Q: Dear Tom: I know approximately what my protein needs are by bodyweight and activity level (about 180 grams), but the question I have always had is: how much protein can I eat/drink at one time? I have heard that only 30 grams can be digested at a time. I eat 5 times a [...]
Six Kitchen-Based Weight Loss Tweaks Any Guy Can Do
December 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
by Myatt Murphy Working out may be the number one option most men turn to when they want to lose weight, but if you’re not keeping your diet in check, all of that hard work in the gym can be easily thwarted by all those tasty, bad-for-you foods. Making healthy eating easier for men is [...]
Getting Started On The Road To Fitness
November 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By: MD Labs Did you know that 61% of the American adult population is considered overweight? How about the fact that childhood obesity has doubled in the last couple of decades. Why is America, a country that is so in love with their “inshape” sports icons, so over weight? Exercise or the lack of exercise [...]
This or That: What to Eat on Thanksgiving Day
November 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We turned to Eat This, Not That for advice on enjoying Thanksgiving without overdosing on calories. By Emily Main RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—There may be no greater threat to someone on a diet than Thanksgiving dinner, with its tempting array of creamy mashed potatoes, tasty but fatty dark meat, pies, stuffing, wine, breads…the list goes [...]
Building Lean Muscle Means a Good Diet
September 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Two of the most interesting and frustrating statements that people make are, “I just want to tone my arms,” or “I just want to lose a little fat around my stomach/legs/butt/whatever.” Or this one, “I don’t want to get bulky, I just want some lean muscle.” The simple truth is that all three statements are [...]
Fiber, All About Fiber
August 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Vince DelMonte, Guest Blogger If you are trying to create a healthy diet for yourself, you cannot overlook the importance that fiber will play. The main benefits you’ll receive from dietary fiber include improvements in the cardiovascular and digestive system along with providing a high degree of satiety. Unfortunately, in today’s world of [...]
6 Healthy Eating Tips for Active Adults
August 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
by Meri Raffetto RD For active adults it’s important to make sure you are getting the proper nutrition for your pre-meal and post-meal workouts. Here are 6 healthy eating tips to keep you on track! Adequate Carbs! With the latest low carb trend it can become difficult, to say the least, to figure out [...]
Vegetarian Muscle Building Diet
August 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Jason Ferruggia, Guest Blogger One of the most frequent email requests I get is for a description of my vegetarian muscle building diet. Since there is such great interest in this topic I thought I would share it with you today. Breakfast- My day always starts with a shake. This will normally consist of [...]
Lost the Battle Today, But the War Will Be Won!
July 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Wow, I didn’t so much as fall off the wagon today, rather, let’s call it a head first plunge over the Niagara Falls. I woke up early around 4am to head into work – I wanted to be there about 5ish. Brewed a pot of coffee and was going to grab bite to eat but just [...]
How Much Protein Do You Need to Build Muscle?
May 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
How much protein is enough protein? There has been disagreement about this for the past 100 years I think. In fact, since man (or woman) first picked up a boulder, bench pressed it, and did a monster size, most muscular pose; there has been a clash between the “eat till the protein comes out of [...]
Dieting Made Simple or My Top Eight Rules
May 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Like a worn out recording, I say again, dieting is not exactly rocket science. I am a pretty simple guy who hates keeping track of numbers. I think healthy living boils down to a few simple rules when it comes to diet. And I do not believe those rules change all that much regardless of [...]
