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 …
7 days of fitness
Start 2017 with 7 days of fitness. Starting on December 25th – 31st join me for 30 minutes of activity everyday. That is it. 30 minutes of any type of activity for 7 days in a row. Start the New Year, feeling better and in the habit of exercising. Walking, stretching, skating, swimming, skiing, anything as long as it adds …
Plant Based Shopping List
I have been 95% successful in my plant based eating plan. Only a few processed, vegan, options have been consumed. Like the Rice Dream, non dairy ice cream, that goes really well with Apple, Pear, Pumpkin Crisp (yes, you are getting the recipe). I know I feel better when I am not eating processed foods, but now there is a …
Run for your knees
Contrary to popular opinion running is good for your knees. I am sure that if you run, someone has asked you “what about your knees?” Now, you can answer “I am doing it for my knees.” Exercise scientists at Brigham Young University recently found that pro-inflammatory molecules go down in knee joints when we run. The researchers say, “This study …
Buddha Bowls
Last week I wrote that my goal this month was to eat a plant based diet. So far, not bad, not perfect, but 80% successful. If I was talking to a client I would congratulate them on their achievements, but I know I could do better. This is another week to try improve my diet. I also wrote about the …
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 …
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