Happy Thanksgiving – How To Survive Turkey Day

Well, tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day here in the United States, so that means time to stuff ourselves silly, watch NFL football, and listen to Uncle Larry tell that you joke for the thirty-fifth time. So first of all, Happy Thanksgiving. I’m posting... (read full article)

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How Vitamins A, D, E, and K Interact – Part 3: Where To Find Them

So we’ve looked at the four fat-soluble vitamins – A, D, E, and K – and discussed their roles within the body as well as looked at few ways that they interact to keep your health in check. Now let’s rise above the science and... (read full article)

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How Vitamins A, D, E, and K Interact – Part 2: Playing Together Nicely

In the last post, we explored the four fat-soluble vitamins – A, D, E, and K – and their effects on the body. Today, we’re going to look at a more important aspect of these vitamins: how they interact with each other. Just as with... (read full article)

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Eating More Meals Does NOT Speed Up Your Metabolism II

Do you really need to be eating all this prepacked stuff to lose weight? In Part I of learning about how eating more meals does not speed up your metabolism, we covered many research studies that showed there was no benefit for so called accelerated thermogenesis... (read full article)

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How Vitamins A, D, E, and K Interact – Part 1: The Players

Last week, we discussed some of the various diseases that can result from vitamin D deficiency. Today, I want to look at the other three fat-soluble vitamins – A, E, and K – and see how these four vitamins function within the body. What... (read full article)

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The Facts about Statins and Lowering Your Cholesterol

Is your doctor hading pills out like candy? Ever ask why? Did you know you may need Statins? Who you may ask….well of course everyone! So called Ground-breaking research has done it again and every major news media outlet is just happy to promote... (read full article)

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Just How Important Is Vitamin D?

Today, we’re going to discuss vitamin D and its importance in the body. What Is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin. Because the body can create its own vitamin D, it is technically not a vitamin, but a pro-hormone, a precursor to the... (read full article)

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Eating More Meals Does NOT Speed Up Your Metabolism

Why are you really being told to eat all these prepacked meals? Could it be a marketing ploy? This is one of the biggest myths and misconceptions that I hear all the time in mainstream media and people trying to tell me how to eat healthy. Ask any trainer,... (read full article)

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Why High Fructose Corn Syrup Is Worse Than Sugar…And Why It’s Not

I made the case before that high-fructose corn syrup really isn’t much worse for you than sugar. Further, I recently discussed two of the commercials from the corn lobby attempting to prove that high-fructose corn syrup is okay in moderation.... (read full article)

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