Write up in Iron Man Magazine
Iron Man Magazine did a great write up on us, check it out below.
Nutrition
The Salt Attack Continues: Why Salt is STILL your friend
The FDA is renewing it’s attack on salt consumption and it’s a big mistake. The attack is based on the supposed effects salt has on blood pressure. Most studies that link salt intake to increased blood pressure are observational studies, NOT experimental studies. Observational studies are very poor at testing cause and […]
The Beef with Taco Bell A Lack of Understanding
Media Outlets have been ablaze recently after a lawsuit by Alabama law firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles was filed against Taco Bell. Attorney Dee Miles said the meat mixture contained just 35 percent beef, with the remaining 65 percent containing water, wheat oats, soy lecithin, maltodrextrin, anti-dusting […]
Social Networks Increase Obesity
“Harvard scientists say that their modeling shows that the proliferation of obesity among American adults in recent decades owes in large part to its accelerating spread via social networks. Hill, Rand, and colleagues found that a non-obese American adult has a 2 percent chance of becoming obese in any given […]
Wealth, Stress, and Obesity
According to the BBC … People in wealthy countries with “free market” economies are more likely to become obese, an Oxford University study says. Money stresses in countries like the UK and US could explain their higher obesity levels, compared with countries such as Norway and Sweden. I came across […]
Everything Has a Price
From the Insurance Journal You can always trust an actuary to cut right to the chase. In a recent study reported on by the Insurance Journal the true financial cost of obesity is laid out in plain black and white. Here’s an excerpt: “The total economic cost of an overweight […]
New Menu Label Laws Have No Effect
Food menus that carried nutritional labeling would help people choose
healthier foods, health experts have long argued. The early results of
mandatory menu-labeling laws, however, suggest that the well-intended
laws may not have a huge impact on consumer eating habits
Why Salt is Your Friend
Ask anyone on the street if salt is good for you and they will almost certainly say no. If you then ask them why, many will say that it causes high blood pressure. Both of these things simply are not true and the current mainstream recommendations to limit salt intake […]
New Year, New Body
New Year, New Body One of the most frequent questions that I get asked is how to break through a plateau. Plateaus are one of the most annoying things that anyone trying to achieve something great with their physique will have to fight through. The good news is that I […]