Finding a personal and family doctor is an important task. It is also difficult. If you have medical insurance, you may be limited in your choice. This is frustrating but you may want to think of alternative options that are out side of the box. Insurance be damned, getting the right doctor can actually save you time, heartache and money. How often do you see your doctor? Because it is such a hassle, most people only go when something is wrong. They don't want to deal with in

In America, we have the gift of having some of the best healthcare available and the curse of the worse system to run it. Because most large government bureaucracies are run the same, it means people who make progress are not rewarded and people who make mistakes are fired and punished. This is literally the surest way to make sure no one sticks their neck out and does what needs to be done or have the balls to discover a new way of treatment. This is the most dangerous way t

Let me start out this article by saying caffeine affect people differently. That's why the research is split directly down the middle. Some people are fast metabolizers of caffeine. That are the people that benefit from it. And many of us are slow metabolizers of caffeine. But weather or not you are a fast or slow metabolizer doesn’t make a difference on how caffeine ultimately affects your hormones. Women in general are more sensitive to hormone stimulators. It make sense be

One of the biggest health pirates in our diet is sugar. I’m sure you have all heard about how bad sugar is, but if you REALLY knew what regular consumption of sugar does to our bodies, I don't think you would need much more convincing. Sugar not only keeps us fat and wrecks havoc on our hormonal response to just about everything, it inhibits the work of white blood cells, causes migraines, stiffens arteries and impairs proper brain function. In fact, scientists are starting t

A few years back I did a head first dive into the metaphysical and occult. And just as you suspected, it gets weird after a while and hard to separate truth from paranoia. But before I left, I pick up some insanely useful methods of project planning and execution. None of this is new knowledge. Before we had modern science and Facebook, the people of the earth tracked patterns and cycles in nature for answers and information. This art is largely lost today as we rely on peopl

Let me just start by saying that if you are a person who loves to cook or someone who relishes in being hyper organized and planned ahead, then this article is probably not for you. For those of you who are busy and just trying to do better and feed you family healthier meal, this article is for you. Let’s talk about Meal Prep What it is Many people have a fantasy or have been wrongly told that they need to do meal prep in order to eat right and get in shape. Folks hear this

Cacao is, at it best, the raw and powered form of the Theobroma Cacao bean. It is the basic material that chocolate is derived from. Do not get CACAO confused with COCOA. Cocoa is the stuff you make hot chocolate from. Cacao (kah-Kaw) is the unprocessed form of this. Nutrient Information There is awesome news for those that are chocoholics: You can have chocolate and still be healthy. But it will not be in the form of the stuff you get at candy stores or even the fine chocola

Seems odd, but some of you really don't know how to be sick. This seems to be a lost art today. The truth is, if we knew how to treat ourselves when we got sick, we would likely get sick less often. Human are the only mammal on earth that get sick and keep going. Every other animal retreats to a cave to fast and hibernate for three days. Sickness is a sign that you need to rest. We are guilted into this fast paced world where you are expected to keep up with thing all the tim

Most of us long for a good looking physique and desperately scramble trying to get one. Too much scattered effort and not enough results are the fruits of lack of knowledge. There are many things that go into being well trained and it not just weightlifting and running. When you InstaHeros say its a lifestyle, they are right. You cant take the average american office worker and just tack on 45 minutes of gym time to 5 days of their week. While it will make some benefits, what

Pregnancy and fitness is a topic that is finally starting to get some serious research and heat in the fitness industry. We have all seen pregnant women and some of us have even side-eyed them for working out. Even the ancient greek philosopher Socrates noticed that the active slave women fared easier pregnancies and faster recovery times. Well, the good new is, you can work hard and carry a baby. In fact it is ENCOURAGED to do so. There is no need for you to greatly reduce p

If you are a gym hopper, travel a lot or are new to a gym, you are familiar with the experience of walking into a new place and hoping to god you don't look like a fool Ok, actually I think we are all familiar with that feeling... But I digress, today we are going to have a short lesson on walking in like you own the place - like you belong there because you certainly do! Here are our goals, every time we walk into the gym but special when we walk into a new gym or unfamiliar

I believe it was Marilyn Monroe who once said “True beauty is learned.” I have always believed that and taken in to heart when caring for myself. We live in a culture where, up until recently, women are have been told that only skinny, blonde and blue eyed was beautiful. And if you weren’t, then beauty came from within. What a crock. Beauty lies somewhere in between. Beauty is weird, it is unique, it is graceful and it is lingering. Beauty is not in the eye of the beholder -

We all have them: imbalances and injuries the affect our daily lives.. Learning how to push through a certain amount of pain is an important part of weightlifting and fitness in general. The fact is, there are no outstanding figures that are not the product of hard, consistent work, pain and sweat. Don't let that scare you. The fact is, not only is the work worth it but you will also learn to enjoy it. People of all ages have imbalances and these tend to multiply themselves a

You have moved past the beginner stage. You have gone to the gym for over 8 months, showing up at least 3 or 4 times a week CONSISTENTLY. For a real beginner, you can follow the same program for two years, only increasing the weights used, and you will most likely still see results. Once you are past this, past 6-12 month of consistent work, you can start to play with your program and incorporate other things. This is when we start playing with supersets, metcons and 1 RM. Ye

The reasons we can't sleep at night are usually the same reasons we don't truly live during the day. Michael Xavier Sleep research has been painfully scant through the last century. Outside of the “What Happens When We Sleep” physiology basics we learn in middle school, deeper knowledge about sleep is pretty sparse. I talk alot about sleep and recovery. Maybe because I have always been someone who requires more sleep than most. I try for eight to nine hours a night, happening

Are you taking care of your workout clothes? Workout clothes are not normal clothes. We stopped working out in just cotton and wool decades ago and we should be treating our sci-fi workout clothes - and bank account - with some respect. The elastic and synthetic fibers are easily broken down by extreme temperatures and also tend to adhere to smells more than typical cottons and wools. It’s only appropriate that we take some time to make sure they are going to last and keep de

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a big believer in organic beauty routines. I am not talking about expensive high grade products, but natural produces such as coconut oil, lemons and baking soda as part of our daily hygiene and beauty routines. It's affordable, easy to access, and easy to travel with and it cuts down on the amount of products and bottles that are stored in the bathroom (this I am the biggest fan of). Many women stuffer from stretch marks after giving bir

I’m a gym junkie and need to make routines on the fly with little to no equipment. Here is what I ALWAYS have with me. This stays together at all times. In my bag. Always. Notebook and pen: You can stop reading now. This is the number one thing to have with you at the gym. This means that you have taken ownership of your health and fitness. This is so important, I keep my gym membership card in it. Write your workout down, record the weights used, distance logged and after yo

Having an a hard time sticking with your healthy lifestyle mission? Here are some cheats to help you focus on winning. Hint: Go slow, steady and accumulate small wins. Reverse Calendar: This is my favorite method for making new habits. Instead of planning ahead, look back. It is so much easier to stay motivated when you see how many days you have done right instead of dreading the challenges ahead. Buy a wall calendar or print out sheets of calendar. Put a big X for the days