Guest post written by: Amy Berger, MS, CNS, NTP Hey Folks! (As Robb would say.) Long-time readers of Robb’s blog might recall that a couple years back, I introduced you to a book I’d written about using a low-carb/ketogenic diet to fight Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline. Back then, it was a simple little pdf… Continue Reading
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Is Your Low-Carb Diet Really a Low-Carb Diet?
By Eirik Garnas, http://www.darwinian-medicine.com/ Would you call a diet that contains 75-150 grams of carbohydrate a low-carb diet? If so, then you’re not alone. I think most people, including the vast majority of nutritionists and dietitians, would answer yes to that question. We humans tend to base our understanding of what is natural and… Continue Reading
30-Day Challenge Analysis Part 3: Changing Your Life For Real – Let’s Do This Right
All right folks, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. That’s right, it’s the GRAND FINALE of the EPIC, three part 30-day challenge series. We’ve already talked about the pros and cons of 30-day throw downs (Part 1) and we’ve discussed (AT LENGTH) how we totally screw em’ up (Part 2). Now let’s get… Continue Reading
30-Day Challenge Analysis Part 2: Abusing The System – How We Screw Up The Process & Ourselves
We’re human and let’s face it, we are REALLY good at f#%@-ing things up. It doesn’t matter what it is, someone, somewhere is going to figure out a way to make it a complete FAIL. 30-day challenges/transformations are no exception to this ‘fail phenomenon’. Yeah, we’ve figured out a way to take something that’s meant… Continue Reading
30-Day Challenge Analysis Part 1: Pros and Cons of 30-Day ‘Sprints’ to Ultimate Health
It’s 30 days, it’s a complete lifestyle revamp and it will “change your life”, get you healthy and help you “detox” and lose weight. That’s the general premise behind most 30-day challenges out there. But do they work? I mean seriously, what can you really accomplish in 30 days and how the heck does that… Continue Reading
Change Your Life In 30 Days?: 30-Day Challenges – The Good, The Bad and Everything In Between
It’s January and that means the annual onslaught of “New Year. New You.” New Year’s resolution and 30-Day Challenge personal and gym promotions. Facebook is full of folks ‘publicly declaring their 30-day commitments to working out and ‘eating clean’. Gyms are running specials and hosting time-specific contests (usually lasting 30-days…) to see which members can… Continue Reading
How Much Protein/Meat Are We Actually Eating?
In my previous post, I illustrated that the optimal intake of protein for a healthy person on a 2,000 diet is about 100 grams or so, which is nearly double the RDA. Keeping with the theme of “Are We Really Eating Too Much Meat?” I’m going to look now at how protein Americans are eating,… Continue Reading
How Much Protein Do We Really Need?
Every time I watch a documentary on global warming, the idea of cutting down on energy consumption seems to get completely glossed over and the take away is: EAT LESS MEAT. I also hear this from the health community. When I was in school to become a dietitian, the constant message was that people are EATING WAY… Continue Reading
Is It Paleo? And Does It Really Matter?
Peas? Potatoes? Green beans? Rice? Organic/Grassfed dairy? Whey protein powder? Quest bars? Butter? Quinoa? …. Folks, it seems everyone is pretty damn confused about what is and isn’t “Paleo”. One app or website tells we’re good to go and the next gives a definitive NOPE. And the ‘Paleo’ recipes out there don’t help with sometimes… Continue Reading
“Ask Amy The RD”: Are Those Spuds For You?? The “Paleoness” of Potatoes
Welcome to the first ‘official’ “Ask Amy the RD” feature post. Today we’re going to answer a question that comes up A LOT. Hold on to your britches – here we go! Amy, So I was wondering if potatoes are “paleo”. Occasionally I will see potato recipes in paleo magazines, but I’ve often heard that they… Continue Reading
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