Archive for October, 2008

Metabolism and Obesity

As a response to this post, a reader (Darren) asked a really good question:

I am curious about a comment you made…

“The truth is, our love affair with our metabolisms is a main cause of obsessive compulsive eating.”

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Simple food test

Here is a very simple test that you can use to see if you are eating food, or if you are eating food-like substances.

Take the food in question and put it into a bowl. Next, leave the bowl on … Read More

My Experience on the Morning show

I’m back home after a whirlwind trip down to New York City to film a spot on the Morning Show with Mike and Juliet.

From my experience this was a win. Not a giant win, but a small significant one.… Read More

My Best Fat Loss Advice

It is very easy to get caught up in all the health and nutrition information that is available today.

It seems like every web page, every magazine cover, every T.V. newscast, and every email newsletter wants to help you lose … Read More

Forget the BMI

Right from the day it was designed (In the early 1800′s), the Body Mass Index has been limited.

It was supposed to be a way to calculate and ideal weight for your height..if you moved above or below the ‘optimal’ … Read More

Metabolism = Overrated

I’ve got some bad news from you.

Despite what all the OCE Diets tell you, at a given weight and muscle mass, your metabolism isn’t going to go up, (or down) a whole bunch.

If you are 170 pounds with … Read More

Making Fasting Work for You

Occasionally I get email from people who have difficulties with there fasts.

Fasting is like every other aspect of your life. You are going to have easy fasts and you are going to have days that are a little tougher.… Read More

The Real Reason Diets Don’t Work

It was back on March 12 of 2007 that I first wrote about the now famous A to Z weight loss trial (you can see my original blog post HERE ).

In this ground breaking study, 311 overweight women were … Read More

Stone Cookware gets A+

I like to bake.

I like to bake ALMOST as much as I like to eat baked goods.

Muffins, cookies, cakes and brownies…I love them all!

The secret to enjoying baking and staying lean is simple – Baked goods are … Read More

The Trans Fats Legacy

Over the past couple of years the potential marketing tragedy that was trans fats has been turned into a marketing edge for the food industry.

It seems that by simply reducing the amounts of trans fats in its food products…a … Read More