Tag Archives: Diet

The Dark Side of Detoxing

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Last week my Facebook newsfeed flooded with updates about detoxing. “Cleanse day three, lost 2 lbs., drinking a kale smoothie, and feeling great!” I admit it: The detox stuff makes me cringe. What makes us feel so filthy that we need to be cleansing? Are we packaging traditional, restrictive, and short-term dieting in New Age jargon? In my graduate studies in Holistic Health Education I once tried a detox program during  a nutrition course. I juiced vegetables twice a day, Continue reading →

Livin’ la Vida Paleo

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In March, I’m off to caveman boot camp in Thailand.  I’ll climb up trees, crawl through the jungle, sprint across the beach, and eat the Paleo diet to reclaim hunter/gather fitness. The organization, MovNat, that conducts these trainings intrigues me with their return-to-your-roots philosophy. This course could shift my training, the arch of my book, and my concept of movement. As I prepare for my trip, I have so many questions. Do we want to recreate the past? Personally, I’m very Continue reading →

Old-Fashioned Health and Hotness

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Do you dislike your nose, height, hair color, or waistline? You can buy myriad “fixes” for your flawed body: plastic surgery, lifting shoes, hair dye, or decades of diets. Here is another idea: take the issue up with your ancestors. Instead of consuming an external solution, turn inward. Your genes reveal your lineage. Your very existence proves that your forebearers did more than survived. They were hot enough to get it on. Listen closely to your DNA, you may hear Continue reading →

Why I Never Promise Weight Loss

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In fitness advertising I constantly hear claims about weight loss and promises to change your flawed parts.  As a personal trainer I will never sell the possibility of weight loss.  Let me explain why… I’m unable to: Diagnose sleep, hormonal, or food sensitivities that can stagnate a metabolism. Control your genetic expression. Manage your behavior in our obesogenic environment.   I’m unwilling to: Prescribe a one-size-fits-all diet. Having studied nutrition in graduate school, I don’t believe in them. Lead punishing, Continue reading →