To continue with our 12 basic habits of the holidays, today we have part two: be informed. Thomas Jefferson once wrote that "information is the currency of democracy." This website is no CNN; but nonetheless, (useful) information will certainly ameliorate any healthy living journey. I found this axiom to be true...
There are all kinds of complex nutritional articles out there on the interwebs, written about very specific subjects such as renal insufficiency, BCAA ratios, or the benefits of ketogenic diets. This article is not one of those. In honour of the twelve days of Christmas (12 days of holidays for...
I want to gain weight (muscle). How many calories should I eat daily? Is there anything I shouldn't eat? What are "empty calories"? It is impossible to give specific advice without knowing more details (ie…height, weight, body fat %, exercise routine, etc…), so I will just lay out some general guidelines. Remember...
I have been losing roughly a pound a week. I have now lost 28 lbs. I am finding that it is getting increasingly harder to lose a pound and I am starting to get a bit demotivated. Any suggestions please. Thank you. First of all, congrats on your weight loss journey...
Hi Jeff, this is an excellent question, and if I would be able to answer it, I would have probably won a prestigious scientific prize. BMR stands for "Basal Metabolic Rate", which is a measure of how many calories you are using when you are just "being". More specifically, it...
Ever since the Nutritional Labeling and Education Act of 1990 (NLEA) gave the FDA authority to mandate nutritional labeling of foods that it regulates, most of our packaged foods have a "Nutritional Facts" table on the side. This blog post will offer an overview of what it all means. At the...
Since we last talked about lifestyle changes, I've gotten many emails asking for more examples of these types of changes. So I've compiled a short list of 5 lifestyle changes that can help lead to a healthier outcome. Remember, you don’t have to jump right in and do all...
In our vocabulary, the word “diet” has come to mean a painful, restrictive eating plan designed to lose weight very quickly and easily as long as the plan is followed. There are all kinds of diets out there from the grapefruit diet to the Atkins Diet to the cabbage soup...
I was looking at the food label and it lists that fat has 9 kcal/gram, protein has 4 kcal/gram, and carbohydrate has 4 kcal/gram. I don’t see sugar anywhere on there. So I was wondering how many calories are there in a gram of sugar? Sugar is a form of carbohydrate,...
I am 45, male. I need to start taking better care of myself but don't know where to start. I was in great shape 13 years ago. I'm 6'2" 245lbs. What is a good diet, are there examples I can look up? It is great to hear that you are taking...
