For anyone with an interest in fitness, body fat is a central issue. What it is, where it comes from and how to lose it are the main questions we have been asking ourselves and others. It is essential to understand which nutrients turns into body fat, in order to control it and get rid […]
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Here’s another fast and cheap recipe that I just put together last week. It combines lentils, quinoa, and veggie burgers into a simple dish. If you’ve tried to get high protein vegan meals and haven’t discovered lentils yet you’re in for a treat.
$1.40 per meal, 34 g Protein Lentils and Quinoa with Veggie Burger Vegan Recipe Read More »
Here’s a quick recipe that I’ve been working on (and eating) lately. It was inspired by watching my girlfiend make protein pancakes she learned about from Tone It Up. These are fast, tasty, and most importantly they leave you full for hours. I’m also a fan of overnight oats as well as smoothies using very
Easy, 15 Minute Vegan Berry Protein Pancakes (29 grams of protein each) Read More »
There’s a lot of vegan food articles out there that’ll help you lose weight and improve your cholesterol and blood sugar. There’s a few that’ll include the protein amounts per serving. There’s even less that’ll include the cost per serving. This is an ongoing list of some of the higher protein and lower cost meals
What is WHR? WHR stands for Waist to Height Ratio. The goal was to come up with a similar, easy to measure standard like the Body Mass Index (BMI), that could be used to evaluate someone’s overall health. The common complaint with BMI is that it doesn’t take into account muscle mass as well as
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Below I’ll outline the results of my 30 day low fat, high carb experiment. For the methods and intro click here. Day 1 Wake up, walk the dog, and drink an iced black coffee. Exercise: Jumping Jacks and Burpees Weight: 167.6 Waist: 33 ¼ Meals: 9 AM – 3 cups mixed salad greens topped with
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So I found this video recently I got inspired. One of the reasons I started this blog was to run experiments, track the results, and see the effects of different diet paths. Specifically I wanted to test out various diets high in leafy greens and veggies both for cutting and for adding muscle. Plus they
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I’ve been wondering lately. Is it possible to eat a low-carb, high fat diet without getting heart disease? What does the science say? While the Atkins diet has been around since the 70s there isn’t a ton of research on some of the new low-carb fads like Paleo and Keto. Still, there’s research out there
Do Low-Carb, High Fat Diets Cause Heart Disease – What do the studies say? Read More »
The goal of this blog has always been to help you lose weight, gain muscle, and do so in a way that prevents some of the biggest killers or cripplers of Americans – heart disease and diabetes. In this article we explore the question, “can diet reverse or improve existing prediabetes, Type I diabetes, and/or
Can diet reverse or improve Prediabetes, Type I diabetes, and Type II diabetes? Read More »
What is IGF-1? IGF-1 and Human Growth Hormone work hand in hand to make you grow from child to adult and then later in life, to help you replace the billions of cells your body sheds every day. IGF-1 stands for Insulin Like Growth Factor and it’s structure is similar to insulin, hence the name.
How to Build Muscle and Keep Cancer Risk Low from IGF-1 Read More »