Fitness Contrarian

In this video Mike Cola from Fitness Contrarian explains how Cod Liver Oil is a great source of vitamin D, A and omega 3 fatty acids.

Grains are super nutritious, delicious and easy to make. I cook most of my grains in a rice cooker. These cookers use a sensor to tell when the liquid has been absorbed. All you have to do is add one part grain and 2 parts water and hit the start button. When the water is absorbed the grain is cooked. Some grains (….)

It might seem like bad luck that you get sick right before Christmas or New Years. I see so many people just not feeling well around the holidays. I have friends and clients who just plan on being sick by the time New Years come around. When you really think about it, it all makes [...]

A study just determined that long-term physical activity has an anti-aging effect at the cellular level. The Journal of the American Heart Association just put into circulation the findings of a study that was funded by the German Research Association & the University of Saarland.
The highlights of the study are: (…)

Risks of Being Over Weight Research has found that being over weight is responsible for 216,000 premature deaths each year. Being over weight is one of the top three preventable causes of death in the US, right behind smoking and high blood pressure. According to a press release from the Harvard School of Public Health, [...]

Almost half the adults in America have high cholesterol or borderline high cholesterol. The use of Statins (medication) has become a popular choice to lower cholesterol. Statins are also one of the most highly prescribed drugs in the world. My own opinion along with the National Cholesterol Education Program recommends that you try to lower [...]