10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs, Day 6
T2T Restaurant Carb Hacks. It’s not as hard as you think to go low carb at a restaurant. Here are some of my favorite tricks to stay low carb and still enjoy yourself: I want to say something first. If you eat out once a...
10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs, Day 5
Today is a very important one. I’m not posting these in order, and maybe this should be considered #1. EAT MORE FIBER. Sounds simple, but here’s a trick that can help you get healthier, thinner, and lower your cancer risk. A win/win! The Role of...
10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs, Day 4
This one is simple once you see it in facts. Stop drinking ALL juice. Here’s why: Let’s take something you’d never eat on a diet. How about a “fun size” snickers bar? That’s clearly in the “no-no” zone, right? Well, what if I told you...
10 Days, 10 Ways to Lower Carbs: Day 2
Watch out for fructose and sugar in disguise. Fructose is in many natural foods. But where we get into trouble is the HIDDEN addition of sugar into processed foods. If you stick to a low carb diet, you’ll lose weight in part because you’ll ingest...
10 Days, 10 Ways to lower carbs: Day 1
The secret to staying healthy is lowering your carbohydrate intake. And I don’t just mean losing weight, I’m talking about lowering your cholesterol, triglycerides and inflammation. The stuff that makes us chronically sick. I’m going to post 10 days/10 ways you can lower your carbohydrate...
Boost Your Metabolism
Mark Hyman posted this great list on his blog this week. If you follow these 7 simple rules, losing weight and/or having more energy is much easier! I especially like #4. Read it, and avoid putting your body into starvation mode, where it “hangs on”...
Fasting 101
Okay, there’s been a lot in the media lately about fasting. Here’s my take on it based on research and what I learned at Food As Medicine. There are amazing immune and cardiac benefits to fasting, in addition to weight loss. But, you must do...
Research confirms the opposite of what we were taught.
Recently, there are two studies I’d like to talk about that confirm what I’ve been saying on this blog for almost two years: 1. Fats are NOT the enemy, they are your friend. 2. Carbs are NOT your friend, they are the enemy! Recent studies...
Yes Virginia, it’s the sugar….
There’s a new movie out by a team of people trying to educate people about the way we eat. YOU MUST SEE IT. It is called FED UP, and it’s the movie the food industry doesn’t want us to see. EVERYTHING we’ve been told about...
Why wheat can destroy you.
Do you have migraines? Try to lose weight and can’t? Have you been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis? Chronic Fatigue? Do you or someone in your family have ADHD or Aspergers? Wheat may be your worst enemy — and it may be the reason some of...
Are you “on fire” and don’t know it?
I can’t tell you how under-diagnosed inflammation is. And it is one of the main keys to staying healthy. If your body has chronic inflammation going on, you can not function at your peak and you’re at risk for cancer, heart disease and stroke. And...
No Pop. No Soda. Ever.
So, I went to the dentist this week, and there was a great display on their waiting room coffee table! It showed various common sodas and in front of it in a beaker was the actual amount of sugar in the drink. They had soda,...
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