As COVID-19 ramped up in early March, 2020, my Western Civilization students were in the midst of finishing a 3-day midterm exam. The last section consisted of a short essay which required them to compare the ancient Greek societies of Athens and Sparta. The assignment required the students to answer: “How would the ancient societies…
Health Care Industry and Career OutlookThe health care industry, including doctors, nurses, insurance agents, home health aides, and allied healthcare workers, accounts for one-sixth of the economy, making it the largest industrial sector in the United States. Industry Outlook According to the latest numbers, seven of the 20 fastest-growing occupations in the are health care…
What a magical time of year! The grasses are seeding, the trees are laden with pollen, and the cheeky spring breeze is blowing this heady, allergen-rich cocktail straight up our nostrils. While spring may delight many, there is a growing percentage of the population that dreads the emergence of delicate blossoms and spring breezes. For…
There seems to be such a divide between the natural medicine world; and the orthodox model that the majority of the population embraces. People seem to sit stubbornly on one side of the fence or the other giving no credit or ground to the other side at all as if we are mortal enemies and…
Stress is a very common complaint today, with many of us feeling overworked, under pressure, and without enough hours in the day to get everything done. Besides the problems we often associate with stress, such as tension and anxiety, insomnia, and headaches the digestive system is one that is badly affected by stress. Many people…
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) diet. Acai diet. Grapefruit diet. Hollywood diet. Juicing diet. Let me just get this out of the way right now. Fad diets are all garbage. Every last one of them. They all involve one or many of the following: A lab-synthesized hormone found in the urine of pregnant (HCG). My personal…
The Scale Only Tells Part of the Story The scale isn’t the end of all of the health measurements, but I know it’s the most important indicator to a lot of people. I’m also fully aware that the expectation among many folks is that they can achieve overnight success with their fitness goals. There’s even…
There are thousands and thousands of podcasts out there for nearly any subject you want to know about. Interested in gardening? Podcast. World War 2? Podcast. Fitness? Well yeah, there are a ton of good ones for that as well. Today I wanted to share with you a few of my personal favorites. The Starting…
Supersets, drop sets, giant sets, single leg pistol squats, bosu ball standing shoulder presses, backward lunges, burpees, handstand pushups, German volume training, blah blah blah! I could go on for an entire blog post just naming all the “fancy” shit I see trainers doing with clients on a daily basis, both in real life and…
If you’re visiting this website, odds are you’re in a position where you’ve decided you want to get into better shape. The question is, do you know how to get there on your own? As a formerly obese person who now helps clients get into the best shape of their life, I can tell you…
