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Ask Whole9 Canada: Strategies to Manage Cravings

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Welcome to Ask Whole9 Canada, where Summer Innanen and Sarah Ramsden answer all of your health and nutrition questions. In this week’s episode, Kristina asks, "What strategies would you recommend for dealing with my food cravings?" Cravings or strong desires for certain foods, are something that many people struggle with. We talk a lot about how our desires for food can be the result of our unhealthy psychological response to food, hormonal imbalances and stress in our workshops, and it is … [Read more...]

How to Prevent Information Overload

Information overload—you’ve all been there, right? You're trying to make a positive change to your diet, exercise plan, investment strategy, parenting style, so you start digging in and doing some research. And boy, do you research. And research. And research. You’ve got 72 browser tabs open, three books in various states of dog-ear, and six friends on speed-dial giving you advice. Want an instant example? Try Googling, "best diet for weight loss." Or "how to get a six-pack." Or our personal … [Read more...]

Simplify For Your Health: A Guest Post from The Minimalist Mom

Note from Melissa: I discovered Rachel and The Minimalist Mom blog in September, after she finished (and wrote about) her first Whole30 experience. Her article, Choosing Organic Over an Iphone, was brilliant in its content, and beautifully written. I explored more of her website and articles, and immediately subscribed to her blog. Then, in a wonderful moment of fate, I checked out her e-book, The Minimalist Mom’s Guide to Baby’s First Year. Still in my first trimester and overwhelmed at all … [Read more...]

Unplug the Noise, Sharpen the Signal

From Jamie Scott and Dr. Anastasia Boulais, Whole9 South Pacific During our last visit to the 9 Blog, we talked to you about the importance of connecting to your tribe: a group of like-minded people online and in the real world. Today we shall look at the flip side of the coin: disconnecting. Messages From Nature The human body is an amazing machine, crafted over millions of years to interact with the world around us. Our five senses serve as a gateway between our environment and our mind. … [Read more...]

Dessert Demons in Disguise

We re-released the Whole9 Guide to Eating Dirty (Part I and Part II) last year, and it prompted some good discussion on our website. For those of you about to embark upon a January Whole30®, you may find reader Katie's question (and our answer) helpful for getting into the spirit of the Whole30. Katie wrote: “I’ve been doing Paleo pretty clean, and trying to seriously restrict the fruit. I have noticed recently that my cravings have changed, and I don’t want the refined sugary stuff that I … [Read more...]

Lies We Tell Ourselves

People typically don’t brag about their dedication to cocaine, or their disciplined daily alcohol consumption. These behaviors (excessive drug use or drinking) can bring upon bona fide addictions, and literally destroy health, happiness, and quality of life. But what about other addictions—unhealthy obsessions that masquerade as conscientiousness, dedication, devotion to something "healthy?" How often do you hear people proudly telling others about their obsession with the gym, their … [Read more...]

The 400,000 Hour Body

A nice little reminder from the Whole9 archives. Also, we've not read the 4 Hour Body, so can't speak to its contents - we just thought this title played nicely. We get a lot of questions about products, services and protocols that promise miraculous results - improved body composition, fitness, energy or health - with minimal effort. This slant is not new – the lure of a shortcut (or “free lunch”, as Gym Jones calls it) has been the carrot dangling from our health-and-fitness stick since … [Read more...]

Yoga for the Type-A

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by Melissa Hartwig, who sometimes cheats at yoga In yoga, there are two kinds of positions.  The first requires strength to hold the pose.  The second requires you to soften and yield. I suck at softening. I approach my yoga the same way I approach my deadlifting – with the same Type A, stubborn, controlling personality that suits me oh-so-perfectly to someplace like Gym Jones.  And for some poses, that works beautifully. Standing splits against the wall?  I don’t look like that girl, … [Read more...]

Pervasive and Persuasive: Food, TV, and our Kids

With our recent focus on replacing TV time with healthier habits, and our passion for improving the lives of others (kids included) via healthy nutritional habits, it was only a matter of time before those two roads intersected. While many parents who themselves have generally healthy lifestyles (like many Whole9 readers) might not spend much time on the couch in front of the television, we often hear parents describing TV as a powerful force in their families, and a common bone of contention … [Read more...]

The Path of the Buttercup

**This is a revised version of the original Buttercup post, originally 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 … [Read more...]

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