Losing weight isn't as simple as "eat less & move more"
Every day, I scan the news for breakthroughs in health / fitness / obesity / etc. And just about every day, I run into some “expert” who informs the rest of us that permanent weight loss is as simple...
View ArticleDrew Carey: Low Carb Celebrity Sex Symbol
According to People magazine, Drew Carey has dropped 80 lbs and reversed his Type-2 diabetes since starting a low carb diet back in January. That’s 80 lbs in 7 months….or just over 11 lbs per month....
View ArticleThe Dreaded Kraft Dinner Hangover
I did something really stupid yesterday. It was just one of those days where I was: short on time running low on healthy food hungry as a bear and in a bad mood (crappy day, don’t even ask) As a result...
View ArticleThis is Why You Need to Take Astragalus
Astragalus Membranaceus has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine. And even though us Westerners are a few thousand years late to the game, our scientists are working hard to...
View ArticleDIET WAR – Dr. Oz vs Gary Taubes
Yesterday the low-carb blogosphere was abuzz with talk of the interview Dr. Oz conducted with one of their heroes – Gary Taubes. And all around those blogs, a lot of the talk focused on their belief...
View ArticleGot Fat? – Get Tangerines
An interesting new study (University of Western Ontario) has isolated a substance found in tangerines that “not only prevents obesity, but also offers protection against type 2 diabetes, and even...
View ArticleLeptin Resistance and the Search for a Magic Fat Pill
Leptin resistance is one of the hottest topics for scientists looking to develop an anti-obesity pill. In a new study, a group from Australia have finally discovered how leptin resistance actually...
View ArticleOxytocin and Obesity
I happened upon an interesting study this morning. According to researchers at the University of Washington, a group of obese rats lost a ton of weight after being injected with oxytocin – the “love...
View ArticleLose Weight with PGX
A new study, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, says that if you consume 5 grams of PGX fibre at the start of a meal, you will lower the Glycemic Index of that meal by 30%. And that’s good...
View ArticleIs Leptin Gene Therapy the Future of Weight Loss?
Every year, millions of “weight loss” dollars are spent by pharmaceutical companies in the search for a drug that can prevent and/or reverse obesity. And every year, billions of “weight loss” dollars...
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