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I know what you're thinking: "I'm living in the city where everyone is exposed to air pollution - little I can do about the problem". 

Or: "thousands of cars and trucks pass that busy road I live nearby each day, and there's an polluting airfield close by, so there's no...

Dear Vegans of the World,

You may recognize my name and website from my immensely popular article '8 Proven Reasons Why Vegan and Vegetarian Diets Easily Ruin Your Body', or maybe it was from my (rather unpopular) YouTube video 'Why You Need To Eat Meat'.

If you have viewed either of these...

What is the best protein powder? It's a question I am often asked, and it's an answer that always starts with 'It depends'... 

Do you want a protein powder to help you bulk up? Or to trim down? Are you OK with dairy or looking for a vegan friendly milk free protein powder?

Are...

Recently a member of my Hormone Reset Program emailed me. He mentioned that things had being going really well, he'd lose 6kgs, was feeling much better and everything was great...

But then he went on holiday for a few weeks and in that short period he undone 4 months worth of progress.

This got...

I have written a lot about fat loss, and a lot about sleep in my blog articles. But I have never linked the two in great detail. After responding to one of the countless emails I get each day asking for fat loss advice, I noticed the reader wasn't too keen on my suggestions - sleep more, get some...

I like my sleep. I know the importance of quality sleep for my health, and I also appreciate that we spend over a third of our life in our bed.

As a result, I recently purchased - what I regard to be - the healthiest bed and mattress in the world, the Samina Mattress System.

Though some may argue...

I often hear "I'd love to eat healthy and organic, but I can't afford it". I could debate this issue for hours on end (it all comes down to priorities) but I do understand that for some people, healthy food is simply financially out of reach.

So last night I sat down with pen and paper and put...

If you are passionate about your health you only want to put the best food into your body.

And if you have spent some time reading my articles, you would know that not all food is the same. A grassfed, grass finished, organically raised cow will produce much healthier milk than a feedlot...

If I told you I ate nearly 5000 calories a day would you believe me? What about if I was eating dessert most nights of the week? Or I ate more than 150g of sugars a day?

To be honest, I wouldn't have believed myself two weeks ago if I told you this!

But it's true.

Recently, I decided to track my...