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How Dieting Wrecked your Self Esteem and Made you Overweight

October 6, 2018 / 8 minutes of reading

This article is for all serial dieters. If you’ve been dieting on and off for years yet never achieved or maintained your “goal” weight, you’ve been handcuffed to the multi-billion dollar diet industry. I’m here to tell you why you need to break free and how to do it. Why You Need to Break Free From Dieting If you are a perpetual dieter, in search of the latest magic weight loss diet or pill, you may be doing more harm than …

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The Ketogenic Diet Craze: Fat-Filled Lies, Part 1

April 4, 2017 / 7 minutes of reading

Picture this: a thick, juicy, tender eventeak grilled to perfection with melted butter glazed on top, gently dripping down the sides. Lying next to the steak there’s a side of dark green asparagus sautéed in coconut oil and dusted with a sprinkle of sea salt. Could a diet loaded with fat help you lose diet-resistant body fat that’s been taunting the seams of your dress pants and poking through buttons on your shirt? Will eating fat turn you into an …

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Full Fat or Low Fat Dairy?

October 8, 2016 / 5 minutes of reading

If you are totally against low-fat dairy, it’s time to take a closer look at the research. After listening to this dairy debate and watching the finger pointing, I started searching through the literature for an answer to this question “does dairy fat increase LDL cholesterol and risk for cardiovascular disease?” Then I came to my senses. No one eats dairy fat. Unless you’re a food scientist, you aren’t separating the fat from milk or full-fat yogurt and eating it or adding …

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Is Saturated Fat Good for You?

June 20, 2016 / 5 minutes of reading

Though largely driven by misinterpretation of the science and cherry-picked population studies, the “Butter is Back” movement comes with very persuasive sound bites followed by arrogant punctuation marks. No wonder so many people hopped on board the bandwagon while looking back, pointing fingers and shouting “health professionals have been misleading us for decades!” Yet the flawed reasoning behind the pro-saturated fat movement comes with a hefty price tag – you could be making food choices that, over time, will increase your risk for cardiovascular …

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Which Fat is Best for Heart Health?

October 2, 2015 / 5 minutes of reading

If you are more confused than ever about dietary fats, you’re not alone. Can a high fat diet help you lose body fat? Which fat is best for heart health – butter, coconut oil or vegetable oil? What is Cholesterol & Why is it Essential? Cholesterol is an essential component of all cell membranes and a precursor to hormones, vitamin D and bile acids (needed for the digestion of fat). It is so important that your body regulates cholesterol balance to …

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Heart Healthy Chocolate Muffins

February 22, 2012 / 3 minutes of reading

Just a few weeks ago I had an athlete ask me if he should start eating chocolate for better recovery. If you’ve read the media reports you have probably heard a number of potentially great things about chocolate: One of the fatty acids in chocolate, stearic acid, does not raise cholesterol levels Cocoa and chocolate are loaded with antioxidants Chocolate and cocoa may be beneficial for cardiovascular health thanks to their effects on lowering blood pressure, anti-inflammation, anti-platelet and beneficial …

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