You may have heard of intermittent fasting–the idea has caught on as a way to jumpstart your metabolism and lose weight by burning fat instead of glucose. I recommend it to clients who have been on the Paleo diet for a while and tested it on myself recently. So what is intermittent fasting? Fasting involves…
On Thanksgiving Day, many people will eat turkey. Inevitably, the person carving the bird will ask whether you want dark or white meat? If you’re health conscious, you may have chosen the white meat based on the fact that it has fewer calories from saturated fat and calories in general. Dark meat lovers take heart!…
Have you hit a wall with weight loss? Your metabolism may be at least partially to blame. Metabolism is a chemical process that converts your body’s fuel (calories) into energy. Your metabolic rate reflects how much energy your body needs to carry out its basic functions like breathing, maintaining circulation, secretion of hormones. Your sex, age,…
