Aging is inevitable! BUT… What we do today affects how we feel tomorrow. Premature aging is as much the result of disuse and abuse of the body as it is the passage of time. Sarcopenia is the degenerative loss of muscle mass related to aging. The average decline in muscle mass between age 30-70 hasContinue reading "DISUSE & ABUSE…save yourself from yourself"
COCONUT OIL contains the most concentrated natural source of medium chain fatty acids, MCFA, available. Most fats in our foods, if not used immediately as an energy source are stored as fat tissue in our body, aka FAT. COCONUT OIL has a totally different effect on the body. The medium chain fatty acids in coconutContinue reading "Fat that Burns Fat?"
By the time you hit 40, your metabolism starts to slow down 5% every decade, this makes weight loss particularly challenging. Metabolism is the rate at which your body burns calories and breaks down food to produce energy. That said in order for your body to burn calories you must provideContinue reading "9 Ways to Jump-Start Your Metabolism"
Your thyroid gland is a 2-inch butterfly-shaped organ located at the front of the neck. Your thyroid releases two primary hormones (T3 & T4) and they play a profound impact on your metabolism. These hormones travel through your bloodstream and help get energy from the food you eat to regulate: fat and carbohydrate metabolism, respiration, bodyContinue reading "Thyroid Health & Your Metabolism"
EAT THEM! Your body needs CARBS for optimal function. The brain and the central nervous system NEED them. They are your body’s preferred source of energy. Yes, you can derive sources of energy elsewhere but the brain and the nervous system cannot. Of course, body size and activity level will determine the amount of CARBOHYDRATESContinue reading "CARBS to Eat or Not to Eat?"
I get this question often, and the season seems right to post this one again… “What about alcohol?” I’m not here to break up the party, this tip is just so you know… At 7g per calorie the problem is not the calories. Sure you can make caloric allotments for alcohol in your week, inContinue reading "Alcohol vs. Fat"
Is FAT FREE really FREE of FAT? Labels can be misleading and so confusing. They may read one way but they really mean something else. Take for instance FAT FREE. Ok, so they removed the fat, but to give it taste they added sugar, any unused sugar in your body turns to fat. Did youContinue reading "The FAT FREE Myth"
YES Fruit is high in fiber, low in fat and calories and is a good source of vitamins and minerals. BUT if your goal is to LOSE FAT, then FRUIT is not your best food choice. Here is why: Most fruit is abundant in fructose aka fruit sugar. The problem with fructose is that itContinue reading "Fruit & Fat"
With just 36 calories FAT BURNING calories, half a GRAPEFRUIT is high in a Flavonoid called Naringin, which gives them their bitter taste, can activate certain enzymes which help to… •Stimulate the liver to breakdown fat •Control blood sugar through improved insulin sensitivity enabling your body to handle carbohydrates more efficiently • metabolizeContinue reading "This FRUIT Burns FAT"
Now that you understand that the very act of eating food increases your metabolism and that starving yourself slows it down, what you eat is just as important to create the thermic effect of feeding (TEF). Continue reading "More Protein Please!"
Ever wonder why those pounds or that belly fat just won’t budge even if you’re hardly eating? THAT right there is the answer. Hardly eating will get you nowhere. The body has nutritional requirements to maintain and stabilize bodily functions. If you don’t feed the body the nutrients it needs it will: •Hold onContinue reading "Eat to lose weight… 5 times a day at least ..REALLY"
COCONUT OIL contains the most concentrated natural source of medium chain fatty acids, MCFA, available. Most fats in our foods, if not used immediately as an energy source are stored as fat tissue in our body, aka FAT. COCONUT OIL has a totally different effect on the body. The medium chain fatty acids in coconutContinue reading "Fat that Burns Fat?"
