Posts Tagged ‘nutrients’

Are All WHITE Carbs Bad?

Posted in Uncategorized on Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 at 11:31 am No Comments

I’m often asked the following questions when it comes to people’s diets:

What types of food are good/bad?

What quantities should I eat?

What time should I be eating/not eating them?

More specifically, people ask these same questions but want answers specifically regarding consumption of protein, fat, and the grand daddy of them all CARBS!

People are always asking about carbs. Twenty-thirty years ago it was all about the dietary fat craze. Well we’re now deep…

Why Carbs Are Required Post-Workout

Posted in Uncategorized on Friday, July 29th, 2011 at 11:05 am 4 Comments

Have you heard of the “Golden 60 Minute” rule?

This rule refers to DRINKING the right nutrients within 60 minutes of finishing your workout.

Studies show that this 60 minute window is one of the most important times of the day from a nutrition standpoint to help burn fat, build muscle, and speed up muscle recovery.

A post-workout drink should contain a 2:1 ratio of fast digesting carbohydrates to fast digesting/high…

Should You Stay Away From Shellfish?

Posted in Uncategorized on Sunday, July 24th, 2011 at 8:23 pm No Comments

Back in the 1960′s and 70′s shellfish was given a bad wrap due to unreliable research that promoted its higher cholesterol content. As you know, regardless if it’s right or wrong, once something is branded “unhealthy” it takes a long time for the truth to be accepted.

Well I’m here to set the record straight. If you’re one of these people that are still denying yourself the pleasure and…

Free Supplements

Posted in Uncategorized on Monday, July 11th, 2011 at 6:41 pm 1 Comments

As a proud partner of Prograde Nutrition, Prograde has agreed to offer my readers a free trial of supplements (you just pay the shipping). For a limited time only.

Please note: by ordering your free trial of supplements you are also agreeing to be enrolled in Prograde Nutrition’s Smart Ship program. This means you’ll automatically receive and pay for future bottles monthly (Shipping is FREE).

If…

7 Day Popeye Challenge

Posted in Uncategorized on Thursday, May 26th, 2011 at 9:04 am 2 Comments

I received a great question via my website from Greg in Detroit. Greg asked:

If you could eat only one vegetable what would it be?

Although I’d never recommend eating only one type of vegetable, his question sparked a theme for a challenge.

I’ve branded it the “7 Day Popeye Challenge”. Can you figure out which vegetable I choose?

Watch the video below for my answer and more details on the challenge.

Share your comments…

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…