The ketogenic Diet, also just known as the Keto diet has gone from being an interesting offshoot from the Atkins diet to a very very popular diet with lots of scientific backing. Did you know the standard American diet (SAD) contains 45-65% of calories from carbohydrate rich food? That’s why there is an epidemic of obesity and health-related illnesses. Are you guilty of choosing to … [Read more...]
Fruits and Vegetables – The Good Carbs
One interesting line I heard once has stuck with me for years when it comes to carbohydrates, "If it is white, don't eat it" Well that may be true for a few reasons that I wanted to cover today. When we eat carbs they tend to come in all colors, fruit has all sorts of colors, vegetables have all sorts of colors and bread, rice and potatoes some in one color often and that is white. So why … [Read more...]
Vitamin B Niacin supplements
Vitamin B niacin is an essential vitamin for your body, and it is just one of the eight water soluble types of B vitamins. Nearly all of the B vitamin classes will help the body convert carbohydrates into sugar or glucose, which can then be burned to produce energy. Also known as complex B vitamins, B3 niacin are essential in helping the body break down protein and fat. What is Vitamin B Niacin … [Read more...]
4 Things To Do Today To Lose Weight
Everyone likes to have shortcuts to losing weight. Although as we all know the important things really are to have a good diet and to get exercise. Having said this though there are times that you can make a real difference quite easily. Some people make such incredibly poor decisions that they can turn things around pretty easily. So for these people here we go. 1. Stop smoking - Smoking … [Read more...]
Why didn’t I lose any weight?
Often things take a bit of time to take affect. Sometimes you do all the right things but see no results and change tactics, don't do that ride it out instead. When people start a new diet they get excited do all the right things and then in the first week they lose 5 pounds or so and are very excited with the results, then the next week comes and the only lose a pound or nothing at all and … [Read more...]
What is a low carb diet
What is a low carb diet? I realized that I have mentioned a bunch of times about how people should lower the amount of carbs in their diet and increase the amount of protein in their diet. This is sometimes called carb depleting but the way I look at it if you drop your carbs somewhat and increase protein you are going to be in better shape. Just so not drop the carbs too far. Low-carbohydrate … [Read more...]
Tips to get More Protein in Your Diet
It is important to get protein in your diet. I was looking around for some tips to offer about increasing protein in your diet when I ran across this article by David Monyer on increasing protein in your diet. As you should really be aware most people do not get enough protein in their diet and if you are doing any lifting (also known as resistance training) you need a little more protein in your … [Read more...]
Bodybuilding Myths
There are a lot of myths in bodybuilding. When I was young, I took many things at face value. I just didn't think there was a whole lot of written material meant to entertain me at best or mislead me at worst. I eagerly perused bodybuilding periodicals from cover to cover in search of what would satiate my desire to obtain a muscular physique. I spent thousands of dollars on supplements that were … [Read more...]
5 Detox Diet Options
There are at least five detox diet options when it comes to trying to clean out your body. I am going to stay away at this point from the battle between the detoxers and the non-detoxers. There is of course a camp of people that believe that there is no good that comes out of detoxing your body and that it is just a waste of time. I have no view either way but thought i would just offer these fixe … [Read more...]
Eating better on a business trip
I think I may have covered this before but I am struggling with my eating this week as I am on a short business trip. Yesterday I started my eating easily enough and left town before lunch to do some computer work in Winnipeg. I didn't eat again until almost 9:30 at night and even then it was chicken strips at the hotel lounge (high protein, low carbs, still does not make up for the … [Read more...]
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