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Dietary Fundamentalism: A Guest Post by Tovar Cerulli

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Note: The following article is a repost from our friend Tovar Cerulli's blog A Mindful Carnivore: Thoughts and stories from a vegan turned hunter. We loved his most recent blog post so much that we asked him if we could share it with our community of readers. While we've expressed some of those same sentiments here and there, it's never been with such insight and eloquence. Tovar is able to get to the true heart of the matter in this post, and in his book The Mindful Carnivore. It's an important … [Read more...]

The Path of the Buttercup

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**This is an updated version of the original Buttercup post, written for the Urban Gets Diesel blog.** The subjects of rest, recovery, over-training and injury are hot topics in any health-minded community.  Debating, "Should I rest or push through it?” is never-ending, and a quick Google search, message board scan or poll of the coaches in your gym will provide you with rationale to back up whatever decision you choose to make. A while back, a popular fitness message board entertained … [Read more...]

Your Practical Guide For Dental Decisions – Part 3

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A guest post by Eva Twardokens (the famous “Eva T.”): two-time Olympian, coach, and Registered Dental Hygienist  In Part 1 of this series, we talked about basic concepts in oral health. In Part 2, I covered periodontal disease, and homecare tools and medicaments to make your life easier. Today, in Part 3 of this three-part series, I’ll talk about the materials that a dentist uses, giving you guidance to choose the healthiest options. And if you have to have a root canal (and I hope you … [Read more...]

Your Practical Guide For Dental Decisions – Part 2

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A guest post by Eva Twardokens (the famous “Eva T.”): two-time Olympian, coach, and Registered Dental Hygienist As promised in Part 1, I am going to elaborate on the basic advice I gave you there, and share with you the most important information I have learned in the last ten years of my dental hygiene career. This is information and advice I would give to my best friends and family. Today, I will talk about periodontal disease, a prevalent and silent inflammatory inducer, as well as … [Read more...]

Unplug, Then Plug It Back In

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Today's health and fitness-related post was inspired by a real-world example of why keeping things simple should always be your first approach.  Our friend Kristyn had registered for an online workshop we were hosting via video conference.  An hour before the event, she realized that her wireless connection at home wasn't working.  She called the support hotline, who proceeded to run her through a whole host of complicated diagnostic tests, queries and fixes—none of which worked. Finally, the … [Read more...]

Your Practical Guide For Dental Decisions – Part 1

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A guest post by Eva Twardokens (the famous "Eva T."): two-time Olympian, coach, and Registered Dental Hygienist A lot of folks out there are seeking the optimum diet and the ultimate exercise program in the name of health and longevity. Often, however, these same people have completely neglected their teeth. You might as well have eaten that bagel and decided to lift light weights like Gweneth Paltrow. Let's be real! Your mouth is the beginning of your digestive tract, and as you keep … [Read more...]

Book Review: Paleo For Dummies

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We don't do many book reviews, but when the fabulous Melissa Joulwan (of The Clothes Make the Girl and Well Fed fame) teamed up with Dr. Kellyann Petrucci to pen the next book in the famous "For Dummies" series, we were pretty excited. Living Paleo for Dummies is in the tradition of Everyday Paleo, offering not only nutrition advice, but exercise and lifestyle recommendations, and (of course) delicious, easy Paleo recipes. The book is practical, easy to read, and doesn't dive deep into the … [Read more...]

Finding A Healthy Food Balance For Your Kids

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We're very fortunate to be sharing this wonderful guest post from Dylan Emrys with you today. Finding a healthy Real Food balance for your children in a SAD Food world can be a difficult and emotional journey. But, as Dylan says, you're already one step ahead by being here.    "I Was Determined To Feed Her 'Right'" When my daughter was two she’d go visit our neighbors who always gave her pretzels. We lived in a close community and she would head out the door while I watched, then she’d cross … [Read more...]

Whole Food. Whole Family. Whole9 Life.

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We were overjoyed to read this wonderful quote recently on the blog Once A Month Mom. Frankly, as much as we believe in the physical benefits of eating whole, nutritious foods, we’d like to think that the Whole30® is about more than the healthy and tasty things you put into your belly. It is evident from conversations we've had, stories we've read, and emails we've received that the Whole30 program can be a bridge, a catalyst, a conversation starter, a door, or an olive branch when it comes to … [Read more...]

5 Reasons to Break Up With Your Scale

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Note: This is a repost from the Whole9 archives. We felt it was time to pull this classic back out, as we have so many folks who are new to the Whole30. Don't forget to check out our follow-up post: 174,203 Ways to Measure Your Health (Besides the Scale). We work hard to present our Whole30 program as a tool for creating optimal health, and not a weight-loss quick fix.  We have strict rules about weighing yourself during your program (you can't) and focusing on weight loss as a measure of … [Read more...]

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