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Carb Cycling How To

Carb cycling is a method of manipulating caloric intake by restricting carbohydrates on some days and reintroducing them on others.  Unlike other forms of intensive dieting (in which weight drops quickly and immediately yo-yos back up once the diet is over),...

Female Fat Loss: A Day of Eating

ARTICLE AT A GLANCE We've teamed up with our friends at Lift-STL to bring you a day of eating and movement for fat loss. The philosophy, simple rules to follow, how to do the math for your personal calorie and macro needs, as well as a sample day of eating are all...

Female Fat Loss: A Day of Movement

ARTICLE AT A GLANCE We've teamed up with our friends at Lift-STL to bring you a day of eating and movement for fat loss. The philosophy, simple rules to follow, and a great full body workout are all here. Let's get started!   Are you trying to lose body...

Are Cheat Meals a Good Idea?

When I think of cheat meals, my first thought is of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. He is known to share his weekly cheat meals on social media, often consisting of massive stacks of pancakes, an entire XXL pizza to himself, or a pyramid of mouth-watering brownies. His weekly nutrition regimen …

7 Strategies to Break Your Bad Nutrition Habits

We eat the way we do for a myriad of underlying reasons, and many of these factors weren’t necessarily in our control when our behavior development around food started. Some human eating behaviors even come from our remote ancestors and instinctual survival needs! With habits being so deeply rooted, they …

Ask the MD: Do Calories Really Matter?

Calories are the foundation of nutrition. They are units of energy we consume and burn off all day, every day. They are listed at the top of every nutrition label, and they are the notorious defining variable of several diets. But how important are calories to your success? 

5 Unconventional Tips for a Healthy Metabolism

This article isn’t about magic pills or 7 day detoxes. We’re going to focus on action items that will improve multiple aspects of your health. Some of these tips may be new to you and as the title suggests - you will probably consider them unconventional.

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Carb Cycling for Women

Carb cycling is an excellent strategy for women who want to optimize their body composition while maintaining their exercise performance. However, the typical approach of alternating almost daily doesn’t match with female hormone cycling. The ideal approach for women is to plan for 2-week cycles of high and low carb …

A Pro’s Guide to Meal Plans for Weight Loss

Most of us would love to whittle away the stubborn belly fat that circles our waists, either for health reasons or to just feel better about our bodies, but few people understand what it takes to drop excess weight. And it doesn’t matter if you need to lose 10...

The Most Important Blood Test for Longevity

Most people recognize the connection between high blood sugar, diabetes, and increased health risks. That’s why fasting blood sugar (FBS) tests are so common — they can gauge the risks of developing diabetes or prediabetes. But FBS tests are nearsighted and can...

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