Weight Loss Without Exercise, Diet Alone

12 February 2018 Weight loss is supposedly simple math; if you expend more energy than you consume, you'll lose weight. The equation doesn't care much if you burn more, consume less, or combine both approaches. Unfortunately, the body doesn't always perform as a simple equation, but rather a complex system which reacts in ways [sometimes] counter to your own goals. Numerous studies have looked into the results of weight loss without exercise and have come to interesting conclusions.

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New Year's Resolutioners Gym Etiquette Guide

03 January 2018 It's been referred to as the gympocalypse; the beginning of the year when resolutioners join the gym en masse. Having a solid resolution and being serious about change is commendable, and joining a gym is a great way of doing so. Due to the large influx of new members in a small period of time, the gym becomes a Wild West where anything goes. This sort of unorganized environment makes it difficult to properly utilize equipment. Here are a few of the important rules resolutioners should acquaint themselves with before becoming regulars.

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Holiday Weight Gain

17 December 2017 The Holiday Season isn't known for the healthy environment it creates. Three plates of turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing, plus dessert has to go somewhere. Surely these calorie dense options lead to weight gain, but is unwanted holiday weight gain really as big of a problem as everyone makes it out to be? Several studies have looked into this question and researchers have come to important conclusions.

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Relevant or Outdated? The 3,500 Calorie Weight Loss Rule

12 April 2016 In 1958, a now infamous study concluded one pound of body fat was equal to 3,500 calories. It's been conventional diet wisdom for over half a century: a 3,500 calorie increase or decrease, above or below maintenance levels results in a one pound change in weight. Most diets base their weight loss targets on this old rule: spread 3,500 calories over a week to see a gain or loss of one pound. Given the advances in our understanding of how the body works, does this 3,500 rule still stand today?

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Overview of Sugar Part 2 - Effects, Recommendations & Lowering Strategies

07 April 2016 Americans' intake of sugar is way too high and it has no real value in the diet. We use sugar for energy which is the extent of what it's good for. Too much sugar leads to very serious health effects including obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Though dietary sugar serves little purpose in the body, we can still eat some without facing negative health effects.

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Sugar Part 1 - Definition & Sources

06 April 2016 Sugar is addictive, bad for you in large quantities and makes everything it touches delicious. Sugar is a type of carbohydrate found naturally in some foods such as fruits and vegetables, and added to other foods such as candy bars, sodas and cookies. Like all good things, Americans tend to ignore moderation and overindulge leading to profoundly negative health effects.

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