If you’ve spent longer than a few months on a low-carbohydrate diet, you’ll know how difficult it is to find low carb “fast foods” that you can just throw into a briefcase or backpack in the morning and eat on the run. Enter the humble nut. Because of their high fat content, nuts aren’t normally [...]
The Low Fat Food Myth
Thursday By
If you’ve ever been on a diet, you’ve probably considered using fat-free or low-fat foods. You name it, and there’s a fat-free version of it — ice cream, cookies, and crackers to name just a few. In addition, many nutrition bars are marketed heavily as meal-replacements, claiming to offer a convenient low-fat alternative to “real” [...]
The South Beach Diet Reviewed
Thursday By
The South Beach Diet promises to help you lose weight, lower your cholesterol, reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes, and get rid of cravings without feeling hungry. “The South Beach Diet is not low-carb,” writes author Dr. Arthur Agatston. “The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the [...]
The New Abs Diet: What’s Right and What’s Wrong?
Saturday By
The New Abs Diet promises to improve your health, your looks, and your athletic performance… even your sex appeal. “If you follow this plan,” writes author David Zinczenko, “you will transform your body so that you can accomplish each and every one of those goals. As a bonus, The Abs Diet will do something more [...]
The Belly Fat Cortisol Connection
Monday By
PJ, like many of my readers, wants to drop some belly fat. But since he started back in the gym after a short time off due to an injury, he noticed that he was actually gaining fat instead of losing it. “About a month ago I started building up to my usual workouts after a [...]
Abdominal Fat and Sleep: What’s the Connection?
Friday By
Last week I got an e-mail from a reader about an article he read on the Time magazine website. “I read about a study that says my belly fat will increase if I don’t get enough sleep,” wrote MB. “Is this true? And if so, will sleeping more help me lose weight more quickly?” The [...]
Fight Belly Fat the Old School Way
Friday By
If you want to fight belly fat, it can be very confusing deciding what type of exercise program to follow. Magazines, books and websites can never seem to agree on anything. And with some authors declaring that regular cardio is “dead” as far as losing fat is concerned, it’s no wonder that so many people [...]
How to Lose Your Love Handles
Friday By
When I Googled the phrase “how to lose your love handles,” I was literally amazed at the number of sites claiming that most effective way to lose love handles is to do a bunch of exercises for your waist, like side bends, twists with a broom and so on. Welcome to 1985. Forgive me for [...]
How to Beat Belly Fat: 5 Myths Busted
Saturday By
You want to know the best way to lose belly fat, but you’re confused about how to go about it. Conflicting advice is everywhere and you’re stuck in the middle, not knowing who or what to believe. You start to wonder if anyone out there really knows what they’re talking about, or whether the experts [...]
Vibram Five Fingers: Is Barefoot Better?
Wednesday By
Today, a question about Vibram Five Fingers: “What do you think about Vibram Five Fingers? I like to hike and a shoe that is lighter would be helpful over a long period, but I don’t want to just listen to what the company is selling. I couldn’t find anything through casual searching that didn’t seem [...]
