What if you could take a pill, in this case a vitamin, that would prevent a number of health conditions AND improve athletic performance? It could be a reality with vitamin D; also known as the sunshine vitamin. What is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is a hormone that is essential…
How I got sucked in, my day to day struggle and how I overcame anorexia. Many months ago I started writing about my personal struggle with an eating disorder. This is the first time I put it ALL out there on pen and paper (or computer). I had it all…
Whether it’s traveling, antibiotics, dining out or intense training, there are many triggers for GI issues. These “issues” may include stomach pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea, constipation or a combination of each… whew! What’s worse, the disruption of healthy bacteria can lower your immune system, setting you up for a vicious…
Eating healthy doesn’t have to break the bank, if you know a few tips for inexpensive ways to increase the quality of your food. Quality food will not only improve your health but also your body composition and how you look and feel overall. Why is Healthy Food So Expensive?…
Realizing I had a problem, I wasn’t ready to change. “No food tasted as good as being skinny felt.” Last blog I posted about the background history of my personal struggle with an eating disorder. Today I want to share with you the downward spiral of my eating disorder. For…
The early days of how my childhood brewed an eating disorder for my teenage years. This is my personal story about my with anorexia and struggle disordered eating. It's a long one so I will break it up into a couple blog posts. I have never written this story down…
Are your supplements worth it? There are hundreds of thousands of supplements on the market today and it seems like every hour a new one is coming out. I get asked about supplements all the time and I can’t even keep up! So how is someone who is not a…
Figuring out exactly how I was going to write this blog was quite the challenge, to say the least. The day before I left for my epic Philly / NYC vacation (which was absolutely fantastic, by the way), I had made up my mind that I was going to log…
