Is The High Everything Diet The Secret to Lasting Fat Loss ?

Fat, how to lose it and keep it off.  Hottest topic of the century.  Last post I touched on how Thyroid function is key player in the fat loss game and I also mentioned that basal body temp is an excellent indicator of how your metabolism is running.  If your body temp is low your […]

Too Much Sitting Increases Death Rate Even if You Exercise

A new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology contradicts the theory that all you have to do is exercise an hour a day to live a long happy life. The American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention II study between 1992 and 2006 looked at 53,440 men and 69,776 women who had NO history of heart […]

Eating “Healthy” like Gwyneth Can Contribute To This Silent Disease

I was shocked when I heard that 37 yr. old Gwyneth Paltrow was recently diagnosed with osteopenia, the pre-cursor of the crippling bone disease osteoporosis. This silent menace normally affects women over 50. But recently it's become more common in younger women because of many stupid lifestyle fads like low fat diets, juice cleanses, macrobiotic diets […]

The Secret of Fat Loss is in Your Genes

A few weeks ago during a speaking engagement I was asked my thoughts about this statement “I’m fat because I’ve got bad genetics”.  I gave a two part answer. Part one, it’s a common excuse given by lots of folks to not get off their butts and do something to improve their health. Part two, […]