“Everyone should drink eight 8 oz glasses of water a day for optimal health.”
“You can’t trust thirst. By the time you feel thirsty, it’s already too late.”
We’ve all grown up hearing these bits of hydration wisdom, but where did they come from? And are they even true? Learn where most of our hydration science comes from and how it has misled us.
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Whenever I help someone with weight loss, he or she will inevitably ask me, “So what should I eat?”
I always tell them I have no idea what they like so how can I tell them what to eat? If this statement makes no sense to you, then you have probably fallen victim to this dieting obstacle before - picking diet food you hate. Food is a joy, and denying yourself this joy with healthy foods you happen to hate will simply bring a quick end to your new diet plans. Learn how to modify your current diet with great tasting, healthy options, so that you can stick with it for a lifetime.
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A somewhat controversial study was published last week which claimed that non-caloric artificial sweeteners like saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame may cause glucose intolerance by changing the composition of the beneficial microbes in the digestive system. While there were some issues with the study, their findings convinced me to stop recommending them to clients or using them myself.
Continue reading...The New York Times has a great article breaking down a study concerning low-carb verses low-fat diets. There have been many studies on this subject in the past, but this one is interesting because it didn’t ask the test subjects to limit their calories. There are some interesting findings that I was surprised by.
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