The Holistic Athlete

11/29/2025

Can we blame weight gain as we age on a slowing metabolism? It depends...

There is without a doubt conventional wisdom about metabolism. It goes something like, “Most people gain weight each year no matter what because their metabolisms slow down, especially around middle age.”. We’ve also been told that women have slower metabolisms than men. Menopause only makes t...

10/13/2025

https://www.holisticathlete.net/health/what-is-science/

What is “science”? Ever since the COVID-19 outbreak, the term has been thrown around by almost everyone. It’s used as a way to make it seem like your opinion is validated or that the opinion of others is not legitimate. I started writing this a few weeks ago and it seems like there have been [...

04/21/2025

This has come up again recently in the news, so I thought it might be good time to do a little digging into it.
Garden of Life

Before we dig into it's safety, let's go back in time. Why is fluoride in our water anyway? It all goes back over 120 years to 1901, when a young dental school graduate named Frederick McKay left the East Coast to open a dental practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado. When he arrived, he found the [....

10/06/2024

Another fun weekend of pretending to be a kid while running through the woods and climbing and lifting stuff! Thanks Spartan for continuing to put on amazing races!
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Thunderbird Bar

09/14/2024

We've all heard about the potential health benefits of having a drink a day, but what does the latest research say? Are there potential dangers lurking behind that occasional drink? Find out more at the following link: https://www.holisticathlete.net/alcohol/latest-on-alcohol-how-much-is-healthy/
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Thunderbird Bar
Holistic Bodywork

11/20/2023

Should kids be doing resistance training? You can probably guess the answer, but a new reason why might surprise you!

As I write this article, my 12 year old son is finishing off a 15 minute kettlebell workout. He came to me a few months ago asking if I could put a training program together for him. His goals were to work his entire body while improving his performance in sports (he plays soccer and […]

10/03/2023

Why can’t you eat just one Lay’s potato chip? There’s a very good reason!

I’ve heard nutritionists and diet “experts” give the advice to only eat a few bites of something. While there is evidence that you can satiate your cravings through just two or three bites and that after that you are no longer getting that dopamine release that gives you the pleasure you seek ...

08/08/2023

August 15th is Day 1 of the 2023 Holistic Hundred! It starts 100 days of no sugar, grains or vegetable oils and daily body-weight exercise that ends on Thanksgiving Day.

Start thinking about if you are up for the challenge! Lose weight, have more energy and mental clarity, get rid of chronic pain and inflammation...change your life - all with no “magic” pills, shakes or counting calories, points or macros.

Who’s with me?!?

07/07/2023

The 2023 Holistic Hundred Challenge starts on August 15th...who's in with me??

06/24/2023

You may have heard about the new FDA approved weight loss injections? I've done some research and summarized my findings here:

The FDA has now approved multiple medicines for weight loss.The drug company Novo Nordisk, headquartered in Denmark has created two injection-type drugs. The first is known as Wegovy. It is given as a once-weekly injection. The other is known as Ozempic and contains the same key ingredient as Wegovy...