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Medical Grade Red Light Therapy: 7 Science Backed Benefits
In an age and time when six out of ten Americans suffer from a chronic illness, many are now taking their health into their own hands after
Tyler Menke
Apr 14 min read
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Two Tricks to Improve Mental Health From Phil Stutz and Jordan Peterson
What do world-renowned mental health experts Phil Stutz, Jordon Peterson, and Dr. Daniel Amen say we can do to improve mental health?
Michelle
May 8, 20233 min read
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Cold Exposure
I stumbled upon this body hack 5 years ago by way of an introduction to the Wim Hof method. Recently, cold exposure began becoming...
marybethellis
Apr 7, 20232 min read
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Be Generous With Your Scars
Years ago I had the blessed opportunity of hearing retired Lieutenant Colonel Scott Mann give a talk entitled "Being Generous With Your...
marybethellis
Apr 4, 20232 min read
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Reversal of Desire
Phil Stutz is a world-renowned psychotherapist who has worked with some of the top film stars, athletes, and CEO’s in the world. Early in...
marybethellis
Mar 31, 20233 min read
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Sweating Gold and Burning Money
Do you know what you spent last year on medications, doctor's visits, hospitals, and health care premiums? According to recent data, the...
marybethellis
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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Maximize Your Macros
Eat fat, get fat? Eat protein get big muscles? Eat a lot of carbs and you’ll get soft in the middle? As is the case with most myths,...
marybethellis
Mar 25, 20232 min read
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Why the Gym Is Over-Rated
The gym is over-rated. Why would someone who quit their job to tirelessly pursue health and wellness by opening a gym say such a thing? I...
marybethellis
Mar 21, 20233 min read
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Hacking Your Watch for Weight Loss, Part 2
Use your smartwatch to help you change habits instead of paying too much attention to the active calories. As you can see, smart watches...
marybethellis
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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Hacking Your Watch for Weight Loss, Part 1
Have you ever taken note of the calorie burn on your watch only to then grant yourself that allotment for consumption? Recently I watched...
marybethellis
Mar 14, 20233 min read
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Stress and Cortisol: Part 2
On Tuesday, we discussed the why behind how stress and cortisol affect our weight. Today, we'll talk about what to do about it! We need...
marybethellis
Mar 10, 20232 min read
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Stress and Cortisol: Part 1
Let’s face it: who isn’t stressed these days? Mindfulness and meditation be damned! As much as this practice helps me, I still don’t go a...
marybethellis
Mar 7, 20232 min read
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Measure What’s Important: Body Comps Explained
Peter Drucker famously once said, “if you can’t measure it you can’t improve it.” The problem is sometimes we measure the wrong things....
marybethellis
Mar 3, 20232 min read
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Cross Training
As someone that has run five full marathons (26.2 miles) in the past, I have a bit of knowledge on the subject. Lately, I have been...
marybethellis
Feb 28, 20232 min read
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Boost Your Metabolism
Do you want to boost your metabolism? Which workout modality is the best bang for your buck for calorie burn and fat loss? Modern studies...
marybethellis
Feb 24, 20232 min read
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Wantpower, Not Willpower
Willpower is OVERRATED! The more we think about and deny ourselves the reward the more we want it. Why is that and what can we do...
marybethellis
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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Avoiding Plateau in Your Fitness Journey, Part 2
Breaking out of a plateau usually requires two things: a rest/reset period, and more regular changes in F.I.T.T. (frequency, intensity,...
marybethellis
Feb 17, 20232 min read
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Avoiding Plateau in Your Fitness Journey, Part 1
Understanding how our bodies react and respond to different training stimuli is helpful in avoiding the dreaded plateau. We have all...
marybethellis
Feb 14, 20232 min read
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Blend It
Ever feel proud of your diet-- with exception of that one meal you hastily grabbed? Or maybe you recently started tracking protein,...
marybethellis
Feb 10, 20231 min read
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Beware Cheat Day
Losing fat requires burning more energy than we consume. The formula that is primarily used in weight loss calculations is that for every...
marybethellis
Feb 7, 20232 min read
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