Are Vegetable and Seed Oils Bad For Your Health? A Critical Look

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The consumption of processed seed and vegetable oils has increased dramatically in the past century. Commonly mistaken as health foods, quite a few studies show that these oils can cause harm. What Are They and How Are They Made? These are oils that are extracted from seeds like Soybean, Cottonseed, … [Read more...]

Daily Intake of Sugar – How Much Sugar Should You Eat Per Day?

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Added sugar is the single worst ingredient in the modern diet. It provides calories with no added nutrients and can damage your metabolism in the long run. Eating too much sugar is linked to weight gain and various diseases like obesity, type II diabetes and heart disease. But how much is too much? … [Read more...]

10 Things Dietitians Say About Low-Carb Diets That Don’t Make Sense

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When arguing with nutrition professionals about diet, it can be hard to get your point across. They often seem biased against ideas that don't fit with their philosophy. They say we should eat a "balanced" diet (that includes sugar!!) and enjoy everything in moderation. When the topic of low-carb … [Read more...]

When The Mainstream “Heart-Healthy” Low-Fat Advice Can Kill You

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"The overall theme of what I'm going to talk about is that we've been misled. We have been given misinformation from food and drug company supported research. We've also been misled by government-sponsored advice about the foods that we should eat and the drugs that we should take." In the video above, … [Read more...]

Coconut Sugar – Healthy Sugar Alternative or a Big, Fat Lie?

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As the harmful effects of sugar and high fructose corn syrup become increasingly more evident, people are turning to natural alternatives. A sweetener that has become very popular in the past few years is coconut sugar. This sugar is derived from the coconut palm tree and is touted as being more … [Read more...]

7 Healthy Low-Carb Meals in Under 10 Minutes

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I get asked what I eat all the time, so I thought it would be a good idea to write an article with some of my go-to meals. I'm not the most creative guy in the kitchen and usually use only a handful of ingredients. My meals can be prepared in under 10 minutes... but I've still managed to make them taste … [Read more...]

Can Coffee Increase Your Metabolism and Help You Burn Fat?

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Coffee contains caffeine... which is the most commonly consumed psychoactive substance in the world. Caffeine has made its way to most commercial fat burning supplements, for good reason. It is one of the few substances that is known to help mobilize fats from the fat tissues and increase … [Read more...]

Low-Carb vs Vegan and Vegetarian Diets – Time to Retire The Fad

Girl Who Does Not Like Vegetables

I have absolutely nothing against vegetarians and vegans. Everyone is entitled to make their own decisions about their health and what they do with their bodies. There is no perfect diet for everyone and people can get results on a variety of different diets. The main purpose of this website is to … [Read more...]

7 Reasons Why Butter is Good For You

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Butter is one of those foods that can turn bland meals into masterpieces. But in the past few decades, it has been blamed for everything from obesity to heart disease. Recently, butter has been making a comeback as a "health food." Here are 7 reasons why butter is good for you. 1. Butter is Rich … [Read more...]

Overweight and Obesity go WAY Beyond Personal Responsibility

A man who needs to lose weight

Keeping your calorie intake and calorie expenditure balanced is considered to be a matter of self-discipline. People who gain weight are assumed to lack personal responsibility... that obesity is just a matter of gluttony and sloth. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In the video above, three … [Read more...]