Author Archives: Warren Dostie

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About Warren Dostie

Fitness trainer, author and avid anti-aging specialist.

Unhealthy Aspect of Exercise? Probably Not.

As you’re clanging away on those weights or huffin it out on the trail, your body is producing a swarm of destructive little by products.  We all know them well, they go by the name of free-radicals.   They are harmful to … Continue reading

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Sugar Is Not Toxic, However…

Chances are you’re getting much more sugar than your body needs. A lot has been said lately on the evils of sugar overconsumption.  It seems to have replaced saturated fat as public enemy #1 for our health.  There is actually plenty … Continue reading

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Detox Charlatans – Don’t Fall For the Miracle Pitch

In certain health spas, and promoted by so-called health experts is the miracle program of “cleansing and detoxification”.  If you are contemplating it yourself, understand that this is a potentially risky undertaking, and the benefits to be gained by it … Continue reading

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Scenic Fitness Training

Wherever you may be, the perfect trail for your run or bike ride is probably just around the corner.  I recently discovered the huge network of “rails to trails” biking and snowmobile paths, and what a find it was!   As far … Continue reading

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The Top Ten Healthiest Foods

Every health advocate has their own favorite top ten list, but what are the ones that you can realistically use to fortify your diet on a day-to-day basis? In browsing the web, you might find that many nutritionists omit the factors … Continue reading

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Healthy Eating: Good Crop – Bad Crop

From a pure health standpoint, which of these two salads do you think is the most nutritious? Now that’s a tough one ain’t it? Which one do you think represents the most typical one served up in a restaurant? (Hint … Continue reading

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Warning – That Healthy Diet Can Kill YOU

Don’t laugh, this seeming contradiction is exactly what they’re telling us nowadays. In recent months we’ve seen an alarming rise in attacks (ok, “evaluations”) against foods and supplements that other more comprehensive studies have shown  to be the healthiest that you … Continue reading

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Workout Multitasking part 2 – HIIT

Tough trail Crossfit is a great work out program, I think their routine (and concept) is about the most challenging I’ve encountered to date. It centers around the principle of high intensity interval training or HIIT, which has shown to … Continue reading

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Workout Multitasking

I got a BIG lawn, and a little teeny push mower. It can be a pretty brutal afternoon mowing down this “field”.  So I’ve learned that the correct solution is to make it  just as hard as possible. Before you conclude … Continue reading

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Fish Oil – Still The Healthy Choice

Have you heard the latest salvo fired by the “anti-supplement crowd”?  I refer to their review of a study linking Omega-3s to prostate cancer.  While I certainly favor  research investigating the safety of any of my favorite “babies”, a rational interpretation of the … Continue reading

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