The importance of protein has finally started to be recognized by the majority of health and fitness professionals. Of course, this is something that bodybuilders and athletes have known for a while and even taken to the extreme with the...
If you are concerned about consuming excess phytoestrogens, goitrogens (ie. compounds that disrupt your thyroid function), and mineral chelators that cause micronutrient deficiencies, then you may want to take legumes, mint, and nuts out of your diet. These foods contain...
Ashwa—what? It is a funny name for a fabulous herb. Ashwagandha is a show stopper of a supplement and research has only begun to demonstrate all that it can do. If you were to choose one herb to make a...
Out of everything that is hurting your health and metabolism, polyunsaturated fatty acids, or “PUFAs”, probably rank as number 1. When we discussed carbs and sugar in the last module, the end recommendation was that sugar was better, but that...
Metabolism and stress are intimately and negatively correlated. In other words, prolonged stress hurts your metabolic rate, while lack of stress allows you to burn all the energy you could ever need. But not only does stress limit your metabolic...
While many nutritional ideas of UMZU fly in the face of mainstream nutrition, this is probably the most controversial. And that is because, in truth, sugar, specifically fructose, is one of the most beneficial macronutrients you can consume. You heard...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an astonishing one in three Americans do not get enough sleep, which is considered by the agency to be at least 7 hours of rest nightly. A number of sleep disorders...
Your testosterone levels naturally decline as you age. Unfortunately, there’s no way to stop aging altogether. However, by adopting good lifestyle habits and eating a healthy diet, you can minimize your testosterone decline. Yet sometimes you need a little more...
At the beginning of my journey to restore my metabolism and health, I didn’t have any idea what I was about to stumble upon. I simply wanted to be able to lose fat again. After getting incredibly lean by doing...
