Pretty much anything I can write here, coming from a health and fitness site, will probably sound like preaching and taking the fun out of one of America’s favorite holidays! I’m not going to take a lot of time to berate people over eating poorly on Thanksgiving. But, here are a few quick tips to …
Continue reading "A Healthy Thanksgiving?"Lots of people who are trying to lose weight will skip breakfast in the attempt to avoid calories. In yet another counter-intuitive aspect of fitness and weight loss, skipping breakfast is actually more likely to lead to weight gain than weight loss. The reasons are: 1. By skipping breakfast you are ensuring that you will …
Continue reading "Why eating breakfast is important in staying fit (Part 1 of 2)"As a daily drinker of tea, I am a big proponent of it’s health benefits, which include a high amount of anti-oxidants. I was excited to come across the book, The Ultimate Tea Diet, the other day at the bookstore! Although I do love tea, I was pretty skeptical of what looked like another gimmicky-type …
Continue reading "The Ultimate Tea Diet- Hype or Miracle Weight Loss?"I was in Whole Foods today doing some work, and as I bought my cup of tea I noticed an interesting item near the checkout: Mo’s Bacon Bar, which is a piece of applewood smoked bacon wrapped in milk chocolate! The idea is that people like salty things mixed with sweet things, and what doesn’t …
Continue reading "Mo's Bacon Bar- Review"There are several great low carbohydrate diets out there that work, but what foods are best on these diets? I decided to make a low carb diet list to give some tasty options when it comes to proper eating, the low carb way! Here are 6 foods to consider when eating low carb: 1. Nuts. …
Continue reading "Low Carb Diet List"Even as the information about the benefits of eating dietary fat become more widespread, it still seems counter-intuitive to many people to eat fat to burn fat! It does seem like at the literal level, if you eat fat, you would naturally get fat. And the anti-fat mania that started in the 1980’s is still …
Continue reading "Does it take fat to burn fat?"As many have already heard, Lou Dobbs, the controversial CNN talk show host, has resigned and will be leaving the network. All the talk is about his stance on immigration and what he will do next. I’m only singling Lou Dobbs out because he is making the most recent news, but it amazes me how …
Continue reading "Does Lou Dobbs have a weight problem?"I was just listening to one of my favorite business podcasts, and one of the hosts mentioned Chipotle Burritos, and how much he loves them. Then he lamented the fact that there was a Chipotle restaurant right in the building he lives in, and he could be eating a burrito within minutes…noting that this is …
Continue reading "Is Mexican Food Healthy?"In Part 1, I discussed that although it goes completely against societal norms and common wisdom, exercising should not be the #1 focus when it comes to losing weight. In part 2, I want to discuss the 3 reasons why this is the case: 1. When you exercise, you will often stimulate your appetite, and …
Continue reading "Does Exercising to Lose Weight Work? Part 2 of 2"Is this really what we’ve come to with fitness??
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