How To Not KILL Your Family (and Waistline) These Holidays

I received an email the other day from my friend Jeff Anderson (aka The Muscle Nerd). I thoroughly enjoyed it because it was composed of the perfect blend of humorous sarcasm and TRUTH. Those two things blended together always touch me in a way that nothing else can. I LOVE IT!
Anytime we learn something while [...]

Holiday Gift Ideas for Healthy Weight Loss-Part 2

Here’s a gift idea that is just about on everyone’s gift list, especially those interested in losing weight and eating right.
A personal chef for a week. (from Bistro M.D.)
Let’s face it eating right and losing weight takes work. It’s work to plan, shop and cook all that nutritiously balanced food. And that’s assuming we already [...]

Drinking Water “Pep Talk” for Health and Fitness

We all know that we should be drinking water (and lots of it) for optimum health and fitness. I know that sometimes I kind of lose my focus and even though I am still drinking water, I’m not putting forth the effort needed to drink it in the quantity that I would like. Every once [...]

Are You Thirsty for a Better Body?

Question: What is the one thing that every diet has in common?
Answer: You need to drink a lot of water.
Diet sodas and coffee don’t count. Whatever your drink of choice is now, replace it with water and watch for the effect that one simple decision can have on your body. 
“But I don’t like [...]

Protein Drinks, Build Muscle Starbucks Style

When I first started drinking protein drinks after a workout, I would make them exactly as the instructions said. No wonder most people don’t like them. They would either taste too watery or like cake batter. True to my nature, I realized that the instructions are merely “suggestions” (at least that’s how I read the [...]