HEALTH​MANIACS

Jolie McShane, Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Let’s start with raw meat. The USDA inspects meat processing facilities to ensure cleanliness, proper handling, and safe storage. From the farm to the grocery store, there are strict regulations to maintain quality and prevent contamination. Despite being raw, consumers are free to purchase and prepare their meat as they see fit. Raw milk is no different. Dairy farmers use high-tech milking machines under strict sani

Wrist break number two within a 5-year period gives me personal experience to share with others. Am I accident prone, a klutz or do I have osteoporosis? None of these. However, as an athlete I am at a higher risk of injuries. The first wrist break happened when I fell on a snowy, icy walkway in my ski boots. It was not a bad break, but the doctor warned me that due to my age, it would take three months to heal. Not happy with that assessment, I took this on as a challenge. H

Overnight industries have sprung up offering surgeries and medications for gender dysphoria, invitro clinics, impotency concerns, hormone therapies and the list goes on and on. What is happening to the health of our society? Unfortunately, these issues appear to be directed at our nations’ youth. The quick and profitable response is to medicate the symptoms and / or perform surgery. Is this a sustainable practice for the future of humankind? A look at environmental factors an

How do environmental toxins wreck havoc with your allergies, eczema and asthma? Toxins are all around us, every day in every situation. We all assume the heaviest exposure is in industrial cities or near heavy traffic areas. Surprisingly, your home environment is even higher in environmental toxins! Who knew? Having recently graduated from Lara Adler's Talking Toxins course, this was a very surprising fact she revealed. How can this be? As Lara explained, the toxic exposure c

Guilt free, super healthy and so enjoyable, the following recipe is an example of how to simply incorporate raw cacao (chocolate in its raw form) into your diet. Raw cacao can be purchased in most local grocery and health food stores. No cooking, as this will destroy the beneficial enzymes and naturally occurring vitamins. This high anti-oxidant food can easily be added to smoothies, raw cookies or as a simple breakfast drink.   ​ Raw Cacao (Chocolate) Fudge Makes 25 1-inch

Need a weight loss smoothie recipe? Simple enough, search the internet for a “healthy” weight loss smoothie recipe…WRONG…I tried but my goodness such bad advice out there! This is what I discovered several weeks ago while preparing for a speaking engagement with 100+ business women. Shocking was not only the bad advice, but the unhealthy recipes and recommendations for those wanting to reduce their weight. There are a few basic No No’s in the weight loss department. Comme

And while you are at it, toss boxed cereal into your green smoothie too… Brought you by the Makers of Breakfast Cereal Sad for our society, this is the new marketing campaign from the makers of Special K Chocolate Almond and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Kellogg Company, the largest seller of cereal in the US is zeroing in on what they call off-breakfast eating. Since 20% of cereal eating happens outside of breakfast, Kelloggs wants those consumers to “not feel guilty”. Their ne

An article published in the Wall Street Journal in July 2017 bemoans the fact that Americans are “shifting toward fresher items with fewer processed ingredients.” The title grabbed my attention “Old Food” is a perfect term for food that has long since lost its nutritional value. Did the author intend the double meaning? Let’s apply my “old food” definition and the article is way more entertaining! The article’s premise, big box food producers are losing market share to fre

Nothing is stronger than the love parents have for their children. It is the strongest bond known to mankind. A parent will do anything to save their child’s life. However, Charlie’s parents have been removed from any decision making concerning his short life. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mother-terminally-ill-british-baby-child-charlie-gard-says-trump-n781196 The British courts, medical doctors and faceless bureaucrats will decide his fate. What we are witnessing with

Are you as confused as I? Why all of a sudden are there few choices outside of ultra-pasteurized milk? Even the "organic" brands have switched to ultra-pasteurization, YUCK! The above chart comes from Dr. Axe who like me, understands that these milk options are NOT HEALTHY. Read Dr. Axe's full article about the dangers of ultra-pasteurization. https://draxe.com/pasteurization-homogenization-raw-milk/

You make time for breakfast, but sometimes it is hard to fit it into the busy morning routine. It’s ok to admit that sometimes your breakfast consists of plain oatmeal, no fruit, milk or sweetener. However, a few seconds more and you could have the most amazing, delicious and fulfilling bowl of oatmeal. How is this accomplished without making a full mess in the kitchen? #1 – ADD FAT You read that correctly...screaming from the roof tops…ADD FAT. Oatmeal is a carbohydrate

Today, I was speaking to a friend about my relationship with weight. As soon as my stress decreases, my stomach (pooch if you want to call it that) disappears. "Why is that?" he asked. "It's because of your body's response to stress hormones," I told him. However, I was talking less about his body and more about women's bodies. You've probably met several women who have started strict weight loss diets, only to fall off the diet and quickly regain the weight (if they e

Have a hankering for something? Homemade chili? Spinach Artichoke Dip? Brownies? Now, I am not a good cook. I am learning. 10 months ago, I could make eggs, boil chicken and pan cook a steak. That was it. With the tip below, I now have 5 go-to, easy, delicious and high quality recipes that make me seem like a great cook. Are you ready? Use the search term "paleo" in your google search! E.g. paleo chili, paleo brownies... It's so easy! Think of what you want to eat,

Energy Management: Part 3: Fuel YOUR Body Peak performance and energy management are all about YOU. What are your performance and energy needs? Based on your lifestyle and body, your needs are unique from every other person's. Stellar, energy giving foods are available near you. Some of the most powerful include: chia seeds (energy seeds), maca (hormone booster and balancer), coconut water (natural Gatorade), gogi berries (complete amino acid provider), and organic fruits

Why I love ObamaCare Surprisingly, my love of ObamaCare has nothing to do with any of the reasons it was passed in the first place. From my perspective, ObamaCare has no relationship with health care and everything to do with medical care, but for that matter your previous “Health Insurance Coverage” was no different. So why do I love ObamaCare? The ObamaCare high deductibles will finally force the American public to take responsibility for their own health. ObamaCare Sil

Birth Control Pills – Not so Free Birth control pills may be free however, they are not free of problems and serious side effects. In the past six months I have worked with four young ladies, all complaining of severe digestive disorders from stomach pain to gas. In many cases, they have visited multiple professionals from general practitioners to gastroenterologists and submitted themselves to various expensive tests. In the end, they received a potpourri of medications an

Energy Management Part 2: Don't Drain! Want to energize your workout? your day? As we mentioned in Part One, whole foods GIVE energy. On the flip side of this coin, processed foods DRAIN energy. To illustrate, margarine is one example of a highly processed food. It is manufactured at such high temperatures (not to mention bleached and steam cleaned) that our bodies physically cannot break it down. Eating margarine is like shoving tin foil through your system. This D

Energy Management Part 1: Eat to GAIN energy When you finish a meal, you should feel energized. To think that we are "supposed" to feel lethargic after lunch is a bit backwards. Conventional, yes... yet backwards. We should be eating foods which GIVE us energy. We should be eating whole foods. Whole foods are those which look, feel, taste exactly as they did when they came from the ground, or off an animal. Any processing, cooking, spicing should be done by you.

Have you made a resolution to better your health this year? In the past week, radio & podcasts have been abuzz with the following: The most common New Years resolutions are all health related: lose weight, exercise more/better, etc. If you fall into this category, take a second to think about what you could do for your health and the health of those around you. Have you thought about taking time to set your fitness and nutrition goals? How about finding a health coac

Total Force Fitness Fitness is the cornerstone of a successful military career and the foundation of a healthy lifestyle. A soldier must be ever-ready to deploy, fit to fight for our national defense. As stated by Admiral Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Total Fitness is holistic, it is far more than just physical. Total Fitness is a 'state of being' which ensures soldiers are ready to deploy and to handle the challenges associated with deployment. Ho