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...]
Eating Like a Caveman: A look at the Paleo diet
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...]
Forget New Year Resolutions
As I was grocery shopping yesterday the lady ahead of me at the checkout had a cart full of ‘diet’ food. Everything was a 100-calorie portion controlled item or a Weight Watchers brand. She shared with the clerk that her food choices were much different today than over the last couple of … [Read more...]
Book Review: Wheat Belly, by William Davis, MD
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...]
Body by Vi vs. Body by Revive
On the Body by Vi website— “You too can lose weight, have your supplements paid for and drive away in a dream car!” That is if you convince 3 of your friends to join in too… We analyzed the Body by Vi “meal plan”, which will provide you 1200-1400calories/day. 18% of the calories come … [Read more...]