I just started reading the book Spark - the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain by John J. Ratey, MD. I will be posting...
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5 Minute Plank Challenge
For this last week of February, let's do a Plank Challenge! If you can't hold it for the entire time, drop to your knees to finish. If you...
Sjogren’s and Pilates???
Today, I did the Pilates Fix routine from the 21 Day Fix workout program by Beachbody. I am in love with Pilates! This routine worked...
Age ain’t nothing but a number
At our Team Beachbody quarterly meeting in Philadelphia in January 2014, I had the pleasure of meeting this lovely woman and fellow...
How is your balance? Does it match your age?
Post by Sybil Cooper. My balance was first tested in P90X with Yoga X. Standing on one leg was very difficult. My balance has been further...
Food as fuel and medicine
Food as Fuel and Medicine This is something I think about often. I'm in the middle of reading several books on the topic. Yes, there are...
Let Food and Fitness Be Thy Medicine
I have been coming to terms with my diagnosis of Sjogren's Syndrome and what it means for my active lifestyle. I have found that nutrition...
The Canary is Gasping for Air …
I fear that we will soon have new job offerings in the United States - that of hand pollinator. The news is dire for the Monarch butterfly...
Worthless Fitness Tips You Probably Follow
We all have certain notions about fitness that may or may not be true. I thought this article did a good job of giving solid answers....
Tips for Getting Through Your Workout
Issue: #292, August 06, 2013 When you deal with fatigue as I due, be it from an autoimmune disease, thyroid issues, sleep issues, it can...

Sybil Cooper, PhD
Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor/Health Coach
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Having watched several family members die in their 50s and 60s from chronic disease, and completely rebuilding my heath after being diagnosed with several autoimmune disease and pre-diabetes, I learned a powerful approach based on ancestral health principles and behavioral coaching techniques, that I now use to help people like you regain your energy, conquer your belly bloat and flab, and look forward to that next phase of life.