Drink Your Daily Water!
If you're not a water drinker, it's time to turn yourself into one! Drinking water every day is key to maintaining good health. Your body is made up mostly of water — doesn't it make sense to replenish the good old H2O instead of filling up on soda or sugary fruit juices? Plus, did you know that the brain often mistakes thirst for hunger? Before running to the nearest snack machine, try drinking a few glasses of water and waiting about 20 minutes — your craving may just go away.
So how much water do you really need? Well, a general rule of thumb is about eight ounces of water eight times a day, but there's no strong scientific evidence to support that recommendation. In fact, some experts actually recommend 13 glasses for men and 9 for women! That may seem like a lot of water, but your body loses about 10 glasses in the course of a day. And if you're exercising, pregnant, or breastfeeding, or you live in a hot or humid climate, your water loss is greater, so you should increase your intake!
Take my advice and drink up — it's H2Ohhh so good for you! One tip: If you're having a hard time getting used to the taste of water, try adding a lemon wedge for a hint of sweetness!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
**Metabolism-Boosting Dietary Secrets**
I just finished a huge meal with my family today -- ham, yams,
mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and ice cream & cake as
dessert...
Yeah, I know... how could a fitness professional like myself
ever consider gorging on such a huge calorie-dense meal?
What if I told you that you can still eat your favorite foods
while simultaneously shedding body fat like crazy... Yes, it's
true... but only IF you understand how to manipulate a few KEY
aspects of your diet.
Today I want to introduce you to a unique dietary trick that
actually allows you to eat your favorite foods while
simultaneously boosting your metabolism so that you can shed off
body fat easier.
It involves a little bit of rotation of foods in your diet but
is actually quite easy and fun to do once you get it right.
In fact, if you do this right, you'll actually boost your
metabolism and make it easier to burn body fat.
Let me be clear about something... by using this unique method,
you do NOT need to starve yourself, overly restrict your food
intake, or try to live on nothing but chicken, broccoli, and
salad.
Remember, if you do this right, you can actually enjoy most of
your favorite foods every week.
My friend and colleague Jon Benson came up with this unique
dietary system with the help of Jan Hauser. I have to say that
it's brilliant what they've come up with. See for yourself
below...
http://FavoriteFoodsDiet.com
Jon and Jan were both obese years ago. Over the past four years,
they perfected a System that shows you how they went from obese
to "cover model" fit and still eat their favorite foods.
Not "once a week" either -- they INSIST you eat delicious food
frequently and without guilt or worry.
>>> Even better, they never count a single calorie!
They get to eat pizza, burgers, ice cream, and more...and still
drop the lbs!
This is not a pill, scam, or gimmick...this is science applied to the
real world.
The science: you take advantage of the fact your body prefers a
change of pace and can respond by burning ugly fat.
The real world: no one is going to eat salad and tuna every day
for the rest of their life in order to shed bodyfat and feel good
again.
Simple, right? Common sense!
You absolutely MUST HAVE a diet-plan you can live with for life.
And that's what this is.
Even better: through our special website below, you get this new
System at half price for a limited time only:
http://FavoriteFoodsDiet.com
Enjoy!
mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and ice cream & cake as
dessert...
Yeah, I know... how could a fitness professional like myself
ever consider gorging on such a huge calorie-dense meal?
What if I told you that you can still eat your favorite foods
while simultaneously shedding body fat like crazy... Yes, it's
true... but only IF you understand how to manipulate a few KEY
aspects of your diet.
Today I want to introduce you to a unique dietary trick that
actually allows you to eat your favorite foods while
simultaneously boosting your metabolism so that you can shed off
body fat easier.
It involves a little bit of rotation of foods in your diet but
is actually quite easy and fun to do once you get it right.
In fact, if you do this right, you'll actually boost your
metabolism and make it easier to burn body fat.
Let me be clear about something... by using this unique method,
you do NOT need to starve yourself, overly restrict your food
intake, or try to live on nothing but chicken, broccoli, and
salad.
Remember, if you do this right, you can actually enjoy most of
your favorite foods every week.
My friend and colleague Jon Benson came up with this unique
dietary system with the help of Jan Hauser. I have to say that
it's brilliant what they've come up with. See for yourself
below...
http://FavoriteFoodsDiet.com
Jon and Jan were both obese years ago. Over the past four years,
they perfected a System that shows you how they went from obese
to "cover model" fit and still eat their favorite foods.
Not "once a week" either -- they INSIST you eat delicious food
frequently and without guilt or worry.
>>> Even better, they never count a single calorie!
They get to eat pizza, burgers, ice cream, and more...and still
drop the lbs!
This is not a pill, scam, or gimmick...this is science applied to the
real world.
The science: you take advantage of the fact your body prefers a
change of pace and can respond by burning ugly fat.
The real world: no one is going to eat salad and tuna every day
for the rest of their life in order to shed bodyfat and feel good
again.
Simple, right? Common sense!
You absolutely MUST HAVE a diet-plan you can live with for life.
And that's what this is.
Even better: through our special website below, you get this new
System at half price for a limited time only:
http://FavoriteFoodsDiet.com
Enjoy!
Good diet tips
I was on a weekend trip with some friends recently and one of my friends was cooking breakfast for the whole group. I went over to see what he was cooking and saw he was getting ready to make a big batch of eggs.
Well, to my shock and horror, I noticed that he was cracking the eggs open and screening the egg whites into a bowl and throwing out the egg yolks. I asked him why the heck he was throwing out the egg yolks, and he replied...
"because I thought the egg yolks were terrible for you...that's where all the nasty fat and cholesterol is".
And I replied, "you mean that's where all the nutrition is!"
This is a perfect example of how confused most people are about nutrition. In a world full of misinformation, somehow most people now mistakenly think that the egg yolk is the worst part of the egg, when in fact, the YOLK IS THE HEALTHIEST PART OF THE EGG!
By throwing out the yolk and only eating egg whites, you're essentially throwing out the most nutrient dense, antioxidant-rich, vitamin and mineral loaded portion of the egg. The yolks contain so many B-vitamins, trace minerals, vitamin A, folate, choline, lutein, and other powerful nutrients... it's not even worth trying to list them all.
In fact, the egg whites are almost devoid of nutrition compared to the yolk.
Even the protein in egg whites isn't as powerful without the yolks to balance out the amino acid profile and make the protein more bio-available. Not to even mention that the egg yolks from free range chickens are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids.
Yolks contain more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, and B12, and panthothenic acid of the egg. In addition, the yolks contain all of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K in the egg, as well as all of the essential fatty acids.
And now the common objection I get all the time when I say that the yolks are the most nutritious part of the egg...
"But I heard that whole eggs will skyrocket my cholesterol through the roof"
No, this is FALSE!
First of all, when you eat a food that contains a high amount of dietary cholesterol such as eggs, your body down-regulates it's internal production of cholesterol to balance things out.
On the other hand, if you don't eat enough cholesterol, your body simply produces more since cholesterol has tons of important functions in the body.
And here's where it gets even more interesting...
There are indications that eating whole eggs actually raises your good HDL cholesterol to a higher degree than LDL cholesterol, thereby improving your overall cholesterol ratio and blood chemistry.
And 3rd... high cholesterol is NOT a disease! Heart disease is a disease...but high cholesterol is NOT. You can read the following article about why trying to attack cholesterol is a mistake, and what the REAL deadly risk factors actually are...
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/cholesterol-myths.html
So I hope we've established that whole eggs are not some evil food that will wreck your body... instead whole eggs are FAR superior to egg whites.
Also, your normal supermarket eggs coming from mass factory farming just don't compare nutritionally with organic free range eggs from healthy chickens that are allowed to roam freely and eat a more natural diet.
I recently compared eggs I bought at the grocery store with a batch of eggs I got at a farm stand where the chickens were free roaming and healthy.
Most people don't realize that there's a major difference because they've never bought real eggs from healthy chickens... The eggs from the grocery store had pale yellow yolks. On the other hand, the healthier free range eggs had deep orange colored yolks indicating much higher nutrition levels and carotenoids.
So next time a health or fitness professional tells you that egg whites are superior, you can quietly ignore their advice knowing that you understand the REAL deal about egg yolks.
One more thing about eggs...
I read a study recently that compared groups of people that ate egg breakfasts vs groups of people that ate cereal or bagel based breakfasts. The results of the study showed that the egg eaters lost or maintained a healthier bodyweight, while the cereal/bagel eaters gained weight.
It was hypothesized that the egg eaters actually ate less calories during the remainder of the day because their appetite was more satisfied compared to the cereal/bagel eaters who would have been more prone to wild blood sugar swings and food cravings.
Well, to my shock and horror, I noticed that he was cracking the eggs open and screening the egg whites into a bowl and throwing out the egg yolks. I asked him why the heck he was throwing out the egg yolks, and he replied...
"because I thought the egg yolks were terrible for you...that's where all the nasty fat and cholesterol is".
And I replied, "you mean that's where all the nutrition is!"
This is a perfect example of how confused most people are about nutrition. In a world full of misinformation, somehow most people now mistakenly think that the egg yolk is the worst part of the egg, when in fact, the YOLK IS THE HEALTHIEST PART OF THE EGG!
By throwing out the yolk and only eating egg whites, you're essentially throwing out the most nutrient dense, antioxidant-rich, vitamin and mineral loaded portion of the egg. The yolks contain so many B-vitamins, trace minerals, vitamin A, folate, choline, lutein, and other powerful nutrients... it's not even worth trying to list them all.
In fact, the egg whites are almost devoid of nutrition compared to the yolk.
Even the protein in egg whites isn't as powerful without the yolks to balance out the amino acid profile and make the protein more bio-available. Not to even mention that the egg yolks from free range chickens are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids.
Yolks contain more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, and B12, and panthothenic acid of the egg. In addition, the yolks contain all of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K in the egg, as well as all of the essential fatty acids.
And now the common objection I get all the time when I say that the yolks are the most nutritious part of the egg...
"But I heard that whole eggs will skyrocket my cholesterol through the roof"
No, this is FALSE!
First of all, when you eat a food that contains a high amount of dietary cholesterol such as eggs, your body down-regulates it's internal production of cholesterol to balance things out.
On the other hand, if you don't eat enough cholesterol, your body simply produces more since cholesterol has tons of important functions in the body.
And here's where it gets even more interesting...
There are indications that eating whole eggs actually raises your good HDL cholesterol to a higher degree than LDL cholesterol, thereby improving your overall cholesterol ratio and blood chemistry.
And 3rd... high cholesterol is NOT a disease! Heart disease is a disease...but high cholesterol is NOT. You can read the following article about why trying to attack cholesterol is a mistake, and what the REAL deadly risk factors actually are...
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/cholesterol-myths.html
So I hope we've established that whole eggs are not some evil food that will wreck your body... instead whole eggs are FAR superior to egg whites.
Also, your normal supermarket eggs coming from mass factory farming just don't compare nutritionally with organic free range eggs from healthy chickens that are allowed to roam freely and eat a more natural diet.
I recently compared eggs I bought at the grocery store with a batch of eggs I got at a farm stand where the chickens were free roaming and healthy.
Most people don't realize that there's a major difference because they've never bought real eggs from healthy chickens... The eggs from the grocery store had pale yellow yolks. On the other hand, the healthier free range eggs had deep orange colored yolks indicating much higher nutrition levels and carotenoids.
So next time a health or fitness professional tells you that egg whites are superior, you can quietly ignore their advice knowing that you understand the REAL deal about egg yolks.
One more thing about eggs...
I read a study recently that compared groups of people that ate egg breakfasts vs groups of people that ate cereal or bagel based breakfasts. The results of the study showed that the egg eaters lost or maintained a healthier bodyweight, while the cereal/bagel eaters gained weight.
It was hypothesized that the egg eaters actually ate less calories during the remainder of the day because their appetite was more satisfied compared to the cereal/bagel eaters who would have been more prone to wild blood sugar swings and food cravings.
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