Old Gimmicks Never Die…
I was idly surfing around the web today, and came across a pic of an old, 1920’s ad for a bogus weight loss product: La-Mar’s Reducing Soap. Here’s the spiel: The new discovery. Results quick and amazing – nothing internal to take. Reduce any part of the body desired without affecting other parts. No dieting or exercising. Be as slim as you wish. Acts like magic in reducing double chin, abdomen, ungainly...
The Methadone Diet
Ok, it’s not a real diet…it’s just my private nickname for the Slim Fast diet plan…as of yesterday. I mostly work on the bodybuilding/fitness side of things, so Slim Fast typically doesn’t show up on my radar screen. That should tell you something right there: bodybuilders are some of the leanest people in the world, and are obsessed with keeping body fat low. They’re ALWAYS looking for proven ways...
The Biggest Sucker
I was pushing my cart through the local Fred Meyer last night, when a display in the “health food” section hit my peripheral vision…a stack of cans with “The Biggest Loser Protein” emblazoned on the front. I kept going, but after about 10 steps, I wheeled the cart around and went back to take a closer look. It was the size of the cans that filtered into my consciousness…specifically, how tiny they...
Sensible Fat Loss Books
Christmas is nearly here, with the New Year’s celebrations to follow. And on Jan 1, will come the inevitable belt tightening, and resolutions to eat right and exercise. Problem is, there’s always the temptation to try for fast results, using extremely low cal and/or fad diets. This is a dumb idea, as – in the long run – weight maintenance is the goal. Lots of people lose lots of weight…but very few keep...
Negative Calorie Nonsense
I got a message this morning from a trainer buddy of mine. Here’s what he wrote: “Hey Elissa, I’m in a debate about negative calorie foods. I think you wrote an article about it but couldn’t find it on the forum. I know Celery is claimed to be negative calorie but is the cost of digestion really 146 calories to it’s 5 calorie content?!?” 146 calories to digest a stalk of celery???? Intrigued, I did...
The Spanish Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet
Yeah, it doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, does it? But that’s what the researchers in this latest study called it… Background Ketogenic diets are an effective healthy way of losing weight since they promote a non-atherogenic lipid profile, lower blood pressure and decrease resistance to insulin with an improvement in blood levels of glucose and insulin. On the other hand, Mediterranean diet is well known to be...
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