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Them: Olive oil is extremely healthy for you. Also them: Olive oil is extremely unhealthy for you. The answer? Both. Photo by Roberta Sorge on Unsplash That golden-emerald glass bottle on our kitchen counter is so easy to pour into a pan for cooking, on our veggies for eating, on our meat for…

2022 04 25

Body Composition: Beyond the Scale

By: Cody Volk 0

Some of us experience a bit of anxiety before stepping on the scale. Maybe it's been a while. Maybe you haven't been so good this weekend...and last weekend...and last week. However, the numbers that appear beneath your feet may not be deserving of the anxiety. Those numbers aren't giving the…

2022 04 19

Fats or Carbs: Which Is Better Fuel?

By: Cody Volk 0

The body's ability to switch between burning fat or carbohydrates for fuel is known as metabolic flexibility. Unfortunately, many of us eating the Standard American Diet, or SAD for short, are not prepared to alternate between these fuel sources. Ingesting too many processed foods and carbohydrates causes our bodies to…

2022 03 21

Which Diet is the Absolute Best?

By: Cody Volk 0

According to Dr. Peter Attia, the standard American diet is basically a killing machine. It's not so much that it was designed maliciously, but food designed to be cheap, good-tasting, mass-produced, and portable has negative effects on our health and our happiness. The "Standard American Diet" is commonly referred to…

2022 03 02

Will Holiday Food Gobble Your Gains?

By: Cody Volk 0

From the moment the clock struck midnight on Halloween, the holiday season was upon us. As we put away spooky decorations, retailers were decking the CVS with bounds of holly. That night the commercials interrupting our favorite shows were of happy couples waking on Christmas morning to behold their brand-new…

2021 11 24

Steak (Ba-Dum-Tss) Your Territory!

By: Cody Volk 0

No matter how hard we work in class, it's what we eat that is the largest determining factor of our fitness. In fact, most experts agree that diet accounts for 70% to 80% of how our physique looks. You've heard it before: abs are made in the kitchen. Photo by Mike Von on Unsplash It…

2021 11 18

Monthly Recipe: BBQ Pork Kabobs

By: Miki Shelton 0

Barbecue is legitimately one of my favorite things to eat. I really like almost all kinds, from the vinegar tang of Carolina sauce to the sweet thickness of the Kansas City style. However there is one thing I really don’t love about BBQ sauce - most of them are full…

2021 08 08

Recipe of the Month: Moo Shu Pork

By: Miki Shelton 0

Soy just doesn't agree with me. Which is unfortunate, since I absolutely love Chinese food! This recipe replaces the soy with a combination called Everything Sauce - which includes coconut aminos, fish sauce, orange juice, and spices - and delivers big flavors in every bite. This dish is on regular…

2021 02 08

Eat More Not Less

By: Mike Devaney 0

✋🏼✋🏼✋🏼 Raise your hand if you have done a health, fitness, or nutrition “challenge” in the past. Keep your hand raised if you were told to cut out certain foods for the duration of said challenge? Keep your hand raised if you went back to eating the…

2020 11 08

Recipe of the Month: Sticky BBQ Chicken

By: Miki Shelton 0

I love barbecue in any form. So when I came across this recipe from Bon Appétit featuring chicken lacquered with a sticky, spicy sauce, I knew I had to recreate it in a Paleo-friendly fashion. Don't be intimidated by the long list of ingredients. It's actually a very simple dish…

2020 09 22

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