Diet Tips / Weight Loss
Weight management can seem like a daunting process, but a great way to feel more empowered is to be more informed. From finding your healthy weight to understanding intuitive eating, stay updated on the latest weight management insights.
16 Paleo Foods (That Are Also Bulletproof) to Snag at Trader Joe’s
In an ideal world, you’re buying organic vegetables and high-quality meat from your local farmer’s market each week. But that’s not always possible. You have a job and maybe a family — sometimes healthy convenience food is the only way to go. Enter Trader Joe’s. The beloved grocery store chain...
Gained Weight on the Paleo Diet? Here’s What Went Wrong.
If you tried paleo, you started eating real, nourishing foods, and you felt better. But, it’s a common complaint that people don’t lose weight on the paleo diet, or worse, gain weight There are several reasons you might not lose weight on the paleo diet. Maybe your carbs are too...
A Low-Carb Diet Helps Shed Body Fat, Even if the Scale Doesn’t Change
A study published in American Heart Association journal, Circulation, has found that a low-carb diet was better than a low-fat diet at reducing people’s body fat—even if the weight they lost was minimal. The study used MRI imaging technology to observe changes in organ fat distribution, and concluded that a Mediterranean,...
It’s NOT The Calories – Quality is What Counts
When it comes to nutrition and mainstream magazines with lots of ads from junk food companies, journalists sometimes seem to be oblivious to the research they write about. Take Time Magazine in particular. In 1985 they tried to convince you cholesterol and saturated fat caused heart disease, now in the...
The One Big Mistake Weight Watchers Made for 14 Years!
Wow… In 1997, Weight Watchers made up the “points system” which helped people to count calories. This effectively created a weight loss company that profited from teaching people ineffective ways to lose weight, driving them to spend more money losing weight. It was bad for people but good for the...
Major, New Study: Stop Wasting Your Time Avoiding Saturated Fat
If you’ve adopted a low-fat diet with the hope of preventing a heart attack, a new study says you’ve been wasting your time. A meta study (a study of other studies) published in the January 2010 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concluded that there is “no significant evidence for concluding...