Lose the carbs, Lose the fat? – Myth #4

Carbohydrates are probably the most misunderstood, most talked about and consequently the hardest to deal with of all nutrients. There has been that much conflicting advice put out there over the past ten years that most people simply don’t know what’s right and what’s wrong. So keep reading, because for once and for all I am about to set the record straight on how you should go about including carbohydrates in your diet. And, I will state right from the outset that you will NOT get fat just by eating carbohydrates! Read more

Lose fat by eating less? – Fat Loss Myth #2

We have looked at how futile it is to dramatically reduce your calorie intake in order to lose fat in myth #1. We now know that this approach to weight loss doesn’t work. The same people that try this method though may also take the approach of myth number two. They believe that reducing the frequency with which they eat their meals, will help them achieve fat loss. Their faulty logic assumes that they can lose weight by eating less frequently. Read more

Drop the Calories, Drop the Fat? – Fat Loss Myth #1

It makes sense doesn’t it? If you substantially reduce the amount of calories you ingest, your body will start to use the fat it has stored as fuel and therefore your body fat content will start to drop and you will lose weight much more quickly? Well you would think so and for the most part, people looking to reduce their body fat content this approach is one of the first things they try. Read more

The Impact of Meal Frequency On Metabolism

By now we’ve all probably read or heard somewhere that if you’re trying to boost your metabolism, lose weight, and get in shape that you should ditch the decades old practice of eating three meals per day and start eating much smaller, much more frequent meals throughout the day. (The most commonly recommended number is six meals a day – small ones, of course.) However, many of us are unclear on how or why this is actually supposed to help us reach our goals, and how do we really know it will help us reach our goals at all? Let’s take a look at the facts and see if we can’t find out.
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White Tea Vs. Green Tea. Which is the right choice for you?

There’s been a considerable buzz about the health benefits associated with the regular drinking of green tea for a while now. High in antioxidants, it’s been proven to help treat, fight, and prevent a wide variety of known ailments including arthritis, thrombosis, high cholesterol, premature aging, and even cancer. However, in recent years, we’ve been hearing similarly great things about the wonders of white tea as well. So which one is better than the other, and which one will better meet your personal needs? Let’s take a look at how white tea and green tea stack up against each other and find out. Read more

The Energy Value of Food

When it comes to how the human body acquires the energy that allows us to go about our business each day, the basics are similar to those related to any other type of machine. Energy is obtained through the intake and subsequent breaking down of fuel, and in the case of the human body, the fuel is food instead of gasoline as it would be in a car.
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