantly overlooked asset for many people starting a weight-loss or health optimization endeavor. They may peak into the debate of low-fat diets vs. low carbohydrate diets, but protein is the third macronutrient that gets left behind.
Look at your health from a hormone perspective.
Hormones are signaling molecules that control and regulate every biological process in your body. They also impact behavior based on the signaling programmed. From conception to death, nothing happens in your body without the influence of a hormone regulating the process.
Part 2 - Walking is not fitness.
We have a metabolically sick nation. 16% of adults have diabetes.1 48% of adults have high blood pressure.225% of adults have hypertriglyceridemia.3 While only 24% meet the U.S. national guidelines for physical activity.4
Part 1 - Walking is not fitness, but it is important.
I am going to lay out this title clear and simple, then fill in the blanks. Walking is a behavior of daily life that has become obsolete in the last century.