The Truth About a Cleanse

I know that this will probably touch a few nerves, as some of you may have had “success” on something like what I am about to discuss. I guess my question would be what are you trying to accomplish during a cleanse or a detox? If the answer is health, lasting weight loss and a […]

Do you even Tea?

Lately I’ve been on a kick with tea, and I just wanted to share with you some of the benefits that I personally have been seeing, and also include some others that would hopefully be beneficial to you! Specifically green tea and Yerba Mate tea. 1. Antioxidants–this is something that I don’t think a lot […]

How To Make It Stick

So many times we hear about, or even have experienced ourselves, making new resolutions to change our lives. We go into the new “plan” guns blazing ready to conquer the world, only to have it all lose it’s sparkle a few weeks later. Why is this? There are probably a million answers why: scheduling issues, […]

What Does God Say About Health and Fitness?

This is such a broad and open-to-opinion subject, but since faith is the basis for what my business is built on, I wanted to write a post about how I interpret the Word when it comes to our bodies and our health. (Key being I interpret…as in, this is my opinion. You’re entitled to yours as […]

Filling in the Gaps

A lot of attention is given in the health and fitness industry to dietary components like the right kinds of carbs, drinking enough water, how much fat should be included or excluded, etc. These are all crucial components of building a strong and healthy physique and for optimizing fitness goals. There is another piece, though, that […]

Protein: A Secret Weapon?

The first thing that the majority of people (women especially) do when they are on a quest to lose weight or “get healthy” is to drastically reduce how much they eat. Less food in, less weight on the body, right? Not necessarily. The majority of the time when an individual is overweight it is a […]

Fat. Don’t fear it!

Typically when we think of trying to lose weight or “get healthy”, the first thing we do is get rid of all the fatty foods in our life. Eating fat will make us fat, right? Sure, to a point. But there is a reason that fat is in the world (food fat, not excessive body […]

What Should You Eat?

I think that the hardest thing for a lot of people starting out on their fitness journeys has to do with the food they eat. It’s pretty easy, for the most part, to follow a workout breakdown, or go for a jog, etc. Even doing things like “drink more water” or “avoid processed foods” can […]