Belly Fat Loser

Tweet Protein is an important building block for our body. Muscle, hair, skin and connective tissue are mainly made up of protein. In addition, protein is a unique and powerful player in all of the cells and most of the fluids in our bodies. Many of our bodies’ important chemicals such as enzymes, neurotransmitters and [...]

Tweet Face it, many of our best intentions for new year’s weight loss resolutions will be forgotten by the time we’re reaching for that second beer during the Superbowl. It’s sad, but that’s about as far as most people go, despite their best intentions. In some cases, it’s because the food that many people force [...]

Tweet Happy 2011! This is going to be a great one, and if you have picked this year as the one that you’re going to target those pounds, congratulations. You may be considering one of those prepared, delivered diet plan programs as one way to achieve your goal. Medifast is one of the most popular [...]

Tweet Are eggs good for you? Really, they’ve been much maligned throughout the years as a food that will do nothing but drive up your cholesterol numbers, but is it really true? Will eggs lead you to an early grave, or do they have a welcome place at the table if you’re trying to lose [...]

Tweet As many of us prepared to deep fry our turkeys for Thanksgiving the other day, the subject of  cooking oil naturally came to mind. Many people take it on faith that cooking oils are bad, and there is really no such thing as a healthy cooking oil. If you’re one of those folks, that’s [...]

Tweet There’s no question that the benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids have been in the news frequently for the last couple of years. One big question that pops up is the question of where to get those Omega-3s; fish oil or flax seed? For one thing, there’s no rule that says you can’t use both. [...]

Tweet If you’ve never heard of hemp protein or its benefits, that’s quite okay. I have been heavily involved in health and fitness for 25 years and though I knew most of the important things about diet and nutrition. After all, I’ve talked constantly to everyone from bodybuilders to tennis players, Major League Baseball players, [...]

Tweet We’ve all heard the phrase “You are what you eat.”. Many of us had this tidbit of nutritional advice drilled into our heads from an early age. Did you ever stop to think that this also applies to what you are eating as well? It’s true. If the cows that supply your beef eat [...]

Tweet We’re always looking for ways to eat better, since diet is one of the cornerstones to fat loss. You know, we have this thought, often a misconception, that just because a package proclaims something is “light” , “diet”, or “healthy” it actually is. Ah, the power of marketing. What’s really going on here? On [...]

Tweet Here are the first answers to some of your fat loss questions that you submitted in response to my post last week. I’ll answer more in upcoming posts. Thanks for the comments, everyone. Remember, the fact that you’re committed enough to your goal of losing fat to keep trying and ask questions is worth [...]

Tweet Acerola cherry (Malpighia Glabra L. ) has recently been touted for that buzzword of health, antioxidants, but the acerola cherry is not new, having been enjoyed by people in North, Central, and South America for centuries. In fact, it grows natively in the U.S., Mexico, and Central America, and is beginning to be cultivated [...]

Tweet Many health experts extol the benefits of eating fish. I eat it all the time. After all, fish is a fantastic source of complete protein and is loaded with the Omega-3 fatty acids that we’re always being told are great for our cardio-vascular systems. Studies and anecdotal evidence has even show that Omega-3s can [...]