POTATOES:
We’ve got to be kidding, right? Wrong. Potatoes have developed the same “fattening” rap as bread, and it is unfair. An excellent food with which to achieve rapid weight loss is the potato at 0.6 calories per gram or about 85 calories per potato. A great source of fiber and potassium, they lower cholesterol and [...]
Health Scandal of the Decade – Monsanto’s GMO Perversion of Food
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 – Byron Richards, CCN
In the 2010 growing season Monsanto plans to unleash its latest Frankenfood experiment on the American and Canadian public, a new version of genetically mutated corn with eight abnormal gene traits called Genuity SmartStax corn. It is [...]
When eating out, don’t be afraid to ask how many eggs are on a salad or in an omelet or how many ounces in a steak. This information allows you to decide whether to share this meal with someone else or ask for half of it now and the other half packaged to take home. [...]
Leave edible skins on vegetables and fruits. Most vitamins and minerals are found in the outer leaves, skin and area just below the skin-not the center. Be sure that you wash the outside of the food before diving in.
Couple days ago, the boys and I went to grab a bite at the Cheesecake Factory (our favorite place). Every single one of us ate an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert. Yes, we all ate dessert. How do we get away with it?
Here are the two main ways we stay in great shape [...]
Diet is a key factor when it comes to gaining muscle mass. Calories are definitely needed to support this growth, but some people do respond better to a macro-nutrient mix.
While protein should stay relatively constant at 1 gram to 1.5 grams per pound, the carbohydrate and fat calories can be shifted around.
If you’ve been trying [...]
WHY DOESN’T EXERCISE LEAD TO WEIGHT LOSS?
Gretchen Reynolds
November 4, 2009
For some time, researchers have been finding that people who exercise don’t necessarily lose weight. A study published online in September in The British Journal of Sports Medicine was the latest to report apparently disappointing slimming results. In the study, 58 obese people completed 12 [...]
TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR PREVENTING HEART ATTACKS
John Scharffenberg, MD, MPH
Lifetime coronary heart disease risk in the United States at age 40 years is one in two for men and one in three for women. This is why everyone needs to follow the Ten Commandments for Preventing Heart Attacks.
1. Stop Smoking.
2. Keep Your Blood Pressure Down.
Get your [...]