Nourish Your Life

I didn’t get a ton of direction after my microdiscectomy.

My surgeon basically said, “Take it slow, you can start running again around six weeks.” That was it. No detailed progression plan. No do’s/d...

When I was working on my MPH at Johns Hopkins, I heard it all:

• The environmental cost of raising animals for food (not great)
• The treatment of animals, even on small, sustainable farms (better, bu
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When we first started paying closer attention to our health, we weren’t looking for a quick fix—we were just hoping to feel better, eat more whole foods, and maybe improve a few numbers on our bloodwo...

The old Eric and Mandy would have absolutely gone all in on my birthday. And to be fair, this year we kind of did too. 40 is a big deal, right? The champagne was flowing (okay, flooding), and I ate en...

Three weeks post-surgery and I’m feeling better than I have in months. I had my follow-up appointment with my surgeon’s PA this week, and everything is looking great. For anyone else going through thi...

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...

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...

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’...

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 true. Take, for instance, my freshman year of college when I lost ab...