How do we get rid of stress belly fat? I think we all know by now that crackers, chips, cookies, even the so-called “healthy” variety, aren’t going to do us any favors in the belly fat department. Nor is sitting at a desk all day with little to no exercise. If you need some extra
Category: Fitness Habits
Building Muscle Suppresses Cancer
One of the problems that come with a highly inflamed body is cancer progression but building muscle suppresses cancer. That’s why if you are not building muscle, you are missing out on a high potency, anti-inflammatory support system. Why Building Muscle Suppresses Cancer Our muscles actually produce proteins that act as tumor suppressor compounds. In
The many benefits of the supplement NAC
There’s been so much discussion lately about NAC that I thought it was worth highlighting the benefits of the supplement NAC. This simple amino acid has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-cancer properties. NAC supports glutathione production If you have been around the health accumulation camp, then you’ve probably come across N-acetyl Cysteine also more
Accumulate Lean Muscle Mass not Inflammation
Lean muscle mass is essential to health and vitality, in fact, it is the number one biological marker of aging. The more muscle you have on your body, the less likely you are to succumb to all manner of dysfunction, infection, cancer, and autoimmunity. This is why we want to improve our capacity to live
Why Does Functional Strength Training Matter?
Why does functional strength training matter and why is it called functional strength training or resistance training? It’s called strength training because it makes you stronger and more capable of overcoming life resistance. Strength training for youth and vitality Who doesn’t want an increased capacity for doing life and living out the full number of
How to breathe for abundant health
The main reason I think breathing often gets overlooked (even though we’re doing it 20,000 times a day) is that we don’t give credence or respect to our autonomic nervous system or limbic system. The limbic system is always working for us whether we are working, sleeping, playing, or eating. We have failed to realize
The 10,000 Step Rule
In general, I’m not a fan of blanket rules because rules are meant to broken and numbers are meaningless unless they are personalized. However, acquiring 10K steps per day as a matter of promoting your health trajectory and building health momentum is a great plan. One that I would back up 100%. The average American
Community: The key to reaching your fitness goals
If you desire fitness to be a natural part of your life, then it is going to be crucial that you get into a community with likeminded people who already have an established fitness routine. If hitting the gym, doing a home HIT workout, going for a walk is not part of your routine, then
Exercise: Keep it simple
What is the best exercise? How do I get the most out of my exercise? Often exercise is complicated to the point that people completely stop exercising because they fear they may be doing it wrong. I am about to clear this up for you. All exercise and physical activity have benefits. However, there is
Parkinson’s Disease Prevention with the Elite Eight
Parkinson’s Disease is devastating. Most of the time when patients come in with Parkinson’s they have already been battling it for a number of years. I often wonder what they were like, how they moved, the energy they had before Parkinson’s set in. If you have Parkinson’s or know somebody who has it, you have seen the
