The concept of the Reverse Taper Diet is still one of my favorite ideas. Without getting too technical, the concept is that you should be in your largest calorie deficit (eating the least amount of food) at the beginning of your diet, when you have the most fat to lose and thus the most fat available to be used as a fuel. Then, as you slowly lose fat you also slowly up your … [Read more...] about Reverse Taper Intermittent Fasting
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My Philosophy of Intermittent Fasting
In a day an age where science is EVERYTHING, we sometimes forget that philosophy is the 'thinking of thinking' and needs to play an important role when we discuss how we should eat. After all, we shouldn't confuse data collection with wisdom. The more we simply absorb data without truly critically analyzing its meaning, the more we can potentially fall victim to many of the … [Read more...] about My Philosophy of Intermittent Fasting
Beyond Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting, or any fasting for that matter, is a tool. For most, it's a tool that is used to reduce body fat. So in that sense, people use intermittent fasting for the purpose of losing weight, and more importantly for losing body fat. At this level, they are 'purposefully fasting', which is fantastic, however it is not my ultimate goal for you to take away … [Read more...] about Beyond Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent Fasting and Flexibility
Here's a random thought on Eat Stop Eat style Intermittent Fasting, mostly brought on by questions I get on my facebook page. It has a lot to do with people posting asking about various ultra-minutia nutrition questions, usually brought on by the latest contrarian nutrition guru... "So and so says breakfast is the most important meal is it true?" "So and so … [Read more...] about Intermittent Fasting and Flexibility
Intermittent Fasting and Acne
So, what do we really know about acne? Well for one, we know that it’s a common human skin disease characterized by red scaly skin, black heads, white heads and other forms of blemishes. We also know that the idea that “acne is generally expected to spontaneously regress during the late teenage or early adulthood years” is a complete and utter lie… at least in North … [Read more...] about Intermittent Fasting and Acne