Why counting calories may be a waste of time I am excited today to share a guest post on my blog with you all. With his permission I am publishing in its entirety an article by Paul Jenkins (CEO and founder of DNA Lean) titled “Calories: 7 scientific facts why calorie counting is inaccurate”. I Read More
The Real Story Linking Cholesterol and Heart Disease
Despite all the controversy, high blood cholesterol is associated with heart disease There is a ton of confusion today about cholesterol and heart disease. For decades we in the U.S. (and throughout much of the world) have been told that if we eat too much cholesterol we increase our heart disease risk. To be Read More
The Secret of the Power of One – Building Willpower
Do resolutions fail because of no willpower? It is that time of year when folks are thinking of setting goals for improvement in the new year. Of course it is common knowledge that precious few of those resolutions survive for longer than thirty days. I am always amazed at how crowded my gym is in Read More
Six Surprising Food Swaps That Really Jumpstart Weight Loss
“I am watching my calories, but my weight loss is at a plateau….” Has your weight loss hit a wall? Are you dutifully maintaining a calorie deficit but not seeing the number move on the scale? For one thing, maybe you should re-evaluate how you use your scale as I discuss in this post on Read More
How to Make Low Calorie Baked Blueberry Donuts
The holiday has come and gone – did a few extra pounds come with it? I know I put on a few pounds over the last few weeks, and so it is time to get back to my basics and start eating my normal whole foods diet. This can be easier said than done, because Read More
Guest Infographic – The World’s Healthiest Diets
The World’s Healthiest Diets – guest infographic from Medigo.com Today I am bringing you an interesting infographic originally published at www.medigo.com/blog which is being shared at their request. This infographic (embedded below) sums up the traditional diets from two areas with high concentrations of centenarians: the Mediterranean and Okinawa. Here is a quote from the blog Read More