The Journey from Fat to Fit
Every January, bookstore shelves groan under the weight of the hundreds of brand-new weight loss/diet/exercise/nutrition/snake-oil books. And every January, millions of people…unhappy with their...
View ArticleA Technological Revolution for Health and Fitness Nerds
Quick post for all you fitness nerds out there. Today is the day that I finally get my greedy little hands on a Push Strength workout/fitness tracker. As an early indiegogo supporter, I am one of the...
View ArticleJohn Oliver Bitch Slaps the Sugar Industrial Complex
For years & years & years, health nerds like me have used websites like this to: inform the public about the health problems caused by the over-consumption of sugar, and shame the processed...
View ArticleJunk Food Can Damage Your Metabolism In Just 5 Days
The human body is an amazing machine. Capable of: Climbing mountains, Adapting to environments as disparate as the arctic and the tropical rain forest. Running for hundreds of kilometres at a stretch,...
View ArticleRestaurant Revolution: When Healthier Menus = Healthier Profits & Healthier Kids
In April 2012, Silver DIner, a full-service family restaurant chain with 15 locations in Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey, made three major changes to its children’s menu in order to make healthier...
View ArticleHenry Rollins v.s. McDonalds
A lesson in nutrition from an unlikely source – Mr. Henry Rollins enjoy .Filed under: 2010, Diabetes, Disease / Medical conditions, Food / Nutrition, Health, High Blood Pressure / Hypertension,...
View Article“Eating lettuce is over three times worse in greenhouse gas emissions than...
According to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, “eating lettuce is over three times worse in greenhouse gas emissions than eating bacon.” As news of this research spread around the web, Vegans...
View ArticleA Better Whey to Boost Your Health
Every year, bazillions of dollars are spent on drugs that promise to lower our cholesterol & triglycerides levels. Some work, some don’t. In a recent study, researchers discovered an inexpensive...
View ArticleFish Oil Switches Fat Storage Cells into Fat Burning Cells
Researchers from Kyoto University have discovered that fish oil can switch your fat storage cells into fat burning cells. Specifically, they found that consuming fish oil: Activates receptors in your...
View ArticleWhat’s with all the moral outrage surrounding McDonald’s “better” Chicken...
Three weeks ago, McDonald’s released a commercial touting their “better” chicken mcnuggets. The aim of the commercial was to show how McDonald’s is responding to changing consumer tastes by making...
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