This is a simple message about a potentially complex topic…changing versus maintaining. Essentially, what it takes to change a condition isn’t necessarily the same thing as that which is required to maintain the status once achieved. I believe there is a disconnect in popular thinking regarding this relationship. These differentiations exist in potentially many areas but training, dietary manipulation for…
Happy March 1st! This month our community is diving into The Earth-Based Diet 30-day Challenge. It’s the Earth-Based 30 (EB30)! Improving health, fitness, performance, and body composition is the focus. EB30 is using the science-based, common sense approach to human nutrition that is one of the foundational components of lifelong health at The Lifetime Athlete. It’s also the key ingredient (pun…
Today I had the privilege to visit with Ryan Jordan of Backpacking Light and discuss human nutrition and performance. We each brought 5 considerations to the episode and took turns sharing our thoughts. Neither one knew what the other was bringing and our exchange was equal parts interesting and educational. I’m sure you’ll enjoy this conversation. This podcast was brought…
In this episode of The Lifetime Athlete Podcast, we welcome guest Drew Mulvey, MS, CDN, CNS, CLT, PNL1, CISN. Drew is a nutritional consultant and personal trainer. She shares some of her vast knowledge with us in this show, and it’s full of pearls for Lifetime Athletes of any gender or age. Enjoy! If you’d like to contact Drew or…
I hesitated to say “the latest…and GREATEST” in the title because that’s not quite where my head is at. This missive is really being prompted by some outstanding discussions I’ve recently had with a number of clients. There are a lot of diets out there. To name just a few there has been High Protein, High Carbohydrate, Low Carbohydrate, Low…
By popular demand, from multiple community requests – as well as my own passion project – I bring you Christmas Elk Chorizo! Yep, it’s that time of year again when I make sausage and jerky, and it varies from year to year what products get produced. All that depends on which animals got harvested, and what I’m feeling like creating.…
Chronic stiffness and soreness is not fun, and it doesn’t have to be a part of your existence as a Lifetime Athlete. Actually these factors mainly represent a mismanagement of inflammation, and while the symptoms are treatable, the actual causes are totally preventable. Training needs to be appropriately designed for your unique body and goals, as well as your current…
This Friday is Valentine’s Day! Why not give someone you care about a true gift of love? How about a gift of LIFE! I’d like to suggest that you give an important someone, or several special folks, or even yourself…a gift that not only shows you care, but that helps to make life better, more fun, more fulfilling, and more…
Can you believe it’s December already? I hope you had a great Thanksgiving celebration and got some killer deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I also hope you are approaching year-end in good health, with a positive outlook, and with most of your ducks in a row. December, or year-end, means different things to many of us. In business,…
In all probability, every one of us can readily recognize the familiar nuisance of a splinter in our finger. It’s usually not exquisitely painful, but it certainly can be annoying. However, in many cases, we are barely aware that it is there, and we can generally tolerate its presence until we get around to removing it. The splinter is quite…
I recently had the outstanding opportunity to visit with Darren Schmidt, D.C., who is the director of the Nutritional Healing Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Darren emphasizes nutrition as the most powerful tool in health restoration and maintenance. Here are some of the highlights of what turned out to be an empowering and inspiring conversation: Health and healing are dependent…
In this insightful and potentially hilarious episode, we take a look at some of the common one-liners that exist in the health, fitness, and peak performance world. These statements can motivate, guide, or enrage us — depending on how they are delivered and how they are interpreted. Have a laugh with us and see if your perspectives are similar or…
This episode is a continuation in the discussion regarding dietary experiments and the personalizing of food consumption. Getting things right in the kitchen can have a powerful impact on how you look, feel, and perform…and how long you live as well! Today’s edition takes a specific look at macronutrients with discussions on ideal protein levels, the benefits of fat consumption,…
Is your diet working for you? That’s a great question and there are potentially many answers. In this episode I share some experiments I’ve conducted with my own diet over the past several years. I review the concept of diet as a descriptor of food intake and its powerful relationship to health and performance. Then I provide some insights regarding…
In this episode, PK & I discuss the concept of biohacking, or combining biology with technology to achieve better living through science. We look at the term as a whole and offer a few simple tips in each of the 5 TLB categories to help you make your 2019 spectacular.
It’s kinda like “Car Talk” if you ask me. Does meat consumption make you aggressive, lower your IQ, and identify your political orientation? Or does eating rice crackers and lettuce make you irritable and give you the right to be critical of others? Dietary choice is indeed a potentially meaty subject. Debate has gone on for decades, if not centuries…
Last week we talked about Superfoods, and one of them was meat. We received a number of responses and several of these were unfavorable. In fact they were downright mean and nasty. People hating on meat, on meat eaters, and on me! The problem was that most of their comments were misinformed and revealed an incomplete understanding of the science.…
Happy New Year! I hope your 2018 was utterly amazing and your 2019 has kicked off in an incredibly spectacular fashion. An FAQ that I often hear is “What are your top 10 or 20 foods?” Obviously, such a list can take many forms based on any number of criteria. It can vary from season to season, and certainly be…
Happy New Year! In this exciting episode, PK & I kick off the new year talking about foods that enhance our health, performance, and dining experience. We present a list of 20 superfoods, proven by research to be phenomenally nutritious. This list represents our discussion with a number of clients and friends and is a consensus of sorts. How does…
In this awesome “meat-up” PK & I take a look at the subject of meat in the human diet. We discuss the historical and nutritional implications of meat, perspectives from the vegan and carnivore communities, and thoughts on health and sustainability. You don’t want to miss this episode!
Hey, Happy Thanksgiving! At this wonderful time of joyous celebration, fellowship, and gratitude, I find myself besieged with questions from clients regarding how they can successfully navigate Thanksgiving dinner without derailing their diet and health endeavors. PK and I delve into some simple tips and suggestions that can help you to enjoy your turkey (or other ) dinner with no…
Due to the prevalence of processed food, our palates have been altered from their ancestral, wild preferences. Hyperpalatable factory food has hijacked our taste buds, our waistlines, and our health. Let’s take a look at how this has happened and what we can do to take back, or Re-Wild, our palates.
I recently had the utterly fabulous opportunity to engage with a dude who has many valuable insights into the world of health and fitness, as well as LIFE. That’s Elliot Canfield, and he’s a guy who shared with me many of his views and approaches to wellness…including how he used Project JACKED to lose 50 pounds and keep it off!…
In this “People With Perspectives” (PWP) episode I take a deep dive on health, weight loss, nutrition, training, and LIFE with Project JACKED client Elliot Canfield. We discuss Elliot’s backstory and how he used TLB methods to lose 50 pounds (and keep it off), look and feel great, and inspire others! Elliot is a local businessperson, an avid mountain biker and skier,…
Or you could call it “Fasting, Feeding, and Fitness.” Or a “Festival of Exercise and Feasting.” Or not. Let’s get right into this perspective on how what and when we eat (or don’t) can impact our workout performance, recovery, and conditioning gains. In this week’s podcast, PK and I discussed several factors surrounding the topic of strategic dining, and…
Losing weight at the right pace so that you don’t lose muscle mass is very important for the health enthusiast.
In today’s episode, PK and I get into some great questions that commonly occur at TLB, and that were recently presented by a listener. We discuss the concepts of losing weight too rapidly, sparing muscle tissue, getting enough calories, understanding protein needs, and how much exercise is enough versus too much. All this, plus a little mojo on crushing it…
I’ve got some exciting news! The Lifetime Body Podcast was just named the inaugural “Show of the Week” by Castos. This is a huge honor for PK and I to be recognized as innovators in podcasting and health information delivery. We are proud and thankful and will keep on bringing you quality wellness education and entertainment! There are a…
Learn some common misunderstandings that exist around carbo-loading, stretching, and training patterns.
Project JACKED is a comprehensive weight loss, health enhancement, fitness, and metabolic reset program. It’s a 4-month training, nutrition, and lifestyle system that shows you exactly what to do the achieve ideal body composition and improved performance. More than that, it’s a book about how 19 people in the pilot group did exactly that. Enjoy!
Improving our health and performance is dependent upon being true to our genes. Modern lifestyle can be inconsistent with our ancestral patterns. But there is hope…
This episode really has a lot of power data in it. John just got back from the Ancestral Health Symposium and it was wonderful to see that the most recent science backs up what we do at The Lifetime Body. Making your body last a lifetime in this modern world has a lot to do with respecting your genes and their ancestral underpinnings.
In this episode, PK and JZ discuss the simple underpinnings of the Planet-Based Diet. They talk about how food is a powerful lever in health and longevity, and how easy it is to be successful when you follow a few simple principles.
