Protect Your Body, Move It Daily
Evolution shapes the form and function of all organisms over unimaginable timescales. Each organism changes slowly over hundreds of generations to fit into a niche, to thrive in its environment, and to survive with particular…
The Problem With Drinking Calories
Before writing the rest of this principle, please let me take pause to restate that these are principles, not dogmatic rules. I do not want to communicate that 100% adherence to them is a necessity,…
Stop When Satisfied – Hara Hatchi Bu
Hara Hatchi Bu, is a Japanese concept that means to stop eating when 80% full. For me, it is embodied by the principle “stop when satisfied”. Just as many people have lost connection with what…
The Biggest Threat To Weight Loss
People eat for many reasons, only one of which is actual hunger. Addressing this and eating only when hungry, is a way to reduce mindless eating (one of the biggest threats to your weight loss),…
Meals vs Snacks – What’s right for you?
Eating between meals is a case of an old dogma vs a new one. My parents and their generation would tout the accepted knowledge that you should not snack between meals. This was bad for…
The Most Important Principle of a Healthy Diet
Emphasise Whole Foods Basing 80-90% of your food intake on real, whole foods, is the single most important and powerful principle of a healthy diet. Reason being, this principle will improve every aspect of your…
Bread – What’s the problem?
In recent years the fitness industry has vilified bread to the point that not one trainer that I know eats it on a regular basis. It is very much viewed as a cheat.
Mindfulness – The Tool For Success in Health & Wellbeing
Mindfulness is a phenomenal tool for increasing calm, dealing with stress, making better choices, improving productivity and a host of other amazing benefits. For many of us who lead busy, full…