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Who needs a multivitamin?
Who needs a multivitamin? You might, if three conditions are fulfilled: You are at risk for several nutritional deficiencies and cannot adapt your diet. The multivitamin provides dosages sufficient to negate the…
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Prebiotic’s and Fat Loss??
Fiber Prebiotics and your health: Probiotics and the importance of having healthy gut bacteria has been followed by an interest in prebiotics, which are foods for the bacteria in our gut. a-Galacto-oligosaccharides (a-GOS)…
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How to Improve Your SLEEP!
The current study covers caffeine and shows that it can influence the circadian clocks of individuals when consumed three hours before bed. Moreover, the study shows that these effects occur on a cellular…
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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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Vitamin D
VITAMIN D is complicated. While its primary role within the body relates to maintaining calcium balance, its reach is vast and affects nearly every tissue in the body. Our understanding of vitamin…
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Nitrates??
Nitrites from Beet Juice REDUCES High Blood Pressure: – Nitric oxide (NO) relaxes blood vessels and can reduce blood pressure. It is synthesized in a couple of ways in the body. One…
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Fish Oil Research!
KEY POINTS: – There is a massive amount of research surrounding the potential therapeutic benefits of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs). – Reasons for supplementing with fish oil include increasing cognition,…
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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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Homemade Big Mac Healthy Recipe
I’ll be honest, I am not a fan of fast food. Not because fast food is the ONLY problem in our obesity sized society or THE reason why cancer rates are at an…
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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…
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Low Calorie Recipes: Miracle Noodles Review
Low Calorie Recipes: Miracle Noodles Review Recently I’ve gotten into a lot of products created with the intention of REDUCING overall caloric intake while giving low calorie recipes some flavour and variety.…
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Miracle Berry Fruit: Psychedelics For Your Taste Buds
The Miracle Berry Fruit A couple weeks ago, with the help of the interwebz, I discovered a fairly new trend in the culinary realms that have been using of a little West…
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Omega Fish Oil – The Real Oily Deal
Omega Fish Oil – The Real Oily Deal A good friend of mine, and client, asked me about omega fish oil supplementation and omega 3 fatty acids, here is my response:Long chain…
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Quest Protein Bars: Another Hyped Up Candy Bar?
Quest Protein Bars: Another Hyped Up Candy Bar? Last week I ordered from The Low Carb Grocery in Burnaby BC and decided to try out the new (newish) Quest…
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The Importance Of Sleeping and Physique Transformation
Are you sleeping? So you’ve finally decided its time for a change. Its time to shed all that unwanted body fat, become healthy and fit, and maybe build some muscle too. You’ve…