Category Archives: Beyond the Books
Beyond Live It NOT Diet! – Consider The Cold Shower
The body composition benefits from starting your day with a cold shower can’t be ignored. Which may sound gimmicky, until you recognize that there’s no product to recommend, or solution to sell. And really no ulterior benefit to pushing this information in general. Other than maybe a pat on the back and a: “Thanks man,…
Beyond Live It NOT Diet! – The Wheat-Free Feast
Although celiac disease was identified over 2000 years ago, we’ve only understood it as gluten intolerance since the 1950’s. Now, some 60+ years later, it’s becoming clear that it’s not just gluten….and it’s not just a concern for those with a wheat-allergy! Those with celiac disease can actually react to any of the wheat proteins…
Beyond Live It NOT Diet! – Repair Your Gut
It’s common to overlook the health of our gut, even though it contains 10 times more health-determining bacteria than the rest of our body. Protecting us from infection, supporting our metabolism, and promoting healthy digestion and elimination. There are over 100 trillion organisms in the gut, that make up ¾ of our immune system. Unfortunately, the…
Hate Squatting? Embrace the Low Bar
There are many different ways to squat, and each variation has it’s own list of pros and cons. But if you’re looking for athletic performance enhancements, you can’t leave out the Barbell Back Squat…even if you do think you suck at. “The squat movement pattern is arguably one of the most critical fundamental movements necessary…
Beyond Live It NOT Diet! – Test Your Digestion (The HCL Test)
Poor digestion has become extremely common, and it’s usually because of an underactive stomach (low acid secretion) and undersecreting organs (pancreas, gall bladder, etc). How this happens is debatable, but most research points to chronic gut damage; which is the product of poor food choices (high grain, low meat), excess stress, and over-medicating (antibiotics, antacids,…
Pushing for the Perfect Poop – Using Your Stool as a Prevention Tool
Bowel movements are one of the best gauges of health. So it’s unfortunate to hear that people are uneducated on the topic, and ignoring clear signs of dysfunction. But perhaps we can blame western medicine for that – as they’d rather take your blood pressure, look in your ears and write-up a prescription then ask…