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Supplements series part 2: Brendan’s Regimen

Supplements series part 2: Brendan’s Regimen

Last week we talked about skepticism surrounding nutritional supplements and the importance of non-daily dosing. While I maintain a healthy dose of skepticism, I also maintain a relatively steady dose of select supplements. Let’s take a closer look at a few things I use on 

Bacon Guacamole Angel-ed Eggs

Bacon Guacamole Angel-ed Eggs

My Grandma Mary is easily one of the most inspiring, kind, special and wise women on this planet. Gram also makes amazing ‘angel’ed eggs – her classic version of deviled eggs except she has always changed the name to make it a more joyful sounding 

Supplement series part 1: Caveat Emptor

Supplement series part 1: Caveat Emptor

Supplements are all the rage these days.  The Internet is absolutely brimming with bloggers and “doctors” peddling their favorite supplements via subscription services and direct mail.  As a blogger (and legitimate doctor) I get a lot of people asking me what supplements I take and 

10 Primal Foods We Eat Every Week

10 Primal Foods We Eat Every Week

We often get asked what our daily meals look like. As a health coach, my clients like basic meals that can be made without a complicated recipe or ingredients that you have to ask Siri to pronounce. We love to experiment with different recipes and 

The Ends Don’t Justify the Means

The Ends Don’t Justify the Means

The rise of the Keto diet has been dizzying.  A quick google trends search shows that the word was hardly used before 2016.  By 2018 it was one of the top search terms on the internet.  Not surprisingly, there’s a whole array of keto friendly 

A few of Our Health Habits

A few of Our Health Habits

More than a catchy title, the name of this blog came from our passion–as a couple and as a family–to embrace healthy habits in our daily lives. But most of our health habits aren’t sophisticated or really all that unique. In fact, most of them 

These 5 things will ruin your sleep

These 5 things will ruin your sleep

My newfound obsession with quality sleep has a new tool: the Oura Ring. It’s been over two months since I got my Oura ring and have been using it religiously even since. Since learning about the far-reaching importance of sleep, I’ve been focusing a lot 

Should you work out while fasting?

Should you work out while fasting?

When I first heard the concept of intentionally training in the fasted state I thought it was the craziest idea I had ever heard.  For years we’ve been conditioned that before going out for a run or lift weights you need a good meal–to do 

KetoFast Experiment

KetoFast Experiment

You should know by now that we like to try new bio-hacks, especially ones that incorporate fasting. From Intermittent fasting to traditional water-only fasts, we’ve tried them all. But one of the more intriguing things we’ve tried in the past year is the “fast mimicking 

How do you sleep?

How do you sleep?

If you’re like me, you might be starting to realize the critical importance of sleep. For years, the importance of sleep has been marginalized—even by the health and fitness community. With our frenetic, productivity-driven lives, a good night’s sleep has been replaced by more work,