One study showed that while fasting for twenty-four hours,human growth hormoneincreased an average of 1,300% in women and nearly 2,000% in men. But be careful: Depending on your unique situation, many find that you do begin to lose muscle with fasts that are longer than twenty-four hou...
I’m sure a lot of you love baked goods and swear by chips and tortillas. But, what if I told you that just one cup of flour contains almost 100 grams of carbs? Think about that the next time you bite into a donut or devour a cupcake! The first thing you need to give up when ...
No one would ever complain about eating a cookie, and this one provides 18 grams of protein to satisfy any cravings. It’s created by MuscleTech, which is a well-known nutritional company in the fitness industry with many tasty products. The cookie is gluten-free and contains 14 grams of ...
When we think of living a healthier lifestyle, the first thing that comes to mind for most people is “stop eating junk food, greasy food, bad carbs/etc” but it’s not just your physical health that matters, your emotional health, and spiritual health are also extremely important!In this...
Discard or give away all of those canned, boxed, or frozen foods that you know are a problem. Ditch the cereals (yes, those with the heart-healthy seal), the protein pasta (still too many carbs), frozen French fries, low-fat frozen yogurt (it’s “worse” than premium ice cream), ...
One thing that I would do when the weight loss seemed to be at a standstill was go on some crazy fad diet. I would do no carbs, or the “soup diet,” and lose like 8 pounds in a week. And that’s the thing about diets like that. They actually do work at first, but they are...
The sad sugar story has yet another painful twist and one that has actually made it into the (pharmaceutically-sponsored) news. The only major media outlet without a pharmaceutical industry board-member, CBS, reported that High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), a staple ingredient in many processed ...
6. Swap Treats With Simple Carbs Pastries, cookies, muffins, white bread, and other treats made with refined flour may bedense with added sugar. This added sugar can affect blood sugar levels—setting up a cycle of grabbing a donut or muffin for energy that doesn't last,Brittany Kohn, RD...
How is energy transferred to foods fried in deep-fat?A cheeseburger from a fast food restaurant contains 19g of fat, 20g of carbs, and 28g of protein. How many kcal of energy does the cheeseburger contain?A cheeseburger from a fast...
Abel: Reading your bio is a lot of fun. You’ve lived many lives. One of people’s biggest excuse is that their work and home life doesn’t give them a lot of time to think about food. What do you say to people? I hear some interesting excuses when this comes up. You prob...