Weight Loss Archive

  • Tweet Improved Health thru Better Digestion Ben Brown, Nutritionist, Owner, Body Systems Healing & Performance As you may already know, the process of digestion begins not in the mouth or...

    Improved Health through Better Digestion and Stomach Healing

    Tweet Improved Health thru Better Digestion Ben Brown, Nutritionist, Owner, Body Systems Healing & Performance As you may already know, the process of digestion begins not in the mouth or...

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  • Tweet Here’s a great little “Rant” from one of my body fat loss clients, Michele Balzano: “Everyone is curious to how to lose weight and get in shape. I am...

    Get in Shape “Rant”

    Tweet Here’s a great little “Rant” from one of my body fat loss clients, Michele Balzano: “Everyone is curious to how to lose weight and get in shape. I am...

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  • Tweet You Are Your Goals Most people set goals this time of year, usually revolving around weight loss through increased exercise and “better” food choices.  While these are perfectly normal...

    Did you Resolve to Lose Weight this Year?

    Tweet You Are Your Goals Most people set goals this time of year, usually revolving around weight loss through increased exercise and “better” food choices.  While these are perfectly normal...

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  • Tweet I wanted to put together an easy and nutritious recipe for a dish that can be done all in one pot, be-it, a crock-pot or large soup pot.  The...

    One Pot Turkey Chili

    Tweet I wanted to put together an easy and nutritious recipe for a dish that can be done all in one pot, be-it, a crock-pot or large soup pot.  The...

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  • Tweet What do an athlete, secretary, pilot, nurse, diabetic, infant, construction worker, and the President of the United States all have in common? Stumped? They all need more minerals in...

    Coconut Water: Healthy or Hype?

    Tweet What do an athlete, secretary, pilot, nurse, diabetic, infant, construction worker, and the President of the United States all have in common? Stumped? They all need more minerals in...

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  • Tweet How to Effectively Reduce Inflammation Achy back, sore knees, stiff neck, joint paint. Whether it’s getting out of bed, warming up on the range, post-workout soreness, physical trauma, or...

    The WHOLE Truth about Inflammation

    Tweet How to Effectively Reduce Inflammation Achy back, sore knees, stiff neck, joint paint. Whether it’s getting out of bed, warming up on the range, post-workout soreness, physical trauma, or...

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  • Tweet “Eat less saturated fat” has been the take home message from the US government for the last 40 years. While Americans have dutifully reduced caloric intake from saturated fat...

    The WHOLE Truth about Low Fat Diets

    Tweet “Eat less saturated fat” has been the take home message from the US government for the last 40 years. While Americans have dutifully reduced caloric intake from saturated fat...

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  • Tweet A recent survey by Kelton Research on behalf of Nutrisystem reveals that more than 50% of American women and 25% of American men would take a summer without sex...

    5 Fastest Fat Loss Foods

    Tweet A recent survey by Kelton Research on behalf of Nutrisystem reveals that more than 50% of American women and 25% of American men would take a summer without sex...

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  • Tweet I know you’ve heard it before (July 2010 Newsletter), but one of the easiest and most effective ways for people to start to improve their health and lose weight...

    Breakfast of Champions – Ditch the Wheaties and Go Meaty!

    Tweet I know you’ve heard it before (July 2010 Newsletter), but one of the easiest and most effective ways for people to start to improve their health and lose weight...

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  • Tweet I used to be hardcore into “functional training”. Meaning, I wanted to use exercises that would train people in multiple planes of motion, often including some sort of stabilization...

    Are Weight Machines Bad for You?

    Tweet I used to be hardcore into “functional training”. Meaning, I wanted to use exercises that would train people in multiple planes of motion, often including some sort of stabilization...

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  • Tweet After extensive research, I’ve come to learn that humans have somehow survived for hundreds of thousands of years on foods that can’t be found in a cereal box, haven’t...

    The Top 5 Secret Superfoods You’re Not Eating…But Should Be!

    Tweet After extensive research, I’ve come to learn that humans have somehow survived for hundreds of thousands of years on foods that can’t be found in a cereal box, haven’t...

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  • Tweet While we are all genetically predisposed to store stubborn body fat in unwanted areas, it seems there’s a direct correlation between the types of foods that we eat and...

    How to Get Leaner Legs

    Tweet While we are all genetically predisposed to store stubborn body fat in unwanted areas, it seems there’s a direct correlation between the types of foods that we eat and...

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  • Tweet Question: Is it true that not eating before a morning workout enables you to burn more fat? Answer: This is an extremely common fat burning strategy used by fitness...

    Should You Eat Before Exercising in the Morning?

    Tweet Question: Is it true that not eating before a morning workout enables you to burn more fat? Answer: This is an extremely common fat burning strategy used by fitness...

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  • Tweet If you are among the calorie conscious dieters that opt to consume artificially sweetened food and beverages to save yourself from those “extra” calories, you may want to think...

    The Bitter Truth about Artificial Sweeteners

    Tweet If you are among the calorie conscious dieters that opt to consume artificially sweetened food and beverages to save yourself from those “extra” calories, you may want to think...

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  • Tweet Conveniently Unhealthy: Food Bars and Shakes In today’s quick fix society, we place a heavy reliance on supplemental food bars and shakes. Be it muscle gain, weight loss, or...

    Supplemental Bars and Shakes: Yay or Nay?

    Tweet Conveniently Unhealthy: Food Bars and Shakes In today’s quick fix society, we place a heavy reliance on supplemental food bars and shakes. Be it muscle gain, weight loss, or...

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  • Tweet Q) How do I lose body fat around my midsection? A) I used to say that there’s no such thing as “spot reduction”, meaning, you can’t lose body fat...

    How Do I Lose Body Fat Around My Midsection?

    Tweet Q) How do I lose body fat around my midsection? A) I used to say that there’s no such thing as “spot reduction”, meaning, you can’t lose body fat...

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  • Tweet Magnesium is a vital mineral that works synergistically in the body with calcium. We often hear about the necessity of calcium, however, rarely hear about the importance of magnesium...

    Magnesium… Sleep lately?

    Tweet Magnesium is a vital mineral that works synergistically in the body with calcium. We often hear about the necessity of calcium, however, rarely hear about the importance of magnesium...

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  • Tweet Whole grains are good for you, right? It seems that grains, whole or otherwise, have several potential problems that might just be causing more harm than good. For the...

    Whole Grains Are Good For You?

    Tweet Whole grains are good for you, right? It seems that grains, whole or otherwise, have several potential problems that might just be causing more harm than good. For the...

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  • Tweet Most people are well aware of the importance of a good night’s sleep in order to stay energetic, but did you know that sleep is the most effective way...

    SLEEP: You Can’t Lose if You Don’t Snooze…

    Tweet Most people are well aware of the importance of a good night’s sleep in order to stay energetic, but did you know that sleep is the most effective way...

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  • Tweet Why is Omega-3 Supplementation Important? Fatty acid imbalances are common in societies like ours that consume an abundance of processed foods with artificial ingredients and hydrogenated (trans) fats, and...

    The Very Best Supplement Ever

    Tweet Why is Omega-3 Supplementation Important? Fatty acid imbalances are common in societies like ours that consume an abundance of processed foods with artificial ingredients and hydrogenated (trans) fats, and...

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  • Tweet Q) How many days/week should I lift weights and for how long? A) It depends on numerous factors, like training status, age, body fat, goals, etc… Since most people...

    Are Weights for Me?

    Tweet Q) How many days/week should I lift weights and for how long? A) It depends on numerous factors, like training status, age, body fat, goals, etc… Since most people...

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  • Tweet When it comes to exercise, more is not always better. The days of 45 – 60 minute moderate intensity elliptical or treadmill workouts are over. The recent research suggests...

    How Much Cardio is Enough?

    Tweet When it comes to exercise, more is not always better. The days of 45 – 60 minute moderate intensity elliptical or treadmill workouts are over. The recent research suggests...

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  • Tweet It seems that for many, breakfast can be a challenging meal. What we’ve been told to eat, and what actually fuels us are two very different things. Therefore, I...

    Breakfast Rules!

    Tweet It seems that for many, breakfast can be a challenging meal. What we’ve been told to eat, and what actually fuels us are two very different things. Therefore, I...

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  • Tweet 1) Get rid of every sugared liquid in the house. - including fruit juice (even fresh squeezed), soda (even diet), flavored “waters”, gatorade, etc… 2) Eat carbohydrates that contain...

    4 Rules to Prevent Obesity in Children

    Tweet 1) Get rid of every sugared liquid in the house. - including fruit juice (even fresh squeezed), soda (even diet), flavored “waters”, gatorade, etc… 2) Eat carbohydrates that contain...

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  • Tweet Hydrochloric Acid (HCL) in the stomach is a good thing. It is necessary to help us break down our foods so that the nutrients may be adequately absorbed for...

    Stomach Acid

    Tweet Hydrochloric Acid (HCL) in the stomach is a good thing. It is necessary to help us break down our foods so that the nutrients may be adequately absorbed for...

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