Learn how to cultivate a deeper level of health and well-being via nutrition, social support, and more.
Karate tournaments are typically long, exhausting affairs. The combination of nerves, a poor sleep the night before, a long and unpredictable day, and the actual competing itself, can all be incredibly draining. It’s so tempting—and easy—to reach for that caffeine to perk you up. But should you? Will that cup of coffee in [...]
I used to hate my body. “You’re ugly.” “You’re fat.” “You’re gross.” “You’re disgusting.” This was my typical self-talk. I would never talk to anyone else this way, but this was my internal dialogue, and I engaged in it without even questioning it. It Started Innocently Enough It wasn’t [...]
I was at a wedding reception once, and as I was sitting and eating and chatting with another guest, she looked me up and down—watching me stuff my face—and said, “How do you stay so thin?” I looked her straight in the eye and, after swallowing my mouthful of food, said, “I exercise. [...]
Do you struggle with weight management? Do you want a simple way to achieve your goal, whether it’s to maintain, lose or gain weight? Check this out. Step 1: Slow and Mindful Eating Awhile back I wrote an article on mindful eating. The basic premise is this: [...]
You’re sick of diets. Tired of counting calories. Done with measuring portions. Weary of stepping on that scale. You want a better way, but how? Is there a way to improve your diet and manage your weight without engaging in all of that self-monitoring and food math? Yes! And it’s not as difficult [...]
As martial artists, as athletes, we want to excel at our sport. We want to achieve peak performance, to continuously improve, to thrive. Focus on Deep Health Consider Precision Nutrition’s approach to wellness. They encourage a focus on “deep health:” on the whole person, and on all domains of human experience, [...]
You want to improve your health and achieve peak performance, but you don't know where to start. What you eat can make all the difference! And this free nutrition calculator makes it easy. Check it out! Designed by Precision Nutrition, this free calculator is fully customizable, and takes into account your [...]