Nutrition

Brazil’s 10 Simple Dietary Guidelines

Brazil’s 10 Simple Dietary guidelines immediately caught my eye. As an Ace certified personal trainer, I get a monthly fitness journal to keep a fresh eye on what is going on in the industry. Recently, IdeaFit magazine reported on Brazil’s Innovative Approach to Dietary guidelines, by Sandy Todd Webster, which I’ve included below There are 3 […]

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Layne Norton on Metabolic Damage

Layne Norton on Metabolic Damage

In the last year and a half I’ve experimented with various nutritional protocols to test the procedure on myself.  With each protocol I spent time talking with a varied group of people involved, reading literature, and learning a lot of tidbits along the way. Talking with many different groups of people is a great way

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Nutrition Series: Simple vs. Complex Carbohydrates

Nutrition Series: Simple vs. Complex Carbohydrates

Nutrition Series: Simple vs. Complex Carbohydrates There is a lot confusion regarding the term: simple and complex carbohydrates. How do you know which is which as the terms aren’t indicative how quickly they are digested, metabolized, and absorbed or even the nutritional value of carbohydrates. The confusion lies in how the same number of carbon,

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Eating More To Speed Metabolism

Eating More to Speed Metabolism In my last post I discussed various eating style options; that post was written to detail various approaches to eating styles I’ve done or researched.  In the recent past I’ve gone from eating an average 1500 calorie intake to 2280 calories, or more, daily. (You can use my Total Daily

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My evolving eating style: Clean Eating to Eat to Perform

Eating Style: Clean Eating to Dirty Paleo When I started this blog, I was predominately a “clean eater,” you know… Tosca Reno style. Then I did a trial eating protocol that included removing: wheat, gluten, or grains. It wasn’t a huge change as I wasn’t a huge bread eater anyhow, besides, I thought at the

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Blogger derailed or “Where’s Waldo”

Blogger derailed or “Where’s Waldo”

Blogger derailed or “Where’s Waldo”   I feel at a loss right now, I’ve had so much time away from this blog without connection, it is like meeting up with an old friend and not knowing where to start when they ask, “How’s it going?” To make the whole process a wee bit easier for

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I went Carb Free and got clear sinuses!

I went Carb Free and got clear sinuses!

Going carb free and getting clear sinuses was an unexpected bonus! I’ve been reading up on the Keto or low carb diet, for many reasons. However one side effect of low carb eating was clear sinuses. Previously it was so bad I needed medication for it. I hate medications and hope to not need or

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Nutrition Series: All you need to know about Proteins

Nutrition Series: All you need to know about Proteins

People involved in health and fitness are familiar with nutrition and proteins and all that they do. It would be hard to pick up, or read, anything related to fitness without seeing an article or advertisement about the benefits of consuming protein and making workout gains. Those that are new to the topic might have

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Lobbists say “An Apple a Day” is a job Killer

Lobbists say “An Apple a Day” is a job Killer

 Lobbists say “An Apple a Day” is a job Killer We are all trying to improve the lifestyles of our next generation by teaching good nutrition and staying physically fit.  Yet for some, the biggest concern isn’t the growing girth of our youth but wanting to keep growing the girth of their bottom line. According

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Nutrition Series: Carbohydrate Energy

Nutrition Series: Carbohydrate Energy

Nutrition Series: Carbohydrate Energy Of all three macro-nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, and fats; carbohydrates are the most misunderstood, and easily confused.   via: Choose my plate There are many reasons for the confusion, just comparing: The Government’s  ChooseMyplate lists: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy, and oils; to Known macro nutrients: Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats. What gives?

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