WOMEN ARE NOT SMALL MEN Cali friends, you free this Saturday? Join me and Lara Briden in LA for a pop-up women’s health seminar! We’ll be taking a fresh look at women’s health and a long overdue conversation about the many ways that female hormones affect metabolism, training, and general health. Discussion will include: – alternatives to hormonal birth control...

With our growing understanding of the microbiome, gut health has taken center stage as a major mediator of health and disease. Disturbances in the microbiome, particularly gut infections, are being linked to many diseases and chronic health issues. Recently there’s been an explosion of internet-based information and websites focusing on treating gut imbalances and pathogens. With websites filled with lengthy...

Last week I discussed how coffee may not be the best option to boost energy levels and keep your hormones happy. This is especially true for slow metabolizers of caffeine and those who suffer from HPA axis dysfunction or “adrenal fatigue”. But, ditching your morning coffee ritual can be hard. Really, really hard. Trust me, I have this debate with...

If you’re anything like me, you might have a love-hate relationship with coffee. Love it, because it’s delicious and an energizing start to your morning. Hate it, because it overstimulates and ultimately causes energy crashes and hormone dysfunction when drunk in excess. And if you’re reading this blog, you’re probably wondering if coffee is bad for your health, particularly your...

It’s easy to lose motivation on a fat loss goal when you aren’t seeing results. You think you’re doing everything right: dialing in your nutrition, exercising consistently, and maybe even taking supplements to help stay on track. Despite these diet and lifestyle shifts, nothing in your body composition has changed. What gives? If you’ve been feeling frustrated by your fat...

If you train with any level of frequency and intensity, you’ve probably heard the term overtraining before. So what is overtraining, and how do you know if you’re overdoing exercise? This article will answer that question. But first, let’s talk about why overtraining is becoming more of an issue than it ever was before. If you’re dedicated to your fitness,...

Something I’ve noticed more often since launching my online program, Get Your Period Back, is that there are many women who don’t take a missing period seriously enough. There’s a prominent cultural attitude that not getting a period is no big deal. Many women, especially athletes, go months and sometimes years without a period. Some of these women gush about...

This post is for those of you wondering… can God heal infertility or any other illness? It’s also for those of you who are struggling with faith in general and are the type of people who need to “see it to believe it.” I get you… I have that issue myself! And while “faith is the confidence in what we hope...

Have you ever really considered what “health” even means? Or at least what it means to you? It’s so easy to assume that health is measured by your jeans size, body fat percentage, or even simply the dietary philosophy you identify with. Most of the “health experts” we see on social media make it look like our appearance is the primary...

One of the most fervently debated questions in the field of nutrition is this: Is breakfast important to eat or not? While many of us grew up learning that breakfast is important to eat every day for good health, lately there’s been a lot of discussion about the benefits of intermittent fasting. Many people argue that forgoing breakfast is better...