Carbohydrate Intake and the Daily Value

The daily value for any given nutrient is one of many dietary guidelines put into place by the FDA to encourage healthy eating patterns for the general population. As defined by the FDA itself, the Daily Values are “not recommended intakes. They’re really just reference points to help people get some kind of perspective on [...]

Weight Loss Tips

Who wants to lose some weight?
With all the great resources online I think it makes perfect sense to compile the very best in one handy location and share it, so here’s my entire collection. If I missed your link and weight loss tips let me know and I’ll take a look.
So here it is, the [...]

Hawai’ian Beachfit!

Aloha, all you Mokes, Hao’lis and Wahini’s out there! Although I returned from Hawai’i yesterday, I wanted to share with you how fit the life of a local can be.
Workout:
Duration: All day
Wake up:
-Bicep Curr: Hawaii 5-0: 50 reps curls, 50 shoulder presses, 50 squats, (weight varies depending how many palm fronds you use.), 50 synclined [...]

Pure Camu Fruit

    Recently discovered Camu fruit is amazing. It does more than you can believe. This fruit, found only in the Amazon rainforest on a semi rare tree completely submerged in water for a portion of the year. Camu Camu is a low-growing tree found throughout the Amazon Rainforest. It thrives under water for a portion [...]

Quinoa, A Sacred Grain

Quinoa (Keen-wah) is an ancient food cultivated in the South American Andes since at least 3,000 BC and has been a staple food for many different natives for hundreds of years. The ancient Incas called Quinoa the “mother grain” and thought of it to be sacred. Quinoa was given to the Incan armies that often [...]