4 Health Benefits and Hazards of Drinking Coffee

4 Health Benefits and Hazards of Drinking Coffee

I’ve recently talked a lot about coffee with respect to hunger control and use before exercising. While these are two key and interesting topics, I felt like they only touched on a small portion of a large body of information regarding coffee.  I won’t...
Ask Dr Mike: Does Coffee Curb Hunger?

Ask Dr Mike: Does Coffee Curb Hunger?

In this installment of Ask Dr. Mike, Dr. Mike addresses a Facebook fan’s question about the effects of coffee on suppressing hunger. Dr. Mike discusses a research study that compared the hunger dampening effects of water vs. decaf coffee vs. coffee. Also...
Lean Body Labor Day Cookout Menu

Lean Body Labor Day Cookout Menu

Labor Day Weekend is upon us and the summer is quickly coming to an end (and two of my kids just started kindergarten!).  This signals that it is time to have a great cookout, celebrate, and soak up as much vitamin D as you can before the ‘sundown by 4pm’...
Napa Cabbage Ginger Slaw

Napa Cabbage Ginger Slaw

Napa cabbage is one of my favorite vegetables. It is part cabbage and part lettuce (not technically, but practically). You can treat it like cabbage and make kim chi or you can treat it like lettuce and make a great salad. If you are following a low FODMAP diet then...
Ask Dr. Mike: How Can I Lose Weight Using Whole Foods?

Ask Dr. Mike: How Can I Lose Weight Using Whole Foods?

In this installment of Ask Dr. Mike, Dr. Mike answers a Facebook fan’s question and discusses approaches to losing weight using whole foods versus pills and supplements. Whole foods is the way to go! Following workouts, it is good to add liquid nutrition. 5 keys...