Tag: "carbs"
Belly Fat = Type 2 Diabetes = Too Much Carbs
Most days, I enjoy sifting through the latest research into weight loss, health, fitness, etc… But not today. Today I read a study that dooms Mr. Balloon Belly here to a lifetime of popping diet pills and undergoing gastric bypass surgery. The Research In this study, researchers used an MRI machine to determine each participant’s [...]
Low Carb beats Low Fat once again.
According to researchers, low carb diets are better than low fat diets for: Lowering diastolic blood pressure Lowering triglycerides Lowering very-low density lipoprotein cholesterol Increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol Isn’t that strange. A low-carb diet consisting of (20 g/d for 3 months) in the form of low–glycemic index vegetables with unrestricted consumption of fat and protein [...]
The Making of the Health Habits Diet
Tomorrow, I will be sharing with the Health Habits Facebook Group one of the most effective fat-burning, muscle building, health improving diets I have ever designed. But, before I do that, I thought I would show everybody the 3 central rules that I used to create the Health Habits Diet. It’s Not Only What You [...]
Peri-Workout Nutrition
Back in the olden days, workout nutrition consisted of a quick run to the water fountain between exercises. Then came Gatorade. Then, we were introduced to the magic 20 minute post-workout window of time. We were told that if we chugged down a carb/protein shake immediately after working out, we would: Shift our metabolism from [...]
This is what happens when Health Habits doesn't eat healthy
Yesterday was my wife’s birthday. Instead of going out to a restaurant, I offered to cook one of her favorite meals: Vegetable lasagna with 4 types of cheese Garlic bread dripping with butter Caesar salad Ice cream for dessert and a bottle of pinot grigio to wash it all down Mmmmmmm good…seriously. It tasted great. [...]
Drink more soda…it’s good for you
Not everyone is happy with the anti-obesity/anti-soda ad produced by the NYC Dept of Health. And it isn’t just the people who lost their lunches after seeing that globby/fatty/veiny cup of goo. It’s groups like the Center for Consumer Freedom. In fact, the CCF was so upset, that they produced their own rebuttal ad and [...]
In Defense of Farmers
In my hometown of Toronto, Michael Pollan is a hipster gOD. His mantra to Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. is spoken with reverence by those Torontonians with a social conscience and enough disposable income to live organic, green and sustainable. And it isn’t only Toronto. From what I have heard, this new breed [...]
Soda Tax = Tax Grab
It looks like my prediction of a American Soda Tax may soon come true. According to ABC News, “several of the nation’s leading health experts are calling for a tax on soda as a means of curbing America’s obesity-epidemic”. But wait, here’s the good part: Their paper, appearing in the most recent issue of the [...]
NYC Declares War on Soda
New York City’s public health officials opened a new front in their struggle against high-calorie beverages on Monday, unveiling a new ad campaign that graphically depicts globs of human fat gushing from a sideways drink bottle. Mmmmmmmm….I could rally go for a great big glass of globby liquified human body-fat.
Here Come the Soda Tax
Last month, I predicted that America will soon be paying 5 bucks for a can of Coke. And it looks like that prediction may be coming true. In an interview with Men’s Health magazine, President Obama was asked “would he consider so-called sin taxes, on soda and other sugar-laden products, or on activities that sabotage [...]
Your Omega 3 Prescription
By this point, you should already know that you need more Omega 3 fatty acids into your diet. The question is: how much? A teaspoon of fish oils? A tablespoon? 3 pills? or a great big slab of smoked salmon? Well, according to this study, researchers believe that “a 200 mg dose of DHA per [...]
5 Bucks for a Can of Coke?
Yep. You heard it here first. $5 for a can of Coke. And I’ll tell you why: America is fat…really fat American media keeps telling Americans to be afraid because they are soooo fat. American politicians tell the media that they are concerned that so many Americans are fat. And according to the laws of [...]
Carb Junkie Weekend
Last week, a client of mine volunteered to act as my personal guinea pig for an completely un-scientific look at the effect of sugar and insulin on the human body. The Experiment From Monday to Thursday, my client (Mr.X) followed a diet consisting of fresh vegetables (no root vegetables or squash), berries, small amounts of [...]
Hormones, Problem Areas and Your Body-Fat Map – Part 2
In yesterday’s post, I introduced you to the idea that your hormones are responsible for your personal fat-distribution patterns. For example, women with an excessive percentage of fat on the back of their arms are likely to have elevated insulin levels or low DHEA levels. Men unlucky enough to be lugging around a generous set [...]
