Posts Tagged ‘hormones’

Chocolate Banana Berry Oatmeal

Posted in Recipes on Saturday, June 18th, 2011 at 11:15 am No Comments
Ingredients (1 serving):

1/2 cup of rolled or quick oats

1/2 cup of unsweetened almond milk

water

1 scoop of chocolate  RIVALUS Promasil Protein or Prograde whey protein powder (30% and 15% off discount codes below)

1 packet of stevia (natural sweetener)

1 banana (preferably organic, but lets take baby steps)

1/2 cup of blueberries (preferable organic, see above)

1 tbsp of plain greek…

Stop The Cereal Insanity!

Posted in Uncategorized on Saturday, June 18th, 2011 at 11:05 am No Comments

- HEALTHY, QUICK, EASY, & DELICIOUS BREAKFAST RECIPE BELOW -

Let me ask you a simple question. Don’t be embarrassed, tell me the truth.

What kind of cereal do you and/or your kids eat? Corn Flakes, Special K, Fruit Loops?

If you said the first or second one you may think you’re eating healthy. But you’d be surprised. Don’t fall for the marketing hype. The cereal…

Glucagon Hormone – Your Fat Burning Friend

Posted in Other on Thursday, September 16th, 2010 at 10:57 pm No Comments

The positive and negative role of the insulin hormone was discussed in detail in the last blog post.  To quickly recap, insulin plays a positive role in the body when it is properly regulated.  It removes blood sugar from the bloodstream and delivers glucose and amino acids into the cells.  When high glycemic, refined carbohydrates are consumed, you quickly receive an insulin hormonal imbalance that releases a fat storing…

Insulin Hormone – Friend or Foe?

Posted in Other on Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 at 9:44 pm No Comments

When most people talk about adding muscle or losing body fat, they investigate new muscle building programs and how to incorporate “low fat” foods in their diet. This is fine, but if you really want to turn your body into a fat burning and muscle building machine, you must learn about…your body’s hormonal system!

Your genotype (genes) is fixed.  You have 99% of the same genes as your ancestors from 40,000…

More On Your Metabolism…

Posted in Other on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 10:44 pm 1 Comments

By understanding how your metabolism works you can effectively take control of one of the most important factors in the battle against fat storage.  The rate of your metabolism is affected by many other factors within the body.

Is your metabolism feeling sluggish?

The thyroid plays a major role in how active your metabolism is. The thyroid produces hormones called thyroxine (T3) and triiodothyronine (T4).  T3 is an active hormone in the…

Introduction to Fighting Fat – Two Common Misconceptions

Posted in Other on Saturday, August 21st, 2010 at 8:18 pm No Comments

Your body has 100 trillion (yes trillion) cells. Approximately 30 billion of those cells store fat.  30 billion fat cells may seem like a lot but it only equals 0.03% of our overall cells.

The tricky thing about your fat cells is they can expand 1,000 times their natural size. If you make the necessary changes in your life, you can shrink your fat cells.

To properly fight fat, you need to…

Calculating Your Ideal Body Weight

Posted in Other on Friday, August 20th, 2010 at 9:44 pm 4 Comments

Setting goals is very important in every aspect of your life. Health and fitness is no different. By setting targets we can measure how we are progressing and if we are actually progressing in the right direction.

Before starting any fitness program you should set a measurable goal of what you want to achieve. Your ideal body weight is an excellent measure to start.  So how do we find…