Relax & Reclaim

Are you ready to get down and dirty? We are..how about you ? Not everyone can stare into a cup of plain black coffee at 7 a.m. and pretend they're perfectly happy until lunch. That's where the idea of dirty fasting comes in. Instead of following the strict rules of a traditional intermittent fast, dirty fasting allows a few calories during your fasting window. The goal isn't to have a snack or a mini breakfast.  It's simply to make fasting a little more manageable without completely throwing away the benefits. So... does it actually work? The answer is a little more complicated than a simple yes or no. starting the day off with fasting What Is Dirty Fasting? Dirty fasting is a modified version of intermittent fasting .  During your fasting period, you consume a very small number of calories—usually fewer than 50 to 100 . People often add things like: A splash of heavy cream in coffee A teaspoon of MCT oil Bone broth Unsweetened almond milk in coffee Zero-cal...

Do you work remotely from home? If you do, then this article is not for you. Or maybe it is... Did you know that about 22.8% of the U.S. workforce works remotely at least part of the time in 2026?   This equates to over 36 million individuals working from home! 22.8%, what about the remaining 77.2% that have to commute everyday?  And most importantly what does that have to do with health ?? Before we get into that, we got a few more statistics for you. First, most people don’t think twice about their commute. It’s part of the grind—something to tolerate. But when you do the math, it adds up to something big .  If you commute twice a day, five days a week, that’s 440 trips each year. At 45 minutes on the average  each way, you’re spending 90 minutes a day—or roughly 1,650 hours annually—just traveling.  That’s nearly ten full weeks every single year. And it often feels like time lost in limbo. But it doesn’t have to be. Reframing your comm...

When you start to age, your body sometimes let's you know that it's time for a reset. Some people get concerned about how to extend their lives or make their lives more fulfilling.  We received a question from a reader with initials "A.G." from The Netherlands asking about longevity. Here's an excerpt from A.G.'s email:  " ...I am wanting to find ways to increase my life span. I read a lot of books on this subject and many of them talk about some crazy ways to lengthen your lifespan.  There was one book that talked about only eating fruit grown from volcanic soil will add 5 years ( where do I find that? ).  Another talked about sleeping 18 hours straight once a month for 12 months to add 6 years to your life ( I am extremely busy and simply cannot allocate that amount of time! ). I read another that talked about working out intensely for 45 minutes one day a week for 90 days to add 10 years ( I am up in age now and I don't think my body...