Does Your Body Weight Have a Set Point

VideoDefinition | Causes | How to Reset

Is there a weight at which your body is content to stay at despite your best efforts to lose more? 

In this post, I discuss the body weight set point theory and the evidence to support its existence, as well as some strategies that might help you coax your body down to a lower weight. 

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Metabolic Flexibility – The Making of a Fat-Burning Body

Video | Definition | Advantages | How to Become Metabolically Flexible | Takeaway

We have access to food around the clock and many modern foods have been refined, changing the way our bodies handle them. These changes leave our metabolisms one dimensional making it hard to switch between running on both glucose and fat.

In this post, I’ll explain how to make your body more efficient at switching between whichever fuel source is available and how that renewed metabolic flexibility will make you a better fat burner.

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Raw or Cooked Veggies – Is One Better Than the Other?

Video  | Nutrients  | Thyroid | Digestion  | Variety

Non-starchy vegetables are a great way to fill your stomach without filling your body with calories or carbs. I am often asked if there is any advantage to eating raw or cooked veggies, so I will tackle that question in this article.

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5 Low Carb Food Swaps That Cut 100 Carbs a Day

Video | Breakfast | Lunch | Snack | Dinner | Dessert | List of Low Carb Foods [Downloadable]

Getting started with a low carb diet can be intimidating. You might be worried that you’ll feel deprived or hungry without the carbs. Cutting carbs is easy and a low carb diet is better at controlling hunger than a high carb diet.

In this post, I share 5 food swaps from breakfast to dessert that will effortlessly and deliciously cut more than 100 carbs out of your day. 

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Garlic Green Beans with Pine Nuts Recipe

Recipe | Video | About Pine Nuts | Prep

Adding fat to a vegetable side dish helps your body absorb the fat-soluble vitamins and minerals in the veggies. A wonderfully healthy fat to add is pine nuts. Their mild, earthy flavor blends nicely with green beans in this Garlic Green Bean recipe.

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Can You Exercise During a Fast?

Aerobic Exercise  | Resistance Exercise  | Length of Fast | Takeaways

Studies show that exercising while you are fasting helps your muscle cells take in glucose and help you burn fat. These are great things if your goal is to lose weight. But what is happening to your muscles?

Are muscles breaking down to fuel your exercise session? The answer to this question is not black and white. But in this post, I will share what research has uncovered about exercising in a fasted state. 

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Apple Cider Vinegar Improves Insulin Sensitivity | How Much to Take

Video | Research | Conclusion | Dosage | Taste Test

We get a lot of questions on Becky’s YouTube channel about apple cider vinegar, and whether apple cider vinegar improves insulin sensitivity.

So we decided to dive into the research and find out what’s what with this amazing concoction.

What we found is pretty interesting!

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