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Helping people create healthy lifestyles. Covering topics from running to meditation, toxins in your water to healthy food in your body, injury prevention, illness prevention and weight loss.

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We've always tried to set PRs and impress our friends with, "I can do 1000 reps of X!" But do the reps matter as much as the amount of time spent with your muscles under tension? We often lift quick to get max reps and even though it... more

We've been eating since we were kids. We are told that it packs in the protein that we need for daily life. But is it really good for us? Health coach Jason Venckus will discuss whether or not peanut butter is a healthy snack or just full of fat. If... more

The rules and regulations for drug testing among athletes is becoming more rigid and athletes are turning to more natural ways to boost performance. Athletes are using old school exercise routines and healthy eating. You are now seeing... more

One of the latest trends in health is juicing. You've seen many celebrities pushing this lifestyle and pushing some extraction machine. How much truth is there that this trend is the fountain of youth? Certified Health Coach, Jason Venckus, will... more

We don't subscribe to the idea that you can skip eating food and just take supplements but in some cases certain vitamins need to be supplemented to an already healthy diet. One major concern for vegans is that they don't get B-12... more

Every move we make we put stress on our joints. Whether walking, running, jumping and even just sitting we put tremendous stress on the joints of our bodies. We are often asked if runners/walkers still need to do any strength... more

Just like the basics of "nutrition" we tend to blame one single thing that causes illness. First fat was making us fat, then carbs where making us fat but now we've found it's a combination of both! The same thing happens with chemicals are... more

Today people eat almost double the calories they need. The size of your average bagel, cookie, soda, french fry and shake has grown over the past 25 years. Health Coach Jason Venckus will explain the difference between now and then... more

Our timing may be perfect as we broadcast right before Easter on good carbs vs bad carbs. In the 2000's after the "War on Fat" subsided we turned our attention to carbs. Carbs became the vilian after the release of Atkins, South Beach... more

Sometime in the 80's we decided that fat was bad for us. So there was a crusade against fat that resulted in tons of fat free products and crazy fat free diets. The problem is your body does need fat to survive. It's just a matter of getting the... more

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