The Essence In a world that perpetually seeks balance and well-being, the intertwined concepts of Health and Fitness stand at the forefront of our collective consciousness. While fitness emphasizes physical prowess and strength, true holistic health encompasses a comprehensive approach that encompasses not just the body but also the mind and spirit. This article delves into the depths of holistic … Read More
Category: Health and Fitness
Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipe
Pot Roast Recipe: How to Cook the Best Pot Roast. Pot roast is a classic comfort food and the ultimate way to feed a crowd. Simply add all the ingredients to a slow cooker or Crock Pot, and you’ll have dinner ready when you get home from work.
What Is a Pot Roast?
Pot roast is a cheap, lean
Micro Workouts Are The Fitness Trend
Micro workouts are new exercise trend sweeping the fitness world, allowing you to get a sweat on in the days where you either can’t make it to the gym, or you just want to use whatever free time you have more efficiently. But what exactly are they, what benefits do they have and what are some examples?
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Optimizing Movement for a Pain-Free Life through Foundation
In this episode, we discuss:
- The origin of Foundation Training
- The mechanics of back pain
- The problem with most approaches to back pain
- The evolution of Foundation Training over time
- How Foundation Training fits into an overall training routine
- How you can get started with Foundation Training
Show notes:
- Foundation Training website
- Foundation: Redefine Your Core, Conquer Back Pain, and
Why Movement Is Essential to Optimal Health, with Katy
In this episode, we discuss:
- What movement, exercise, and physical activity means
- What’s causing the growing epidemic of sedentary behavior
- How you can incorporate more movement into the things that you’re already doing in your life and find ways to prioritize it
- Why variation is important in the types of movement that you’re getting
- The consequences of sedentary behavior on
Edible mushrooms: an ancient remedy rediscovered by modern
Edible mushrooms have become a hot topic, with claims that they can do everything from boosting our defense against viruses and other pathogens to protecting us against cancer to supporting healthy brain function to improving our response to stress.
But do mushrooms live up to the hype? Read on to find out.
Edible mushrooms: an ancient remedy rediscovered by modern
Creating a Healthy and Happy Workplace, with Julia
In this episode, we discuss:
- Julia’s background as a labor and employment lawyer
- The problems with the hyper-capitalist American work culture, including unreasonable demands on workers, being chronically understaffed, and the lack of strong workplace benefits
- How being in a poor work environment can massively impact your health and make it hard to do the things that are good for
RHR: Understanding the Gut-Brain-Skin Axis
In this episode, we discuss:
- How researchers as far back as 1930 suspected a link between gut, brain, and skin health, and modern research has confirmed this relationship
- The relationship between the gut microbiome and cognitive function, memory, depression, and anxiety, and how stress can cause inflammatory reactions in the gut
- The associations between gut disorders and skin conditions and