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Category — Weight Loss

Should You Detox With the Master Cleanse Diet?

If you’ve ever done any research on detoxification, cleansing, or fast weight loss, you’ve probably heard a thing or two about the Master Cleanse Diet. You know, the lemonade diet that’s suposed to clean out your colon, clear up your skin, and help you lose 20 pounds in just a few days’ time. But is [...]

February 8, 2011   5 Comments

Two Rules for Lasting Raw Food Weight Loss

As promised on Monday, today I want to continue the discussion on the right foods for weight loss by providing the two rules you must follow if you want to lose weight permanently. So let’s get right to it, shall we? Rule #1: Cut Back on Fat Everyone knows that Americans eat way too much [...]

December 3, 2010   11 Comments

The Real Reason Americans Are Fat

According to Doctors Douglas J. Lisle and Alan Goldhamer, the authors of The Pleasure Trap: Mastering the Hidden Force that Undermines Health & Happiness, it isn’t how much you eat that is making you fat. It’s what you eat. Lisle and Goldhamer believe that if you consume a healthy plant-based diet, you will not gain weight. [...]

November 29, 2010   4 Comments

Still Stuck on Cardio for Fat Loss?

So my article on cardio and fat loss didn’t convince you, huh? You just don’t believe that high intensity interval training (HIIT) results in more fat loss than steady state cardio. Well, maybe this intriguing case study will convince you! The Twin Study Let’s take another look at PACE and Dr. Sears’ Twin Study, which examined two 18 [...]

October 18, 2010   2 Comments

Wanna Burn Fat? Quit the Cardio!

Recently I asked the question: “Is low-intensity cardio the best way to burn fat?” No way, Jose. If you want to maximize your fat burning efforts, you have to use up more calories while you exercise. Now you may be thinking that this means working out for hours and hours a day. Think again. More [...]

October 15, 2010   9 Comments