http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiajaThere are a lot of excellent videos and good information out there on how to train your body. So, my goal is to challenge the fitness between your ears. Fact is, if you were to tap into this innate intelligence you would already have a resident personal trainer and medical adviser on staff. enBlogTalkRadio.com. All Rights Reserved.Sat, 15 Jun 2019 15:00:00 GMTTue, 17 Apr 2018 16:00:00 GMTWeight LossBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/cfe57263-f7df-4927-ac03-8b7cb4627354_urbanex_real_talk_fitness_radio_logo%E2%84%A2.jpghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiajaThere are a lot of excellent videos and good information out there on how to train your body. So, my goal is to challenge the fitness between your ears. Fact is, if you were to tap into this innate intelligence you would already have a resident personal trainer and medical adviser on staff. feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.comhealth,fitness,weight loss,health and fitness,wellness,health and wellness,self-empowerment,nutrition,diet,diet and exercise,weight training,bodybuildingtiajanoReal Fitness Talk, all the time, every time from award winning author, lecturer and Master Trainer TiAja.episodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/04/17/the-war-on-health-choice-and-common-sense-pt-3Healthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/04/17/the-war-on-health-choice-and-common-sense-pt-3/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/04/17/the-war-on-health-choice-and-common-sense-pt-3Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:00:00 GMTThe War on Health, Choice, and Common Sense Pt 3People have over the last few decades become detached from their intuition or inner guidance system as lives have, with modern technology, become easier and survival is no longer dependent on common sense. For instance, people have turned to logic and reasoning instead and are used to making decisions with their heads, allowing logic rather than common sense to predominate their decision making. Explaining everything through the lens of science has made us more distrustful of ourselves. And frankly, more cynical about everyone else. When this happens, people start to make compromises in life, doing what they think they should do rather than what they really want to do and as a result do not reach that level of fulfillment and true happiness. 00:21:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,health & wellness,fitness & wellnessPeople have over the last few decades become detached from their intuition or inner guidance system as lives have, with modern technology, become easier and surf4daef42-8993-4700-86bc-1f7eb909b13e137fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/04/10/the-war-on-health-choice-and-commonsense-pt-2Healthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/04/10/the-war-on-health-choice-and-commonsense-pt-2/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/04/10/the-war-on-health-choice-and-commonsense-pt-2Tue, 10 Apr 2018 16:00:00 GMTThe War on Health, Choice, and Commonsense Pt 2Health is not the absence of disease. Yet because disease, at least the treatment of disease, is such an enormous booming industry in this country, contributing billions of dollars to the economy every year, the national emphasis on health is not about health at all. Indeed, it is all about the absence of disease. One has only to turn on the TV to realize that I speak the truth. Unfortunately, this is why most attempts at heralding a healthy lifestyle are little more than an accessory to offset the tedious narrative of healthcare and Medicare in America. 00:16:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,health & wellness,fitness & wellnessThe national emphasis on health is not about health at all. Indeed, it is all about the treatment of disease.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/04/03/the-war-on-health-choice-and-common-sense-pt-1Healthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/04/03/the-war-on-health-choice-and-common-sense-pt-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/04/03/the-war-on-health-choice-and-common-sense-pt-1Tue, 03 Apr 2018 16:00:00 GMTThe War on Health, Choice, and Common Sense Pt. 1Barely a day passes without the media reporting that some food, we've consumed from the beginning of time, now causes cancer. Oh, that’s right. They seldom use the C-word as in causation, instead, they’ll say something more palatable; that is, it has been linked to cancer. But all too often these stories are based on only a single study or are baseless when applied to humans. Still, just a few days ago, a California Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle ruled in favor of caution. Berle stated: “Defendants failed to satisfy their burden of proving … that consumption of coffee confers a benefit to human health. “Not that the coffee makers had to prove coffee was linked to cancer, but instead to prove its health benefits. Excuse me! Has any judge ever forced the sugar or alcohol industries to satisfy their burden of proof by providing scientific evidence proclaiming the health benefits of sugar and alcohol? For every study that links something to cancer, there seems to be an alternate one that not only disproves that hypothesis but extols the health benefits of that very food. 00:16:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,health & wellness,fitness & wellnessBarely a day passes without the media reporting that some food causes cancer. For every study that links something to cancer, there seems to be an alternate onehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/03/27/once-your-health-is-kidnapped-you-must-pay-the-ransomHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/03/27/once-your-health-is-kidnapped-you-must-pay-the-ransom/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/03/27/once-your-health-is-kidnapped-you-must-pay-the-ransomTue, 27 Mar 2018 16:00:00 GMTOnce Your Health is Kidnapped, You Must Pay The RansomNearly 99% percent of those making a New Year’s resolution to lose weight or to change their bodies fail by January 25. That’s a fact. Just 25 days into the process they fail by their own metrics. Now some trainers will tell you that you’re a winner if you just start the process. But you and I both know that deep down inside you don’t get to feel like a winner just because you’ve participated. The body keeps score and so does the mind. You can try to trick yourself into believing you're wealthy all you want to, but after years of struggling to live paycheck to paycheck, your mind, as well as your circumstances, will bring you back to reality. 00:16:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,health & wellness,fitness & wellnessNearly 99% percent of those making a New Year’s resolution to lose weight or to change their bodies fail by January 25. That’s a fact. Just 25 days into the pro7125089a-a5ef-42ed-acd2-89d1375132e5134fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/03/20/the-monday-cure-the-complete-cure-for-the-monday-bluesHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/03/20/the-monday-cure-the-complete-cure-for-the-monday-blues/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/03/20/the-monday-cure-the-complete-cure-for-the-monday-bluesTue, 20 Mar 2018 16:00:00 GMTThe Monday Cure (The complete cure for the Monday Blue's)Every Monday morning in America... There are more suicides, strokes, illnesses, and heart attacks.  What goes unnoticed and unreported is the fact our bodies are trying very hard to tell us something about our lives, our jobs, our relationships, and our attitudes, and how such information affects our bodies and our health. I’m not going to delve into all the reasons for this nor am I going to examine the statistical data. Because none of that is relevant to this discussion. But what I do want you to hear are the silent cries for attention—for meaning. Human beings don’t seem to value things they don’t pay for or at least earn. But devaluing something in your mind doesn’t diminish its cost. There’s still a price to pay. And since we didn’t pay for our bodies, we tend to take them for granted. In fact, most people take better care of their cars then they do their own bodies. 00:16:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,health & wellness,fitness & wellnessEvery Monday morning in America, there are more suicides, strokes, illnesses, and heart attacks. What goes unnoticed and unreported is the fact our bodies are16d31dd9-ba56-486c-a1fa-cb9936499a0a133fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/03/13/episode-32--the-push-pull-programFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/03/13/episode-32--the-push-pull-program/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/03/13/episode-32--the-push-pull-programTue, 13 Mar 2018 16:00:00 GMTEpisode 32 - The Push Pull ProgramHave You ever heard of the PUSH-PULL Program? In the gym, it suggests working one muscle group while resting the other. In life outside the gym, it should mean the same thing. Look, I don’t know your abilities, your aspirations, your dreams, your insider trade secrets. But what I do know that there is surely something wonderful inside of you. I say this with all confidence, because I happen to believe we are here for a reason, and that reason is much bigger than you and I. 00:15:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,health & wellness,fitness & wellnessHave You ever heard of the PUSH-PULL Program? In the gym, it suggests working one muscle group while resting the other. In life outside the gym, it should meanf364e361-e52f-4bec-ac73-44d60d4acf44132fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/03/06/episode-31--nothing-in-your-body-works-without-thisFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/03/06/episode-31--nothing-in-your-body-works-without-this/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/03/06/episode-31--nothing-in-your-body-works-without-thisTue, 06 Mar 2018 17:00:00 GMTEpisode 31 - Nothing In Your Body Works Without ThisEsther appeared to be doing everything right except the two most important fundamentals of her revision map— and that was hydrating and supplementing. For this reason, I have always emphasized to my clients both hydration and supplementation from day one. Because frankly, we live in a mineral depleted environment. Primarily because of the pervasive carbon footprint of monocrops, most of the foods we eat are mineral deficient. And like most Americans, Esther was dehydrated at the cellular level.I know. I know. You drink lots of coffee and herbal tea. And my answer to that is that would be great if your cells were comprised of 70% tea or coffee instead of water.  00:18:00tiajanohealth fitness wellness health & wellness fitness & wellness,life,self-help,weight loss,magnesiumEsther appeared to be doing everything right except the two most important fundamentals of her revision map— and that was hydrating and supplementing.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/02/27/10-more-minutes-to-own-your-gravity-what-it-means-to-own-your-gravityHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/02/27/10-more-minutes-to-own-your-gravity-what-it-means-to-own-your-gravity/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/02/27/10-more-minutes-to-own-your-gravity-what-it-means-to-own-your-gravityTue, 27 Feb 2018 17:00:00 GMT10 More Minutes To Own Your Gravity! What It Means To Own Your GravityThe human mind craves meaning. We look at our lives and do our best to create a meaningful narrative around it. We find evidence for our beliefs that frankly other people may find preposterous. Then when compare our lives with those of others. We all eat and breath love and seek peace— All universal thoughts and actions. Yet, we lose our frame of reference—our gravity—through all the white noise and begin to see ourselves standing still while the rest of the world passes us by at 19 miles per second. We forget that thoughts, like all things, are in a constant state of perpetual motion. That just because you are over-weight today doesn’t mean that just the intention to eat differently and to exercise daily will not influence your gravity— your inertial frame of reference. 00:16:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,health & wellness,fitness & wellnessThe human mind craves meaning. We look at our lives and do our best to create a meaningful narrative around it. We find evidence for our beliefs that frankly ot8a4f58c2-c17d-45fc-a9c7-7a21b692e3bf130fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/02/20/10-more-minutes-to-own-your-gravity-self-care-is-the-new-healthcareHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/02/20/10-more-minutes-to-own-your-gravity-self-care-is-the-new-healthcare/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/02/20/10-more-minutes-to-own-your-gravity-self-care-is-the-new-healthcareTue, 20 Feb 2018 17:00:00 GMT10 More Minutes to Own Your Gravity! Self-care is the New Healthcare™Years ago, a client came to me with a little-known condition (at least back then) called fibromyalgia. In those days, doctors treated fibromyalgia as a psychosomatic illness that largely afflicted women. Meaning they didn’t believe for a moment that the pain and depleted energy these women were experiencing were any more real than the boogeyman. My client had been bounced around like a tennis ball sent to specialist after specialist, but no one was able to find anything wrong. So, she became confused and hopeless about the answer to her own internal question, “What happened to my health and how can I get it back?” See, medical science has done wonders in learning to extend human life through treatment but has made little progress in increasing the quality of that life.  00:28:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,health & wellness,fitness & wellnessWhen you give over your power to control outcomes for your health to that of the private insurers, or the government, for that matter, then you are simply a mandf2a6cdd-f2db-416c-960d-e8c56fb7b795129fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/02/13/10-more-minutes-to-own-your-gravity-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-workoutHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/02/13/10-more-minutes-to-own-your-gravity-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-workout/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/02/13/10-more-minutes-to-own-your-gravity-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-workoutTue, 13 Feb 2018 17:00:00 GMT10 More Minutes to Own Your Gravity! What Happens to Your Body When You Workout?Progress always begins with a seed of hope. But please note that hope can be a very destructive force, particularly when it is not backed by action. That is, you cannot keep telling yourself this year I'm going to— (feel free to fill in the blank)—Yet nothing ever changes. Never forget that failure is a soft tissue injury. It won't show up on an x-ray, but it will be archived into the muscle memory nonetheless. See, there comes a time when your body stops believing in you and accepts your inactivity as its truth. Yes, it will adapt to your choices even if such adaptation means living with pain, illness, immobility, or disability. So, what happens to your body when you exercise? Perhaps a more important question to ask yourself is what happens to your body if you don't?     00:16:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,health & wellness,fitness & wellnessWhat happens to your body when you exercise? Perhaps a more important question to ask yourself is what happens to your body if you don't?5435f53f-f920-4215-9446-6d417c61be29128fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/02/06/10-minutes-more-to-own-your-gravity-your-body-doesnt-know-what-it-weighsHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/02/06/10-minutes-more-to-own-your-gravity-your-body-doesnt-know-what-it-weighs/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/02/06/10-minutes-more-to-own-your-gravity-your-body-doesnt-know-what-it-weighsTue, 06 Feb 2018 17:00:00 GMT10 Minutes More to Own Your Gravity! Your Body Doesn't Know What It WeighsSo, every year, you make a contract of sorts with your body and brain— You call it a resolution. And every year, you up the ante. For what? Let me see… Last year, you were going to run a 10K. Didn’t happen! The year before that you were going to lose 10 pounds every month (which, by the way, is reasonable), so that by the summer you were going to lose 60 pounds and change the game. Goose Eggs! This year, you decided you weren’t going to make a resolution at all, but instead would just quietly lull your body into a false sense of security before fully pouncing with your new plan to do cardio for an hour every day while eating no carbs.   00:16:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,health & wellness,fitness & wellnessEvery year, you make a contract of sorts with your body and brain— You call it a resolution. And every year, you up the ante. For what?ce2636bb-fb6b-4ad3-aea0-bcd42209a930127fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/30/episode-26--10-more-minutes-to-own-your-gravity-what-is-muscle-memoryHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/30/episode-26--10-more-minutes-to-own-your-gravity-what-is-muscle-memory/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/30/episode-26--10-more-minutes-to-own-your-gravity-what-is-muscle-memoryTue, 30 Jan 2018 17:00:00 GMTEpisode 26 - 10 More Minutes to Own Your Gravity! What is Muscle Memory?The only problem I have with the new craze of bio-feedback devices is that they tend to do just the opposite of what they’re designed, and that is to motivate you through bio-feedback. The physical activity that one trains in is very specifically automated in the brain. So, to return to thinking, by incessant reliance on automated devices, even for motivational purposes, is the key to transforming an expert back into an amateur. This phenomenon known as paralysis by analysis is the primary reason most people fail at anything. And frankly, those of you who are obsessed with what I affectionately term, “the Numerology of Fitness”— that is, obsessing over every calorie or what you should or should not eat, are programming yourself to failure. Every calorie you burn or every gram of body fat you successfully burn will be met with staunch opposition by your brain, and therefore you will either hate the journey, or give up on it entirely. 00:14:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,motivation,health & wellnessReplacing a bad habit with a better choice is not the difficult part. Hence, your New Year’s resolution of eating better and exercising more. The much more chal5f41dda9-4520-4a01-af85-a6af5aada533126fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/23/episode-25--10-more-minutes-is-all-it-takes-to-own-your-gravityFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/23/episode-25--10-more-minutes-is-all-it-takes-to-own-your-gravity/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/23/episode-25--10-more-minutes-is-all-it-takes-to-own-your-gravityTue, 23 Jan 2018 17:00:00 GMTEpisode 25 - 10 More Minutes is all it takes to Own Your Gravity!It’s been a long time since you’ve worked out. Too long. Is it like they say? You know like riding a bike? You’re counting on it. Then again who are you fooling? At this point, even a bike without training wheels would be challenging. Two days ago, you couldn’t wait to get in there and get started. You had binged on the Rocky series all weekend and listened to the theme from Rocky all the way to the gym. Like the upstream flow of the river, you see yourself running effortlessly to the top of the 72nd stair, declaring victory over the entire city, both arms raised, fist pumping. But back to reality. So, you walk through the doors and head to the locker room, put your bag down and then jump on the Stairmaster to get the blood flowing and my body warm and loose. 5-4-3-2-1. Done! Not even. You demand Ten more minutes! as your aerobic workout becomes anaerobic, meaning you’ll have to finish without the presence of oxygen. Nevertheless, you’re determined to finish— to burn those 500 extra calories per day you’ve agreed was a part of your New Year’s Resolution. 00:15:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,motivation,health & wellnessIt’s been a long time since you’ve worked out. Too long. Is it like they say? You know like riding a bike? You’re counting on it. Then again who are you foolingbc312e57-bd7f-43ac-b816-0b3af6106263125fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/16/episode-24--how-to-re-calibrate-your-dreams-in-2018Fitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/16/episode-24--how-to-re-calibrate-your-dreams-in-2018/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/16/episode-24--how-to-re-calibrate-your-dreams-in-2018Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:00:00 GMTEpisode 24 - How To Re-calibrate Your Dreams in 2018It’s human nature to doubt oneself, to avoid responsibility, to procrastinate. When we fail at something or do something wrong, it is common for us to hide in the corner or to bury our heads in the sand. So, we have become clever at even dreaming. We dream out loud and just big enough to receive the applause and admiration of our peers, while knowing in our heart of hearts the dream is too big for us to put forth the effort to make it come true. So, we hide the truth. Not just from the rest of the world, we hide it from ourselves. 00:14:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,motivation,health & wellnessIt’s human nature to doubt oneself, to avoid responsibility, to procrastinate. When we fail at something or do something wrong, it is common for us to hide in thttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/09/episode-23--the-1-thing-that-will-change-your-life-in-2018Healthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/09/episode-23--the-1-thing-that-will-change-your-life-in-2018/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/09/episode-23--the-1-thing-that-will-change-your-life-in-2018Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:00:00 GMTEpisode 23 - The 1 Thing That Will Change Your Life in 2018Technology may have flattened the world, but it has also created greater distance between the heart and mind. The psychosocial-equivalent of an empty room. We are more connected than ever. Yet sadly, we are more indifferent to the pain and suffering of others. Emojis of hearts, hugs, and sad faces, have replaced real emotion and empathy towards our neighbor. To our credit, we are quick to send money to even a strangers GoFundMe campaign, yet we will not invest those things that really make a difference like our time and energy.  00:12:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,health & wellness,fitness & wellnessWe are more connected than ever. Yet sadly, we are more indifferent to the pain and suffering of others. Emoji s of hearts, hugs, and sad faces, have replaced rc6f45d2e-4ce4-42df-a4a3-83c29388570a123fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/02/2017-what-hate-did-2018-what-love-can-do-part-iiHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/02/2017-what-hate-did-2018-what-love-can-do-part-ii/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2018/01/02/2017-what-hate-did-2018-what-love-can-do-part-iiTue, 02 Jan 2018 17:00:00 GMT2017, What Hate Did! 2018, What Love Can Do! (part ii)There's something inside of us that wants to make things better. This is why the changing of a calendar year is so exciting for us. It is literally the turning of the page. The beginning of a new chapter. A fresh start. 2017, left many people feeling as if they had no choice but to accept the changes that to all intents and purposes assaulted them from every angle, offending every sensibility. Human beings tend to hate what they don't understand or cannot control. And much of what took place in 2017, relative to the political sea changes, left many feeling powerless, confused, embittered, even enraged. Many Americans gave up hope for a positive forecast for 2017 on November 8, 2016.  00:11:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,master trainer,personal trainerThere's something inside of us that wants to make things better. This is why the changing of a calendar year is so exciting for us. It is literally the turning20a50813-117e-4b32-91dc-43e6dd324cca122fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/12/26/2017-what-hate-did-2018-what-love-can-doHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/12/26/2017-what-hate-did-2018-what-love-can-do/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/12/26/2017-what-hate-did-2018-what-love-can-doTue, 26 Dec 2017 17:00:00 GMT2017, What Hate Did! 2018, What Love Can Do!According to dictionary.com, the word of the year for 2017 was complicit. The website defines "complicit" as "choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity." Little wonder why 2017 was such a turbulent year in America. Some would argue that America has never been so divided. Yet, it was the climate change of negativity that created our most memorable moments of 2017. We all took a knee or a stand. We all knew someone who knew someone. “Me too!” And we were all complicit. In addition, many Americans thought little or nothing about communicating their negative thoughts, prejudices, indeed, negative energy, anonymously on social media. Did you notice? That nearly every discussion, no matter what the topic, morphed into a malicious attack on race, gender, or one’s character?  00:11:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,health & wellness,#METOO2017 was such a turbulent year in America. Some would argue that America has never been so divided. Yet, it was the climate change of negativity that created ouefe56cd2-af4c-48e3-b76d-01ac212b0c2f121fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/12/19/what-we-must-learn-from-athletes-before-2018-part-iiHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/12/19/what-we-must-learn-from-athletes-before-2018-part-ii/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/12/19/what-we-must-learn-from-athletes-before-2018-part-iiTue, 19 Dec 2017 17:00:00 GMTWhat We Must Learn from Athletes Before 2018! (part ii)It has been said that through struggles come strength; that we must go through things to get stronger. I used to believe that. I used to believe that one must struggle to achieve anything of significance. But what I've since learned on my journey is that struggle though seemingly inevitable isn't what produces growth. What produces growth is learning how to avoid struggle. Not to deny its existence or pretend it doesn't exist, but give oneself permission to move to a higher frequency where flow not struggle is the norm. Some would argue that I'm just splitting hairs here, and these are simply semantic differences. I think not. Babies struggle to walk at 8 months to a year, and we accept that as normal. But if that same baby were struggling to walk at age 5, we would look at their struggle in an entirely different way. We would view it in the context of a problem.   00:26:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietIt has been said that through struggles come strength; that we must go through things to get stronger. I used to believe that. I used to believe that one must s31fdc2c6-f700-441a-bb7f-538d7abf920a120fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/12/12/what-we-must-learn-from-athletes-before-2018Healthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/12/12/what-we-must-learn-from-athletes-before-2018/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/12/12/what-we-must-learn-from-athletes-before-2018Tue, 12 Dec 2017 17:00:00 GMTWhat We Must Learn from Athletes Before 2018!What Must We Learn from Athletes Before 2018? What secrets do they know about staying in the game that we don't? Have you ever listened to an athlete interview after an injury? Have you noticed how they never even admit being injured? How they consider being unhealthy the inability to perform at 100%? There is no athlete who wants to be taken out of the game which is why they now have a standing concussion protocol in the NFL just to protect the athletes from themselves. Because given the choice nearly 99.9% of them would return to the game without any regard to their long-term health. Yet, 99.9% percent of the American public who are not professional athletes, or who don’t consider themselves athletes, or even athletic, for that matter, do just the opposite. Even a headache or stomach ache has them tapping out. 00:26:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietWhat Must We Learn from Athletes Before 2018? What secrets do they know about staying in the game that we don't?09e8672c-4881-43b2-a139-0871fdfd439c119fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/12/05/the-science-of-epigenetics--episode-18Healthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/12/05/the-science-of-epigenetics--episode-18/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/12/05/the-science-of-epigenetics--episode-18Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:00:00 GMTThe Science of Epigenetics - Episode 18So, you’re fifty-three, fifty-eight, somewhere in there. And you look every bit of thirty-something while your high school classmates look like senior citizens. You remember back to high school. You were the ugly duckling. Kati was the beautiful one. The cheerleader that all the boy’s flocked to. Now she looks like she could pass as your mother. The temptation would be to ask what happened to Kati? But the real question one should ask is what happened to you? You see, two people can be the same age chronologically but can be decades apart biologically. Every year one seems to get a little fatter, slower, weaker, more inflamed. They can barely hear or see. Their hips go, followed by their knees. Until that great friend and amusing companion of your youth no longer has the energy to make it through the day— let alone dream.  00:19:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietSo, you’re fifty-three, fifty-eight, somewhere in there. And you look every bit of thirty-something while your high school classmates look like senior citizens.b497089f-c1c1-4213-925f-c11de432225a118fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/11/28/what-should-we-eat-the-confusion-and-conspiracy-part-iiiHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/11/28/what-should-we-eat-the-confusion-and-conspiracy-part-iii/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/11/28/what-should-we-eat-the-confusion-and-conspiracy-part-iiiTue, 28 Nov 2017 17:00:00 GMTWhat Should We Eat? The Confusion and Conspiracy (part iii)We tend to think of our sports heroes as super heroes.But often, they don’t even measure up to mortal men... For example, one would have to go back to the days of the Negro Baseball Leagues, in the 1920’s, to find a single professional athlete who has lived to the age of 100. Centenarians are rare for the general population but even more rare for professional athletes. You would think that professional athletes who receive the best medical care, psychological, and nutritional advice and services would far outlive the general population, but they don’t. In fact, they die significantly younger than most. In fact, the average life span for professional athletes across all sports is 62 nearly a decade earlier than the general population. In Canadian professional football, it's even less at 51. How can this be true? 00:23:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietWe tend to think of our sports heroes as super heroes. But often, they don’t even measure up to mortal men. For example, one would have to go back to the days of490cd13-a8c9-497e-bc38-21b07ec071df117fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/11/21/what-should-we-eat-the-confusion-and-conspiracy-part-iiHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/11/21/what-should-we-eat-the-confusion-and-conspiracy-part-ii/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/11/21/what-should-we-eat-the-confusion-and-conspiracy-part-iiTue, 21 Nov 2017 17:00:00 GMTWhat Should We Eat? The Confusion and Conspiracy (part ii)There are people out there, millions of them in fact, who are terrified of making food and dietary choices for themselves. They don’t eat sugar, because, of course, we know how awful that stuff is. They won’t eat bread or any kind of grains. They refuse to eat butter, eggs, drink a glass of milk, or eat a piece of meat because they’ve been convinced that all are straight from the pits of hell; that the rest of us are just a spoon or forkful away from cancer, heart disease, and stroke. Maybe they read the China Study or watched documentaries like Fork Over Knives, or more recently, What The Health. Maybe they believe that anything over 50 grams of carbohydrates will make them fat, or worse, will kill them.   00:22:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietWe have much to be thankful for! Food, which is no more than biochemical energy, should be near the top of that list. Instead, what we should eat is now controv8b39b246-8abb-45b5-8d62-53d6ec366bcd116fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/11/14/what-should-we-eat-the-confusion-and-conspiracy-part-iHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/11/14/what-should-we-eat-the-confusion-and-conspiracy-part-i/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/11/14/what-should-we-eat-the-confusion-and-conspiracy-part-iTue, 14 Nov 2017 17:00:00 GMTWhat Should We Eat? The Confusion and Conspiracy (part i)I’ve had clients who were hundreds of pounds over-weight, and because they were brutally honest with themselves and me, met all their fitness goals over time. I’ve also had clients who were only a few pounds over-weight but blamed the world for everything. So, no matter what exercise or menu program I introduced, they never met any of their fitness goals. They were essentially stuck. You could say that the client who weighed the most, but who took personal responsibility for her life, was much healthier even with the extra weight. Indeed, she was healthier because her mental and emotional health were far more developed than the other client who felt she had it all together minus a few pounds.  Interestingly, when Hippocrates coined the phrase, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” he was speaking across the aegis of time. Meaning, he couldn’t foresee a time when the needs of the human body relative to health and longevity could be any different than in his time. And he was right. The nutritional needs of the human body have not changed. We still require 90 essential nutrients on a daily basis: 60 minerals, 16 Vitamins, 12 Amino-Acids, and 2-3 Fatty acids, in order to maintain optimum health. But what has changed dramatically are the foods we consume, most of which never existed even a few decades ago.     00:18:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietI’ve had clients who were hundreds of pounds over-weight, and because they were brutally honest with themselves and me, met all their fitness goals. I’ve also h1583f4eb-fed3-47d8-98cf-55dafb1b3ed4115fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/11/07/what-they-dont-tell-you-about-veganism-part-iiHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/11/07/what-they-dont-tell-you-about-veganism-part-ii/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/11/07/what-they-dont-tell-you-about-veganism-part-iiTue, 07 Nov 2017 17:00:00 GMTWhat They Don't Tell You About Veganism (part ii)The ancient Greeks believed in three goddesses, more powerful than any others. Sometimes they were depicted as a maiden, a matron, and an old hag. Three days after a child was born, they would arrive at the cradle to determine the course of the baby’s time on earth. The first goddess spun the thread of life. The second determined the length of the thread. And the third—the most feared, known as “the inevitable”—cut the life-thread. The child’s path was fixed from that moment on. The Greeks called them the Moirai. In modern folklore, we know them as The Fates. In 21st century America, not many of us still believe in the three goddesses with their spindle and shears. Yet we have replaced them with a modern substitute: genetics. Western medicine still believes that there are diseases and disorders that are 100 percent genetically determined. No matter how you live or where you live, if you have the genetic predisposition for certain conditions, you will inevitably fall victim to them. This is the modern-day equivalent of the Moirai. And according to the proselytes of the Veganism, movement the only way to escape this inescapable fate is through Veganism. And anyone who doesn’t believe this is no longer a proselyte, they’re an apostate. 00:22:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietThe ancient Greeks believed in three goddesses, more powerful than any others. Sometimes they were depicted as a maiden, a matron, an old hag. Three days aftera3f92b54-1bfb-452b-9b32-1bae1930d101114fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/31/what-they-wont-tell-you-about-veganism-part-iHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/31/what-they-wont-tell-you-about-veganism-part-i/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/31/what-they-wont-tell-you-about-veganism-part-iTue, 31 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMTWhat They Won't Tell You About Veganism Part iAs I began to study this philosophy called Veganism it struck me as strange how people, on the one hand, could be so passionate about the rights of animals, while on the other, could be so utterly dogmatic and ideologically irrational about my right not to eat Vegan. No disrespect to Descartes et al, but I’m not a believer in the “Mechanistic” worldview. I believe that mankind was designed to have a covenant relationship with not only animals but with the whole of creation. That there is an interdependence between all forms of life, organic and inorganic. This is why plants are arrayed with colors and fragrances so that they can attract pollinators such as bees. The bees get some sugar out of the relationship and the plants get to continue their species. It’s that simple. 00:17:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietAs I began to study this philosophy called Veganism it struck me as strange how people, on the one hand, could be so passionate about the rights of animals, whihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/24/eating-what-the-psychology-behind-hacking-the-american-consumerHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/24/eating-what-the-psychology-behind-hacking-the-american-consumer/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/24/eating-what-the-psychology-behind-hacking-the-american-consumerTue, 24 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMTEating What? The Psychology Behind Hacking The American ConsumerIn 1974, the Swedish Government introduced the first food pyramid. The goal was to educate the populace on the optimal number of servings to be eaten each day from each of the basic food groups. Nearly two decades later, in 1992, the United States adopted the Food pyramid and introduced it to the American public through its Department of Agriculture (the USDA). Since then, the food pyramid has been updated twice. Once in 2005. And also,in 2011. Mind you, something as seemingly trite as a food pyramid had never been introduced to any society in the history of the ancient or modern world prior to 1974. But since that time there has been a constant roundtable discussion about what we should or shouldn't be eating. Of course, the average American citizen isn't allowed at the table nor are any of our so-called representatives. These closed-door meetings and decisions are made without the public knowledge yet they are imposed and permeate every facet of life. One thing understood about human physiology is that it has remained unchanged for thousands, if not, millions of years.     00:19:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietIn 1992, the United States adopted the Food pyramid and introduced it to the American public through its Department of Agriculture (the USDA). Since then, the fd18399ee-bb9b-4ad6-8beb-c0c7dbf84a21112fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/17/habits-and-other-theories-of-relativityHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/17/habits-and-other-theories-of-relativity/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/17/habits-and-other-theories-of-relativityTue, 17 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMTHabits and Other Theories of RelativityWhether we want to admit it or not most of the time we live inside our heads where we are the main character. Everything we experience is through this lens of Me-ism. We like to think of ourselves as free, open-minded thinkers, but in reality, our lack of awareness of the world around us is rooted in self-centeredness, which oftentimes gives us tunnel vision. It's not that you're selfish, narrow-minded, or believe the world revolves around you per se, but it does mean you have been hard-wired to think of self before others. The monologues in your head become endless loops of cognitive assurance. These cognitive assurances become cognitive patterns, which inevitably become behavioral patterns and habits.   00:28:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietThe monologues in your head become endless loops of cognitive assurance. These cognitive assurances become cognitive patterns, which inevitably become behavioraf911b49b-fce5-4ea0-9df3-f3515f1173c3111fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/10/the-10th-seed-planted-for-health-the-centenarian-viewpointWeight Losshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/10/the-10th-seed-planted-for-health-the-centenarian-viewpoint/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/10/the-10th-seed-planted-for-health-the-centenarian-viewpointTue, 10 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMTThe 10th Seed Planted for Health: The Centenarian ViewpointWhen you listen to the life stories of centenarians, for example, besides walking and dancing, you seldom hear anything about a workout or a fitness regimen. If you listen very carefully, you will hear seeds being planted. See, they don't speak in terms of how many steps they've walked in a day or how many reps they performed at a gym nor do they subscribe to a particular diet. In fact, many still have habits like John who still drinks a little whiskey on occasion or eating butter every day or smoking cigars, which seems to go against the grain of all conventional health and fitness wisdom. Maybe, they're just lucky. Or maybe they've inherited some kind of supergene. Or maybe… just maybe… that even with all our high tech gadgets and gizmos and popular diets and potions and notions, they know something we don't.  00:29:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietWhen you listen to the life stories of centenarians, besides walking and dancing, you seldom hear anything about a workout or a fitness regimen. If you listen va780a82f-fb92-4a6e-8c75-ad3ef84d8317http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/03/aging-is-a-natural-process-growing-old-is-a-choiceHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/03/aging-is-a-natural-process-growing-old-is-a-choice/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/10/03/aging-is-a-natural-process-growing-old-is-a-choiceTue, 03 Oct 2017 16:00:00 GMTAging is A Natural Process, Growing Old is A ChoiceWhy do people age so differently? Why are some people mentally sharp, energetic, and still excited about life while other people, much younger, are sick, exhausted all the time, inflamed, and always foggy? What’s going on? Sure, we are all born with a set of genes, but the way you live can influence how your genes express themselves. In many cases, lifestyle factors, i.e., choices can switch genes on and off. The idea that your metabolism slows with age is just another myth. 00:26:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietWe are all born with a set of genes, but the way you live can influence how your genes express themselves. But did you know your lifestyle choices can switch gehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/09/26/selling-fitnessHealthhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/09/26/selling-fitness/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/09/26/selling-fitnessTue, 26 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMTSelling FitnessMost people are afraid to talk honestly about their health because they have been sold on the idea that they could lose it at any moment. If they lost their fitness they could simply go back to the gym or the track. But where do you go when you lose your health? You’ve guessed it. Most people would immediately think to their doctor or perhaps the church. Interesting how we can find the bread crumbs back to fitness but we don’t know where to begin to restore our health. That’s because we feel we're just lucky to have it.    00:22:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietMost people are afraid to talk honestly about their health because they have been sold on the idea that they could lose it at any moment.4349d2ea-7557-4cde-8204-efad61dc29e318fullhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/09/19/is-health-playing-with-the-houses-moneyFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/09/19/is-health-playing-with-the-houses-money/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/09/19/is-health-playing-with-the-houses-moneyTue, 19 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMTIs Health Playing with The House's Money?People tell me all the time that because they work out they can now drink alcohol or eat fast food or decadent desserts or splurge every weekend. And they can. There is no law stating they cannot. At least, no written law. Still, they justify their vices with working out as if working out is all the body needs to maintain health. They believe that because they work out that they can now go and eat any way they want because they have nothing to lose. Because they are playing with the house’s money.   00:17:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietWho told you that you were simply a roll away of the genetic dice from illness? That your health is something you’re destined to lose? What if I reminded you thhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/09/12/emotional-healthFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/09/12/emotional-health/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/09/12/emotional-healthTue, 12 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMTEmotional HealthAre you emotionally healthy? In a technology-driven world people feel less relevant and expendable. They go to a job they hate. They're stuck in a relationship that's meaningless. They take care of a home where they feel unappreciated. They have children that feel entitled and take every loving gesture for granted. And at every turn, they're reminded where they are in life versus where they would like to be. Or worse, where they thought they'd be. 00:19:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietTwo things: People make a lot of decisions concerning your life when you're out of the room. And secondly, people will throw rocks at your windows with the hopehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/09/05/health-flow-everything-you-know-you-knowFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/09/05/health-flow-everything-you-know-you-know/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/09/05/health-flow-everything-you-know-you-knowTue, 05 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMTHealth Flow (Everything You Know You Know)The longer you live, the more you become aware that you are not here forever. That in the grand scheme of things, you are only here for a limited time. On the average, 33,000 sunrises and sunsets is all the time you have to contribute to the story of humanity. Thus, the time and energy you use while here will either add chapters of blessings or pages that curse. You have a message, story, or experience that’s going to change the world. And I didn't need to tell you that. You’ve known it all your life. Problem is: you haven’t gotten to your dreams yet.   00:16:00tiajanohealth,Healthcare,Healthy,Fitness,NutritionYou have a message, story, or experience that’s going to change the world. And I didn't need to tell you that. You’ve known it all your life. Problem is: you hahttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/08/29/how-to-go-from-motivation-to-momentum-and-achieve-your-health-fitness-goalsFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/08/29/how-to-go-from-motivation-to-momentum-and-achieve-your-health-fitness-goals/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/08/29/how-to-go-from-motivation-to-momentum-and-achieve-your-health-fitness-goalsTue, 29 Aug 2017 16:00:00 GMTHow To Go From Motivation To Momentum (and achieve your health & fitness goals)You've been lied to! There is nothing magical about the gym. Going to the gym or running a mile doesn't change you. The only thing that happens in the gym or during your run is the stimulation of biochemical processes; that is, the potential for change. And that potential isn't realized until hours after you leave the gym or end your run. It doesn't matter if you workout for four hours consecutively what you do with the remaining twenty hours of your day will ultimately determine whether your workout was a success or failure.  00:14:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,nutrition,dietGoing to the gym or running a mile doesn't change you. The only thing that happens in the gym or during your run is the potential for change. That's it!http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/08/22/are-you-free-to-be-fit-part-iiFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/08/22/are-you-free-to-be-fit-part-ii/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/08/22/are-you-free-to-be-fit-part-iiTue, 22 Aug 2017 16:00:00 GMTAre You Free To Be Fit? Part IIMaster Trainer TiAja goes deeper in Part II, Are You Free To Be Fit by challenging all conventions regarding what it means to be healthy versus fit. Indeed, who doesn't want a nice small waistline anchored by a six-pack of abs or nice toned legs or head turning muscular arms or a manly or feminine chest or a nice physique in general? Who doesn’t want to look attractive to the opposite sex? But what does looking (quote-unquote) healthy actually have to do with being healthy? Let's keep it real. You can be healthy and fit, but just because you're (quote-unquote) fit doesn't mean you're healthy.  00:28:00tiajanohealth,fitness,wellness,weight loss,weight managementYou can be healthy and fit, but you can't be fit unless you're healthy.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/08/15/are-you-free-to-be-fitFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/08/15/are-you-free-to-be-fit/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/08/15/are-you-free-to-be-fitTue, 15 Aug 2017 16:00:00 GMTAre You Free To Be Fit?Language distinguishes us from other species, but it is also the very thing that controls us. Like a rat who learns to press a lever to obtain food, humans too can be conditioned to operate solely to produce rewarding and reinforcing behavior. Thus, the very idea of personal freedom is likely an illusion. Even our idea of health and fitness is predicated on language which is often not our own, but rather imposed on us by a health and fitness industry that uses punishment and reward as reinforcers to create lifetime consumers.   00:18:00tiajanoUrbanEx Fitness,Health,Fitness,Weight loss,BodyfatOur language has the power to control outcomes, particularly our ideas of health and fitness.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/07/25/urbanex-real-talk-fitness-radioFitnesshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/07/25/urbanex-real-talk-fitness-radio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiaja/2017/07/25/urbanex-real-talk-fitness-radioTue, 25 Jul 2017 16:00:00 GMTUrbanEx Real Talk Fitness RadioMaster Trainer TiAja hosts UrbanEx Fitness, the inaugural broadcast which asks the question: Is the health & fitness industry making you sick? The powerful weekly broadcast aims to provide insights, not only into the health & fitness industry as a whole, but will also assist in empowering the public by sharing TiAja's 30+ years of health & fitness experience as well as his unique philosophy of training individuals from the inside out. Urban Ex Fitness believes that health is more than a six pack or a smaller dress size; that health is wholeness, the total synthesis of mind, body & soul.   00:13:00tiajanohealth,fitness,weight loss,self-care,wellnessAre you sick and tired of the lies regarding the health & fitness industry? Because the lies are making you sick and tired.