Welcome to the second installment of “So Your Doctor Told You”. Today I’m going to discuss pre-diabetes, and how exercise and nutrition can help prevent it, or even get you or someone you know backed away from it. What is pre-diabetes? Also known as impaired glucose intolerance, it is where your blood sugar levels areContinue reading “So Your Doctor Told You…You Have Pre-Diabetes”
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New TV Show: “My Diet is Better Than Yours”…Sigh…
So, I just saw a commercial for “My Diet is Better Than Yours”,Instantly, I had a bad feeling about this. I went to the website, and my fears were confirmed. Without giving the “diet experts” any more publicity, let’s look at their credentials, and “diet” plan principles: Dude #1 – Cred: Psych Major/Lost a bunchContinue reading “New TV Show: “My Diet is Better Than Yours”…Sigh…”
5 Foods You Should NEVER Eat While Doing These 5 Worthless and Dangerous Exercises
If you are looking for 5 terrible foods, and 5 terrible exercises, stop reading this now. I have seen, and been sent, several of these articles posted throughout the internet. These articles can be pretty good, and some can be pretty damn bad. Trainer Mike says: Many of the “5 Exercises You Should NEVER Do” articlesContinue reading “5 Foods You Should NEVER Eat While Doing These 5 Worthless and Dangerous Exercises”
So Your Doctor Told You…You Need to Lose 10 Pounds
HAPPY NEW YEAR, and welcome, or welcome back! It has truly been too long since I blogged, but I am back with some big ideas and am looking forward to getting back to doing what I love. Through out this coming year, I will be tackling some of the most common “medical diagnosis’” that weContinue reading “So Your Doctor Told You…You Need to Lose 10 Pounds”
Your REACTION to Stress is Keeping You Fat
“Stress causes higher cortisol, and cortisol is a fat storing hormone, and if you have too much, it’s hard to lose weight”…or something. While this somewhat true, it is not the real reason as to why you are struggling to lose weight. Stress DOES cause you to have a slight increase in cortisol. Cortisol alone DOESContinue reading “Your REACTION to Stress is Keeping You Fat”
[NEW] Maybe Our “Red Meat” IS Causing Cancer? – via Dr. John Rusin.com
Hey all, I had the pleasure and honor of getting to write a much longer and more in depth breakdown of the latest red meat scare study for my friend Dr. John Rusin’s website. Check it out via the link below! http://drjohnrusin.com/maybe-our-red-meat-is-causing-cancer/ Stay healthy my friends,
How to Salvage Even the Worst of Diet Days
Starting off, I know this post might ruffle some feathers because I still will be talking about eating processed and fast food. By no way do I think any of these foods are the best choice to be eating; however, we have ALL had that day where all our plans go to $#!t and weContinue reading “How to Salvage Even the Worst of Diet Days”
Why Willpower is Garbage, and What You Really Need to Do
“I was doing great for a few days, then I just ran out of willpower and went on a donut binge” I’ve never heard this exact quote before, but I’ve heard plenty like it – arguing that lack of willpower was someone’s downfall to meeting their goals. Willpower only has a finite amount of timeContinue reading “Why Willpower is Garbage, and What You Really Need to Do”
The truth about net carbs…
It has been far too long since my last blog post. Between getting busy at work and planning for my wedding coming up it is all with good reason. Today’s post comes to you via John Rusin fitness systems and my iPhone (my computer crapped out and I will be without it for a week)Continue reading “The truth about net carbs…”
So You’ve Hit a Weight Loss Plateau…
You are busting your butt, eating SUPER healthy and “clean”, and your weight isn’t budging or it’s even going up. You panic, you stress, and you feel lost. Have no fear, there are many different reasons why what is happening is happening. The following are some of the most common issues associated with a plateau,Continue reading “So You’ve Hit a Weight Loss Plateau…”