🚨 New research has raised some serious questions about erythritol — the sugar substitute often found in “low-carb” and “sugar-free” products.

by Rich Ellis | Aug 31, 2025 | Coaching, Diet, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Nutrition, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

A University of Colorado Boulder study has shown that even amounts similar to what you’d get in one sugar-free drink may negatively affect blood vessels in the brain. Reduced nitric oxide (less vessel relaxation), more endothelin-1 (vessel constriction), impaired clot...

When Our Values Clash: Understanding Internal Conflict

by Rich Ellis | Aug 31, 2025 | Coaching, Health, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

When Our Values Clash: Understanding Internal Conflict When most of us hear the word conflict, we picture arguments with other people, a disagreement at work, a tension in a relationship, or frustration in a team. But there’s another type of conflict that’s just as...

Movement Matters, Whatever Your Size

by Rich Ellis | Aug 12, 2025 | Coaching, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

Let’s clear something up right from the start: you do not need to be a particular size or shape to benefit from exercise. In fact, some of the biggest wins I see as a coach come from people in what’s often called the “a bit heavier than ideal” body category (though...

The Health Coach’s Crispy Pork Belly Recipe

by Rich Ellis | Aug 4, 2025 | Diet, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness

A guilt-free way to get that crunch Pork belly isn’t usually something you’d expect from a health coach, but hear me out. When it’s done right, it’s not just a treat for the taste buds, it can be part of a balanced, real-food approach to eating that respects quality,...

“My Cholesterol Went Up – But I’m Not Worried. Here’s Why.”

by Rich Ellis | Jul 27, 2025 | Coaching, Diet, Fitness, Health, Immunity, Mental Health, Nutrition, Wellness, Workplace

So… I got my [annual] bloods back the other day. Total cholesterol and LDL? Up. Triglycerides? Down. Now, if you stopped reading there, you’d be forgiven for thinking alarm bells should be ringing. But I’m not worried — and here’s why. Back in April, I did...

🧠 Cognitive Load Coping – The New Fitness Frontier

by Rich Ellis | Jul 16, 2025 | Coaching, Health, Mental Health, Productivity, Wellness, Workplace

If you ask me what the main game for the next decade is, I’d say this: learning how to manage cognitive load. Yep, not weightlifting, not macros, not mobility (though they all matter). It’s about how we use our brain, how we think, how we focus, how we recover...