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Burn Baby, Burn: Eating Low Glycemic Breakfast Helps you BURN FAT OFF!

October 02, 2006 Burn Baby, Burn:  Eating Low Glycemic Breakfast Helps you BURN FAT OFF! Competency # 10 Understanding the Glycemic Index   Number 150      Reference: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, August 2006 Stevenson et al, pp 354   The breakfast you eat can set the tone for how well your body burns fat when you exercise… Continue reading Burn Baby, Burn: Eating Low Glycemic Breakfast Helps you BURN FAT OFF!

Proof! Reduce Your Risk of a Heart Attack by 87%

September 30, 2006 Proof!  Reduce Your Risk of a Heart Attack by 87%   Competency # 20 – “The Lifestyle(Cuisine) of the Long-Lived”        Reference: Circulation:  July 11th, 2006   This is big!  We should be singing this from the rooftops.  Half of all Americans die from coronary artery disease.   Each and every one of us should be… Continue reading Proof! Reduce Your Risk of a Heart Attack by 87%

The Bugs in Your Guts Can Make you Fat: A Whole New Field of Research

September 26, 2006 The Bugs in Your Guts Can Make you Fat: A Whole New Field of Research   Competency # 1 Know Thyself          Reference: Int J Obes (Lond). 2005 Mar;29(3):281-6 Once upon a time we said that you gained weight when you ate too much.  Energy in and out had to be… Continue reading The Bugs in Your Guts Can Make you Fat: A Whole New Field of Research

Chili: Another Spicy Food to Help Control Your Metabolism

September 24, 2006 Chili: Another Spicy Food to Help Control Your Metabolism  Competency # 5  The Way to Eat                        Reference: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in July, 2006   “HOT” off the presses.  Chilies turn out to be a winning spice.  We have talked about how… Continue reading Chili: Another Spicy Food to Help Control Your Metabolism

Trans Fats: A Modern Day Poison we Eat with Enthusiastic Abandon

September 16, 2006 Trans Fats: A Modern Day Poison we Eat with Enthusiastic Abandon   Competency # 13 Fats                         Reference:  NEJM April 13th 2006   A poison?  “Them’s fightin’ words.” But they are true.  Here’s why.  Denmark has now banned trans fats from its food supply.   Canada… Continue reading Trans Fats: A Modern Day Poison we Eat with Enthusiastic Abandon

The Endocannabinoid System: Number II The Hormones

August 08, 2006 The Endocannabinoid System:  Number II   The Hormones   Competency # 1  RISK                      Reference:  Clin Cornerstone. 2006;8 Suppl 4:S24-35 Last week we learned that the Endocannabinoid System  (ECS)  controls your endocrine response to food, appetite in an integrated fashion.  In fact, it appears the fog… Continue reading The Endocannabinoid System: Number II The Hormones

Goji Berries: Traditional Chinese Medicine Comes to Wellness

August 01, 2006 Goji Berries:  Traditional Chinese Medicine Comes to Wellness   Competency # 14 Superfood                   Reference: Time Magazine, July 24, 2006   All right, we’re jumping right off the end of the dock here and advocating something that’s completely new to most of us.  Goji berries are becoming more… Continue reading Goji Berries: Traditional Chinese Medicine Comes to Wellness

Flavor and Variety: The Cutting Edge on Managing Your Diet

July 06, 2006 Flavor and Variety:  The Cutting Edge on Managing Your Diet   Competency # 5  The Way to Eat             Reference:   The Flavor Point Diet by David Katz  Our brain likes variety.   Flavors are pleasant and fun.   If you stop to think about it for a minute, you will realize that you… Continue reading Flavor and Variety: The Cutting Edge on Managing Your Diet