Pre-Loading on Sports Drinks?

Last week, during an initial consultation with a client based in Holland, I began the call with the typical Q&A. I like to get a sense of the background of each person I work with and learn a bit more about how they learned about Paleo, what their health concerns are, nutritional background as well as […]

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A Better Whey to Recover

How many people do you know who feel they need to recover from a workout with a smoothie made with a whey- based protein powder? And how many of those people differentiate between recovering from a six hour Ironman training ride and a one hour strength session in the gym? Through no fault of their […]

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In Vino Veritas … et non est sanitas

The saying arises from the belief that alcohol releases inhibitions…at least the first part of the saying, to which I took the liberty of adding to. But there is health in wine. From a factual standpoint, wine does indeed offer many health benefits and in particular, for the heart. Here’s a snippet of some of […]

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Eat Chocolate. Prevent Heart Disease.

But before you head to the low-bar ‘chocolates’ found at the check out area of nearly every store (even those not selling ‘food’..but that’s another story…), keep in mind that there’s a huge difference between those and the real deal:  raw, dark chocolate. That’s the one that can help prevent against heart disease and cancer…and you’re […]

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