Looking for a simple approach to help you with those simple “acute” stress challenges?

Well, it may just come down to one simple thing!

Yes… BREATHING!

Take a look at this short little video and start implementing this stress reducing breathing technique.

Most people can’t believe the difference it can make.

Give it a try!

The Four Square Breathing Technique

Are you a shallow breather? Do you breathe through your mouth?

If so, we can improve upon that and here is how.

Let’s take a quick look:

The Four Square Breathing Technique

Okay, Health Tip #23! What do you think of the ” The Four Square Breathing Technique”?

Any thoughts?

Ever thought of working with your own personal trainer online? What about a nutritionist and lifestyle coach as well?

Having your very own nutritionist, personal trainer and lifestyle coach at your fingertips will help you attain the health goals that you set for yourself.

“The Get Healthy Club” site is all about helping you get healthy and stay healthy with a proactive lifestyle prioritizing nutrition and exercise. Plus, this is real proactive health care and I have priced it in a manner that no one should be left out!

Once again, let me know if I can help you in anyway.

Comments and questions? Please leave them below!

I know that the “Hunter-Gather” approach to nutrition can be of great benefit, but I have some issues with the “specifics” of the “Paleo Diet.”

When it comes to the “Paleo Diet,” as I have said before, there are some things I really like and there are some things that really make no sense to me.

First off, I am a huge fan of biochemical individuality and creating an individualized nutritional regimen that is best for every person.  Why?  Because each of us are physiologically special, we are  biologically different and there is no “One-Size-Fits-All,” “Universal,” or even a “Cookie Cutter” diet that will benefit ALL people.  In matter of fact, these approaches to proper nutrition can be just as detrimental to some people’s health as they are beneficial to others.

Today I quickly wanted to point out one very large challenge for the “Paleo Diet” followers.  If you are going to be very specific about your recommendations or your diet plans, you are going to have some issues!

Stick with the basic ideas behind the “Paleo Diet, but be very leery about “specific recommendations.”

I am not the only one that has this concern, please take a look at an excerpt from an article at “Outlaw Fitness,” by Josh Vales:  The Paleo Diet

One of the first holes that comes to mind when I think of the Paleo Diet is the fact that it relies so heavily on things that are unproven, and to-date, unprovable. The Paleo Diet is based on what some experts believe the cavemen ate. They look at historical studies and modern-day hunter-gatherer societies and combine this with a whole lot of theory. But, do we really know what caveman ate? Is there any definitive evidence that details a caveman’s universal dietary menu? The answer, unfortunately, is no. We use conjecture, educated guesses, and speculation, with only hints of science. But science is not made of “probablys” or “quite possiblys”. Rather, it’s proven, reliable, documented, and peer-reviewed. If only Bob the cavemen left his darn cookbook for us.

Let’s be clear, if you are focusing on the “Paleo Diet” being the best way to optimal health through proper nutrition, what will that diet look like exactly?

Which region of Hunter-Gatherers are you going to follow?

Africa?
Europe?
Asia?
North America?
Central America?
South America?
The Islands?

To be fair, each of these regions have their own little subgroups where their diets differ significantly from their neighbors.

These people all consumed “wild” animals, fish, and “plants.”  Period.

Depending upon their location, these diets are VERY different.

The article noted above also has some thoughts on this topic as well:

Not only is much of what “cavemen” ate is still open to interpretation, but it’s highly location dependent. Just because the cavemen of modern Europe (that the Paleo Diet models itself after) are thought to have consumed a diet relatively high in meat (due to a lack of plant availability), doesn’t mean that early man in other areas of the world didn’t have a vastly different looking diet.
Katharine Milton talks about the !Kung people in an editorial in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. She says that the !Kung, an African people who live in an almost ideal hunter-gatherer environment, live on a diet that consists of approximately 67% plant food, and only 33% animal foods; significantly different than the ideal proportions laid out by the Paleo Diet.
Likewise, hunter-gatherers in other parts of the world like southeast Asia, for example, no doubt had a very different looking diet again. Due to things like geography, weather, and local vegetation and animal life, what was available to the cavemen was likely highly location-dependent.
I can’t stress this enough, as “healthy cultures” can be found around the world have significantly different diets.

Once again, the article in its entirety can be found HERE

Why?  Location.  Climate.  Season.  Range Of Travel.  Animals Available.  Plants Available.  Fish Available.

Please, don’t get caught up in the details!

The basics are enough to really clean up your nutritional regimen!

Look, I cannot tell you the primary motivation of those “pushing” the Paleo Diet (and all of the “specifics” that seem to go with it), but I can tell you that my approach to nutrition primarily benefits two groups:

YOU and Small Farmers.

Yes, your health!

And, the bottom line for the small farmer.

In my opinion, the small farmer that is making an effort to do it right (creating food that improves our health) should be given “Rock Star” Status!!!

I am going to be spending a few weeks posting on the Paleo Diet, so if you have some thoughts on the subject please let me know.

Also, if you are interested in benefiting from working with your very own online nutritionist, personal trainer and lifestyle coach, please check us out over at THE GET HEALTHY CLUB!

Please leave any questions below.  Thanks.

No, it isn’t a diet.

But, there seems to be a new movement that is creating a diet from the “Hunter-Gatherer” approach to proper nutrition.

I am sure you have heard of it…

Yes, it is called the “Paleo Diet.”

Over the next few weeks lets take a look at what is so beneficial about the “Paleo Diet.”

Am I a fan?  No, not exactly!

But, I must say, I do believe that we have bodies that are still physiologically made for the “Hunter-Gatherer” Era but we find ourselves smack dab in the middle of the “Technology” Era.

This challenge has left us out of sync and our poor health is a major consequence.

That being said, when it comes to improving our health, I do see a lot of good in the approach to the “Paleo Lifestyle.”

But, when I start seeing some of the Paleo Diets I have some real concerns.

Here is just a short-list of challenges I have with the Paleo Diet:

• Far reaching interpretations of the studies and science available.
• The importance placed on macro-evolution but not micro-evolution.
• The push of supplements, including whey protein, seems extremely hypocritical.
• Some glaring disagreements within the “guru” ranks.

Here is an excerpt from a recent article (Found on AlterNet, by Jill Richardson) asking some other pertinent questions regarding the Paleo Diet:

Needless to say, it’s impossible to accurately lump together the diet of every single human ancestor or even just the Homo sapiens who lived in this period. “The truth of the matter is there is no paleo diet,” summarizes Katharine Milton, a professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at UC-Berkeley. “The only thing you can do is generalize very broadly and you can say beyond a shadow of a doubt that paleo peoples were eating wild plant and animal foods because there was no agriculture and there were no domesticated animals.” A piece in Nature backs her up, showing how difficult it is to reconstruct human diets of the distant past through a variety of means.

If you would like to read more of the article above, please go here:  The Paleo Diet A Bunch Of Baloney?

Look, I cannot tell you the primary motivation of those “pushing” the Paleo Diet, but I can tell you that my approach to nutrition primarily benefits two groups:  YOU and Small Farmers.

Yes, your health!

And, the bottom line for the small farmer.

In my opinion, the small farmer that is making an effort to do it right (creating food that improves our health) should be given “Rock Star” Status!!!

I am going to be spending a few weeks on the Paleo Diet, so if you have some thoughts on the subject please let me know.

Also, if you are interested in benefiting from working with your very own online nutritionist, personal trainer and lifestyle coach, please check us out over at THE GET HEALTHY CLUB!

Please leave any questions below.  Thanks.

Many of us struggle with not only tightness in the back of our legs BUT also tightness in the hips.

This tightness can lead to real pain in the low back area and this symptom can lead to all sorts of health challenges down the line.

Here is what I believe to be one of the best ways to approach these challenges.

Take a look!

The Hamstring and Pretzel Combination Stretch

Remember, major on the major and don’t get caught up with all of the peripheral minor stuff! If you are having issues with your low back and you believe it coming from tightness in the hip and/or back of your legs… work on it!

Let’s take a quick look:

The Hamstring And Pretzel Combination Stretch

Okay, Health Tip #22! What do you think of the ” The Hamstring and Pretzel Combination Stretch”?

Any thoughts?

Ever thought of working with your own personal trainer online? What about a nutritionist and lifestyle coach as well?

Having your very own nutritionist, personal trainer and lifestyle coach at your fingertips will help you attain the health goals that you set for yourself.

“The Get Healthy Club” site is all about helping you get healthy and stay healthy with a proactive lifestyle prioritizing nutrition and exercise. Plus, this is real proactive health care and I have priced it in a manner that no one should be left out!

Once again, let me know if I can help you in anyway.

Comments and questions? Please leave them below!

Tight in the back of the leg? Having some issues in the hips as well?

Struggling with getting loose?

Want to help improve potential challenges with your lower back?

Well… this approach to properly stretching the hamstring might just be the ticket!

The Hamstring Stretch

Remember, major on the major and don’t get caught up with all of the peripheral minor stuff! If your hamstring is causing you challenges… please, don’t overlook it!

Let’s take a quick look:

The Hamstring Stretch

Okay, Health Tip #21! What do you think of the ” The Hamstring Stretch”?

Any thoughts?

Ever thought of working with your own personal trainer online? What about a nutritionist and lifestyle coach as well?

Having your very own nutritionist, personal trainer and lifestyle coach at your fingertips will help you attain the health goals that you set for yourself.

“The Get Healthy Club” site is all about helping you get healthy and stay healthy with a proactive lifestyle prioritizing nutrition and exercise. Plus, this is real proactive health care and I have priced it in a manner that no one should be left out!

Once again, let me know if I can help you in anyway.

Comments and questions? Please leave them below!

Tight in the front of the leg in the lower body? Having some issues in the hips as well?

Struggling with getting loose?

Want to increase your lower body and hip flexibility?

Well… this simple stretch might be the key!

The Quad Stretch

This is a simple stretch, but please, don’t overlook it!

Let’s take a quick look:

The Quad Stretch

Okay, Health Tip #20! What do you think of the ” The Quad Stretch”?

Any thoughts?

Ever thought of working with your own personal trainer online? What about a nutritionist and lifestyle coach as well?

Having your very own nutritionist, personal trainer and lifestyle coach at your fingertips will help you attain the health goals that you set for yourself.

“The Get Healthy Club” site is all about helping you get healthy and stay healthy with a proactive lifestyle prioritizing nutrition and exercise. Plus, this is real proactive health care and I have priced it in a manner that no one should be left out!

Once again, let me know if I can help you in anyway.

Comments and questions? Please leave them below!

Tight in the chest area?

Struggling with attaining proper posture?

Want to add an inch or two to your height?

Well… opening up your upper body up a bit might be the key!

The Chest Stretch

This is a simple stretch, and many times overlooked, but it is worth it’s weight in GOLD!

Let’s take a quick look:

The Chest Stretch

Okay, Health Tip #19! What do you think of the ” The Chest Stretch”?

Any thoughts?

Ever thought of working with your own personal trainer online? What about a nutritionist and lifestyle coach as well?

Having your very own nutritionist, personal trainer and lifestyle coach at your fingertips will help you attain the health goals that you set for yourself.

“The Get Healthy Club” site is all about helping you get healthy and stay healthy with a proactive lifestyle prioritizing nutrition and exercise. Plus, this is real proactive health care and I have priced it in a manner that no one should be left out!

Once again, let me know if I can help you in anyway.

Comments and questions? Please leave them below!

If you are doing a lot of movement at the hip, like squatting and lunging, this stretch could become your next best friend!

Struggling with tightness in the glute area? Please… take a look:

The Pretzel Stretch

Though this stretch can be challenging it is worth every amount of energy you put into it.

Let’s take a quick look:

The Pretzel Stretch

Okay, Health Tip #18! What do you think of the ” The Pretzel Stretch”?

Any thoughts?

Ever thought of working with your own personal trainer online? What about a nutritionist and lifestyle coach as well?

Having your very own nutritionist, personal trainer and lifestyle coach at your fingertips will help you attain the health goals that you set for yourself.

“The Get Healthy Club” site is all about helping you get healthy and stay healthy with a proactive lifestyle prioritizing nutrition and exercise. Plus, this is real proactive health care and I have priced it in a manner that no one should be left out!

Once again, let me know if I can help you in anyway.

Comments and questions? Please leave them below!

Below you will find the first installment!

This is one of my favorites and one that I recommend for all of you to take a good hard look at!

The Full Body Squat Stretch

Though this stretch can be challenging it is worth every amount of energy you put into it.

Let’s take a quick look:

The Full Body Squat Stretch

Okay, Health Tip #17! What do you think of the “The Full Body Squat Stretch“?

Any thoughts?

Ever thought of working with your own personal trainer online? What about a nutritionist and lifestyle coach as well?

Having your very own nutritionist, personal trainer and lifestyle coach at your fingertips will help you attain the health goals that you set for yourself.

“The Get Healthy Club” site is all about helping you get healthy and stay healthy with a proactive lifestyle prioritizing nutrition and exercise. Plus, this is real proactive health care and I have priced it in a manner that no one should be left out!

Once again, let me know if I can help you in anyway.

Comments and questions? Please leave them below!

Today let’s take a look at a primary exercise to work the core!

The exercise is called the plank and it can be done a number of ways, depending on your conditioning level.

• Four Point (Beginner)
• Three Point (Intermediate)
• Two Point (Advanced)

Work The Core With The Plank!

Just by improving the strength of your core you could possibly positively affect numerous areas of your health!

Let’s take a quick look at the “Plank”:

Work The Core With The Plank!

Okay, Health Tip #16!

You now have a safe and effective exercise to work the core!

If you can do the “four point” for two minutes move on to the “three point,” and so on.

Good luck and tell me what you think.

Ever thought of working with your own personal trainer online? What about a nutritionist and lifestyle coach as well?

Having your very own nutritionist, personal trainer and lifestyle coach at your fingertips will help you attain the health goals that you set for yourself.

“The Get Healthy Club” site is all about helping you get healthy and stay healthy with a proactive lifestyle prioritizing nutrition and exercise. Plus, this is real proactive health care and I have priced it in a manner that no one should be left out!

Once again, let me know if I can help you in anyway.

Comments and questions? Please leave them below!