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Faith Based Diets: Does God Punish You For Being Fat?

Faith based diets have been around for decades. But is overeating really a sin? Does God punish you for being fat? A recent column in an issue of USA Today answers, “weight loss is hard enough without feeling that the almighty is on your back, too”… Recently, I was sitting in a wonderful little breakfast [...]

Avoid Junk Food or Eat Healthier Junk Foods?

As a fitness professional, I’m always amazed (and puzzled) with the conflict people seem to have with losing weight, yet they refuse to stop eating junk food. An interesting thing I have noticed over my many years helping people to lose weight is that almost every single person that has told me that they are [...]

Understanding Good Carbohydrates Vs Bad Carbs and Choosing Healthy for Weight Loss

There has been so much confusion about the topic of good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates in recent years… I wanted to help clear up some of that confusion for you and set you on a clearer path to lifelong fat loss success and healthier eating. First of all, although I am not a “low carb” [...]

What Supplement is Right for You?

You know if I had a nickel for every time somebody asked me “Isabel, what supplements should I be taking?”, I swear, I’d be rich (and lying on the beach in Bermuda right now…or the Bahamas…I’m not picky.) People are so confused and, sometimes, a bit too hung up on the supplement thing. Many times [...]

Why Choosing Healthy Food at the Grocery Store Can Be Tricky

I was at the grocery store (super-market) yesterday and had to shake my head at all of the clever deceptive food labeling that’s everywhere. In every aisle, I saw tons of products claiming all sorts of things that are supposedly “healthy”, but are not in reality. This is food marketing deception at its worst. One [...]

Saturated Fat – Deadly Food Demon or Healthy Part of a Natural Diet?

You’ve been told for decades that saturated fat will kill you. Even medical and health professionals have believed this was a “fact”. However, did you know that this “fact” has never been proven? In this article, you’ll learn why saturated fat may actually have some surprising benefits. I’ve written many times in the last couple [...]

The Truth About Cholesterol

I am going to let you in on something shocking. Cholesterol is not the major culprit in heart disease. I know this may be hard to believe after all we have heard about the dangers of high cholesterol from our doctors, and the media. But the truth is, it is not the cholesterol levels themselves [...]

The Real Truth behind Organic Foods

Many people are unaware of what organic food really is. It seems that everywhere we go now, someone is promoting something that is “organic”. Are these foods worth your time and money? It almost seems like some people are afraid of organic food. Could this be possible? Are people afraid that eating one morsel of [...]

Fat Loss Nutrition

Fat loss nutrition is simple. It is really easy. At least, on paper it is easy, but as we all know, sticking to a fat loss diet is a tough thing to do. But the least I can do is give you some helpful nutrition tips to show you how to eat to lose fat. [...]

Diet Tips for Abs – Fat Loss for a Six Pack

In this article, I’ve posted the “diet tips for six pack abs” portion of our interview we recently did. Enjoy! Here it is… CB: And finally Mike, 1 or 2 of your top secret nutrition tips for carving out those six pack abs. Open your vault of info! MG: Well Craig, I think you’d agree [...]