This October 28, 2009 free audio episode is jam-packed with new content, and includes the following topics: powerful motivation techniques for exercise and sports, nutrition news from the Ironman Medical Conference, and massive diet and exercise Q&A!
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Next year, in an effort to help people learn from the nutrition, exercise and lifestyle mistakes of others, I’ll be releasing a new book called “How To Get Fat”, in which I will tell you exactly how to get fat. Here’s a preview. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think (after all, you don’t want me to write a book with material that you won’t read!)
An Excerpt from the Chapter “Fat People Diet”:
Here is a recent food and drink log from Brian, a client of mine who not only suffers from obesity, but also constant joint pains and aches, insomnia, mood swings, and chronic fatigue:
8am: Ensure (bottled nutrition smoothie)
10am: Apple with diet energy drink
noon: Tuna sandwich with fat-free apple chips
2pm: Diet Coke
4pm: Powerbar protein bar
6pm: Nutrisystem “hearty beef stew”
7pm: Diet Coke
In employing my services as a nutrition counselor, Brian had one burning question: “How can I still be fat when I am on such a strict diet?”
Indeed, how can it be that a human body can consume bottled drinks and packaged foods that have been specifically designed to eliminate calories and support complete nutrition, and yet that same human body can simultaneously experience bloating, fatigue, rapid weight gain and a host of serious health issues?
In this October 21, 2009 free audio episode: understanding your “fat-burning zone”, how to break sugar addictions, what number of weightlifting repetitions gets you the best results, a new women’s multi-vitamin, mercury in fish, and how tape can fix injuries.
Featured Topic:
Athletes and weekend warriors are constantly searching for new ways to manage nagging injuries, or allow them to compete in their basketball league, 5K or triathlon without aggravating a sore spot. The latest solution comes in the form of something called “Rock Tape”. To give you a more thorough understanding of Rock Tape, I conducted an interview with one of the designers of Rock Tape, Greg van den Dries. During our discussion, Greg explains the concept behind taping your injuries, the difference between Rock Tape and traditional “kinesiology” taping, who can benefit from Rock Tape, and which injuries it can actually be used for. For an example of Rock Tape in action, check out the video below, where Greg uses a taping technique called “The Zapper” to teach you how to quickly address an injury anywhere on your body: Read the rest of this entry »
So you’ve been trying to eat healthy. Or maybe you haven’t even been trying. But perhaps it’s something you’re thinking about. After all, you’re bombarded each day with news that tells you to lower your sodium intake, eat less packaged food, consume less sugar or re-invent your diet. But the truth is, it can be quite intimidating when you actually throw open your cupboard, pantry and refrigerator and try to figure out what is healthy and what isn’t, and many of these fear-mongering articles don’t actually tell you how to eat healthy.
And to make the problem even worse, if you actually do throw out those unhealthy items like potato chips, frozen hot dogs, candy bars, white flour and sweet cereal, what do you actually replace them with? How do you eat healthy without starving yourself?
Consider this article your “Dummies Guide to Eating Healthy”. With the simple substitutions outlined here, you can gradually eliminate the items in your kitchen that will make you fat, sick, fatigued, sore or grumpy, and easily replace them with the items that will transform your body and make your health rise to new levels.
Here’s how it works: I’m going to list a popular item from your kitchen that you may or may not realize is unhealthy, and then give you some alternative choices for that item that you should be able to find at your local grocery store. You can then make the simple healthy food substitution and move on down the list to prepare for healthy grocery shopping! Are you ready to start?
In this October 14, 2009 free audio episode, I cover the following topics: bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, how older athletes should train, hamstring injuries, and triathlon training camp details.
Featured Topic:
This week’s featured topic is an interview with T.S. Wiley, who is the creator of The Wiley Protocol and an expert in bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). The heart of Wiley’s endocrine research is based in chronobiology and circadian rhythmicity, and rests on the simple fact that the circadian clock in every cell of every human body measures one spin of the earth, and the moon tracks 28 days 13 times in one revolution around the sun. This light and dark cycle response on hormone receptors has evolved the 28 day menstrual cycle embedded in the physiological make-up of all women.
That’s why replacing hormones for women with static one-time-a-day, same-amount-every-day, dosing has been so unsuccessfully lethal that most women get sick and some women die whether they take synthetic or bio-identical hormones in such a non-natural regimen.
Over the past year, I’ve occasionally given you recommendations on the top fat loss, nutrition or health and performance books that I have personally reviewed and highly recommended.
But I know it can be hard to actually keep track of this plethora of random book choices. So on my plane flight today, I made a list of the books that I consider required reading for people who want to learn more about their bodies, and who want to get more of the type of information found at http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com .
Even if you just add a few of these health books to your holiday reading list, you’ll be ahead of the curve when it comes to losing weight and feeling great. Whether you want to boost performance, shed a few pounds, or learn how to live a longer, more energetic life, you’ll want to check out the following books.
I’ve found the best prices at Amazon, and put them all into a convenient that you can access immediately by clicking here.
In this free October 5, 2009 audio episode special edition recorded from Kona, Hawaii: what you don’t know about bone density, recommendations on food combining, healthy saturated fats, whether you burn more calories in hot weather, off-season training tips, how to become a better cyclist and Ben’s Ironman 2009 Hawaii Coverage from http://www.everymantri.com (link will open in new window so you don’t have to close this one!) .
Featured Topic:
In today’s featured topic, I interview Dr. Carolyn DeMarco. Dr. DeMarco is the author of the The Bone Building Solution – (2006) and the best selling book on women’s health, Take Charge of Your Body, Women’s Health Advisor (Well Women Press, revised 1997). Recommended by women’s groups across the country, this book is the gold standard for women’s health information. Her 2nd book is a mini-encyclopedia on natural remedies, Doctor DeMarco Answers Your Questions (Well Woman Press, 2000). Click here for an Amazon list of Dr. Carolyn DeMarco’s fantastic books!Read the rest of this entry »
The next few posts that you read will be coming to you from Kona, Hawaii, where I am currently stationed to watch the Ironman World Championships, attend the Ironman Medical Conference, network with fellow triathletes, and do a bit of media coverage for http://www.everymantri.com.
And of course, I had to take an airplane to get here. Airplane travel can be the bane of your healthy living quest. While at home, the consistency of your exercise and nutrition habits offers a reliable means of maintaining wellness. But once you hit the runway, everything changes. For a better idea of what I mean, perhaps you should read an older article I wrote, entitled “How To Get Fat When You Fly“.
In this post, we’ll inspect 8 Essential Items in the carry-on bag of a health-minded traveller. The following items are not necessarily the most ideal, the most useful, or the most practical but they *are* exactly what lies in the carry-on bag beneath my feet as I write this article…
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Next year, in an effort to help people learn from the nutrition, exercise and lifestyle mistakes of others, I’ll be releasing a new book called “How To Get Fat”, in which I will tell you exactly how to get fat. Here’s a preview. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think (after all, you don’t want me to write a book with material that you won’t read!)
So you’ve been trying to eat healthy. Or maybe you haven’t even been trying. But perhaps it’s something you’re thinking about. After all, you’re bombarded each day with news that tells you to lower your sodium intake, eat less packaged food, consume less sugar or re-invent your diet. But the truth is, it can be quite intimidating when you actually throw open your cupboard, pantry and refrigerator and try to figure out what is healthy and what isn’t, and many of these fear-mongering articles don’t actually tell you how to eat healthy.
