Why the price you’re really paying for the convenient "twist off top" protein shakes may be your life—at least your health. You’ve likely heard the saying, “If a tree falls in the forest does anyone hear it?” It’s a oft used, well travel thought experiment that questions the nature of reality. One I like to leverage when pointing to the fundamental flaw of the ready-to-drink, twist off top, protein shakes / ...

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 ...

Are you experienced enough to remember the pet rock phenomena of the 70's. Quite a remarkable fad that made it's inventor, Gary Dahl a millionaire nearly overnight. The premise was very simple. Take an inanimate object and allow millions of people to project their uniquely human qualities on it. Thus, giving it--the rock--the illusion of being, of living, of having human quality. Now, of course we know in o ...

This is a delicious, healthy Greek inspired pizza we made for a weekend dinner as a family. [caption id="attachment_924" align="alignright" width="271" caption="Tsiatsos Healthy Homemade Greek Pizza"][/caption] The kids enjoyed helping out too. Gets them invested too. Oh yes, while I lead the healthy pizza charge a few weeks back, this even healthier, more creative version was Angie's truly. I helped a litt ...

So... [caption id="attachment_830" align="alignright" width="213" caption="Get Crazy Skinny!!!"][/caption] I'm looking for the right word... Bad... pathetic... ordinary... out dated... prehistoric... archaic... first order... paleolithic... Wait! That last one seems to have become a diet, so it may not apply. But I'm sure you get my drift. What other colorful descriptions come to mind? Please share them... ...

"Question: I don't take supplements. I'm into just being real. Try to eat clean...Should I be using any supplements? And if so, why?" ~ Jason D. Answer: I salute your "just being real." But as for "should you take supplements?," that’s something that... ...

If you've ever tried hard to lose weight and get fit you know just how complex and confusing it all can be. And the harder you've tried the more complex it gets. Right? Well, finally... after years of trial and effort, years of struggling, years of--dare I say it?--wasting your time and money it's here! Yes! The one you've been waiting for. The PERFECT DIET! But wait! That's not all. You also get the PERFEC ...

This morning’s LIVE question was on the Seaweed Diet. A guy who called in said he’d lost 22 pounds in 4 weeks by eating 2 ounces of seaweed a day--without changing anything I’m eating or adding exercise. I’m still eating all the cheeseburgers, soda pop and candy I want.... ...