If you're having trouble hitting your daily protein intake, I recommend supplementing with a high-quality protein powder. Whey protein isolate is the most bioavailable and digestible form of protein on the market. I don't even look at other forms of protein like blends or casein. It's the closest thing you can get to pure protein, and all whey isolates have little or no carbs and fat. Here's my top 5 list for 2016.

I love eating steak. All kinds of steak. For years I struggled with trying to get consistent results cooking steaks at home. Finally, I have a fool-proof method that achieves perfect medium rare every time. I also like shooting and editing videos, so I created the My Perfect Steak video to accompany this article.

Health professionals and fitness gurus seem to be stuck in an endless loop discussing why we have an out-of-control obesity epidemic. One side will demonize fat, while the other will say sugar is the problem. Low-carb diets trend for a while, then the wind shifts direction and the low-fat diets are en vogue again. They both work.

​Some go as far as to say calories don't matter if you eat the right foods. Well, there are no magic foods, and calories matter a lot. Most people have no clue how many calories they consume in a day. It's willful ignorance that is causing the obesity crisis. How did we get this way?