The Dukan diet is a high protein, low calorie, four-step program. The first two phases aim to help dieters shed pounds quickly and obtain motivation to continue on the diet, and the second two phases aim to maintain weight loss permanently. Phase 1 - ATTACK This includes 68 high protein foods … [Read more...]
This month we're reviewing low-carb diets. Let's start with one of the most well known in the group- Atkins. Atkins caters to the well-established myth that you must avoid carbohydrates if you want to lose weight. The Atkins diet is a high protein, low carbohydrate program consisting of 4 … [Read more...]
We were recently asked on Twitter, our thoughts about Dr.Oz's 3-day Detox Cleanse and it made us think about detoxes/cleanses in general. A response on these definitely cannot fit into 140 characters, so we thought we'd share with all our readers here! From Kelsey: Cleanses are an area that … [Read more...]
There are countless diet programs out there, each claiming they are the best, quickest, etc. I'm often asked which ones I think are best. I wish it were simple to answer but weight loss is extremely complicated, and as much as research has taught us about what doesn’t work; the jury is still … [Read more...]
How many times have you seen this type of advertising in the past? The diet industry has strong marketing capabilities to lure us in, spending huge budgets to do so! But after countless diets have claimed the same thing; are any of them really working? Most of our clients turn to us after … [Read more...]
Although I am a dietitian and work primarily in the area of weight loss/management, I have struggled my whole career with recommending that clients lose weight. I am not against weight loss per se, but rather I am against individuals going on "diets" and looking for quick fixes. Focusing only on … [Read more...]
What does being a vegetarian mean? Being a vegetarian means making the choice to eat no animal flesh such as meat, poultry or fish. A vegetarian diet can be nutritionally complete and provide all the necessary nutrients your body requires. There are various forms of vegetarians, but the most … [Read more...]
Last week I highlighted the amazing work of fellow colleagues striving to challenge common myths in the area of weight loss. One of these colleagues, Evelyn Tribole MS RD, wrote an intriguing blog post last month that warns of the dangers of dieting. She's given me permission to repost it … [Read more...]
One of the new diet trends gaining popularity is the Paleolithic diet which also goes by Caveman, Primal, Paleo or the Stone Age diet. It first became popular in the mid 1970’s with Walter Voegtlin’s book “The Stone Age Diet.” The basic philosophy is that caveman ate more naturally than … [Read more...]
In Wheat Belly, Dr. William Davis outlines the negative impact wheat has on our health. He explains how the wheat you and I are exposed to today is modified significantly, looking completely different than the wheat our ancestors once knew. As Davis points out, wheat is not just gluten protein and … [Read more...]
