The Importance of Balancing Stress Hormones

balancing hormones

I write a lot about the importance of nutrition and exercise for overall health, weight loss, and prevention of disease and certainly, the importance of these things can’t be overstated, but there are couple other important factors that we sometimes miss. I occasionally have clients who despite a close-to-perfect diet and a regular exercise regime [...]

Strength Training and Carb Cycling

fasting for weight loss

Note From Katie: Please welcome Marcus of Lift, Drink, Eat for this guest post. This is the method of training I’ve been doing in my Training for Strength program, and I’ve seen great results from it (deadlifting well over 200 lbs!). He also explains Carb Cycling, which can be a great way to make sure [...]

Ham and Egg Breakfast Cups

ham and egg breakfast bowls

The other day, I didn’t have enough bacon to make my Bacon and Egg Breakfast Muffins, but I needed something that could cook on its own while I cleaned the kitchen. I had some nitrate free ham in the fridge, and figured it was worth a try… These were delicious and very simple to make! [...]

Is Your Sleep Ruining Your Health?

Get Good Sleep

Is your diet nailed in but you are still having some health issues? Are you having trouble losing weight, despite nutrition changes or lots of exercise? Do you ever crave sugar or carbohydrates, especially at night? Do you have an afternoon slump and a huge second wind in the late evening? If you said yes [...]

Do You Have a Wheat Belly? Interview with Dr. Davis!

wheat-belly

[Note from Katie: I am so excited to post this interview with Dr. William Davis who wrote the book Wheat Belly:Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health.  William Davis, MD, is a preventive cardiologist whose unique approach to diet allows him to advocate reversal, not just prevention, of heart [...]

The Keys to Efficient and Effective Home Training

at home kettlebell workouts

[Note from WM: Today, one of the women whose example I looked to when I first started using kettlebells drops in with some suggestions for effective workouts from home! Andrea has trained everyone from professional athletes to doctors to coaches. She is a Master Kettlebell Instructor who travels around the world training instructors in using [...]

Spiced Pumpkin Latte

starbucks spiced pumpkin latte recipe crock pot

I love coffee and nothing says Fall like pumpkins! Once upon a time I had a spiced pumpkin latte from Starbucks and it was wonderful but I can’t justify consuming that much sugar these days (much less paying $7 to consume that much sugar!) Instead, I’ve been making this easy recipe that can be made [...]