Author Archives: Patrick
To Buy or Not to Buy | A Helpful Guide to Help Decide on Organic vs Non-Organic Produce at the Store
Every year the Environmental Working Group releases a list of produce ranked from highest to lowest in amounts of pesticides. They have termed the foods highest in pesticides as the “dirty dozen” and those lowest in pesticides as the “clean 15”.
In this video I review these foods for the year 2022 (2023 is not out yet). This is a helpful resource if you have ever wondered if you should buy organic or not. The foods highest in pesticides you obviously want to buy organic if you can, those with the lowest pesticides you can save money on and buy the regular kind (unless you want to steer clear of GMO’s, then you may want non-GMO organic always).
I encourage you to check out EWG here: https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/
You can review each year’s list and check out the other things EWG is focused on including environmental toxins and finding safe personal care products.
Two Best Leg Exercises (That You Probably Never Heard of) You Should Add Into Your Routine ASAP
Give these two leg exercises a try- Nordic curls and reverse Nordic curls. I like to super set these after my main leg movement for the day is finished. These two challenging body weight exercises can be scaled to any level easily. Incorporating these into your lower body workouts will work your quads, hip flexors, hamstrings, and glutes like never before. And the best part is, you can do it from the comfort of you own home while your little one watches songs for littles…oh wait is that just me…haha, I meant, while everyone else is fighting over equipment at the gym. Let me know if you try it and how it goes!
Equipment needed:
Nordic stick: https://amzn.to/3iGtR2v
Yoga mat: https://amzn.to/3iKashd