Diet Reviews

Twenty-three million Americans live in food deserts — impoverished rural and urban areas where no grocery stores operate. Mark Lilly, a former restaurant manager, found that the solution to the problem of food deserts may lie in an old school bus.

Residents of food deserts — 6.5 million of whom are children — have neither physical nor financial access to fresh food. Their meals come from fast food restaurants and convenience stores. In a live chat with AOL Health about her “Let’s Move” campaign to end childhood obesity, Michelle Obama said she hoped to eliminate food deserts within seven years. Read more…

  I remember when Red Bull, the industry leader in energy drinks, first emerged in the Canadian market. It was 1997, and after the initial brouhaha died down, I assumed it would remain a fringe product, much like Jolt Cola, the retro drink that once proudly boasted “all the sugar and twice the caffeine” of Coca-Cola.As it turned out, I was entirely wrong. Not only did Red Bull stick around, energy drinks have become a major player in the beverage industry, with Canadians guzzling some 35 million litres in 2006 (up from 26 million litres in 2001). Energy drinks are now the fastest growing part of the soft drink industry, with some 300 brands now available in North America alone. Read more…

Maybe your kids are screaming for fast food. Or your partner is dying to hit the local rib joint. Or your company is holding its employee appreciation lunch at Fat Joe’s House of Lard. Regardless, you’re trying to watch your weight. So what do you do when the waitress slides a greasy menu into your hands?Easy. Just order the salad. And if your family and friends tease you for ordering the “wimpy” food? Well, that’s the price you pay for cutting calories, right?Just one problem: All the discipline, self-deprivation, and scorn you suffer at the hands of your peers might be for naught. Because at many restaurants, the salad is just about the unhealthiest thing on the menu.What? Really? Come on! Salads ar

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The ultimate Warrior Bowl, fuel for a lifetime of fighting the good fight.

Blend this:
2 Sambazon Original Açaí Smoothie Packs
A splash of Coconut water
1/2 Banana
1 tbsp Maca powder
1 tbsp Greens (we like Amazing Grass, but any greens mix will do)

Pour your açaí blend in to a bowl and top with:
Bee pollen
Cacao nibs
Hemp seeds
1/2 Banana slices

Then put your Warrior headdress on and start creating solutions to the most pressing issues that challenge our world today. Go Read more…

  If you travel deep into the Copper Canyons of Mexico, you will stumble across one of running’s best-kept secrets. Members of the reclusive Tarahumara tribe are considered to be the fastest long-distance runners in the world. They glide across the sharp rocks of the Sierra Madre, running for days with little history of injuries. And they do it all without wearing any running shoes. Many readers of the book Born to Run, which tells the story of these secluded ultra-marathoners, have tried to apply the technique to their own lives, but as the barefoot movement continues to grow, so does one slight problem. There is little scientific proof that this style of running is a cure for nagging injuries, and experts say this barefoot lifestyle could be doing more harm than good. Read more…