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About
In the 25 plus years I’ve been a wellness enthusiast, I’ve come to realize that being well has the potential to change lives, for better or worse. That’s pretty powerful stuff. Being healthy can be more than some obligatory thing we squeeze into our schedules each day to appease your doctor, fit into jeans, or turn back the clock at those school reunions. It starts as an idea, then a mindset and eventually becomes a lifestyle. And, this can permeate its way into many other facets of your life as well. As I said, it can literally change your life if you let it. My motto has always been “be well to live well.”
Additionally, rampant propaganda from multinational food companies, the Big Pharma cartel, unscrupulous “health” companies, and folks with good intentions, but bad information, is out of control these days. I’ll do my best to demystify as much of this as I can by providing clear, common sense advice that you can actually use in your daily life. I’ve done a great deal of research on the subject of wellness, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t share that knowledge. Gandhi once said “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”. With that said, my core mission is to enlighten, inspire, and challenge you to lead a healthy life……a better life.
Certifications
American Council on Exercise (A.C.E.) Personal Trainer
I practice what I preach…
A Little More About Me…
As a child, I was involved in all kinds of athletic activities. I grew up in a pre-Iphone, Xbox, laptop, Facebook era where coming home from school and “playing” actually meant some type of physical activity. I played football in high school while at the same becoming specifically passionate about nutrition and how food affects the body. Somewhere along way, this passion morphed into fanaticism (although my wife prefers the word “enthusiast”). Family, friends, and coworkers can attest to that.
Genetics and family history reinforced this zeal as I watched all my grandparents become victims of stroke, hypertension, diabetes and heart disease. My father passed a few years ago after a long battle with heart disease and my mother diligently manages her Type 2 diabetes mellitus. So subconsciously, all of that serves as my core motivation for maintaining a high level of well-being. I don’t believe in synthetic performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and have never taken them. I think whole food-based supplements are a good idea if used in conjunction with a healthy diet and adequate activity. After all, they are called ‘supplements’ for a specific reason. An occasional ‘adult beverage’ is fine as well, especially if you drink enough water.
I’m also a self-professed news junkie. I have a lovely wife who is a licensed massage therapist, a beautiful four year old daughter, and a crazy two year old baby boy (Side note: both children were home births, and with the help of well-trained midwives, my wife delivered with absolutely no medicine). So, I’m more than familiar with incorporating this lifestyle into the daily juggling act of work and family. At the same time, I’m hopefully laying a strong foundation for my children where highly processed, chemically-laden, denatured, fast food, and inactivity is as foreign a concept as whole foods, juicing, free-range meats, and activity is to many folks today.
Enjoy and be well!
Community Journalism
In the interest of making this knowledge-sharing process as collaborative as possible, I’m hoping to eventually have community journalists helping out as well. If interested, drop me a line (please put “Community Journalist” in the subject line). Also, if you come across an interesting news story or would like to see a specific topic covered, let me know. And, feel free to subscribe to the news feed.
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