Want to build a strong lean body when you're tired and overweight? Need movement that's easy but effective? How do you balance your hormones? And pick the right diet and supplements for energy and weight. Here are my Clinic steps for a stronger, healthier body. First: Check Those Carbs A high carb diet is the most common cause of weight gain. Period. Pasta, bread, rice, beans, juice, potatoes, dessert, candy, sodas, chips and ... Keep Reading >
Fitness
Mark Sisson on Women’s Fitness Over 40 Podcast
Mark Sisson joins me on Primal Diet - Modern Health to talk about fitness over 40, especially for women in their 40's and 50's. We've got plenty of other topics too. Standing desk chairs? Body composition on Paleo? Amount of carbs for maintenance after weight loss? Yep! Mark explains WHY fitness over 40 so important. As unused muscles and bones decline in strength, they begin to atrophy. If muscles in the heart or lungs are not exercised, the ... Keep Reading >
Intermittent Fasting Pros and Cons For Women
Before listing intermittent fasting pros and cons for women, first ask what is your definition of Intermittent Fasting? Various (and confusing) versions of IF include: Don't eat between 7 PM and 7 AM Only eat during a 6 or 8 hour window, such as 12 PM to 7 PM Just skip breakfast Reduce calories by only eating twice daily (calorie restriction) Eat all you want in the hours allotted (no calorie restriction) Fast anytime you ... Keep Reading >
Balance Your Microbiome Bacteria with Chris Kelly
Chris Kelly of Nourish Balance Thrive joins me in this Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast on how to balance your Microbiome bacteria. We talk about SIBO testing, Organic Acids urine testing, proper stool testing and how to get good and bad gut bacteria in balance on a Paleo Diet. Chris mentions helpful plant foods that feed the good bacteria, such as dandelion leaves, endive, Jerusalem artichokes, onions, garlic and the cruciferous ... Keep Reading >
Paleo Calorie Counting
Need a quick check on calories in Paleo foods? Those sweet potato fries and almond flour muffins could be why your weight is stuck - not a thyroid issue after all. You don't need to weigh your food or go back to the old calorie obsessing days! The days of 1200 calories of suffering for weight loss is gone and there's an easier way to keep track! And it IS useful to know where you stand. Some of us don't get enough calories on Paleo. Here's ... Keep Reading >
Get to Know Tony Federico for Food and Fitness
Tony Federico podcasts for Paleo Magazine and is the author of "Paleo Grilling" cookbook. I turn the microphone around on a fellow podcaster here and talk with Tony about his passions and history. In addition to podcasting for Paleo Magazine, Tony writes for the magazine under the "I Inspire" byline and the "Business Spotlight". As a go-to writer and a Certified Health and Fitness Specialist, he was a natural choice to lead the podcasts ... Keep Reading >
Mark Rogers Simply Human Lifestyle
Want to simply be human? Mark Rogers Simply Human Lifestyle website and podcasts coach us in the Four Pillars of the Simply Human Lifestyle. This podcast is a good primer for newcomers wanting to learn how to Eat, Sleep, Move, and Enjoy Life like real humans, not the over-stressed selves we want to leave behind. It's a good interview for folks with kids too.... see my notes on children below. The link to play the show is at the bottom of ... Keep Reading >
The Paleo Diet For Teenage Athletes and Other Teens
What foods would a Paleo Diet for teenage athletes include? How can we help teens understand why pancakes, bread and juice are not the right way to eat? This article was written as a letter to a teenage boy to help him improve his mental and physical performance.... Hope it inspires you and your other teens! Dear Teens and Parents! Ready to feel better, look better and perform better in school or sports? In the Paleo Diet (eating ... Keep Reading >
Help For Bunions Without Surgery
Is it really possible to get help for bunions without surgery? Most bunions can be helped if you commit to the process. For bunion relief, know the causes of bunions and make a long-term plan for change. This is the goal of the work in my San Antonio natural health clinic and in my Primal Diet - Modern Health podcasts. Fix the cause as well as the symptom! So, what is a bunion? A bunion is a bony growth in the lower joint of your big toe. ... Keep Reading >
Exercise For Tired, Overweight Women w. Ben Greenfield: PODCAST
Ben Greenfield is a super-athlete and super-coach. He knows about fitness, health, food and fat-burning. And he has great podcasts. I asked him on my Primal Diet - Modern Health podcast to talk to the rest of us: the not-so-super exercisers who need help getting started. The tired and overweight who can't get a start. Why? His answers surprised me! There's lots of information in this fun podcast and you can read more about our ... Keep Reading >
Can Neurofeedback Change Your Life?
One reason I've been successful as a health practitioner is that I try things on myself before I ask others to do them. And, my own health is often in need of serious support, so any information I gather is good for me as well! The question this month is: can neurofeedback change your life? New types of lab tests, new styles of therapeutic healing, new supplements.... I want to check them out and report on them to my clients (and my ... Keep Reading >
The Fat-Burning Man Talks: PODCAST
Join me and Abel James the fat burning man in a podcast. Abel is my kind of person. He made up his mind to change his health, dove in head-first, and now has the top rated Health Podcast on iTunes. We know and love him as the Fat Burning Man and you will too. Abel was just an ordinary guy; overweight (a lot), with high blood pressure and a growing number of health issues. What inspired him? Barefoot running, and then the human need for FAT! ... Keep Reading >