Whether at the office or out in the world, people always seem to have questions regarding food and nutrition. The food landscape has become hard to navigate similar to our political environment. Here are a few questions that have come up recently. I want to lose ten pounds, so should I decrease my protein intake […]
Many of my clients have heard me talk about this – there IS a weight loss season. And I am not talking about swimsuits and beaches. About 10 years ago I noticed most of my clients losing weight and eating healthfully from the months of March through the end of October. Then something happens. In […]
Ads for detox diets and colon cleansers are rampant. The marketing schemes for them are alluring promising everything from weight loss to energy to restoration of total health. Even the most discerning can be attempted to try one of these programs. Are these “cleansing” programs necessary for health? It’s true the Western diet is unhealthy […]
Bruce Gilbert, a trainer I share clients with uses the above statement with his clients. “I’m working out, so I can eat what I want, right?” NOT. I often hear: “I?ve been exercising much more than before so why am I not losing weight?” Let’s crunch the numbers. You work out 4-5 days per week […]
One of my readers posed this question for a blog: “I just got back from Greece and noticed the locals are passionate about their bread, rice pasta and potatoes. They have been eating these foods for over 5000 years. Your recommendations are that these foods be minimized. To be fair, many of the Greeks are […]