Getting In Shape For All Of The Right Reasons: Part I
Ego Fit Getting In Shape For All Of The Right Reasons: Part I Hello there, my friends! Today, I want discuss one of my latest observations. To set the stage, I would like to give you a little background about myself. I have been in the health and fitness industry for the last 15 years […]
Ingredient Investigator Extraordinaire: BHA
Ingredient Investigator Extraordinaire Benzoate Preservatives: BHA Fuzzy Little Health Food or Colossal Carcinogen? Hello, my friends! I hope you are treating life well! In this addition of the Ingredient Investigator Extraordinaire, you will learn more about a chemical that is likely in your diet if you are eating processed and packaged foods: Butylated hydroxyanisole, or […]
Benzoate Preservatives: BHT
Ingredient Investigator Extraordinaire Benzoate Preservatives: BHT Fuzzy Little Health Food or Colossal Carcinogen? Hello, my friends! I hope you are treating life well! In this addition of the Ingredient Investigator Extraordinaire, we will discuss a nearly ubiquitous ingredient in packaged foods: BHT or butylated hydroxytoluene. Foods that typically contain this nasty little chemical are breakfast […]
Enriched, Processed and Bankrupt!
How Processed Foods Destroy Your Health, Part I Ingredient Investigator Extraordinaire: Refined Grains Most experts agree that 70% of our typical American diet is processed. What does “processed” mean? There is a wide spectrum of what constitutes “processed,” but, generally, processed foods are foods that have been altered from their natural state. For example, 100% whole […]
QOTW – MAKE the time
QOTW thought: Once we change the thought of fitness as luxury into the thought of fitness as a priority it will be that much easier to MAKE the time to exercise. We all have busy lives. No one is denying that. Take 60-90 minutes of your day and focus solely on bettering […]
Passion, Persistence, And Patience: The Tried And True Triad For Life-Long Fitness! Part II
Part II: Persisting Through The Pain! Hey, all! I hope you are treating life well! As I mentioned in my last post, my life has been a bit challenging lately. Since the time I wrote my last post, one of my trainers and very good friends was diagnosed with Lymphoma and started chemotherapy. In addition, […]
Passion, Persistence, And Patience: The Tried And True Triad For Life-Long Fitness!
Part I: Passion For Fitness! Hey, all! I hope you are doing well. I have been in a very reflective mood lately. To be 100% honest, I have been a little down. I own two personal training gyms in Davis County, Utah, and one of them is closing soon. Over the past few days, I […]
What Does Mountain Dew, Fresca, And PowerAde Have In Common? BVO Ingredient
Dissecting The Ingredient That Has Been Banned In More Than 100 Countries Ingredient Investigator Extraordinaire: Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO) What if I were to tell you that I was going give you a Gatorade after your next run? The only catch is that I would first spike it with an ingredient that has not only […]
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Are You A Sucker For Sugar?
5 Ways Sugar Teases Your Taste Buds While Destroying Your Health! Ah, sugar! That sweet little devil that teases your taste buds, tantalizes your desire for sweetness, and compromises your chances for good health! While I have long been a passionate advocate for minimizing this “sweet evil” of our day, I will be the first […]