We all know the basics. We’re getting fatter and sicker as a nation and obesity and diabetes rates are skyrocketing. We’re barely eating real food (about half the meals the typical American family eats are not prepared at home (1) and 74% of that packaged food or those take-out meals contains sugars (2)- both obvious and hidden. But somehow […]
Read More ›Turns out fat was never the culprit that was causing heart disease… it was sugar. No way! Yes, I’m being sarcastic, but really, come on. How is it only now being divulged that we are finding that the sugar was the true bad guy behind heart disease (not saturated fat)? In an article in today’s […]
Read More ›How many times have you heard it, read it… even done it? Fueled up the night before a race, a training day or even a not-so-long event with pasta and bread, perhaps far beyond what you could comfortably consume? The original technique of ‘carb loading’ was developed in the 1970s and was used by many […]
Read More ›One of my favorite rituals is my morning cup of coffee. And it’s not just me; the average American drinks 2.1 cups per day and a whopping 52% don’t add sweeteners, which, when I found this out, was music to my ears! (1) I have lost count of the number of clients who, when they’ve […]
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