You are training hard. You’re eating “clean.” You’re doing everything you’ve been told should work, yet you feel tired, sore all the time, maybe even weaker than you were a few months ago. That’s not a motivation problem. It’s a recovery problem. Most people think recovery just means taking a rest day or drinking a…
Tag: nutrition
Why Protein Is Having a Moment (Again) — and Why That’s Actually a Good Thing
If it feels like every health headline lately is talking about protein, you’re not imagining it. New nutrition advisories and expert consensus statements are putting protein back in the spotlight—not as a trendy gym-bro obsession, but as a cornerstone of long-term health for everyone, across all ages. As a health and fitness blogger who spends…
What a Pitch! The Endurance of Fitness Marketing
The marketing of fitness in the United States is booming. Hundreds of billions of dollars are spent yearly participating in exercise activities, as well as supplying equipment needs, buying nutritional supplements, and using fitness oriented services. Funny though how we are still unhealthy as a national population. Did we not spend enough money or is…
COVID-19 Vaccine Injury: Building Back Stronger
As time has passed since its mass introduction, the logically expected COVID-19 vaccine injury information is starting to come in. While an emotional concern for many, some such outcomes were expected from the start of the vaccination program. Helpful (read: factual) information about vaccine injuries is trickling in amongst the emotional theories, charges and counter-charges…
A Challenge of Eating Well
In this day and age of ultra-processed food, eating well to support our health and quality of life takes work. As much as we would like to rely on our healthcare and food industries for reliable information and products, their goals are different from ours. What we lose in convenience when choosing to eat well,…





