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How To COMBAT Nighttime OverFeeding!
I would also add that consuming a LOW calorie high PROTEIN snack is another great way to curb night over eating
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Glycemic Index of Carbs & Fat Loss??
Glycemic Index of carbs made no difference in weight loss: The glycemic index has been proposed as a usefultool in many areas of health. Low-GI foods have been recommended for better weight…
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Effect of Contest Prep on the Body
A comprehensive case study on a natural bodybuilder during contest prep and post competition recovery: “This study provides a thorough documentation of the changes that occurred in 1 subject during natural body-building…
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Where Do Your Calories Go?
This chart represents an active person’s daily energy expenditure: EAT: Exercise Activity thermogenesis TEF: Thermic effect of food NEAT: Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenisis BMR: basal metabolic rate (BMR) References:– AARR Dec 2015 – Trexler ET, Smith-Ryan AE,…
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“The gut microbiota: A brief overview”
By Andrew Chappell, PhD Key points, the reader should take from this mini review are: – The microbiota plays a key role in the maintenance of the immune system and development of…
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Can you be a Healthy Vegan??
Veganism and the 80-10-10 Diet: “Based on the available evidence that several components of a vegan diet are health-promoting (e.g., unsaturated fats,[50,51,52] whole grains, [70,71,72] fruits and vegetables,[89,90,91] soy [92] and legumes…
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Low FAT Diets vs LOW Carb Diets?
Being the nutrition nerd that I am this recent study lead by Dr. Kevin Hall is one of my favourites. A couple key points from this study:1. When calories and protein are…
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Green Tea & Fat Loss??
Green Tea Extract & FAT LOSS: “Green tea extract at a daily dose of greater than 540 milligrams of catechins and 270-450 milligrams of caffeine over the course of 12 weeks was…
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Casein Before Bed??
Casein Protein Before Bed? “If someone were consuming ample amounts of protein that was evenly distributed throughout the day, it is difficult to see how improving protein quality (for the purposes of…
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An Athletes Guide to Training On Your Period
Well referenced article for the ladies who lift:http://www.strengtheory.com/menstrual-cycle-contraceptives…/ Bloating is a particularly interesting topic. Most women report some degree of bloating during the pre-menstrual period and early menses, but the research is…
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Gluten Sensitivity??
Small Amounts of Gluten in Subjects With Suspected Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Trial This study contributes to the growing body of NCGS research. A recent review found prevalence…
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HOW MUCH Artificial Sweeteners??
“Comparison of daily maximums (which are set at 100 times lower than the actual estimated maximums) and real world amounts.” – Lyle McDonald
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Mood Changes in Caloric Intakes
“Jumping into a 40% energy deficit may result in MOOD disturbances for the first ten or so days, which return to pre-dieting levels by the third week, regardless of the protein-to-carbohydrate ratio.…
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Gender Differences In Metabolism
Well referenced and intriguing article on the difference between men and women regarding both nutrition and training. Women surprisingly have it better for a lot of reasons: http://www.strengtheory.com/2015/01/11/gender-differences-in-training-and-diet/
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Homemade Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard
Homemade Reeses Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard I’ve been waiting a long time to try and post this new recipe of mine. Growing up as a child, some of my fondest memories were…
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Product Review: Some New Macro Friendly Goodies
Product Review: Some New Macro Friendly Goodies In the past year, I have been fortunate enough to be involved and have the opportunity to have 3 photo shoots and now I…
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Homemade Quest Protein Bars
Homemade Quest Protein Bars A while back I wrote a blog post on the famous Quest Protein Bars and listed as well as tasted all the different varieties at the time. (A tasty blog post…
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How to Make Your Own Homemade Sweetener: Truvia Alternative
Today I want to introduce to you a homemade sweetener. When creating and making recipes that are LOWER fat, LOWER carb, and overall macronutrient friendly it sure helps to use a zero calorie sweetener…
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Indian Sweet Recipe: Sugar FREE, LOW Fat, HIGH Protein Doodh Peda
Indian Sweet Recipe: Sugar FREE, LOW Fat, HIGH Protein Doodh Peda Growing up in North Delta, next to Surrey BC, a lot of my closest friends were and are east indian…
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Photo Shoot UPDATE – Mission Accomplished
In the last blog post (here) I showed you guys my photo shoot prep for my April 26 shoot with Oh Boy productions. Peak week went very well and I ended up…
