Health & Habits

Health & Habits

Post date 09 Mar 2021 / By Steven Juergensen

Vitamin D3 & Your Immune System

Who doesn’t want a better immune system these days? While many of us are still sheltering at home, distancing ourselves from the outside world, our immunity is one aspect of our health that remains top-of-mind. In its most basic form, the immune system is a network of cells and proteins that defend the body against infection. It’s an incredibly intelligent system that records every germ it’s ever defeated, recognizes it if it enters the body again, and destroys it immediately. Without a properly functioning immune system, colds are frequent, wounds are slow to heal, and overall health declines.

The Calories You Need To Build Plant-Based Mass

Health & Habits

Post date 01 Mar 2021 / By Steven Juergensen

The Calories You Need To Build Plant-Based Mass

Building mass on a plant-based diet can be a challenging notion for some. Most picture such a diet causing one to shrivel into a stringbean, eating only twigs, berries, and a spinach leaf or two each day. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Just like omnivorous diets - building mass essentially comes down to eating in a state of caloric surplus. What is a caloric surplus? Simply put, it’s when we consume a larger amount of calories than we burn. In a caloric surplus, our body mass increases.

Health & Habits

Post date 24 Feb 2021 / By Steven Juergensen

Creating Good Habits 101

Many people want to be healthy. Many people try to be healthy. But we often underestimate the power of small daily habits that can significantly improve our health and well-being in the long run.

First off, how long does it take to create a new habit? Contrary to popular belief, it may not be 21 days. This timeframe became widely accepted when Dr. Maxwell Maltz wrote his best-selling book “Psycho-Cybernetics’ in 1960. The book went on to become a blockbuster hit, selling more than 30 million copies, and that’s when the misconception started.