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Nutrition Nazis
Came across this blog that talks about the author’s experience with FiberOne, a breakfast cereal. In March of last year, Slate magazine ran an article in which they criticized “faux fibers” such as the inulin in FiberOne. Will Truman, the blogger, addresses the problem of well meaning experts who feel compelled to kick dirt on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Hitting the Wall
The first couple of weeks are great – weight is coming off steadily, people start to notice that something is different (did you get a new haircut?), and you are convinced that this time you are going to make to size 8. Then it happens – the plateau. Might take a couple of weeks or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rule #5 – Reduce carbs
Byron Richards, author of the Leptin Diet, has a list of five rules to manage leptin levels. Seems like the pendulum of conventional wisdom has swung back and forth between low fat and low carb diets. When I started my first real diet back in the late 70′s, it was very much like a 1200 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rule #4 – Include protein with breakfast
Byron Richards, author of the Leptin Diet, has a list of five rules to manage leptin levels. Thanks to the big food conglomerates, Americans think that the “ideal breakfast” is cereal (processed grain covered in fructose), milk (fortified – that means that they take OUT all nutrients then add in cheap supplements), and fruit (token [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rule #3 – Do not eat large meals
Byron Richards, author of the Leptin Diet, has a list of five rules to manage leptin levels. This rule seems self-evident. If you are following typical 1200-1500 calorie a day diet, you are not going to take in high volume at any one meal. These rules are intended to form the basis of a new [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rule #2 – Eat 3 meals a day (no snacking)
Byron Richards, author of the Leptin Diet, has a list of five rules to manage leptin levels. Mini-meals have become a hot topic among weight loss gurus. The theory is this – digestion stimulates metabolism and causes release of insulin. Amount of insulin (in non-diabetics) is generally proportional to food intake. The idea is that [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rule #1 – Never eat after Dinner
Byron Richards, author of the Leptin Diet, has a list of five rules to manage leptin levels. The first rule was the perhaps the hardest for me – Never eat after dinner. Late night snacks are my weakness. It would always start around 8 PM. After dinner had time to settle in my gut, I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ketosis will kill you (and other myths about Atkins)
For a while, it seemed like everybody was doing Atkins. Walmart stocked a dozen varieties of pork rinds. Beef jerky appeared next to the potato chips in grocery check out lines. The diet promised quick weight loss without calorie counting. Atkins is a type of ketogenic diet. In Lyle MacDonald’s ebook, The Ketogenic Diet, he [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Leptin – Friend or Foe?
In previous posts, I talked about leptin and the results of leptin resistance. This “stop eating” hormone is a key factor in appetite. Normal weight people feel the effects of leptin after a meal when receptors receive the biochemical message that the body has been fed and doesn’t need to eat anymore. Leptin resistance occurs [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Plain talk about Leptin – Part 2
So, I am leptin resistant. What is the problem other than never-ending appetite? Leptin seems to play a part in regulating insulin. Leptin and insulin are the yin yang of body fat metabolism. When sugar is forced into fat cells, the cells pump out leptin. A study at the University of Michigan showed that leptin [...]
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