Carbohydrate Loading 101
'Carbohydrate loading' is probably one of the most misunderstood terms in sports nutrition. People commonly think anyone involved in sport needs to 'carb up'...
Take Action Against Emotional Eating
By now, you likely know what emotional eating is. You probably realize that emotions cause 75% of overeating. You're an expert on how to discover times...
Avoid Gluten and Lactose
Tips on avoiding gluten and lactose, and meal suggestions:
Avoid cereals, breads or other grain products that include wheat, rye, barley or oats. This...
Diet Review: Fill Yourself Up with Volumetrics
If you’ve ever been on a weight-loss diet, you may have had these chief complaints: You always feel hungry, the diet is restrictive and...
History of Diets – FREE eBook
In order to understand the “shape” of weight-management, today, it’s helpful to know the evolution of the industry. World-wide obsession with dieting has been...
Working the Night Shift – Best Foods For You
Night shift can be tough. Your internal clock is backwards, there is no sunlight and the food choices, quite often just aren’t there. This...
Eating and Water Retention
One gram of protein or of carbohydrate yields 4 calories. One gram of fat gives 9 calories-more than twice as much. Since proteins and...
Keen – what? Quinoa
So, what IS Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah)? Quinoa is a grain that comes from the Andes Mountains of South America and has much to offer.
Technically...
Diet Like Your Checkbook
Can’t you just hear it now? The "New Vegetarian Diet", The "Cabbage Soup Diet", and the "No diet" diet.
These are just a few out...
11 Foods that Boost Your Metabolism
Here are 11 specific foods that Boost Your Metabolism!
Chicken
Salmon
Eggs
Fresh Cheese
Green Beans
Summer Squash
Cabbage
Broccoli
Asparagus and other non-starchy...