Sleep & Weight Loss: What is the sleep connection?
The relationship between the amount and quality of your sleep may be a critical component to the ultimate success you achieve in losing excess fat stores and maintaining a healthy state of leanness....
View ArticleWhat food should I limit to get lean?
Over the course of the last several decades, there have been literally thousands of books and articles penned purporting to offer the latest and greatest diet for attaining that “swimsuit model”...
View ArticleThe Carbs Everyone Should Eat
In the ever-expanding world of dietary experts and nutrition advice-givers, the debate on how much dietary carbohydrate should we consume rages on. Now, to be sure, this question must be framed more...
View ArticleSnacking: Should I eat between meals?
Meal frequency is an important consideration for not just getting leaner, but for general health and well-being as well. Most nutritionists consider multiple smaller meals (4-6) an important aspect...
View ArticleEating Out & Dieting: Hidden Calories at Restaurants
Today the average American eats between 4 and 5 commercially prepared meals per week according to the most recently released data. If snacks are included the number rises to 5.8 meals and/or snacks per...
View ArticleHealthy Dairy Choices
Dairy has been part of the human diet for thousands of years as signs of structured dairy farming have been identified all the way back to goats being herded and kept for their milk in western Asia...
View ArticleSugar Alcohols : Which Ones Are Best For Body Fat Loss?
Though you may not be familiar with the term “sugar alcohol”, odds are you have consumed, or are consuming some in the food you eat. Sugar alcohols, also known as polyols, are neither a sugar nor an...
View ArticleGlycemic Index vs Glycemic Load
The term glycemic index (GI) was first coined by Dr David J Jenkins and colleagues in 1980-81 at the University of Toronto while researching which foods would best suit diabetics. Study subjects were...
View ArticleVegetable Flavor Enhancement: 4 Tips To Make Veggies Flavorful
The biggest complaint I field pertaining to getting enough fiber in one’s daily diet is “but I just don’t like the taste of most vegetables unless I can smother them in cheese”! The same issue may be...
View ArticleRevving Up Your Metabolism
You have probably heard of the term “metabolic rate,” but if you haven’t, here is a quick review… Metabolic rate refers to the rate at which your body burns calories on a daily basis. Your daily...
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