For many years I had absolutely terrible posture. My upper back was rounded, shoulders rolled forward and my head stuck out in front of me. A friend once joked that when I entered a room, my head came in a foot in front of the rest of my body. I was a student at the time and, like most people, spent a lot of time sitting in chairs hunched over a computer. Lifting weights … [Read more...] about How to Improve Your Standing Posture in Under 3 Seconds
Health & Diet
How to “80/20” Your Nutrition with 5 Simple Rules
Cheese and crackers are laid out on the table along with a box of assorted biscuits. The youngest child reaches for a chocolate cookie and her mom grabs her hand. No, you need to eat some crackers first! The little girl sulks for a bit before begrudgingly munching on a plain white cracker. Internally I go like this: What this mother means to tell her daughter, of … [Read more...] about How to “80/20” Your Nutrition with 5 Simple Rules
How to Avoid Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder this Winter
In previous years I have struggled somewhat with winter depression, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). To put it mildly, it’s fucking awful. The worst case of “Winter Blues” I ever had was a few years back when I was home on the West coast of Canada for the holidays. The winter weather there, especially where I grew up, is cold, wet, and overcast for most of … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Depression and Seasonal Affective Disorder this Winter
How to Make Tasty Salads for Better Health, Energy & Digestion
For about 2-3 years I juiced vegetables every day - a few months ago I stopped juicing and started just eating a ton of vegetables instead. The effects are just as good and maybe better than juicing. A primary way for consuming vegetables has been in big salads. You can make salads that are Large and filling Healthy with plenty of vitamins and minerals … [Read more...] about How to Make Tasty Salads for Better Health, Energy & Digestion
There’s Emotion Trapped in Your Body – Get it OUT!
I woke up at 3AM and punched the wall so hard my hand hurt the next day. I was angry. Furious. But I had no idea why. It happened again the next night, and the next. I'd find myself suddenly awake in middle of the night - groggy, disoriented, and furious. At the time it didn't make sense - it wasn't until later that I made the connection. The first night I woke up feeling … [Read more...] about There’s Emotion Trapped in Your Body – Get it OUT!
How to Lose Fat & Get Lean Faster (Top 7 Effective Fat Loss Methods)
Losing fat and getting lean doesn’t have to be difficult - and it certainly doesn’t have to be a mystery. If you understand certain things about how the human body works in relation to burning fat, you can use this to your advantage and get (relatively) lean without too much difficulty. Before we get into the specifics though, it's worth going over what I consider to … [Read more...] about How to Lose Fat & Get Lean Faster (Top 7 Effective Fat Loss Methods)
Reset Your Taste Buds (How to make clean & healthy food taste good)
People are fat or not as lean as they'd like because they eat too much food and they eat food that is bad for them. Why? Because it tastes good. They are attached to the tastes of salt, sugar, fat, MSG, HFCS, refined carbohydrates, and so on. This comes at the expense of their short and long-term health, physical appearance, and overall well-being. But if you can rid … [Read more...] about Reset Your Taste Buds (How to make clean & healthy food taste good)
How to Make a Perfect Green Juice
I first began juicing back in 2012 or so. I found a Jack Lalanne Power Juicer Express (Amazon) online and got it for about $50. I've now been juicing consistently for several years. Making a green juice is part of my daily routine (usually in the evening) pretty much every single day. I credit juicing for giving me: Increased energy throughout the day Improved … [Read more...] about How to Make a Perfect Green Juice
How to Go From “Pretty Good” to “Ideal” in Any Area of Life
Towards the end of university and particularly during the months after, I had my diet at the point where it was pretty much "ideal". The ideal diet (for me) consisted only of about 10 foods: Chicken Sweet potato Beans Tuna Eggs Pork chops Oatmeal Yogurt (usually Greek) Fruit and vegetables (usually in the form of green juice) This "ideal" diet … [Read more...] about How to Go From “Pretty Good” to “Ideal” in Any Area of Life
What I Eat for Breakfast Every Morning (Better than Ice Cream)
I eat this for breakfast every morning after my morning routine on days that I work out (on rest days just eggs), and I'm serious when I say that it tastes better than ice cream. This breakfast: Tastes awesome Is healthy Is low-cost Has good macros (I eat carbs in the AM then mostly protein and fat after working out) Takes about 5 minutes to make, with … [Read more...] about What I Eat for Breakfast Every Morning (Better than Ice Cream)