I’m still under the weather in more ways than one. My flu symptoms are lessening but the wind is blowing like a son of a hurricane with gusts to 55 miles an hour. I've seen birds have trouble flying when it gets like this. I got up at 4:30 am and turned on television so I didn’t have to listen to the roar. It's raining in Reno and Carson City right now and clouds are threatening here. I'm glad I can snuggle up and stay cozy. I plan to go back to bed after I get my son off to school and the winds subside. So all you get out of me today are some links.
Jimmy Moore takes on Glenn Gasser (who I'd love to strangle - figuratively) in
UVA Professor Gasser Claims Sugar Consumption Is 'Linked To Lower Bodyweights'
Excerpt:
The damning evidence against a high-carb, low-fat diet keeps getting worse and worse all the time as studies continually show that particular nutritional approach is a uniquely unhealthy way to eat to live. British health expert Dr. John Briffa told me in a recent interview I conducted with him that a high-carb diet leads to a variety of negative health conditions. Read More.
9 Nutrition Myths Exposed By Joe Wilkes
Excerpt: Every fall, the publishing industry begins a new cycle of hitting bookstore shelves with diet books, just in time to help assuage winter holiday guilt and prepare for New Year's resolutions. At the same time, TV stations are in the throes of sweeps periods and launching a new season.
You know this is in full swing when you start hearing the local news and talk show pitches: "You can lose 10 pounds in one week and eat whatever you want!" or "A common ingredient in your kitchen that will burn off fat without exercise! Tune in at 11 to see what it is!" Then, in the next media cycle, there will be new books and news stories telling us how the miracle cures were all a load of hooey, but that there are brand-new miracle cures that really work! Here are some common myths that have gone in and out of fashion over the years and the real truth behind the hype. Read More.
Why Speeding Up your Metabolism is so Important for Bodybuilders
Excerpt: There is no doubt that your metabolism affects your weight as well as your efforts in bodybuilding. Being able to speed up your metabolism is important in losing weight and strengthening your body. One of the best ways of speeding up your metabolic rate is through increasing your levels of protein. Numerous studies have proven this out. Here are some facts and tips in understanding how eating more protein can be so beneficial to increased muscles. Read more.
“Low-Carbohydrate" Food Facts and Fallacies
Excerpt: Ten years ago, weight-conscious Americans jumped on the fat-free bandwagon. Supermarket shelves were replete with products touting "reduced-fat" and "fat-free" labels, which implied that these products were healthier and lower-calorie alternatives to standard "high-fat" fare. Yet, in the same 10-year time interval, Americans have continued to struggle with ever-expanding waistlines, gaining an average of 1 lb/year.1 The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has risen simultaneously.2
Thirty-eight percent of our population is currently attempting to lose weight.3 The latest trend in the highly lucrative, yet often fickle, diet industry is a resurgence of low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat diets. Findings of a February 2004 survey by A.C. Nielsen, a leading market information company, revealed that 17.2% of households included someone on a low-carbohydrate diet. Slightly more, 19.2%, included someone who had tried a low-carb diet but had quit.4 This current diet trend directly counters the decade-old focus on low-fat diets and implicates carbohydrates as the culprit in America's obesity problem. Read more.
Not All Carbs Are Created Equal
Excerpt: Making the right choice at the right time
Carbohydrates consumed before, during and after workouts are utilized differently. Carbs consumed before activity can top off energy stores and delay fatigue; during activity they help to maintain blood sugar to fuel muscles; and post-workout they aid in recovery and glycogen replenishment.
Simple carbohydrates, or monosaccharides (sugars), are derived naturally from many foods, including glucose, fructose (typically found in fruits and vegetables), galactose (a milk sugar), sucrose (table sugar), lactose (another milk sugar) and maltose (grain sugar). Simple carbs provide a quick boost of glucose to the blood stream. These are often used by endurance athletes to sustain glucose levels for greater periods of time -- they're readily available and digestible. Read More.
60 Benefits of Exercise
Learn Just Some of the Many Benefits of a Fitness and Nutritional Plan
There are literally zillions of exercise benefits to be gained through a regular fitness and nutritional plan. When you read this list, you'll wonder why everyone isn't taking advantage of what fitness has to offer.
Let me count the ways... Read More.
7 Myths of Women's Weight Training and Female Bodybuilding
The myths about women's weight training and female bodybuilding do not ever seem to go away. With this article, I'd like to share the facts regarding weight training and female bodybuilding.
Women's Weight Training Myth #1 -Weight training makes you bulky and masculine.
Due to the fact that women do not, and cannot, naturally produce as much testosterone (one of the main hormones responsible for increasing muscle size) as males do, it is impossible for a woman to gain huge amounts of muscle mass by merely touching some weights. Unfortunately, the image that may come to your mind is that of professional female bodybuilders. Most of these women, unfortunately, use anabolic steroids (synthetic testosterone) along with other drugs in order to achieve that high degree of muscularity. Read More.
