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Why is Wheat Bad For You? The Bitter Truth Revealed

In certain circles, wheat is considered one of the worst things you can eat. Right up there with sugar. When I tell this to people, they are often surprised. Wheat is everywhere, and they've been eating it pretty much every day since they were old enough to chew. They'll say: "But I eat wheat and I'm fine". True. Some people eat wheat and do fine, at least on the surface. But if you look around you, if you look at the general population, then you will see that things are anything but fine. There is a major

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10 Reasons to Eat Saturated Fat (That Dietitians Choose to Ignore)

In this article I am going to outline 10 reasons to eat more saturated fat, which you may have heard referred to as "artery-clogging saturated fat" by outdated nutritionists and vegan proponents. 1. Saturated Fat Does NOT Give You Heart Disease Despite what you may have heard countless times, there is no association at all between saturated fat and heart disease (1, 2). In fact, saturated fat modifies certain risk factors for heart disease, actually improving them. They change your LDL from the "small, dense (bad) kind"

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Calcium May Literally Make You Poop Out Fat

I came across a study about something I find very interesting. It involves dietary Calcium and faecal fat excretion. But before I continue, I'd just like to take a moment and admire the types of scientists who are willing to spend their days weighing and measuring shit, for the sake of improved health for the rest of us. It's dirty business, but someone has got to do it, and I am very grateful to those researchers. Alright, let's take a look at the study in question. Meta Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials It

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Teenagers, Milk and Advanced Prostate Cancer

In this article I'm going to tell you about a study performed by a few Icelandic scientists, about the link between milk consumption in youth and advanced prostate cancer later in life. You can read the abstract here: Milk Intake in Early Life and Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer. Personally, I've been kind of oblivious towards milk consumption. I'm not against it, but I still don't believe there is any need for teenagers or adults to consume milk. It turns out that for men drinking milk during teenage years, it might have

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All Calories are Not Created Equal

One statement I often see made by health gurus is that all calories are created equal. "A calorie is a calorie", "All that matters when it comes to weight loss is calories in vs. calories out". These claims are not at all surprising, since "conventional wisdom" has led people to believe that this is true. Like I've said before on this blog, eating healthy is simple, but nutrition and metabolism are extremely complex, and all calories are absolutely not created equal, despite what you may have heard. But before I get into

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How to Create Printable Workout Logs

One of the things I find important in the gym is to log your progress. It makes sense that you would want to know how many exercises, sets, reps and weight you did in the previous week, so you will know what you need to do to improve. I often bring a log with me to the gym to write down my progress. It is always fun to go a few months back in time and see how much strength I've gained. It is also a good idea to have your measurements done regularly. That is, your weight, body fat percentage, circumference, etc. Once per

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Are Eggs Good For You, or Are They Bad?

Eggs are one of the natural foods that have been demonized by mainstream nutrition in the past few decades, mainly because they have a high amount of saturated fat and cholesterol. It's true. A large portion of the calories in eggs are from saturated fat, and they contain a high amount of cholesterol. A large egg contains 2g (23% of calories) of saturated fat, and 212mg of cholesterol (1). But, as I will explain below, saturated fat is just fine and the cholesterol content in eggs doesn't matter. Are eggs bad for

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The Art of Not Finishing Your Meal

Did your grandma ever tell you not to leave any food on your plate? Maybe your parents told you to think about the starving kids in Africa when you didn't finish your meal? Well, even though a lot of what grandma said was true, finishing every meal may not be the best idea in the world. Let me explain why. I'm a binge eater. I can eat a ridiculous amount of food in one sitting. I can eat as much as three other people. It's crazy. I've often wondered, isn't there supposed to be some kind of satiety signal in the body and

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Keep It Simple, Stupid - Healthy Living Summed up in One Sentence

I'm gonna start this post with a quote: "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Albert Einsten If you've ever browsed the web to look for health advice (quite likely if you're reading this) then you may have noticed how incredibly complicated all this seems. Complex vs simple carbs, meat or no meat, cholesterol, sugar and corn syrup, protein, fat, vitamins, blablabla... You're right, nutrition is incredibly complicated. The effects that foods have on our bodies are so complex that you

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Krill Oil Side Effects and Dosage

As a follow-up to my last two articles on the benefits of krill oil and the difference between krill oil vs fish oil, I should probably address the technical details of krill oil supplementation. Krill Oil Side Effects The main thing regarding krill oil side effects, is that if you have a seafood or shrimp allergy then you may be allergic to krill as well. Omega-3 fatty acids have a slight blood thinning effect, so be vary if you are taking medications for the same purpose because they may interact with each other. It is

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