It is my experience that most men don’t just sit around thinking, “How can I make my marriage better?” I mean we have other things think about. If you were to ask a husband what he thinks about most, you’d probably hear something like, “the deadline coming up at work,” or, “will there be enough to pay the bills this…
Protein is an essential macronutrient composed of amino acids. There are nine essential amino acids that your body cannot synthesize so you must get them from the diet in order to build the proteins that your body needs. For athletes, protein is critical for recovery after workouts and muscle synthesis. Ideally, you should consume a mix of proteins and carbs…
As athletes, most of us know that calcium is important for bones but for many of us, that’s about where our bone mineral savvy ends. What you may not realize is blood calcium is very tightly regulated at 1% which means when dietary calcium is inadequate your body starts breaking down bone, the storage sight of calcium, to compensate. After…
One exception to the myriad benefits of hard training is that inherent and all too familiar foe: inflammation. Unfortunately, the more intense the training, the greater the level of inflammation accrued which bumps up your injury susceptibility. Essentially, inflammation is the body’s reaction to stress. Your body responds to stress by making cortisol, a catabolic hormone thus breaking down muscle…
The Deceptive Battle Cry is Truly an Outcry “Women rule!” When I saw this slogan a few months ago in a news article, my heart sank. I shook my head in sadness. If I would have seen this slogan ten years ago, I know I most likely would have held my head up high, arrogantly sniffed my nose, clearing my…
I had to write to about a chilling story I read in the local news recently. This story described a son who longed for his father. His father died before he was born. He longed for the father he never had. He even kept a photo of his mom pregnant with him as she attended his dad’s funeral. He missed the dad he never met. So…
Have you ever heard anyone say, “If you want to be a millionaire, find a millionaire and learn to do what he does?” The same holds true if you want to have a healthy marriage. If you want to have a healthy marriage, find someone who has a healthy marriage and learn to do what they do. Well, we can see…
“The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” -Psalm 32:8 For the past year and a half, I’ve been searching for the right college to go to. It’s been quite an adventure (you can ask my parents). One week I wanted to go to college in…
The first time I was given the opportunity to go on a mission trip, I immediately wanted to! I walked into it excited, but also not having any notions of what to expect. Now, I’m working toward going on my fifth mission trip! Today, I stand firm to the belief that every Christian should go on at least one mission…
What God says about healing. Last week I had two doctor appointments. At my first doctor’s appointment I was told that my reproductive system had an infection. He assured me that all would be well. The following week I went for my yearly exam with an allopathic doctor. He found evidence that confirmed what the first doctor found and he…