Over the weekend, I attended a talk/workshop on barefoot running with Barefoot Ken Bob of http://thebarefootrunning.com About 10 years ago, when I started reading Dr. Phil Maffetone’s books on fitness and nutrition, one of his chapters on running shoes really intrigued me. He made the point that we have been conditioned to believe that we …
Continue reading "Barefoot running: Is this new trend healthy?"Yesterday, Wes and I interviewed Mark Sisson of marksdailyapple.com. Wow, was this an insightful interview! Mark has a very non-mainstream take on fitness, but one that is backed by evidence and facts. The thing that I am coming to grips with is the idea that doing long distance endurance events is completely unnecessary in achieving …
Continue reading "Exercise your way to your perfect body?"Is Wine Low Carb? On Friday night, I threw a party and the beverage of choice I served was wine. Also, last week someone tweeted me with the question, “Is wine a low carb drink?” So it’s time to do a blog post! The answer to the question is, yes, most wines are low carb …
Continue reading "Is Wine Low Carb?"I was in Trader Joe’s the other day and it smelled like yummy chocolate. The sample they were giving away that day was “Guilt-Free Brownies”. Was this one of the carb substitute products we just mentioned on the podcast with Low Carb Lindsey, as well as the last one with Jimmy Moore? I was excited! …
Continue reading "Guilt free brownies?"I’m as busy as ever, going through a product launch this week and next, as well as several other things going on in my personal life. Suddenly, I haven’t had time to prepare meals or even go grocery shopping! I’ve missed several workouts lately (which usually never happens), and have been sedentary (at my computer …
Continue reading "Eating healthy in busy times"I had a discussion with a friend last night about the problems people run into when they are trying to lose weight. We agreed on the fact that a lot of the problem is psychological in nature, rather than simple will power as many thin people believe. My friend, who is in the medical profession, …
Continue reading "Breaking bad nutritional habits"I was recently made aware of Whole Foods’ latest strategy to promote a low fat, vegetarian diet as optimal by Jimmy Moore (Livin la vida Low Carb). There is some detail on the low carb community’s reaction to this move on this blog post. This is a somewhat surprising move by Whole Foods to me. …
Continue reading "Is Whole Foods Market backing away from health?"I was at a gathering last Friday night at a local wine bar with a few people, sipping some vino and chatting about whatever. As the subject turned to calories, I had to jump in. “Calories don’t matter,” I said, somewhat trying to put the person concerned at ease, and someone trying to drop a …
Continue reading "Telling the truth about nutrition in mixed company"The other day I received my copy of Tim Ferriss’ latest expanded version of his NY Times bestseller The Four Hour Workweek, and began to read it. Some of it for me is review, since I read the first version cover to cover. One of the first sections in the book is about breaking through …
Continue reading "The Four Hour Work Week & Your Perfect Body"Occasionally, I will listen to the Dr. Drew Show at night before I go to sleep, where people call in with their problems (typically sex & drugs) and he usually does a great job identifying them and giving out solid advice. However, last night I caught him offering up an outdated myth about losing weight …
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