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Protein, Carbs and Insulin

December 17, 2008 By Brad Pilon

I always find it confusing when I read things like: "Protein slows insulin levels, which you want to keep in balance to avoid weight gain." I find it confusing for two reasons. 1) I'm really not sure how you can 'slow' a level 2) I'm really not sure how they define 'balance'. Honestly I really dislike vague terms..especially when applied to science. What I do … [Read more...] about Protein, Carbs and Insulin

Why should I eat more herbs and spices?

October 18, 2007 By Brad Pilon

You may have noticed that part of my "mantra" for healthy nutrition includes eating lots of nuts, herbs and spices.There is a very good reason why you should include as much variety of thse foods into your diet as possible...Back when I worked in the supplement industry I was always amused when ever I looked through the list of potential new ingredients that had strong … [Read more...] about Why should I eat more herbs and spices?

Why we hate the BMI

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How Many Calories can you Burn in a day?

Have you ever stopped to think that there might be an upper-limit to how many calories you can burn in a day? Basically a ‘ceiling rate’ at which we can burn through calories? Probably not, but don’t worry… I did for you! I’ve heard rumors of people eating well over 10,000 calories during a single […]

Reverse Taper Intermittent Fasting

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Fasting for Weight Loss – Setting the Record Straight

Paleo eating and vegan eating are the EXACT SAME THING. This is why any and all research on Paleo diets can be used for Vegan diets, and vice versa. It’s also why any personal experiences people have had with a Vegan diet can be directly applied to what you will probably experience with the Paleo […]

Anabolic Fasting – The Natural Evolution of Eat Stop Eat

Since 2007 Eat Stop Eat has always been a method of losing fat that involved one or two 24 hour fasts per week. For almost 2 decades now, Eat Stop Eat has stood the test of time as a highly effective style of eating that has been able to help so many people lose weight […]

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