Fitness
Dive into expert articles, insightful blogs, and the latest
research to empower your health journey.
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Beyond the Scale: Loving Your Body Through Change
Growing up in a world that places so much value on outward appearance can be hard to navigate. From the time we’re little, we’re surrounded by messages about beauty and body ideals long before we can even understand what they mean. Over time, these messages quietly seep in and start to shape how we see…
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Nutrition to Support Lean Muscle Mass
As a nutritionist at The UltraWellness Center, one of the most common questions I get is ‘how do I put on muscle?’ There are several factors that play into fueling muscle growth. Two of the most important are a good resistance training routine and nutritional cofactors. Strength training is a great tool to initiate muscle…
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Shifting Your Body Composition Post-Menopause
Many women in menopause find that the same diet and exercise they previously followed to lose weight no longer works. Some women describe a “plateau” no matter what diet, fasting plan, or intense exercise program is added. Some even experience weight gain, especially around the belly, despite these efforts. This can be a frustrating and vicious cycle of…
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Top 5 Fitness Apps
It’s likely that your phone isn’t very often far from your fingertips. From emails for work to catching up with the whereabouts of your kids — there always seems to be a reason to grab for your phone. Since it’s so close, you might as well have some wellness-focused apps to help make mindful movement…
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Low T? 5 Steps to Boost Testosterone Naturally
By Elizabeth Boham, MD, MS, RD and Mark Hyman, MD Low T? You have seen the ad. Are you a man who wonders if you have low T or low testosterone levels? If so, do you wonder if medication is indicated? Steve* was one such patient, who came to see us with concerns about his…
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Food as Fuel: Eating to Support Athletic Performance
I’m proud to say, this past weekend, I completed my first triathlon! What enabled me to complete this triathlon was not just training, but also giving my body the fuel it needed to train, compete, and recover. As I crossed the finish line, I remembered that my interest in Nutrition was originally sparked by sports…