2 Foods That Trigger Weight Gain
There are so, so, so many amazingly healthy foods available for us to eat. Sometimes we love them and sometimes we hate them. The foods we prefer to eat are really an individual decision. A lot of it has to do with where you grew up and the types of foods you were...
Complete Protein Food Combinations Your Body Can Use
A couple of years ago I made a major change to my diet. If you've read The Belly Burn Plan, you know that I am all about unprocessed foods. The fewer ingredients, the better. But the change I made needed me to focus on complete protein food combinations so my body...
When is the Best Time of Day to Exercise? AM or PM
We all know the benefits of exercise. Just a little can go long way. Exercise helps us boost muscle tone and strength. Our memory and cognition improve, and the likelihood of depression diminishes. Regular exercise can also help to maintain a more optimal weight and...
How to Get Your Diet Back On Track Again
Eating healthy is usually pretty easy, but when Halloween or the holidays or birthdays or anniversaries or Saturday nights roll around, all bets are off. Maybe I didn't mention stress, sugar addiction, or going to the store hungry - because those three can pack one...
Why You Just Can’t Seem to Lose Weight
Chances are, you've been on a diet. A lot of us diet. And the reason most of us diet is to achieve one thing and one thing only: weight loss. Whether you're following a conventional diet or simply counting calories and watching what you eat on your own, you might be...
What Are Macros (or Macronutrients) and Which Ones Are the Best?
So you're wondering, what are macros? Well let me tell you, you're probably getting plenty of them each and every day. There is a very simple answer and a longer answer. Make sure that you stick around to see which macros are best for you. What Exactly Are Macros?...
How Excess Weight Affects Your Chronic Pain
It’s no secret that excess weight increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers, and many other dangerous maladies. But the evidence is continually surfacing that suggest a strong connection between excess weight and chronic pain. One reason for this...
Hormones, Weight Gain and Your Body – This is What’s Happening
Hormones. We have dozens of them. In a nutshell, hormones are simply little chemical messengers that get shuttled throughout our entire body. Hormones make us feel cold and hot, they make us feel happy or sad, they increase our sex drive or turn it off entirely, and...
The Anti-Inflammatory Lifestyle: Food, Fitness, Stress and Sleep
Usually, when someone thinks about cutting out inflammation in their body, they immediately jump to diet and the foods they wait. This is for good reason! There is an endless amount of inflammatory foods ready and willing to spark the fire in our body that leads to...
4 ways to lose fat anywhere…without dieting
Fat loss is a tricky business for your body. You need a good amount of fat to keep your skin looking good, your body insulated and even your brain operating optimally. But when you gain too much in the wrong places, it both undesirable and unhealthy. Here are a few...









