Why Organic?
It’s a struggle to eat a healthy diet today. More than some people even recognize. I think we can all agree on the fact that fast food, sweets, and junk food are not good for our bodies; we need more vegetables, fruits, good sources of protein, and healthy fats in our diet and less of […]
Reduce Inflammation with Food
If you’ve ever taken medication after a hard workout to help ease the aching muscles you’re anticipating, then you might want to rethink why you’re doing that. Taking an anti-inflammatory is not the best way to deal with post exercise soreness or delayed onset muscle soreness. When it comes to dealing with acute inflammation due […]
Seeing Food in a New Light
You would think as a personal trainer and runner that I always view food appropriately. But my question to you is what does that statement even mean, “view food appropriately.” As a senior in college I took a capstone class called The Spirituality and Ethics of Food and Eating. It opened my eyes to […]
Hormones and Gut Health
Ah, the great topic of hormones. When you think of hormones, things such as mood swings, weight gain, puberty, menopause, or stress might come to mind. These are all very real effects of hormones working in the body. Hormones are a necessary part of your body’s total functioning. Without them you wouldn’t survive. Around 50 […]
Running Form Drills
For many years during my early days of running and all through college, form drills were a routine part of practice. They were often the fun part, as we got to skip, jump, hop and move in ways that seemed more like play than work. Little did I realize how much these simple drills did […]
The Invisible Universe Within
Justin Sonnenburg, a microbiome microbiologist at Stanford, suggests that the next step toward good health may be when we realize we are “an elaborate vessel optimized for the growth and spread of our microbial inhabitants.” In 2003, the Human Genome Project, the international scientific research project with the goal of identifying and mapping all of […]
Preparing For a Healthy Ski Season
The air is brisk. Snowflakes are powdering the earth. The slopes are calling. It’s ski season! If you take advantage of the colder months in Ohio, or other states, by dusting off your skis each winter, you are not alone. In 2015 about 9.51 million people in the US headed to the slopes to either […]
Get Grounded
Think back to the days when you would play for hours at a time outdoors; running barefoot through the yard, lying in the grass watching clouds go by, wading in a stream, or maybe climbing trees. Little did you realize at the time that all of those things were keeping you healthy and strong, but […]
Learn to Breathe The Right Way
When was the last time you thought about the way you breathe…especially during exercise? When you are working out, maybe your only thought is “I need more oxygen ASAP!” But did you know that most adults have trained their bodies to breathe improperly? Watch a resting infant “belly breathe,” utilizing the diaphragm to inhale and […]
Solutions for Tight Hips
Have you ever thought about the complexity of what it takes to sit, stand, walk, run, or perform a variety of other movements involving your hip joint? The hip joint is quite complex and it can also be the cause of a lot of pain if not taken care of. You aren’t alone if you’ve […]
Chemicals in Personel Care Products
You probably don’t realize it, but on a daily basis you are exposed to a variety of “hidden” chemicals that pose a threat to your health. And it’s not just from the foods you are eating or the environment where you live and work. In your quest for improving your health, have you ever thought […]
Why buy organic
By Hannah Alderfer, BA, CPT, FMSC It’s a struggle to eat a healthy diet today. More than some people even recognize. I think we can all agree on the fact that fast food, sweets, and junk food are not good for our bodies; we need more vegetables, fruits, good sources of protein, and healthy fats […]