Category Archives: Fitness

The Healthiest Pasta and Grain Mixes You Can Buy for a Quick Dinner

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Greatist-Approved Groceries For our Greatist­-Approved Groceries series, we’re narrowing down the tens of thousands of products out there to the ones we think are worth buying so you can get in and out of the store faster. (Past lists have included the best popcorn, ice cream, and nut butter.) With the help of …

Quinoa, Chickpea, and Veggie Sliders

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Every week our friends at the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City develop a new healthy recipe exclusively for our readers. Kidist Y. from Parkland, Florida, came to us requesting a healthy and quick recipe that her children would love. These vegetarian and dairy-free sliders are packed with creative ingredients that will satisfy the tastebuds of all ages. What’s more, they’re packed with some of the healthiest foods, such as coconut,…

Destroying “The Box”, Facing Fear, and More on The Nia Shanks Show

Source: http://www.niashanks.com/the-box-nia-shanks-show/

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What the heck is The Box? you’re likely wondering.

That discussion is covered in Episode 3 of The Nia Shanks Show featuring my very good friend, Marianne Kane. As you’ll hear in the introduction, this episode contributed to my decision to create the new podcast because we venture beyond th…

Three rare industry-funded studies with disappointing results. The score: 85:9.

Source: http://www.foodpolitics.com/2015/12/three-rare-industry-funded-studies-with-disappointing-results-the-score-859/

Here are three rare studies sponsored by food companies with results that must have disappointed their funders.  Since mid-March when I started this collection, these bring the score to 85:9 (studies with results favorable to the sponsor’s interests vs. those against).

Acute Cocoa Supplementation Increases Postprandial HDL Cholesterol and Insulin in Obese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes after Consumption of a High-Fat Breakfast.  Arpita Basu, Nancy M Betts, Misti J Leyva, Dongxu Fu…

In Defense of a “Paleo-ish” Diet. (Plus, we’re hiring!)

Source: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2015/12/07/in-defense-of-a-paleo-ish-diet-plus-were-hiring/

I don’t follow the Paleo Diet.

Weird, I know. A majority of people who stumble across this site through Google come from our article, “The Beginner’s Guide to the Paleo Diet,” which has been viewed millions of times and shared 40,000+ times on social media. Actually, other than a 30-day full Paleo experiment years ago, I’ve never been 100% full-Paleo.

“But Steve! You run Nerd Fitness! Isn’t this a Paleo Site? You even have a (now free) P…

Despite it All, I’m OK

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Recent events and the turn of season have landed on many like a celestial wet blanket, casting a hue of funk and resignation. Even just a quick glance at any news feed bombards us with what seems to be insurmountable suffering, injustice, and ignorance. Governments and institutions appear at a loss to stem the tide. As individuals, we have no choice but to either give in to hopelessness or garner our intrinsic resources.

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Self-Compassion: The Greatest Tool for Becoming the Best Version of Yourself

Source: http://www.niashanks.com/compassion/

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When I paid attention to what I said to myself I was shocked, and dismal. “Whoa. Did I really just say that?” I wondered after berating myself for a silly, insignificant mistake.

I’m my own worst critic and up until most recently I thought this was productive, and even a badge of honor;…