http://www.bryantheryan.com Challenging conventional wisdom about nutrition, fitness and overall health Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:42:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.bryantheryan.com/bristles-and-floss-how-to-create-and-maintain-a-healthy-mouth http://www.bryantheryan.com/bristles-and-floss-how-to-create-and-maintain-a-healthy-mouth#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:47:12 +0000 Ryan http://www.bryantheryan.com/?p=231 photo credit: twicepix Six months ago I came across a process of oral care that has completely changed the way that I clean my mouth. This process is very counter culture to what we believe is "proper" oral hygiene. I found this process on Anthony Johnson's blog thedreamlounge.net.]]> http://www.bryantheryan.com/bristles-and-floss-how-to-create-and-maintain-a-healthy-mouth/feed 3 http://www.bryantheryan.com/my-life-as-a-vegan-anger-hunger-and-why-i-hate-vegetables http://www.bryantheryan.com/my-life-as-a-vegan-anger-hunger-and-why-i-hate-vegetables#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:10:47 +0000 Ryan http://www.bryantheryan.com/?p=125 This article is a funny overview of my experiences eating and living the vegan lifestyle. In short, it sucked. ]]> http://www.bryantheryan.com/my-life-as-a-vegan-anger-hunger-and-why-i-hate-vegetables/feed 7 http://www.bryantheryan.com/the-incredible-power-of-cold-water http://www.bryantheryan.com/the-incredible-power-of-cold-water#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:47:22 +0000 Ryan http://www.bryantheryan.com/?p=279 I know that the use of cold water is completely foreign to a lot of people, especially in the western world. Fortunately for me, The US Food and Drug Administration has actually promoted the use of cold water by saying: “It’s not chicken soup. Believe it or not, a much more unorthodox therapy of warm-and-cold showers has recently been proposed–though not proven–for the prevention of the common cold.” Cold water also provides many other benefits to the human body besides an improved immune system. Before you write me off as a lunatic and stop reading, let me explain why I use cold water on a daily basis .]]> http://www.bryantheryan.com/the-incredible-power-of-cold-water/feed 6