The Word on Wellness
How to Start Losing any Weight Gained During the Storms of 2020
1) Read & respect the gauges on the boat. It’s time to step on the scale, measure the impact, face the facts, confront reality, whatever you want to call it. You can no longer afford to ignore the negative health consequences of shutdowns and lockdowns, and the...
Anti Viral Foods: Could They Offer Any Coronavirus / COVID-19 Protection?
One has to wonder why India doesn’t fall victim to many viruses at anywhere near the level other countries do. The weather? Sure warmth and saltwater in the air certainly help. But can this really fully explain why the country that BORDERS China, and is MORE densely...
Protein Shake Smoothie Ideas
Consuming protein powder-based shakes every day can get old pretty quick, can't it? But more protein is a tried and true strategy to speed up your metabolism, enhance lean mass gains, stabilize your blood sugar, and curb your appetite. As you can see, there are many...
The Colon Cleanse and Detox Drink: Do They Work? Are They Healthy?
If you’re like most folks, you are probably feeling a little “dirty” after the holidays. And no doubt you’ve seen cleanses all over the place: Total Body Cleanse, Colon Cleanse, Liver Cleanse, Extreme Cleanse, Parasite Cleanse, Alpha Cleanse, etc. And then there are...
HealthCare vs Caring for Health – Let’s do More than Manage Disease
What an entertaining and dramatic election, huh? You may be happy, sad, mad, or just plain relieved it’s over. But as you are counting how many friends you have lost the last few months for being a little too vocal about your positions, allow me to suggest that there...
How to Sell a Diet Plan – What to Do and What Not to Do
There is no excitement in the ideas of balance or moderation. They aren't sexy or extreme concepts. The results they produce are not dramatically quick. Therefore they are not ideal components of a diet with with strong marketing magnetism. Achieving dietary balance...
20 Healthy Restaurants in Dallas that Won’t Derail Your Diet
Have you ever gotten stuck in a rut when it comes to restaurant choices? Now if your favorite place is super healthy and you always order something good for you, then that's actually a great rut to be in. Chances are, however, the place you frequent most is one of the...
So It’s a Lifestyle, Not a Diet: What Exactly Does that Mean?
You’ve heard the phrase many times before, and you even agree with it. After all, who hasn’t done a particular diet (or many) in the past with nothing to show for it today? You’ve come to believe the experts' conclusion that permanent weight loss or fitness requires a...
5 Reasons Your Knees Hurt, and How to Fix the Pain
Over 200,000 people a month search google for information on knee pain. Needless to to say, it's a common problem. You may be surprised, however, to learn that the knees are seldom to blame for the discomfort experienced. I've outlined 5 of the most common sources of...
Does Fruit Make You Fat? The Definitive Answer
Many people these days are afraid to eat fruit, for fear of it making them fat. Ironically, the same group of folks will have often have little to no problem indulging in foods like pizza, ice cream, bread, pasta, and potatoes. While I can't explain these beliefs and...
10 Secrets to Soaring Self Control
Research shows that self control, or willpower, is an essential tool for success in any long-term endeavor that involves the accumulation and execution of particular habits. Improving one's health and fitness is no exception. So how can we harness more of it? How can...
This Heart Attack Hit Close to Home
I was sitting in my living room working on getting hundreds of CD’s imported onto my computer, so I could leave that now old school space-robbing technology behind. (yes, even CD’s are now old fashioned, lol) A few years ago, we were preparing the house for our first...
No Time to Workout? 13 Facts of the Average American Life’s Clock
As health, fitness, and nutrition coaches, we hear “the time excuse” all the time :) And some people have gotten so good at selling it to themselves, that we almost start buying it. But if we all take a step back and give this idea of “time” some thought, some...
Rank Your Life Balance: It’s Likely Affecting Your Health
Over the past 15 years, I’ve worked with numerous clients trying to achieve a better quality of life. One thing I’ve noticed is that when an individual’s life becomes significantly unbalanced, their stress levels quickly rise, and their health is negatively impacted....
Fitness Psychology: Change Your Mind, Change Your Body, and Change Your Life
We all know that extrinsic motivation doesn't last long. In takes less than 90 days for the excitement of New Year's resolutions to wear off. In fact, if you look at fitness gym falloff, statistics imply that the external motivation provided by one's calendar only...
Texans Kill Themselves, Embarrass Ebola
From November 2013 to November 2014, Ebola claimed the life of only 1 Texas resident: And many of us were appalled at how the health threat was mishandled. Yet … in contrast, over 60,000 Texas residents killed themselves in the same amount of time, 12 months -...
11 Chronic Pain Causing Posture Mistakes Made Daily
Pain often gets equated with bouts of physical exertion, but did you realize that most of our pain is caused by our more sedentary activities? We hear a lot about bad posture these days, but most of us don't realize the severity of the consequences. Muscle imbalances...
Wheat – Is it Good or Bad? Why Intolerance without an Allergy?
It sounds like such a simple question, and many are begging for a simple answer. Well, if that's what you happen to seek, you might as well skip down and click the link to my blog to only read the last half of this article. But it you start at the beginning, you'll...
Still the Best Weight Loss Strategy
I've been training people for almost 15 years, and though exercise can accelerate weight loss and make you look and feel good both on your journey and when you get to your weight goal, I can guarantee you that shrinking the stomach and revealing a sculpted body is all...
The Best Protein Powder: Whey, Soy, Casein, Egg, Hemp?
Protein is popular because people want stable blood sugar, less body fat, and more muscle. Indeed, protein can help with all of these goals. But who wants to eat meat and eggs all day long? Apparently, not many people. Hence the rise of protein powders. It's the...
Organ Removal “Healing?” Think Twice Before Ripping Things Out
If you went to your mechanic to get your car fixed, and he suggested that he could repair your dirty air filter by removing your air intake altogether, you'd switch mechanics. If he suggested he could fix your brakes by taking out your master cylinder, you'd call him...
Cancer Fighting Foods – Here’s 7 Powerful Ones
Many of us know an individual fighting cancer, whether they be family, friend, or acquaintance. We have actually been blessed to have the opportunity to work with a few at Elect Wellness, and are constantly inspired by their dedication to maintaining the best possible...
Hormone Imbalance – 8 Ways to Fight It
One of the most frightening things we face in life comes from the "inside-out." It's hormone imbalance, and it can scare away weight loss while spooking our bodies into shapes that we no longer even recognize as us. Here's some ways to fend off the fear: 1. Avoid all...
The Facts on Foot Pain And Plantar Fasciitis
You get out of bed and almost fall over, swearing you stepped on a nail that somehow was standing vertically on its head. You hobble around the house as flat footed as possible, careful not to strike your heel, where the pain is most potent. What the heck is wrong...
Hell on Earth, Newtonian Physics, & a Yoga Teacher
As a camel in the office would be happy to remind you, it's hump day. (yeah, Geico should pay me for that opener.) I thought I'd share with you 4 life-changing phrases, to get you over the "humps" in your own life. Engrain them into your subconscious, act on their...
Carrots and Bananas: Bad for You? Glycemic Index Talk
Sitting outside a Dallas Starbucks yesterday while enjoying a turkey-bacon egg white sandwich and a 1/2-pump peppermint green tea, I overheard a group of women sharing nutrition insight with one another. They had obviously just finished a workout, as evidenced by the...
Eat This Not That – 24 Better Food Choices for a Healthier You
Not everything listed first on the left of this exchange list is terrible for you (some are), and not everything listed last on the right is the absolute best for you (some are), but make these easy trades in your diet and watch what happens to your energy, health,...
Reasons & Fixes for Workout Nausea
Most of us have been here before, at one point or another. You finish an incredible workout, having pushed every limit of every muscle group in your body, building a failure-inducing burn with every set, while minimizing or eliminating all your usual rest intervals....
11 Surprising Cholesterol Facts You Need to Know
1. We don't know what a healthy total cholesterol number is, or even if there is one. If it exists, it might be just north of 200. 2. Some cholesterol actually helps to "patch" damaged blood vessels, so it might not be the demon we've made it. 3. Statins, which...
The Truth about “Cold and Flu Season”
My guess is you have either had the creepy crud that is enraging the country, or know someone that has. Yes, it is "cold and flu season" again. And this year, it seems to be back with a vengeance! Approximately 50 million Americans will become infected with the flu...
Fatloss Secret: 4-Step Order of Eating
Step 0 (vital habit BEFORE you start eating) You can only live for 4 minutes without oxygen, so oxygen is the first priority. Deep breathe 10 times prior to your first bite. The "French paradox," the observation that the French don't have our health problems, despite...
It’s a Terrible Resolution…
If you are anything like millions of other Americans, either "lose weight" or "get in shape" was near the top of your New Year's resolution list. . But, a common goal doesn't mean common success. In fact, in this case, it means common failure. That's right, 92% of...
12 Tips of Christmas
In light of a French chant that became a popular English carol, we're giving you 12 health tips, loosely based on the song that celebrates the twelve traditional festive days of Christmas: A Partridge in a Pear Tree The perfect snack is a lean protein source and a...
How to Lose 9.5 lbs without Exercising or Cutting Calories
Yep, you heard me right. And this isn't some scam, supplement, or quickly-reverting quick cleanse. This is pure food science. Be warned, there is math ahead, but it's nothing anyone who wants to lose weight can't keep up with and fully understand. Have you heard of...
Most Vital day of Year for Exercise
That's right! If you don't have some serious physical activity planned the day before Thanksgiving, get planning. Here's why: I'm sure you've heard by now that tomorrow, on Thanksgiving, the average American will consume 4500 calories and about 230 grams of fat. (the...
Choose Beef over Pork: 7 Disturbing Reasons Why
1. A pig will eat anything: urine, feces, decaying flesh, maggots, and even the cancerous growths off other pigs. Their meat does not go unaffected. A cow, on the other hand, eats a vegetarian diet of mainly grass. 2. Pigs have but one stomach to digest their food,...
Corn: Common Cause of Allergies, Arthritis, & Auto-Immune Disorders?
In 1946, scientists made a discovery that we have unfortunately abused ever since: DNA can be transferred between organisms. We are now reaping the "benefits" (read: sarcasm) of about 25 different genetically modified foods. In a cancer-filled world, you wouldn't...
600 Million Pounds of Candy: Healthier Halloween Strategies
That's right. Americans purchase 600 million pounds of candy every year for Halloween! Insulin surges, acid-worn teeth, food-dye poisoned bodies, you name it - in close keeping with all the decorative skeletons, it's quite the celebration of deterioration....
7 Mistakes in Your Multivitamin: Analyzing Your Most Basic Supplement
Even the ultra-conservative (& often behind) American Medical Association recommends everyone take a Multi daily. The reasons are simple. Even if you eat a truly healthy diet (few of us even do that), we have deprived our soil of minerals (using chelating...
Client Types: Results will be Relative
The Ownership Client: This client understands that their improvements in health and fitness are ultimately up to them, and they accept that any decline in the same is their own fault. They look at their trainer and nutritionist as educated professionals who can...
How do You Get Energy to Start a Country? 2 Hours at a Time, Rain or Shine
So what was Thomas Jefferson's "secret?" It was exercise. (how convenient for us, eh?) Furthermore, he was SERIOUS about it. Two-hours-a-day serious about it. Let this collection of his quotes on the matter educate and motivate you. Don't cheat yourself by only...
You are being poisoned. Did you know?
You are being poisoned. It's being done through the public water supply, and if you haven't guessed what it is yet - without any further ado, it's fluoride - a potent neurotoxin that harms multiple body functions. It's not for me to say whether you are being PURPOSELY...
50% Diet? 50% Exercise? Dallas Personal Trainer Examines the Contributions to Weight Loss
You see all kinds of estimates on weight loss. It's 50% diet, 50% exercise, or maybe it's 25% diet, 75% exercise, and so on and so forth. Let's examine the implications of those statements and come to a deeper understanding of what all affects our weight on a week to...
Burn More Bridges
The usual words of "wisdom" you hear are "DON'T burn any bridges." Well, I'm calling that out as terrible advice. Although there are some situations where keeping a "bridge" intact is a smart move, it's also a crutch many lean on when they lack the strength to leave...
Does your age REALLY affect metabolism?
Everyone and their mother will tell you that age negatively affects their metabolism. Sure, it's a quick and easy way to explain why you "just aren't as thin as you once were," but is your chronological age truly to blame for all the weight gain? Do we see a general...
Gatorade and Powerade: Are They Good or Bad?
Seems these days that everyone who takes a walk around the block "needs" fluid, sugar, and electrolytes...and they need it now! Maybe even before the walk, maybe a bit after the walk, and of course during the walk. Really? Gatorade, Powerade, and all the other "ades"...
Increase Protein to Decrease Fat: Dallas Personal Trainer Explains 7 Reasons Why
Top Seven Reasons to Increase Protein Intake When Trying to Lose Fat 1. Satiety: protein is MUCH more filling than carbohydrates, helping you to reduce caloric intake by making you feel full faster. 2. TEF: or "Thermic Effect of Food." Your body burns twice as many...
HCG … Again? Dallas Fitness Trainer Asks You to Remember This
Every now and then HCG comes back around as a "new" weight loss drug. However it is nothing new. HCG was introduced in the 1950s and became popular in the 1970s. Before we get into why I believe this drug is absolute nonsense, let’s take a closer look into HCG.Human...
Here’s a Ridiculously Simple Secret for Weight loss from a Dallas Personal Trainer
You know. some "secrets" in life can be complex - like the 300 pages that snuck into the already 2,000+ page health care bill at 3am the day congress was to vote on it. And then some secrets are simple - like cutting the capital gains tax to encourage investment and...
Funny Vintage Weight loss Ads from Your Dallas Personal Trainer
I thought you would enjoy this list of my Favorite Funny Vintage WeightLoss Ads!Weight Loss Sugar - Pre-lunch ice cream cone for weight loss? This I could do ... and I know which of our clients are smiling at the thought too (don't even think about it!)Weight Loss...
Harvard Study Reveals Fitness Secret
So what's the secret? In a word: faith. Harvard University researchers conducted a study involving over 80 hotel room cleaning attendants.These folks were from seven different hotels. The attendants were split into two groups. The first group was told how beneficial...
Dallas Personal Trainer Says “It’s a Lie – All Calories are not Created Equal”
I'm always amazed when I see "experts" on TV claiming that "a calorie is a calorie is a calorie." Really? If that were true, then I could eat 3,000 calories a day of pure fiber and not budge the scale needle (whose scale still has a needle?) ...or 3000 calories per...
What are You Looking At? Dallas Personal Trainer Speaks of Vision & Focus
Perhaps you are as weird as I am: when you go to change lanes while driving, you see if you can get between those pesky lane marker bumps. Doesn't it grind on you when the tires and vehicle vibration reveal to you that you have failed even at your self-produced and...
A Surprising Photo from a Dallas Personal Trainer
I can't say this enough. In the battle for your health and fitness, body composition is a more important measure than weight. Now keep in mind, however, a 5ft, 300lb person is not going to build enough muscle to warrant not losing any weight before getting to goal....
Dallas Personal Trainer Reveals Secret of Most Successful Clients
If there is one common denominator (and actually there are a few) among my most successful clients, it is this: adaptability. What do I mean? Let me give some examples: the ability to adapt to a different training schedule for a week or 2 when their travel/work...
10 Reasons Your Digestion’s Derailed – a Natural Perspective from a Personal Trainer in Dallas
1. Lack of vitamin cofactors for enzyme production - That's right, some vitamins serve as cofactors necessary in the production of enzymes. If you are low on vitamins, your body will not be able to efficiently produce the enzymes you so desperately need. Without...
Dallas Fitness Trainer Shares the “Great 8” Secrets of Vibrant Energy, Strength, & Health
1. Reduce stress on your body's buffering systems by optimizing your blood and cellular pH from the outside in by eating more alkalizing foods instead of acid-forming. 2. Keep your blood sugar properly balanced with multiple small meals and enough lean protein sources...
Sources of Power: Are You Plugged In? Dallas Fitness Trainer Explains a Common Mistake
This article is not about smart phones, but let's use them as an example. How much good is your phone when the battery is dead? Not much, right? In fact, I would say it is worse than having no phone at all. Why? Because It gives a false sense of security - such as...
Are You One of These People? Time to Start Doing!
I know people who are extremely intelligent and have consumed more how-to books in a year than most people will read in their lifetime. Yet they are still in the same spot they were 5 years ago. Why? Because they never implement the actions the books outline!...
Maintaining Weight Loss: Dallas Personal Trainer Has 5 Questions for You
If you are struggling to maintain previous weight loss, ask yourself these questions: 1) Have you abandoned what got you there? People in general mistakenly believe that they can cut out binge eating while exercising for 3 months, and then somehow magically maintain...
Dallas Personal Trainer Speaks Truth on Stress Management & Coping with Tough Situations
Have you ever noticed how some people are always extremely stressed out, even though they may have 1/2 of your workload, twice your money, and triple your free time? Or maybe you're the stressed out one. You see, stress has less to do with what's happening to us and...
Food Coloring Additives: Let’s Get Black and White
Think back to when you were a child, and mom was making Christmas candy and cookies. Perhaps you recall the little bottles with with wizard-like caps, each colored to match the playful liquid inside. The irony is that those particular happy memories surrounded playing...
Things to Consider when Hiring a Personal Trainer in Dallas TX
Hiring a personal trainer is a big decision. A good decision, but a big decision. You will be spending multiple hours per week with this individual, and you want to make sure that 1) they can help, 2) they will help you, and 3) you can stand their personality and...
Three Simple Strategies for Swimsuit Season
I hope you don't waste another summer. It's no fun to avoid the pool or the lake because you are worried about how you look in a bathing suit. And if you are like most people, you have put off thinking about it until ... right about now. You haven't got much time, so...
Sound Fishy? Face the Facts on Omega’s
Fish oils are finally beginning to get their long-overdue, well-deserved recognition as healthy fat burners. What's that you say? An oil, a FAT, as a fat burner? Believe it. As you may know, fats are separated into two categories: saturated (solid or semi-solid at...
Dairy Production & Our Weight Problem: Are the Profits worth the Price?
Business is about profit. Make no mistake. It is and it should be. The dairy business is no different. What could be more profitable than increasing the milk production per cow at a dairy farm? America figured it out, and between 1959 and 1990, US milk production...
About the Various Personal Training Certifications
There are a host of personal training certifications floating around, being snapped up on weekends and evenings by random individuals who want to make a buck "training" others. How do you know what certifications are good and which are poor? Unfortunately, there is...
Awaken Your Life by Going to Sleep
Many people tend to almost brag about how little rest they need to function, but the truth is we don’t appear to adapt to getting less sleep than we truly need. While we personally may “get used to” a sleep-depriving schedule, our judgment, reaction time, and other...
Average is Overrated
The average American is overweight, has no college degree, makes about 32,000 per year, will go through at least one divorce, and will not live past the age of 78. Death will probably come by way of heart disease. Now why would you want to be simply average? Don’t be...
For a Magnificent Metabolism, Eat All the Time!
We all know personal trainers often recommend you eat 4-6 times peers day, yet many of us still don't do it. I might be able to motivate you by sharing some less common knowledge from the other side of the coin. Sumo wrestlers have a trick to getting huge. It’s eating...
The Same Old Resolution
Each & every year, millions of Americans make half-hearted resolutions to improve themselves and their lives. "Get in shape" is often at the top of the list. Interestingly, it's at the top of the list EVERY year. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out...
Christians & Wellness: Fat and Faithful?
Christians should be the picture of good health and fitness, the shining example of self-control. Instead, we often see the opposite. In complete opposition to the fruits of the spirit, Christians often endulge themselves in sloth, greed, and gluttony. The result is...
What’s Wrong with Caffeine? Give a Minute…or Sixty
Caffeine gets a lot of love from a lot of people. (especially personal trainers!) Probably no drug in the world, legal or otherwise, has the breadth of influence that caffeine enjoys. Do not be mistaken, caffeine is indeed a drug, squarely fitting into the category of...
Walk, Jog, & Live to Tell About It
Because today's personal trainers don't make much money pushing more aerobics, this type of exercise has unfairly become "old school," unnecessary, or even counter-productive. And although aerobics has possibly been elevated more than necessary, don't be misled to...
Alcohol: The Popular, Beloved Killer
Most 20-something, partying personal trainers pound more beer than all their clients combined, leaving quite the bias on how they present the subject of alcohol to their clients. Though I'm not completely opposed to clients drinking a little here and there, I'm not...
The Big Secret: Balancing your pH for Optimal Health
Many people, including health professionals, are not aware of our food’s impact on the pH of our blood, or the stress our body is placed under while trying to manage it. And God forbid a personal trainer knows a single fact that a medical doctor doesn't, right? We too...
Commit to Avoid Over-Commitment…What?
You parents want you to bring the kids over and spend time with them. Your kids want you to take them to sports practice, school functions, their friend's house, and everywhere else in the world. Your church wants you to lead a Bible study. Your neighborhood wants you...
Fruits & Vegetables: More Color, Less Cancer
Ever wonder why your personal trainer tells you to make your plate more colorful? Well, every hue has its own set of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients – so try to consume a variety. Regarding these foods, renowned health advocate Dr. Cooper has stated, “Five is...
Resistance Train: Make Life Easier
The stronger you are, the easier every physical task becomes. More muscle mass means you have a higher metabolic rate and burn more calories around the clock, whether you are using those muscles or not. Resistance training not only builds the muscles, but also the...
The Drinking Problem You Should Have
You've probably seen personal trainers who walk around the gym with a full gallon of water. Though it looks like goofy overkill, maybe they are onto something. Water regulates the body's temperature, cushions and protects vital organs, and aids the digestive system....