EUGENIZATION.

Here’s your homework for today: Go to Seth Godin’s blog, read this post, and substitute “exercise book” or “fitness book” everywhere you see “business book.”
A million people didn’t buy Body For Life because Bill Phillips came up with some incredible secret workout; Body For Life sold millions because of the inspirational power of hundreds of [...]

Subtractions - definitely subtractions.
As in, which is more important to diet success: The good foods you add to your diet, or the bad foods you stop eating?
Don’t get me wrong; it’s excellent that you’ve started eating salads and adding fish oil to your diet.  But do you really think that the fat-burning effects of DHA [...]

I finally got around to watching the entirety of this video. If you don’t know who Gary Taubes is, he’s a science journalist who wrote my favorite book of the last 10 years, Good Calories, Bad Calories. In my opinion, this book is required reading for any health or medical professional (regardless of [...]

What’s the most harrowing moment of your day?
For many of my clients, it’s that sobering moment when they step on the scale (or when the skinfold calipers are drawn) and their efforts are quantified.  The culmination of a week’s worth (or whatever the timeframe may be) of grit, determination, and effort is encapsulated in the relative [...]

Are you the type of person who’s not a self-starter? Do you need someone breathing down your neck, constant reminding, a push to get the ball rolling?
For clients who’d chronically forget to eat, miss workouts, or not drink their water, I used to suggest creating an “event” in Outlook (if that’s what you use [...]