12th May 2009
The past couple weeks resveratrol has been all over the news. It’s popularity and the research that has been done on it makes me think if CLA. CLA? You may be thinking “But CLA is a fat and resveratrol is a phytochemical how are they similar?“
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12th May 2009
Weight loss is becoming a National pastime. 65% of Americans are overweight, the highest number in the world. More than 120 million Americans have a body mass index (BMI) of 24.9 or higher making them overweight or obese. It is estimated that by 2015; ...
12th May 2009
Low fat diets have been extremely popular over the past several decades. As of late there has been a trend to reduce carbohydrate consumption and increase dietary fats and proteins. This newer diet strategy has shown to be extremely effective in improving...
07th May 2009
Many incorrectly liken the genesis of very low carbohydrate ketogenic diets (VLCKD) to the late Dr. Atkins. While Dr. Atkins played a seminal role in bringing VLCKD to the lime light in the later half of the 20st Century. VLCKD have been used for a long, ...
06th May 2009
What is the driving force behind weight gain? That’s a no brainer right? Eating to many calories. Maybe. That’s right I said maybe.
Eating more calories is a reason that many people gain weight. A far bigger problem may be a person’s lack of acti...
05th May 2009
The most dangerous source of calories in your diet are liquid calories. If you want to lose weight then you need to cut out liquid calories in all but one situation. First we will look at the problems associated with liquid calories specifically high-fruc...
01st May 2009
In order for a person to begin to lose weight and avoid crash dieting, there are six pillars of nutrition. These pillars, or steps are progressive and one leads naturally to the next one. These pillars facilitate a lifestyle change rather than a crash die...
01st May 2009
There are many people that are dieting and not finding the long term success they are looking for. They are on fad diets that they have to will themselves to stay on them. They often begin to yo-yo because they try these fad diets a number of times; they ...
01st May 2009
Being able to properly read a food label is a critical skill in maintaining a healthy diet. Here are 2 important areas that you need to examine.
Serving Size - It is important to look at the servings on the labels of food. Consider a 20 ounce soda – ...
