With the New Year rapidly approaching, folks are beginning to announce their resolutions. This time has reminded me of how silly I think "diets" are, particularly for athletes.A few days back, I exposed how I like to write about shit nobody cares about when I mused on the health benefits of tamarind paste.Loren commented: I am curious to know your thoughts on Whole 30? … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2015
Survival of the Fittest
By now, you know our stance on indulgences. The holidays are an ideal time to relax, dig in and enjoy the pleasures of food. Appreciating balance, there are easy steps we can take to stay on point nutritionally and stave off ravenous behavior later in the day.Making a simple choice early in the morning to get our daily allotment of vitamins and minerals leaves us feeling … [Read more...]
Tamarind Paste
I just discovered tamarind paste. If you buy the hype, I’m now stronger than I was 15 minutes ago. The health benefits of tamarind have been well-studied and include the ability to reduce inflammation throughout the body, improve eye health, boost respiratory health, heal skin conditions, improve the digestive system, relieve pain, increase the strength of the immune system, … [Read more...]