food and nutrition

The Dukan Diet

April 12, 2011

The latest diet craze to hit the streets is the Dukan Diet. One reason it’s getting so much attention is because the newest soon-to-be member of the extended family of British Royalty Carole Middleton, mother of Kate Middleton, Prince William, is rumored to be following it to prepare for the wedding. Geesh, that was some [...]

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Atkins Diet Revisited

February 22, 2011

Over ten years ago I was on the Atkins Diet and I lost about thirty pounds. That was over a four month period. During that time I had plenty of energy, my cholesterol levels were fine, blood pressure great and overall I felt fine. The only “problems” I encountered were 1) I missed carbs, and [...]

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Good Protein Shake Recipe

December 29, 2010

Blueberry Protein Shake? I love the creamy taste of a smoothy shake, and I needed to make a video to demonstrate the still photo/voice-over video making technique. This was “whipped up” in a hurry, and would be even better with 8 ounces of coconut milk added to the ice cold water, but still it was [...]

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Are Fruits and Veggies killing You?

November 8, 2010

Got this from Mother Jones… A list of fresh fruits and veggies that are most and least likely to contain pesticides. You do know that pesticides (when ingested) can give you a variety of diseases including cancer? and many pesticides aren’t removed by washing your produce. Bottom line? buy organic if you are buying from [...]

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Diet Tips for Weight Loss Success

October 14, 2010

Sometimes just a few simple diet tips can be the difference between success and failure. The best tips are ones that help you to make smart food choices because sometimes it’s tough just to figure out what to eat. (Picture yourself standing in front of the fridge and staring at the same things.) It all [...]

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To Meat or Not to Meat? That is the question…

September 17, 2010

Interesting and tuogh choice to become a vegetarian, and there are so many sub-categories beneath that. Are you a vegan? A lacto ovo, a flexitarian, a raw, a pescatarian, or what? I mean some terms mean nothing to the average joe. my favorite is a “Level 5 vegan, who eats nothing that casts a shadow” [...]

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Delicious and Nutritious – Hamburgers? Really?

September 9, 2010

My nephew Dan is a man after my own heart (to an extent) in that he is pursuing his dreams as an entrepreneur and will be setting up a business at Artists And Fleas 125 N 6th St, Brooklyn. His business?  Glad you asked. That Burger Tent where he is cooking (grilling) his custom burger [...]

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ORAC – Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity – What Does It Really Mean?

August 28, 2010

The term anti-oxidant is heard in a lot of nutritional circles and you can find lots of foods and supplements that are labeled “high in anti-oxidants” but that description is totally subjective. It’s like describing someone as tall. If you are 5’ 10” you are tall in Japan perhaps, but not in the United States, [...]

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Obesity and Health of Our Children – The Next Generation of Eating

August 10, 2010

There are stories all the time about America’s growing love/hate affair with health and fitness. We all love to be fit and healthy, but so many people hate doing anything to make it happen. That in turn is reflected in the growing (and growing) trend of obesity, and this is not only in the United [...]

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Food Cycling For Fat Loss

August 5, 2010

You can’t limit your caloric intake everyday. That slows your metabolism drastically as your body shifts into starvation mode. But you can “trick” your body into burning more calories. Your body has a definite reaction to the way that you fuel it. It is similar to a jet plane that if you put high quality [...]

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