Considering microdiscectomy surgery? Here’s my day-by-day account of the procedure and first week recovery after a herniated L4-L5 disc—plus what helped me heal pain-free

Walk down any grocery store aisle and you’ll see them — “low-carb” bread, “keto” cookies, “diet” shakes, “sugar-free” ice cream. They all scream healthy! from the packaging, covered in buzzwords like light, skinny, guilt-free, or protein-packed.

I’ve been running marathons for over a decade. I’ve finished seven. And for a long time, I thought I was just one of those runners —a...

Dealing with chronic back pain, a herniated disc, and microdiscectomy recovery as a marathon runner. A personal story about setbacks, healing, and hope.

Some nights, dinner doesn’t go as planned. Like this week, when Eric lovingly made an okra stew… and the okra turned out to be basically...

You’ve probably heard it, right? Influencers, wellness coaches, even your neighbor’s second cousin: “You need 1.5 grams of protein per...

Let’s be honest— the internet  is full of advice on how to be “healthy". Some of it’s helpful. A lot of it’s... not. We’ve seen the fads,...

As an actuary and self-described data geek, I absolutely love data. So when I learned about pedometers about 15 years ago, I had to have one.

I’ll start this by saying you do NOT need a ton of kitchen gadgets to eat healthy, and this is not meant to be a huge list of things you need to buy. Rather, these are some tools I have found helpful to have around to make fueling my body with nutritious foods a little easier.

I love the start of a new year. It’s so cliche, but I just love the hope and promise that comes with a new year and what’s to come.

But, our diet is not a short term journey - our diet is how we choose to eat every day. We have to eat to survive, and our food is here to nourish us, so why would we choose to eat in a manner that we can’t continue long term?

First and foremost: If we take a moment and ask ourselves, is diet soda healthy? I think the answer is pretty obvious. Just look at the...

Post title inspired by one of the best diet/nutrition/food related books I’ve read, In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. Definitely...

Is NA beer really a cheat code? Probably not, but it is something that I have found very helpful as I’ve worked to clean up my nutrition...

I’ll preface this by saying up front that the following text is going to be a high-level generalization, but meant to provide an example...

Following up on my last post, I thought I’d provide some insights into how to change your diet to eat more whole foods and fewer...

Late last year, when I was living in a small town in the Hudson Valley in New York, I was at the grocery store one night and as I was...

Time for something a little personal. I like to think that I’ve always had a healthy diet, but deep down, I know that’s not entirely...

Chances are, if you’ve looked at the packaging for a snack you’ve purchased or a flavored water, you’ve seen an ingredient listed called...

I love pork. As someone who grew up with Puerto Rican grandparents, pork was a mainstay in our house, especially for big family dinners...