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How Often Should I Weigh Myself?

Video | Research | How to Decide

How often should I weigh myself? This is a question that pops in the head of most dieters. The answer, unfortunately, is not black and white.

In this article, I share what the research has to say about the frequency of self-weighing and share some insights from dieters who are actively working toward their goal. 

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Intermittent Fasting – 5 Science-Based Benefits

Video | Weight Loss | Blood Sugar | Inflammation | Heart Health | Autophagy

Intermittent fasting is the practice of eating for fewer hours of the day or alternating between feeding and fasting days. It is simple to learn, costs nothing to do, and makes dieting easier. But, does it produce results?

In this post, I share what science has to say about the benefits of intermittent fasting. 

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Keto Tips for The Over 50 Crowd

Can I benefit from a keto diet if I’m over 50 years old?

A ketogenic diet is a good diet for the young and the old.

However, if you are over fifty like us, you may have:

  1. Established beliefs that you are battling against, and
  2. Some metabolic damage that you have accumulated over the years as a result of poor food choices.

These two factors make weight loss a little bit more challenging for men and women as we age.

In this post, we share five keto tips for those of us over the age of fifty.

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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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Finding the right fasting routine for your body and lifestyle takes time. If you’d like to avoid common fasting mistakes and find ways to make fasting easier, I encourage you to download this FREE guide!

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