I'm a big fan of the low-carb diet. Not only has it been shown to be more effective than a low-fat diet, but it bestows many additional health benefits over a typical diet. However, I’ve noticed over the years people get too focused on meat and dairy and ignore fruits and vegetables because they don’t think it’s part of the plan. It’s absolutely part of the plan, and with a little explanation, you’ll understand why.
Exercise Physiologist Bryan Haycock quickly recaps everything you learned throughout the series. He highlights how your body stores fuel as fat, how to release that stored fat, and how the various types of diets can accomplish that goal.
Dieting can be a slow process. In part 7, Exercise Physiologist Bryan Haycock explains the difference between slow weight loss and a true plateau when the diet actually stops producing results. He describes how to properly "re-feed" to fire your metabolism back up when your diet stops working, and how to properly end a diet without packing the pounds back on.
CLA stands for Conjugated Linoleic Acid. This essential fatty acid not only has been shown to help reduce body fat while maintaining muscle, but it also offers a ton of additional health benefits such as protecting against cardiovascular disease and cancer, improving bone mass, and reducing inflammation. It was once part of our diet before the rise of factory farming, so I recommend it to most people even if they aren’t trying to lose weight.
