You Don’t Need a Rest Day. You Need Recovery.
You don’t need a rest day. Instead, make recovery a regular part of your routine. Your mind and body thrive on daily movement. Most days of the week this will be a workout (strength or cardio). A couple days per week you need less intensity (like walking, taking Pilates or Barre class, or […]
Snacking: Do You Need to Snack?
Looking at snacking through the lenses of science and Ayurveda. The body needs time to digest the meals you’ve eaten. Snacking interrupts this process. A good rule from Ayurveda is to fill the stomach 1/2 with food, 1/4 with water, and to leave 1/4 space. This space allows the stomach to work to digest the […]
How to Get Back on Track
In the days after going “off the rails,” here are a few things you can do to get back on track again: Drink water/electrolytes before bed the day of, if possible (especially if there was alcohol involved). Get plenty of sleep, even if you have to sleep past your normal wake-up time. The […]
7 Truths About Weight Loss
1. You can’t out-exercise a bad diet. Read my blog post by the same name here. A study found that hunter-gathers burn the same amount of calories as sedentary Westerners. But you do need to exercise. More on that later… 2. It’s not about eating LESS. Most people need more: more protein, more fiber, and […]