THE TFC BLOG

The festive season is just around the corner. It’s a time for love, cheer — and impressing your health- and wellness-obsessed loved ones with some of the coolest kit on the planet. Our team has curated our all-time favorite 10 gift ideas for a fitness enthusiast. Read on for some inspiration to knock their socks stockings off. […]

The first time I was pregnant I had weird cravings. Not chocolate or pickles or any other ‘normal’ craving — no, I needed spaghetti squash. Just my luck, every local supermarket was out of it, so I went on a wild pregnant goose chase and called suppliers at farms across the New York area in search […]

I’m under no illusions: sugar is sugar, no matter which way it comes. But when it comes to special celebrations like Thanksgiving, I choose to indulge, doing it as mindfully and as nutritiously as possible. To take the headache out of satisfying your guests without stuffing them to the gills, I’ve collated my favorite better-for-you Thanksgiving desserts […]

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. – Oprah Winfrey It’s that time of the year when Americans gather their friends and family around a table and practice giving thanks. But why should anyone limit themselves to being thankful only […]

It doesn’t matter where Americans are in the world (or even if it’s in your tradition to celebrate Thanksgiving), the holiday is a day to nurture core values of freedom, gratitude, family and friendship. We have been living in Asia for 11 years, far from where the holiday originated, but every year we come together as a […]

We all have women in our lives who we admire for their resilience and grace in the face of personal adversity. For me, one such woman is my friend Melissa Brewster, devoted mother of three girls, two of which have been diagnosed with type 1 (juvenile) diabetes. She is a hero and an inspiration, and […]

Your bedroom is the most important room in your life. Katie Silcox shares her Ayurvedic wisdom on how to make it better, and improve your sleep and love life immediately.  Whether you suffer from insomnia or sleep like a log, the ancient teachings of the Vedas tell us that the way we set up our bedroom can have […]

Who’s a “Fitness Fashionista”? She’s fit, smart and sassy with a good heart. She’s inherently stylish, whether sporting gym gear or out for a night on the town. Meet her, learn her ways and borrow (steal) her effortless fitness style secrets. Amanda Griffin Jacob spent her teens and twenties modeling around Asia before breaking into TV. She […]

Do you know your body type? Understand the way your body stores, uses and processes the food you eat to get into the best shape ever, explains our health specialist Dave Catudal.   At age 17, my mission was to be super ripped, so I’d hit the gym each day in a quest to transform from skinny dude to […]