Dr Joseph S. Alpert, M.D said “You only have to exercise on the days that you eat.” Exercise won’t help you lose weight, but without exercise you are not going to lose weight either. Confused? Well, the diet industry would like you to believe that the low carb, low fat, raw food, party girl, diet will save you. …
4 Tips to Reach Your Resolutions
Do you make a New Year’s resolution? People who make resolutions are 10 times more likely to be successful than people who decide to change at other times of the year and we have no idea why… it’s still not too late to make one. You don’t need to make big changes, small changes add up, so don’t discount the …
Superfoods
Summer is coming. I can tell and it’s not the weather, it is the arrival of superfoods. Not that they ever went away, but as the weather heats up so does the hype. Every magazine, every second news story, blah, blah, blah, is the new superfood… First, you can’t live on one food – that would really be a …
Diets Do Work
You may be under the impression that diets don’t work, but they do work. Just about all of them. If you want to lose weight, and don’t care about the effect on your health or anything else, then any diet will do. Pick one there are so many to choose from. The Cookie Diet… really. Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, Breatharian …
How To Lose Weight
How many times have you failed? I can’t count the number of times I have failed. If I started thinking about it too much I would go back to bed and maybe get up sometime next week. I believe that one of the reasons we don’t succeed is there is too much noise. Too much information, too many distractions, too …
I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream
This weekend a friend and I decided to drive into the city to pick up a few things. We stopped at the Farmer’s Market, a sports store, a bakery and Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) just because we were nearby. MEC, for those who don’t know, is a Canadian sports equipment co-op. I must confess, I have a love/hate relationship with …
Quick and Effective Fat Loss
Want to lose fat and gain muscle? You can do it. Quickly and effectively. That’s right. Quickly. Lose fat and gain muscle. Did I mention it’s hard? Really, really hard, but possible. Scientists at McMaster University have found that it is possible. It is possible lose fat quickly and gain muscle. Did I mention it is difficult? But, it is …
Why muscle matters
I have previously posted about your mighty mitochondria. The cellular powerhouses in our muscles and how you can get more mitochondria with endurance exercise. I have more good news for you. It doesn’t matter how old you are, you can gain more muscle and keep your mitochondria. Research published in Medicine Science in Sports and Exercise shows that even after a …
Vegan vs Plant Based
Vegan vs Plant-Based Many people wonder what is the difference between a whole foods, plant-based and a vegan diet? A plant based diet centres around plant foods. Fruits, vegetables, beans, legumes, grains, nuts and seeds. No animal products. No meat, fish, butter, milk, eggs, cheese, gelatin or other animal by-product. Being a vegan is a lifestyle choice that involves the …
Fitness Trackers
Fitness trackers are popular, but do they work? Yes and no. You can use fitness trackers to count your steps, monitor your sleep, take your heart rate, count calories and more. Depending on the brand they are more or less accurate. There have been studies on how fitness trackers don’t improve fitness or don’t monitor your sleep accurately, but personally …
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