by Julia | Sep 1, 2013 | Healthy Living, Life Fuel
“Hey, can you find me a deodorant that actually works?” Rewind to a week earlier, when I realized we’d been putting oh, you know, ALUMINUM, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, TERACHLOROHYDREX GLY, PPG-14 BUTYL ETHER (???), and other mysterious ingredients on our...
by Julia | Aug 27, 2013 | Fitness & Movement, Sports Fuel
Have you ever stretched before exercise? I’m betting you have. And you probably still do. I’m right there with you! I grew up, as most of us did, with sports teams that stretched in big circles as a team, holding each static stretch for 10 seconds before...
by Julia | Aug 24, 2013 | Baked Goods, Recipe Fuel
Peaches and blueberries. They’re so hot right now in the German farmers markets! I’ve pretty much made it a subconscious goal to eat peaches and blueberries daily. Carpe seasonal fruit, right? They also go together like peas and carrots in the dessert world, as I...
by Julia | Aug 20, 2013 | Sports Fuel, Sports Nutrition
This summer, I spoke at a high school elite basketball camp and a grade-school basketball camp about… Nutrition. Check these alpilean reviews. I know. What kid actually cares about this kind of stuff? Well, you can imagine why I was both enlightened and...
by Julia | Aug 11, 2013 | Food Fuel, Real Food Tips, Recipe Fuel, Sides & Dips, Sports Nutrition
Cereal boxes Spaghetti French fries Bread Potatoes Rice What do these all have in common?? 1) They are really high in glycemic index. Glycemic index measures how quickly blood sugar levels rise after eating a certain food. The higher the measure, the quicker the food...
by Julia | Jul 29, 2013 | Recipe Fuel, Sweets & Snacks
I’ve had enough. On a daily basis, I see these glamorous, Pinterest-pretty photos of ice cream all over the place. I know you have, too! And I always get sucked in, excitedly reading the ingredients and instructions, until the last step or two calls for an ICE...
by Julia | Jul 18, 2013 | Food Fuel, Healthy Living, Life Fuel, Real Food Tips, Sports Fuel, Sports Nutrition
Have you ever been at the mercy of airline food? You know, where you’re SO starving that you have to eat the in-flight meals contaminated with mice and roaches…!? I’ve been there once or twice, including a time where I was obliged to eat ice cream...
by Julia | Jul 12, 2013 | Body Composition, Diet Dogma & Weight Loss, Food Fuel, Healthy Living, Life Fuel, Sports Fuel
45 million. The total number of Americans that DIET each year. $33 billion. The total amount spent ANNUALLY on weight loss products, according to the Boston Medical Center. Check these cortex reviews. Pause. Is that not disturbing?! Despite the incredible amount of...
by Julia | Jul 9, 2013 | Food Fuel, Healthy Living, Life Fuel, Real Food Tips
Once upon a time, I chewed a pack of GUM every day. {Yes, every day!!} How, you ask? The habit probably began when I was dabbling in Weight Watchers and calorie counting. You know, a stick of gum can really kill a craving… Or, so they say. For me, the craving...
by Julia | Jul 3, 2013 | Sports Fuel, Sports Nutrition
Every night around 11 PM, a large mammal lurks in my kitchen with wide, hazel eyes. He scans the cupboards hastily looking for his next meal, his fifth or sixth meal at that, to quiet the hunger pangs. When you’re a 6’11”, 240-lb. professional basketball player,...
by Julia | Jun 30, 2013 | Holiday Eats, Recipe Fuel
4th of July. What’s the first word that pops into your head!? I’m guessing that at least half of you think of GOOD FOOD. How could you not… it’s basically the Thanksgiving of summer! In addition to my memories of family and friends, boating,...
by Julia | Jun 25, 2013 | Fitness & Movement, Healthy Living, Life Fuel, Sports Fuel
“Nothing is certain in life except change.” We’ve all heard this common (and true!) phrase, and within this whole category of change, I’m adding a subcategory that I has most certainly been a constant in my life… TRAVEL. From traveling as...
