Posts Tagged ‘nutrition’
Healthy Weight Loss Diets Include Tuna
Thursday, March 11th, 2010By Jayson Hunter, RD, CSCS
When people think of healthy eating guidelines, they tend to shy away from tuna, thinking it won’t help them lose fat. However, the opposite is true. Tuna contains protein and Omega 3 fats, which are included in healthy weight loss diets to increase fat-burning.
If you usually eat tuna with mayonnaise, which is high in fat, here is a healthy eating tip for you to try.
About the Author: Jayson Hunter RD, CSCS is a registered dietician, weight management expert and personal trainer. He has over 10 years of experience teaching and educating individuals on how to live a healthier life through nutritional modifications and proper supplementation. To discover how to eat healthier and lose weight fast, check out Jayson’s programs at Weight Loss Made Easy and The Carb Rotation Diet.
[Editor’s Comments: Here is my variation of the recipe for a Healthy Tuna Salad Lunch from Jayson's video so you can print it out. I hope you enjoy it!
Healthy Tuna Salad Lunch - Simple, Quick & Delicious
Mix 1 can tuna packed in water with:
1 Tbsp. Reduced Fat Greek Yogurt (or add more if you like it extra creamy)
Any spices you like (I use salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, & thyme)
1 Tbsp. Relish (optional)
1 Hard Boiled Egg - Chopped
Spread tuna mixture onto celery stalks for a high protein / low carb meal.]
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This Unique Spice Beats Abdominal Fat
Monday, February 8th, 2010By Mike Geary, CNS, CPT
OK, this spice that I’m going to mention is one of the most overlooked, but healthiest spices in the world…
You might even call it a “fat burning spice”… in a roundabout way.
And yes, it can actually help you win the battle against abdominal fat if you use it daily…I’ll explain why.
Here are some other benefits of this miracle spice:
- Controls blood sugar levels
- Helps maintain insulin sensitivity
- A very powerful antioxidant
- May have antibacterial and antifungal properties
- And dozens of other benefits
So what is this miracle spice?
Well… it’s good old tasty Cinnamon!
Although cinnamon does not directly increase fat burning (such as by increasing metabolic rate, etc), it CAN actually help you to burn off abdominal fat and get leaner through an indirect link.
Here’s how…
Although cinnamon has dozens of health benefits, the main benefit that will help you to get leaner is through it’s strong effect on controlling blood sugar levels in your body.
In a study published in 2003 in the medical journal Diabetes Care, groups were split into people taking 1, 3, or 6 grams of cinnamon per day in capsule form (the equivalent of approx 1/4th to 1 teaspoon of cinnamon).
The results of the study showed that all 3 amounts of cinnamon reduced fasting blood glucose levels by 18-29% after 40 days.
Cinnamon can also increase insulin sensitivity, which essentially means that it is helping your body to control blood sugar while simultaneously allowing your body to produce less insulin.
As you know, chronically high insulin levels can make your body pack on the blubber.
How to harness this to lose more fat…
One possible way to benefit from cinnamon to lose more fat is to use cinnamon daily in your meals when you can, such as in yogurt or cottage cheese, in smoothies, oatmeal, or anything else you can think of where it would go well.
Also, you could use a cinnamon capsule before each of your meals.
This could help to control blood sugar and insulin response from your meals and thereby control your appetite and cravings throughout the day… hence, helping you to lose body fat more effectively over time.
So now you can see that not only is cinnamon a powerful antioxidant that can help you stay youthful longer, it can also help you to control blood sugar and get a leaner body!
About the Author: Certified Nutrition Specialist and Personal Trainer Mike Geary, author of the internationally best-selling e-book The Truth about Six Pack Abs, is a contributing author to Muscle & Fitness & Oxygen magazines and is regularly featured on fitness websites around the world. Mike specializes in body fat reduction strategies and functional strength and power training. To learn more about his innovative training strategies and the latest nutrition tips, check out his website at TruthAboutAbs.com.
[Editor’s Comments: Cinnamon is a popular spice in our house! I use it regularly on applesauce, cottage cheese, oatmeal and in my protein drinks. My wife puts it in pancakes and waffles...and she just started taking a cinnamon supplement.
If you want to discover over a dozen more unique foods, spices, and weird styles of workouts that help to burn your abdominal fat faster, just click on the link below:
Click here =>> Truth About Abs
Please be sure to consult your doctor before adding any new foods or spices to your nutrition plan if you are taking any medications or have food allergies.]
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Does Diet Soda Make You Fat?
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010By Mike Geary, CNS, CPT
Is diet soda really good for weight loss, or does it contribute to fat gain?
We all know by now that soda (aka “pop” in some areas) is one of the most evil things you can put in your body… the nasty chemicals, the gut-fattening high fructose corn syrup, and a myriad of health problems caused by this carbonated cocktail worshiped by those that don’t care about their health or body.
Surprisingly, many people falsely believe that “diet” soda is in some way a good thing for losing body fat. In fact, I hear people all the time proudly state that they eat so healthy and only drink diet soda.
So let’s set the record straight…
There is NOTHING even remotely healthy about drinking diet soda. In fact, I’ve even seen several studies that showed dedicated diet soda drinkers got even FATTER than their regular soda drinking counterparts.
Here’s some findings from an 8-year University of Texas study that I had read…
An excerpt from the study author:
“What didn’t surprise us was that total soft drink use was linked to overweight and obesity,” Fowler tells WebMD. “What was surprising was when we looked at people only drinking diet soft drinks, their risk of obesity was even higher.”
“There was a 41 percent increase in risk of being overweight for every can or bottle of diet soft drink a person consumes each day,” Fowler says.
OK, as if we didn’t already know how bad regular soda was for us, and now they’re showing us studies that diet soda makes us even fatter than the already bad stuff!
There’s a lot of complicating factors as to why this occurs…
One reason is that the artificial sweeteners in diet sodas create a negative hormonal response in the body that increases fat storing hormone production and increases cravings for more sweets and refined carbohydrates in the time period after consuming the diet drink.
Another reason is that people may subconsciously think that because they are drinking a diet soda, that gives them more leeway to eat more of everything else, hence consuming more calories overall.
I’ve said this all along, but the bottom line is that if you’re serious about your health and body, soda of any kind (and artificial sweeteners in anything for that matter!) should be avoided at all times, except for very rare occasions when you can’t avoid them.
About the Author: Certified Nutrition Specialist and Personal Trainer Mike Geary, author of the internationally best-selling e-book The Truth about Six Pack Abs, is a contributing author to Muscle & Fitness & Oxygen magazines and is regularly featured on fitness websites around the world. Mike specializes in body fat reduction strategies and functional strength and power training. To learn more about his innovative training strategies and the latest nutrition tips, check out his website at TruthAboutAbs.com.
[Editor’s Comments: So what should you drink if you are looking for a good alternative to diet sodas?
Mike suggested the best alternatives are good old water with lemon or unsweetened iced teas. The best thing about drinking iced tea is that you have so many great options to choose from. You can try green, white, black, oolong, red or even an herbal tea.
If you really need to sweeten your drink, try adding a little of the natural non-caloric sweetener stevia. Here's where we buy ours =>> Try Stevia.]
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