Today on the Healthy Mind Fit Body Podcast, we interviewed Tom Naughton, comedian and creator of the documentary Fathead. In part of our discussion, he talked about his kids and how they also eat low carb for the most part. For the most part he lets his kids have freedom in what they eat, but …
Continue reading "Making the connections"As I’ve mentioned, I’m currently training for a half marathon with a local running group, and we’re about a week away from starting our “taper” phase, which means we will slowly start to decrease mileage and intensity of our runs leading up to the race we are training for. I’m bracing for the nutrition plan …
Continue reading "Bagel Busters! – Carbo Loading Part 2"I’m a member of a local running group, and “carbo loading” is encouraged in the week leading up to a race. I find this amazing, since I thought that went out in the 80’s! However, it is still alive and well in various endurance sports groups. The fact is that the fuel you want to …
Continue reading "Carbo Loading, Exercise and Low Carb Diets – Part 1"Today, I drove from my home in San Diego, CA to my parents’ home in the SF Bay Area. It’s about an 8 hour drive (well with L.A. traffic it took me almost 9!), and I like to make my stops brief. On road trips I always bring plenty of snacks. Today I munched on …
Continue reading "Fast Food Nation"I was in need of some coconut oil the other day and went to my local Henry’s market, which specializes in hard-to-find health food items. I noticed they had Nature’s Way Pure Extra Virgin Coconut Oil on sale for $8.99 for 16 oz. Not knowing what the taste would be like, I rolled the dice …
Continue reading "New Coconut Oil Discovery: Tasty, Healthy, and Affordable"Like many people in America, I grew up eating a sandwich for lunch (and when I was 15 I would eat 3 sandwiches at lunch!). I usually would also have an apple, maybe some potato chips, and a cookie or some kind of dessert. This worked okay for me as a growing boy. When I …
Continue reading "How to make your lunch work for you"Yesterday, I went to my local Trader Joe’s grocery store for some shopping. One item that I needed was protein powder. For years I’ve been using Designer Whey protein, but this time I decided to go out on a limb and try something different- Hemp Protein, vanilla flavored. Usually I mix protein powder with my …
Continue reading "Hemp Protein Powder & Breaking Rules"Most of the time when you order hot cocoa or hot chocolate in a restaurant, it is served with several teaspoons of sugar, making it an unhealthy high carb dessert rather than what it can be: a healthy treat! You can easily replace desserts and sugar cravings with low carb hot cocoa, not gain weight, …
Continue reading "How to Make Delicious and Healthy Low Carb Hot Cocoa"When you first start out on a new eating plan, especially a low carb diet, it’s very easy to get overwhelmed by too much information. The important thing here is to choose your battles. In other words, don’t worry about the “small battles” that nutrition experts will spend volumes debating- like coffee, protein bars, cheese, …
Continue reading "Hacking the Overwhelm in Dieting"I don’t think there’s an area in life where there’s more peer pressure than in eating- especially around the holidays! In the past, when I have gone home to visit the family, there’s this false notion that I don’t like anything. My family completely bought into the low fat/high carb craze of the 1980’s, and …
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