Motivation Monday – Your Food is Your Medicine Over the past 62 years, we as a society have gotten away from the fact that food is our most effective and critical medicine. As big pharmaceutical companies started to push their pills on us, society has stopped thinking of food as … Read More
National Parks are Meant for Earthing – Jason
Getting Down and Dirty Outdoors Have you been to Zion? In mid-March 2018 our family headed down to Zion National Park for no better reason than to step on preserved earth. We booked our first ever Air B&B in neighboring Orderville for a couple of days hiking around in a … Read More
Recipe: Primal Dijon Salmon
Primal Dijon Salmon Ingredients 4 garlic cloves 1 tsp red wine vinegar 1 tsp Extra virgin olive oil, for pan (preferably domestic first cold pressed) 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard Olive oil for pan 4 (6 oz) wild salmon fillets (avoid Atlantic Salmon brand due to its unhealthy farming methods) Salt … Read More
Recipe: Salted Dark Chocolate Shake
Salted Dark Chocolate Shake Ingredients 1 serving chocolate egg white protein powder ½ cup kale, chopped ½ cup unsweetened almond, cashew or coconut milk 1 Tbsp cocoa powder 2 Tbsp chia seeds ½ tsp vanilla ⅛ tsp sea salt (I use Redmond’s Real Salt) 2 Tbsp cocoa nibs 1 tsp … Read More
Healthy Hormones for Ideal Body Weight – Cara
Heavy Hitters in Hormone Health Hormones. What are they and how do they affect fat loss? When we hear the word hormones, we often think sex hormones, testosterone, estrogen and progesterone. However there are 4 other major players when it comes to fat loss. Insulin, Cortisol, Thyroid, and Adrenals. Fat … Read More
How Stress can Kill Your Results – Cara
A New Perspective in Counting Calories Do you ever feel as though you are doing everything right and not seeing the results you had hoped for? Are you hyper-focused on meals and exercise? What about one critical piece of the puzzle…Mindset. The human body is one big stress barometer. Your … Read More
Hormonal Balance Rests on Good Sleep – Cara
Help your Brain and Body to Catch Up One of the primary determinants of your ability to burn fat is your hormonal balance. Your body is either primed to store fat or burn fat and that is dictated by your hormones and how they interplay with your lifestyle. Know this: … Read More
FBOMB Fueling and My Fat-Fueled Mind Shift – Cara
How I Overcame my Fear of Fat In 2015 I qualified to run the 2017 Boston Marathon! I had taken up running in 2009 and what i considered, at the time, a healthy diet and had dropped approx. 40lbs. I felt amazing. I thought i was doing everything right. My … Read More
My PR at Zion Ragnar…Fasted – Jason
Jason Steed Certified Primal Health Coach Fat Fueled—Running On a Full TankIn 2012 I competed in Ragnar’s first-ever trail running event. It was called The Trail Experiment, held at Ponderosa Ranch, Zion National Park. This year I performed my own “experiment” namely to see how I would compete after several … Read More