Detoxes and cleanses aren't real. Our liver and kidneys do that already. Particularly well. There's nothing essential about essential oils. Carbs don't make you fat. Too many calories do. Intermittent fasting is just a cooler way of saying you skip breakfast. It's not magic, you're literally just eating less. Any diet that eliminates an entire food group or macronutrient because "X causes Y" probably isn't very healthful or sustainable. You can't "balance your pH levels" by drinking expensive water. Our lungs and kidneys do that already. Again, particularly well. Dihydrogen Monoxide. Sounds s ..read more

IS IT TIME TO MOVE? As humans, we live primarily in one of four houses:The house of SAD The house of MAD The house of SCARED The house of GLAD Which house do you live in? Is it time to move? In order to live in the house of GLAD, which is where all positive human emotion lives, you have to pay RENT every single day:[R]EST[E]XERCISE[N]UTRITION[T]HOUGHTSREST - optimal sleep and recoveryEXERCISE - move your body often and lift weightsNUTRITION - fuel and hydrate your bodyTHOUGHTS - gratitude, mindfulness and positive self talk Today, ask yourself "which house do I live in?"If you found value in t ..read more

As we all know, self sufficiency is very important when it comes to nutrition. No cookie cutter meal plans or restrictive diets. It's all about maximizing enjoyment and adherence while still being able to consistently achieve our goals. This is why we learn to self track, using a flexible approach to reach our nutrition goals. One of our guidelines within this approach is the 80/20 rule. This states that 80% of our calories should be spent on nutrient dense foods, and 20% can be spent on literally whatever we like, as long as we're still able to reach our calorie, protein and fiber targets. Le ..read more

YES! Tracking your food intake relative to your goals is absolutely imperative if you're looking to maximize your results.Let's look at it this way:Lifting weights at the gym = grass seed Proper nutrition = water and fertilizerIf you simply throw down some grass seed on top of the soil and leave it at that, you may get some small patches of grass here and there, but that's it. This is the equivalent of working hard in the gym but not supporting that work with proper nutrition.Now, if you prepare the soil correctly, plant the seed, and follow a structured plan to fertilize and water that seed e ..read more