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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Paleo for Your Mind, Body…and Heart!

February is National Heart Month in America, so what better way to focus in on yet another benefit of healthy, Paleo living than to choose some of the healthiest foods for our tickers? Let’s begin with a segue from last week’s posts on nuts and seeds and how the fat we obtain from them is less […]

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