by Dr. Mike | Nov 10, 2015 | Blog
You see them all the time—infomercials, emails, and Facebook posts that claim to have the secret to dropping those stubborn winter pounds so you look better on the beach this summer. They pitch a “breakthrough” diet or a metabolism-boosting extract. Often, it doesn’t...
by Dr. Mike | Nov 3, 2015 | Blog
To get the best results from your fat loss program, your diet doesn’t need to be complicated—it just needs to be smart. These new rules of lean eating represent the most effective nutritional strategies that I’ve distilled from my years of work as a nutrition...
by Dr. Mike | Oct 26, 2015 | Blog
The reason you keep rebounding is something called set-point weight: This is the weight that your hormones and metabolism try to maintain—typically plus or minus about 10 pounds—in order to regulate fat stores. Starvation or dieting, which often look the same to your...
by Dr. Mike | Oct 20, 2015 | Blog
Q: Should I be concerned with the bioavailability of nutrients in food? A: Yes, certain vitamins and minerals can interact with other nutrients in our diet and decrease our bodies’ ability to take them in. Here’s what you can do to maximize your body’s uptake of a few...
by Dr. Mike | Oct 16, 2015 | Blog
Q: We’ve all heard you should eat produce that’s in season, but what about superfoods? Should I stop eating kale in the summer and blueberries in winter, or will I still get benefits from consuming them? A: Our current food system gives us the luxury of having foods...
