For decades now, the standard advice for weight loss has been to reduce calories, essentially follow a low calorie diet. They said “eat less and move more”. The problem with that concept is that we have hormones which respond differently to the type and amount of the food that we eat. Insulin is the primary hormone affecting fat storage-…
I finally did it. I finally finished my first book, much of which had been sitting on my hard drive for almost two years. Its called “Low Carb Lifestyle & Weight Loss Made Simple”. One of the main reasons I hadn’t finished it was because I wanted to somehow make it different from all of the other low carb diet…
Its not uncommon to hear people talk about carbing up before a workout. This is at typical practice with distance runners or cyclists and weight lifters and it certainly helps with performance. However, if your primary reason for working out is weight loss then carbing up probably isn’t going to help you. You will certainly have a stronger workout but…
Did you see the recent article with a statement from the AHA (American Heart Association) saying that coconut oil isn’t healthy for us because its a saturated fat? Apparently they’re still recommending the low fat, high carb diet that sent obesity and diabetes to epidemic levels. Like when the ADA recommended our diet be 60-70% carbohydrate in 1994 and…
Why is my dietary advice so different from the mainstream health authorities? That’s a great question. Why aren’t they paying attention to what the more progressive MD’s and PhD’s are saying and showing in their research? In 1994, the American Diabetes Association ( I called them the American Dietetics Association in the video, Whoops) recommended a diet of 60-70% carbohydrates,…
Unless you’re diabetic, you probably haven’t taken your blood sugar with a glucose meter. Taking your blood sugar, or having your doctor do it, could help you determine if you have some insulin resistance. If you’re carrying more than 30lbs of excess fat and having trouble getting the weight to come off with a healthy diet and exercise, then you MAY have some insulin resistance.