Archive for January, 2009

Can you GAIN weight while fasting?

“Can I gain weight while fasting?” – This is a common question I get from people who are curious about Eat Stop Eat.

The truth is, yes, you can gain weight even though you are fasting.

Fasting is an … Read More

Insulin vs. Growth Hormone for fat loss

Back in 1995 the Buffalo Bills had just lost 4 Super Bowls in a row, Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise was on repeat on every FM radio station in North America and The Zone was just hitting book shelves.

The Zone was … Read More

The one word you need to know for healthy eating

Variety.

To tell you the truth this was going to be the topic of my next book (it still might be), but it’s become so important lately that I need to share this with you RIGHT NOW.

Variety is the … Read More

Awesome Triceps Exercise

Here’s a great triceps exercise that I’ve been using to boost my triceps strength in my quest to hit 225 pounds on the standing shoulder press.

I’m not a kettle bell expert by any means, but using a bell does … Read More

The Ultimate Pizza

I had an amazing time at the first ever Turbulence Training Seminar. I met fantastic people (thank you for braving the weather!!) and we had some great conversations about metabolism and the secret to healthy eating… It was simply a … Read More

The food reward

The relationship we have with food is, and always will be, very complex. Every since we were little children we have been taught to associate both rewards and punishment with food.

Here is a quick thought for today:

“Find a

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Processed and refined foods – What you need to know

When we think of processed or refined foods we typically think of white sugar and white flour…foods that are currently defined as ‘bad for you’.

The current nutrition wisdom is that a diet high in processed and refined foods is … Read More

The Curious Case of Black Coffee

2008 was a great year for Eat Stop Eat.

Lots of people tried this way of life, and almost as many fell in love with its simplicity and effectiveness.

And, in 2008 I heard from a lot of people following … Read More

A perfect example of nutrition confusion

I don’t think I have ever found more compelling evidence of the rampant nutrition confusion that the CNN website.

Specifically in an QnA in their Diet and Health section the following question was asked:

Is it true that when your

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Fun experiment for you to try

Here’s a fun experiment for all you research junkies.

If anyone has ever come across a research study that used ANY form of diet manipulation or weight training (that doesn’t involve the use of steroids) AND where the subjects gained … Read More