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Why The BMI Isn't Racist

Apr 15, 2021
2 min

Why The BMI Isn't Racist

If you Google “BMI is racist”, there’s no shortage of articles that pop up supporting this silly idea. Yes, it’s silly and I will elaborate on that… Obesity has increased markedly over the recent years in Westernized civilizations. This isn’t good… Four out of every ten Americans are now classified as obese and it’s showing in health outcomes. There are causal links between increases in body fat and comorbidities. This isn’t really debatable whatever the HAES movement likes t

Normalization Of Obesity

Jan 6, 2021
2 min

Normalization Of Obesity

There’s been a Cosmo magazine cover circulating lately that shows morbidly obese women with the words “this is healthy”. They started putting obese women on their covers about 2 years ago with Tess Holiday, but this time they outright said it was healthy. We want to explain why this health-at-every-size (HAES) movement isn’t good, but first let’s mention what they do right. They advocate for not shaming yourself or others based on your body size or weight. That’s great. You a

Why Are Some People Resistant To Change?

Sep 18, 2020
1 min

Why Are Some People Resistant To Change?

One of the biggest obstacles of self-evolution is our self-identity. Let me break that down for you… In order to move forward in our beliefs, we need to unlearn old beliefs. But that’s really hard to do when you associate your old beliefs with your self-identity because you essentially need to break down who you are in order to become a better version of yourself. So, think about people who’s entire identity is wrapped up in a belief system. In nutrition, this includes people

Should You Take EAAs or BCAAs If You Can’t Meet Your Daily Protein Quota?

Sep 17, 2020
1 min

Should You Take EAAs or BCAAs If You Can’t Meet Your Daily Protein Quota?

Yeah, you should probably take some EAAs, or BCAAs if you don’t have EAAs available. But why not just us a protein powder, which is just as easy to consume and often less pricey? Because you don’t want to break a fast before training? There’s really no difference between EAAs and protein powder, as both have the same metabolic effects on the body. But EAAs and BCAAs don’t have calories, right? Nope, every amino acid provides an average of 4 Calories per gram, just like protei

Dietary Fats & Toxicity

Sep 14, 2020
2 min

Dietary Fats & Toxicity

Let’s talk about fats and fatty acids. One of our listeners asked us to address our thoughts on saturated vs unsaturated fats and the idea that polyunsaturated (PUFAs) fats are toxic. First and foremost, PUFAs are not toxic! Getting too much PUFA in the diet (>10% calories), be it omega-6s or omega-3s, can harm health be make cell membranes too fluid, but this isn’t toxicity. Even with industrial seed oils, they aren’t toxic and they aren’t inflammatory. Research has shown th

How To Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

Sep 4, 2020
2 min

How To Reverse Type 2 Diabetes

What if we told you that you could reverse type 2 diabetes? You’d call BS, right? Well you would be wrong! You can absolutely reverse type 2 diabetes under the right circumstances. All it requires is fat loss. The fundamental cause of type 2 diabetes has been described as the Twin Cycle Hypothesis, with the two cycles involving the liver and the pancreas. When you exceed your personal fat threshold, you begin to store fat in skeletal muscle, the liver, and the pancreas, causi

Can You Be Obese & Healthy?

Sep 3, 2020
1 min

Can You Be Obese & Healthy?

Although there is no consensus on what criteria define metabolic health, people who seem pretty healthy despite being obese are considered to have what’s called “metabolically healthy obesity” (MHO). Commonly, these people are obese without the insulin resistance, low-grade inflammation, elevated blood lipids, or high levels of visceral fat. This state is often used to facilitate the belief that obesity isn’t harmful to one’s health. Yet, those with MHO are still at an increa

High Fasting Blood Glucose May Just Be A Cortisol Problem

Aug 25, 2020
1 min

High Fasting Blood Glucose May Just Be A Cortisol Problem

How many of you have prediabetic fasting glucose levels in the morning? This is a pretty common occurrence in the dieting world, particularly for small women, those who are very active, or those who don’t eat a lot of carbohydrates. It’s important to understand that this high glucose reading in the morning isn’t pathological, it’s adaptational. When you wake up, cortisol is released to get you going. Part of its job is to stimulate glucose output by the liver. When you are in

True Altruism Is A Myth & Here Is Why

Jun 9, 2020
2 min

True Altruism Is A Myth & Here Is Why

𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡?⁣ ⁣ 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 —> The action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one’s good character or moral correctness of the position on a particular issue.⁣ ⁣ 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐠𝐨. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐭!⁣ ⁣ When you virtue signal or talk about all the 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 you do, it is purely as a means of satisfying your

The Fat Loss Blueprint

Jun 5, 2020
3 min

The Fat Loss Blueprint

Hey everyone! I'm incredibly proud to announce that my first program — The Fat Loss Blueprint — has finally launched. Most diet and fat lo

Are Probiotics Necessary & What Are Prebiotics?

May 26, 2020
1 min

Are Probiotics Necessary & What Are Prebiotics?

PRE-biotics are a specific type of fiber that facilitates the growth and maintenance of specific beneficial bacteria within the intestinal tract, while PRO-biotics are the beneficial bacteria themselves.⁣ ⁣ Taking prebiotic supplements, like partially hydrolyzed guar gum, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥, like when you take antibioti

Is Honey Healthier Than Sugar?

May 25, 2020
1 min

Is Honey Healthier Than Sugar?

𝐈𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫?⁣ ⁣ A lot of people think of honey as a “𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭” source of sugar that is healthier than other forms like table sugar (sucrose) and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS). It does indeed have a ton of bioactive molecules that have been associated with health benefits, but you’d need to eat 50–80 grams of sugar to get a meaningful dose. Even then, is the added sugar in your diet worth it?⁣ ⁣ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭. ⁣ ⁣ At

Is trauma Sabotaging Your Efforts To Live Your Best Life?

Apr 22, 2020
3 min

Is trauma Sabotaging Your Efforts To Live Your Best Life?

Trauma is a 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩, and we all just wish it would go away. It’s a subject that many of us don’t fully understand which leads to misappropriate labeling and expression of our behaviors. Once we understand what and how it’s impacting our lives, we can start to untangle it from our habits. ⁣ ⁣ Trauma is stored in our implicit memory, or subconscious memory, where it is able to show up in our thoughts and life without us consciously knowing it. This is different from our expl

Are You Getting Sufficient Potassium?

Apr 17, 2020
1 min

Are You Getting Sufficient Potassium?

⁣ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀: ensuring you get ample potassium is critical for optimal health.⁣ ⁣ This is generally easy to do if you eat a whole-foods diet rich in 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, but many people don’t eat a lot of plants, even if they are eating mostly whole foods. 𝗟𝗼𝘄-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗺. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗙𝗨𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧: Ensuring adequate potassium on a low-carb diet is all the more important to balance the hig

Why do I smell like ammonia?!

Apr 17, 2020
1 min

Why do I smell like ammonia?!

⁣ 𝗔 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘴?!⁣ ⁣ It’s common for athletes and fitness enthusiasts to have sweat that stinks like ammonia. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝗵𝘆?⁣ ⁣ It comes down to amino acid metabolism. When amino acids from the diet or our skeletal muscle are metabolized within the liver, ammonia is produced. Normally, the liver works to convert this ammonia into urea and excrete in the urine (𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘥�

Should You Restrict Protein To Extend Your Lifespan?

Apr 14, 2020
2 min

Should You Restrict Protein To Extend Your Lifespan?

People like to 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘴, and diet is no exception. We know that chronically overeating shortens lifespan, so therefore

The Infamous Dirty Comments Women Get — No I Am Not Talking Dick Picks & The Words That Follow...

Apr 9, 2020
2 min

The Infamous Dirty Comments Women Get — No I Am Not Talking Dick Picks & The Words That Follow...

So please consider this 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦, but 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 and 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭, idea when typing up your comment: 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘆, 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Habits That Can Make Or Break You During COVID-19

Apr 7, 2020
1 min

Habits That Can Make Or Break You During COVID-19

As most of us explore the inner workings of our homes, we are developing a host of new habits, ones that will stay with us for some time.⁣

Diet & Training Shifts During COVID-19

Apr 6, 2020
2 min

Diet & Training Shifts During COVID-19

How has our diet and training has changed with the 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 lockdown. ⁣

One Of My Favorite Antivirals: Olive Leaf

Apr 3, 2020
1 min

One Of My Favorite Antivirals: Olive Leaf

Oleuropein is patented in the US for antiviral activity against various viral diseases, such as herpes, hepatitis, rotavirus, and the

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