One of the most difficult elements of learning our own personal nutrition profile is the number of variables associated with how energetic we are at any given time. It can be pretty confusing.Suppose you have a headache. You drink a tall glass of water, take Advil, eat a bunch of anti-inflammatory foods, go for a jog, sleep for an hour and wake up without your headache. … [Read more…]

Welcome back to our open thread. Let’s get moving.Steve: Hey Kap – absolutely love the site and it has become a staple in my daily internet routine. Quick question for ya – I just graduated college this past May and my friends and I were huge into working out and lifting weights. Besides classes and the partying, all of our free time was spent in the gym, so we all ended … [Read more…]

The other day, I received a box in the mail. It was from Kaplifestyle’s superstar editor, Stephanie. I’m generally opposed to gifts on holidays. I prefer the art of giving whenever the mood strikes, but that’s a philosophical post for another day. Steph’s was a present of my favorite variety, homemade. In the box were her bitters, vanilla and coffee. She suggested that I mix … [Read more…]

Sprinting uphill burns fat efficiently and is safer than running on flat ground.When I was a lad, I lived on a square city block. You could walk (or run) around it. The environment was conducive to flat ground sprints, and we had plenty of barefoot asphalt races in Reseda in the mid- to late 80s. Now, my neighborhood is all hills. While there aren’t many kids running the … [Read more…]

It rarely rains in Southern California, but when it does, it may bring with it health benefits.I’m generally inclined to enjoy all weather, but rainy, chilly days feel especially healthy to me. I’d dig the drizzle regardless, but the studies help crystalize my visceral feeling. From redlandsdailyfacts.com: Negative ions are tasteless, odorless and invisible molecules that … [Read more…]