Nutrition
« Previous EntriesVitamins: Should You Take Them?
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008First of all, this is not written against taking vitamins. This is written to help us better understand how vitamins act in our systems and how we do or do not gain from them. The intention is to help you determine if you should be taking a supplement or daily multivitamin of some sort. Ultimately, [...]
Are You Drinking Enough Water?
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Most people have no idea how much water they should be drinking, and most Americans live from day to day in a dehydrated state.
They don’t drink enough water.
Without water, we would be poisoned to death by our own waste products and toxins resulting from metabolism.
Water is vital to digestion and metabolism, acting as a medium [...]
Counting Calories and Weight Loss
Sunday, July 27th, 2008Do calories matter or do you simply need to eat certain foods and that will guarantee you’ll lose weight? Should you count calories or can you just count “portions?” Is it necessary to keep a food diary? Is it unrealistic to count calories for the rest of your life or is that just part of [...]
You CAN Triumph Over Snack Attacks!
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008We all face snack attacks, after work when the kids are hungry and we’re frazzled from a hectic day, late in the evening while watching TV, on lazy weekend afternoons.
We can control snack attacks with three easy steps:
Be prepared. Make sure you have healthier snacks on hand, and keep cookies and other high-fat, high-sugar treats [...]
What The New “Low-Carb” Study REALLY Says
Monday, July 21st, 2008By Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
A news media feeding frenzy erupted recently when a new diet study broke in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Almost all the reporters got it wrong, wrong WRONG! So did most of the gloating low carb forumites and bloggers. Come to think of it, almost everyone interpreted this study [...]
