by Thomas DeLauer | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog, Brain & Body
For the past 9,000 years, Native Americans have employed cayenne pepper as both a food and medicine, and for good reason. Cayenne pepper has powerful pain-relieving properties when applied topically, which comes from the impact of the active ingredient in cayenne...
by Thomas DeLauer | May 27, 2016 | Blog, Nutrition
It seems like everywhere you turn nowadays there is a new documentary or article delving into the meat and dairy industry – animal treatment, hormones, deforestation. This might have you thinking, is possible to lead a healthy, fit, energetic life free of eating...
by Thomas DeLauer | May 22, 2016 | Blog
Vitamin D – A History Vitamins are defined as an essential nutrient that your body cannot produce on its own and must acquire from the diet – vitamin D is not actually a vitamin, but a hormone, which is a chemical that regulates body physiology. Your skin...
by evolveAdmin | May 16, 2016 | Blog
Why You Need Fruit Fruit gets a bad reputation because it contains sugar, however not everything with sugar should be avoided. Fruit is full of nutrients, electrolytes, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, fiber and is low in fat and calories. In comparison to sodas and...
by Thomas DeLauer | May 9, 2016 | Blog, Brain & Body, Nutrition
We all know that too much stress is a bad thing. When we are stressed we are less in control of our mood, our fitness tends to deteriorate and we will experience physical and mental fatigue. To exacerbate these problems, chronic stress has been linked to headaches,...
by Thomas DeLauer | May 4, 2016 | Blog, Nutrition
If you’ve been around in the health space for a while, you know that sweet potatoes are all the rage, but I wanted to do this video because I want to talk about what the difference between a sweet potato and a yam is, because we seem to use these terms...
by Thomas DeLauer | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog, Nutrition
We have all heard the age-old advice – be sure to eat plenty of bananas to get your potassium. Well what exactly do we need potassium for, and are bananas the best place to get it? Potassium is a mineral electrolyte that the body needs in order to function...
by Thomas DeLauer | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog, Life & Family
Over the past couple of years, I’ve developed a morning routine that works exceptionally well for me. When I talk about a morning routine, I’m not talking about getting up, having a smoothie and going to the gym. I’m talking about a morning routine...
by Thomas DeLauer | Apr 22, 2016 | Blog, Nutrition
To get into peak shape and shed those extra pounds, it is crucial that you not only consistently spend time in the gym, but even more importantly that you feed your body what it needs to keep your vital organs working to the best of their abilities. The liver is one...
by Thomas DeLauer | Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Nutrition, Supplements
Hey, what’s up it’s Thomas DeLauer. Again, so many people are always asking me what vitamins I take, what supplements I take, and the fact is there is a lot of different vitamins that I recommend at different times of the day. Today I want to focus on one...