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Category: Health tips

The Science of Nutrition

by Irena on March 26, 2021October 31, 2021 in Health tips, Nutrition, Weight loss

I got into fitness back in high school, first in body building, running, later in boxing and kickboxing, then focused on racing mostly. Along the way I naturally gravitated to… [Continue Reading]

How not to get sick

by Irena on May 17, 2020June 1, 2020 in Health tips, Motivation

I’ll start with the bottom line. You are in control.  Your habits and your decisions you make every day are the key to your health.  Doctors, scientists, pharmaceutical companies and… [Continue Reading]

Anatomy of Muscle Repair

by Irena on January 11, 2020 in Fitness, Health tips, Motivation, Nutrition, Running

Let’s begin by stating the obvious. If you’re an athlete, you have been, currently are, or will be injured at some point in your activity of choice. Why? Because it’s… [Continue Reading]

Thyroid and low energy

by Irena on April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 in Health tips, Nutrition, Running

As a marathon runner with a full time career and a family to take care of, the biggest currency for me is energy. Energy is key to getting it all… [Continue Reading]

CDC and war on health

by Irena on March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 in Health tips

Yes, you read that correctly. There’s a war on health and it’s waged by the very organization that is supposed to protect us. Their insistence that vaccines are the only solution… [Continue Reading]

Balance – foundation everything stands on

by Irena on November 14, 2017November 14, 2017 in Fitness, Health tips, Running, Workouts

Practicing balance exercises with The Run Experience, click here for their website.  What is balance? It’s something you don’t even think about until you start to lose it. Your body… [Continue Reading]

Eat to perform

by Irena on September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 in Fitness, Health tips, Nutrition

When you’re training hard and burning thousands of calories, it might be tempting to eat whatever you feel like. You’re just going to burn it all off right? Not exactly…. [Continue Reading]

How to get the body you want

by Irena on August 9, 2017September 1, 2017 in Health tips, Nutrition

Paleo, Keto, Zone, Atkins, Weight Watchers, South Beach , oh my! Endless fitness apps, websites advising you on counting calories, counting macros, high fat vs high carb, intermittent fasting. Holy cow!… [Continue Reading]

Why do fit people have heart attacks?

by Irena on April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 in Fitness, Health tips, Remedies

We hear about it from time to time.  A super fit person like a body builder or a marathon runner all of a sudden collapses with a massive heart attack. … [Continue Reading]

My Health Manifesto

by Irena on April 1, 2017April 1, 2017 in Fitness, Health tips, Nutrition

I’ve decided to write a follow up to my article “Let them have cake” since it’s come to my attention that some people misunderstood the point I was trying to… [Continue Reading]

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