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 …
Colour your brain healthy
Make your brain more energy efficient. A study of 65-85 year old adults revealed how much effort it takes a vegetable deprived brain to work. It was a small study, but the results could be very useful and provide another reason to eat your fruits and vegetables. When researchers virtually peered inside the brains of older adults they saw something …
Fitness Predicts Future Health
Fitness is not measured at the doctor’s office, but being unfit is a risk for many chronic diseases. Your fitness predicts health risks.
Calcium Supplements
Taking supplements has often been recommended, but many times the results are not as expected. Calcium supplements are the latest with unexpected consequences. New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine followed over 2,700 people for more than 10 years and found that taking calcium supplements might increase artery plaque build-up in arteries, leading to heart disease. Unexpected side effects Participants that …
I love good news
Exercise has many benefits, but weight loss is not one of them… or maybe it is. New research published in the American Journal of Physiology shows that exercise stimulates the production of the hormone irisin. Irisin, helps change calorie storing, white, fat cells into energy releasing, brown, fat cells. Irisin also inhibits the formation of fat cells. There is more good news, …
I rarely drink water
I have a confession, and this might seem funny to you, but I don’t drink much water. Yes, I know it’s good for me. In my defense I don’t drink juice or pop or other sweetened beverages. I do drink coffee and tea. I never said I don’t drink any water. I drink water with dinner. I bring (not always …
Big, fat, sugar coated lies.
Last week the big news was that the sugar industry paid researchers to downplay the risks of sugar in your diet. While the ethics of this are disturbing, did you really believe before last week, that sugar was a healthy nutrient? No, I know that you did not. Do you now believe that fat is off the hook? No, you …
Reversing the benefits of exercise with diet
Did you know you can reverse the health benefits of exercise with your diet? Sounds incredible that all that hard work could be for nothing. It all depends on your diet. What diet? Specifically the type of protein you eat. Animal protein is not helping you recover from exercise. But don’t we need protein to recover from exercise? Sure, some …
Unplugged
I am back from vacation. A two week fitness adventure. With a big technology break. I highly recommend it. The fitness adventure and the technology break. It seems we can’t go anywhere anymore without the electronic umbilical cord. The benefits of cutting the ties are worth the few anxious moments of being unreachable. Actually I found the unreachableness one …
5 ways to get to race weight
If you have a few pounds to lose and want to reach a healthy weight that is more conducive to a better athletic performance here are five tips to reach your race weight. This isn’t about losing a lot of weight, for that you need to make changes you can live with, forever. These tips aren’t the ones you normally …
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