Nutrition Is The Key To Achieving Your Dream Body I often feel like nutrition is one of the most misunderstood concepts when it comes to fitness. When people hear the word “diet” they automatically think “restrict” and associate the word with feelings of dislike, and uneasiness. This is one of the reasons that I personally [...]
Introduction Apple cider vinegar has many health benefits. In a previous article I discussed the role that apple cider vinegar can play in diabetes management. Apple cider vinegar may also help with weight loss. Although there are not many studies on this topic, scientists believe they know the mechanism through which vinegar can help with [...]
Introduction It’s finally happened. You’ve been training and dieting for some time now and making progress, but now, all of a sudden, the scale isn’t budging. What happened? You’ve hit a plateau. Our bodies are very good at adapting to change. It’s one of the reasons that we are able to survive stressful conditions on [...]
Introduction Dietary fiber is a plant-based nutrient.. It is a type of carbohydrate but, unlike other carbs, it cannot be broken down into digestible sugar molecules. While fiber won’t be broken down into actual nutrients that the body uses as fuel, it does provide a lot of health benefits as it makes it journey through [...]
Introduction Can drinking water play a role in weight loss? I previously discussed the role that water can have in reducing appetite when drank before or during a meal. Can water also play a role in raising the body’s metabolism thus helping burn more calories at rest? Most studies in overweight and normal weight subjects [...]
Introduction The use of vinegar for medicinal purposes goes back over 10,000 years ago to ancient Greece (1). The famous Greek philosopher Hippocrates advised using vinegar to help clean ulcerations and sores. As time went on vinegar has proven to be just as beneficial, if not more so, than previously thought. The health benefits of [...]
Introduction When it comes to getting lean while dieting or trying to stay lean while building muscle, manipulating your carbohydrate intake usually plays a major role in your success. Unless you are part of the 1% of the population with exceptional genetics, odds are you will have to pay attention to your carbohydrate intake to [...]
Introduction Carb cycling is a very effective nutrition strategy for losing fat fast while maintaining and building muscle. You can easily transform your body in as little as 12 weeks if you follow a good carb cycling plan to the T. The concept is pretty simple. From a high level perspective you have several low [...]
Introduction Carb Cycling is an extremely effective nutrition strategy to burn fat fast while maintaining or even building muscle. Carb cycling is fairly simple from a high level perspective. You go a few days low carb, high fat, high protein, followed by a day of high carb, low fat, high protein. The amount of days [...]
Introduction We’ve all had them. That rumbling we get in our stomach that triggers euphoric thoughts of eating something delicious. This is definitely not uncommon especially if you are currently dieting and in a calorie restricted state. Sometimes these cravings can be so overwhelming that they affect our clarity and our mood. If we give [...]