the build up For those who don’t know, I’m training to run the 2015 Chicago Marathon for St. Jude as a St. Jude Hero (you still have time to donate to support me as I support St. Jude in providing free care to children (and their families) battling cancer). That …

So this post probably feels out of place, but in many respects it isn’t. It also has nothing to do with my own marriage, which I will say very openly is based on trust and respect.  Perhaps in that way, it does have to with my marriage as that’s the …

  A new guest post I did on daimanuel.com has just gone live – you should check it out today! It’s all about juicing – with all kinds of juice cleanses, fresh pressed juice services, juice bars and Instagram feeds dedicated to juice, I figured this was a post many …

the build up As a FitFluential Ambassador, I got the opportunity to review a new cookbook from fellow-ambassador Jeremy Scott (of @JeremyScottFitness). The book, written along with Kim Maes, is a 10-day program to clean your body of the effects of a less-than-ideal diet and set you up to eat …

Q: How can I avoid and treat blisters from running? They’re terrible creatures. A: There are 3 basic steps to avoidance, and then some ideas for treatment that can help. Full disclosure – I’m actually the one who asked this question. Avoid ‘Em To get the ideas for the steps …

Growing up the son of a doctor, I always held (and hold) Western Medicine in high regard. I lived in China for a summer, and ignorantly laughed a little inside at some of the traditional medicine practices I saw people following. And then my brother told me about this acupuncturist he saw, …

If you don’t know, I’m vegan. And I haven’t been for long (since January). If you did know, then now you know even more. I’m not going to talk about why I’m vegan in this post (I did that before). Instead, I’m going to focus on how I’m vegan. OK, …