Catch up on my latest articles and essays on faith, fitness, and fortitude.
Weight training is the most important type of exercise for fat loss, overall health, and mental and physical strength and resilience. No, that’s not a typo. Weight training is more important than cardio, even for getting and staying lean. Unfortunately, through public health propaganda, we’ve been led to believe that … Keep reading…
On August 4, 2021, Dr. Joseph Mercola posted a YouTube video announcing that within 48 hours, his entire website, including 15,000+ published articles, would be gone. How could one of the most influential, modern-day natural health advocates reach a point where he felt forced to remove his entire library of … Keep reading…
With almost half of the population experiencing a headache each year, it’s not surprising that the question “What essential oils help with headaches?” ranks near the top of essential oil-related Google searches. Migraine headaches occur in one out of five women and one out of ten men. Most migraine sufferers … Keep reading…
Being that the majority of VIGOR Training members are middle-aged, and that statins are the second most common prescription for this age group, it’s likely that many members may deal with one of the most common side effects of statin use: muscle pain. With this realization in mind, and the … Keep reading…
Berberine belongs to a small group of natural products that have not only been used for thousands of years, but also are supported by significant amounts of research. If you’re not using it to support your health, you could seriously be missing out. The first mention of a berberine-containing compound … Keep reading…
In almost every objective measure, life today is better than it has ever been in history. I realize that’s not the optimistic perspective you hear from the news and social media, but facts are facts. You know as well as I do that most people don’t see things that way, … Keep reading…
Though many men worry about producing too little testosterone, many deal with elevated estrogen. In either case, the physical and mental health effects can be the same. Natural compounds like chrysin may be part of a solution, as chrysin may act as an aromatase inhibitor, reducing the conversion of testosterone … Keep reading…
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) contains one of the most-researched, most-compelling compounds in all of nutrition and natural medicine: curcumin. Traditional medicine practitioners have prescribed various forms of turmeric for more than 5000 years. More than 10,000 research papers and articles from just the past seven years focus on the physiological effects … Keep reading…
If you combined American Horror Story and The Truman Show, you could make a movie that looks a lot like 2021. Real doctors get condemned, while political doctors get praised. Felons go free while conservative-minded people get criticized and treated like criminals. The government determines morality while churches bow to … Keep reading…
Most people know about some of the health benefits of vitamin D, but few people realize its role in testosterone levels. Even though I’d read numerous research articles and written multiple blog posts about vitamin D, it wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I connected vitamin D levels … Keep reading…
I recently introduced a new style of workouts into my VIGOR Strength Athlete training program. I call it Attention Deficit Training (ADT), for reasons that will be obvious once I explain it. Attention Deficit Training takes well-proven strength training principles and modifies how those principles play out in a program. … Keep reading…
For much of my 20 years as a fitness professional, conventional nutrition advice said that people are better off eating four, five, or even six times per day than eating one, two, or three times per day. Early on in my career, I encouraged clients to eat every few hours, … Keep reading…