Nourish Your Life

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The Problem with “Diet” Foods (and Why You Don’t Need Them) balanced eating & nourishment Aug 12, 2024

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 ...

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My Microdiscectomy Experience: Surgery & First Week Recovery energy & movement personal stories Aug 12, 2024

Two weeks ago, I wrote about my decision to go ahead with microdiscectomy surgery after my herniated L4-L5 disc flared up again. I had done all the “right” things—physical therapy, core work, activity...

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How I Took 44 Minutes Off My Marathon Time—Without Losing My Mind energy & movement personal stories Aug 05, 2024

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 solid, steady, five-hour marathoner.

So when I started training fo...

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When Your Body Says "Not Right Now" – My Ongoing Back Pain Journey energy & movement personal stories Jul 30, 2024

I’ve had chronic back pain since I was 20—half my life now, if you’re counting. I turn 40 next month, and for most of those years, I’ve been navigating what I can and can’t do with a spine that doesn’...

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The Protein Hype: Let’s Pump the Brakes balanced eating & nourishment Jul 16, 2024

You’ve probably heard it, right? Influencers, wellness coaches, even your neighbor’s second cousin: “You need 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight!” For a 150-pound person, that’s 225 grams p...

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When the Okra Fails: A Panic-Free, Quick Meal That Hit the Spot cooking at home made easy Jul 16, 2024

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 inedible. If you don't pick okra at the exact right moment, it...

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Creating a Balanced Life You Actually Enjoy balanced eating & nourishment Jul 16, 2024

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, the detoxes, the extreme plans that promise big results but le...

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Ditching the Fitness Trackers energy & movement Mar 01, 2024

Why stepping away from the rings, badges, and buzzes gave me back my freedom.

The Early Obsession with Data

As an actuary and self-described data geek, I’ve always loved numbers. So when pedometers ...

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Practical Healthy Eating Tips - Kitchen Gadget Edition cooking at home made easy Feb 23, 2024

First things first: you do not need a ton of kitchen gadgets to eat healthy. This isn’t meant to be a shopping list or a sales pitch. But over the years, we’ve found a few tools that make it much easi...

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Who Do You Want to Be? healthy habits mindset & self-compassion Jan 06, 2024

I love the start of a new year. It’s cliché, sure—but I genuinely love the hope and promise that come with it.

(As a lifelong Cincinnati Bengals fan, I feel the same way about football season. Every ...

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This diet worked for me in the past... mindset & self-compassion Dec 22, 2023

How many of us have heard those words—or said them ourselves?

  • “When I did keto, I lost a ton of weight. I just need to get back to it.”
  • “When I was drinking SlimFast shakes, I was so thin.”
  • “I ju...
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Diet Soda: Yay or Nay? food labels & smart shopping Nov 17, 2023

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 ingredient list for Diet Coke:

  • Carbonated water (ok)
  • Caramel
  • ...
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