If you know me, you are aware that I tell everyone and their dog to drink more water. How much? Take you weight in pounds and divide by two. That’s how many ounces you should be drinking if you are 100 – 250 lbs. When people follow this advice, they complain that they are beating…
Yep! It’s official! 1/9/13 is National Take the Stairs Day! Use this day to elevate your own health by banning elevators and escalators!
Green vegetables are the most nutritious type of food on the planet. They beat everything else hands down, no contest. Friends, family, and clients often ask me what are the best green vegetables and my usual answer is the darker green, the better, because that is an indicator of the amount of nutrients in the…
Gaining weight during the holiday season has become as much an American tradition as the holidays themselves. It doesn’t have to be this way though. I will explain here the fundamental reason this weight gain happens, and your way out of this vicious pattern. If you are a reader, then keep reading. If you would…
I used to recommend 1 g per pound of body weight as a minimum protein intake. I also recommended on occasion, that people eat more protein than that, even though they couldn’t possibly absorb all of it, in order to increase their metabolic rate. Protein is a very high metabolic food, and the excess isn’t…