My never ending, lifelong quest to conquer modern day nutrition continues as I address the misunderstanding of key principles.

It seems that almost everyone has a problem with this or that, some kind of thyroid problem, some kind of metabolism problem, or more recently, some kind of problem due to a lack of eating MORE calories. I keep hearing, “I can never eat enough calories to lose weight.”

It may sound crazy, but more and more people keep telling me they don’t eat enough calories to lose weight.

I’m usually baffled, but again, it comes back to a lack of understanding of the key nutritional principles. [Read more…]

Hello friends,

As I continue to attack the puzzle of nutrition, the more I realize the simplicity of proper nutrition.

You see, healthy eating is simple. It is perhaps the simplest thing regarding nutrition that we already know.

But there are so many other things, ideas, documentaries, bad guys, ideologies, and traditions that help to mystify this process.

I just saw this TEDx video by Dr. Mike Isratael and he dissolves the science by looking at the sum of the evidence, conclusions based on a body of studies. After digesting these volumes of work, he makes some profounding conclusions, which are, surprisingly simple. [Read more…]

What should I eat to lose weight? to feel good? to look good? to perform good?

This is really the million-dollar question. Literally.

This question has made people millions of dollars. There are countless diets, books, television shows, documentaries, blogs, seminars, life coaches, and self-proclaimed gurus that all aspire to answer this simple question.

There is a new series that I saw on Hulu called My Diet is Better Than Yours. Some of the so-called experts seem more like clowns to me.

For example, one of the methods was called Taskercise. The great idea? Find ways to workout while doing everyday things. Squats in line at the grocery store after lunging the length of the vegetable aisle. The website even advocates the use of a swivel chair to “get great abs.”

The fact that there are people out there peddling products like these is an indication of the vast amount of desperation that exists today.

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