Study: Carb-Depleted Training Facilitates the Use of Fat for Fuel Given the choice between carbohydrates and adipose tissue (stored fat) as the fuel/energy source during your exercise, there is no choice. Your body chooses carbohydrates, this day, all day, every day. It’s the way we’re built to optimally operate. When your aim is ever greater performance and carbs made readily available, the system works th ...

The "G" Series... so impressive, so technical. WOW! It's the not so secret "sauce" that makes you an athlete. Right? Let's put the G = Gatorade to the test, mono-a-mono against the formidable banana. And see who prevails... The measure is the highly-coveted, muscle hydrating mineral, potassium. QUESTION: Which has more Potassium? A) 32 OZ Gatorade ...

[caption id="attachment_1090" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Angie's Nutty Vegan Whole Grain Pancakes"][/caption]As some of you know, our son, Nathaniel has severe food-allergies. Hence the reason why Angie and I have been making vegan pancakes and waffles for Sunday brunch over the years. It helps that Angie used to be vegan. The following recipe developed and perfected by Angie, is the curr ...

More, more, more... Consume, consume, consume. Be it in our garage, our homes, or our mouths. Consumers is the mantra that we've been conditioned by—the one we are in recovery from. But as we all know, recovery is a way of living not a destination. When more, more, more gets the best of us and we become just that, "more," as it more weight, more fat, more tired, more exhausted, more disgusted; we star ...

How can the #1 most successful box office movie in history help you shed fat, get fit and live the life of your dreams? Valid question. Allow me to explain… In 1997 movie maker James Cameron made Titanic, the #1 grossing movie of all time. Then he went quiet—resting on his success—most assumed. ...

What follows is a seemingly simple awareness practice that will bring you face to face with the pull of the programmed unconscious. It’s an excerpt from Chapter 10 , The Nutrition (Eating for LIFE) chapter of my book, Strength for LIFE. ...

It happened this past week. While the government was busy switching focus from healthcare reform to Wall Street reform the AHA (American Heart Association) put the hammer down on another dangerous—ultimately deadly—target of American gluttony and indulgence; sugar. Responding to a recent study that connected added sugars in food with elevated triglycerides and cholesterol, both precursors to heart disease, ...

Now I know that mood swings are a symptom of zinc deficiency. Hummm… Note to self there. This knowledge could come in handy. I’m familiar with the importance of Zinc for men, and it’s essential nature in supporting testosterone production. This first came to awareness in the ZMA product... ...