Archives for August, 2010
By Dr. Dennis Clark
| Posted under Meal Frequency |
Higher meal frequency is supposed to drive fat loss. This is a myth. Assumptions and logic that underlie this strategy are oversimplified and incorrect. Unfortunately, the advice to eat more often has become dogma. Here is the truth that you should know about it.
The first article below is near and dear to my heart because it cites actual scientific research and provides the original articles. I just love that! The second article is pretty much on target, except that I am critical of the high-protein approach that the author advocates. That is a topic for another day.
Logic Does Not Apply Part 1: Meal Frequency
The number of meals per day didn’t even affect what type of weight the participants lost—all of them lost the same amount of weight and the same amount of fat regardless of meal frequency. They tested about everything you can imagine in …
Publish Date: 07/08/2010 10:55
http://articles.elitefts.com/articles/nutrition/logic-does-not-apply-part-1-meal-frequency/
Exploding Nutrition Myths #2: The myth of meal frequency and …
Many of you enjoyed my first ‘Exploding Nutrition Myths’ installment on agave nectar and the glycemic index. The next myth that needs to be exposed is the.
Publish Date: 08/17/2010 12:06
http://abundantbrain.com/2010/08/exploding-nutrition-myths-2-the-myth-of-meal-frequency-and-timing/
Physiology of Meal Frequency
Spacing meals appropriately has important consequences for how much and when your body secretes the key hormones for balanced metabolism. These hormones are insulin, leptin, and growth hormone. Eating frequent meals undermines the benefits of these hormones. The net result is fat gain and poor health.
By the way, the whole idea of spacing meals, even fasting at the right times, is the main premise for the Eat Stop Eat book that I like so much. Click on this link (or the image in the right column above) now to get more information about it: Eat Stop Eat Information.
For good meal frequency,
Dr. D
By Dr. Dennis Clark
| Posted under The Every Other Day Diet |
What could make you gain weight on the every other day diet? Nothing! There are some things that you must watch out for, though. Read here to see what they are.
[ You learn something new every day, right? Well, today I learned something wonderful from fitness author Jon Benson. He has given me now to you. Let me know what you think by commenting below! ]
Caution:
This sounds like a silly question, but it’s really the most important question you can ask:
“What REALLY makes me increase my bodyfat?”
Is it too many calories? Sure. That’s one part. But I know people who can eat 4-5K calories a day and not add an ounce.
Is it dietary fat? Rarely if ever.
Fat is necessary to melt bodyfat. It is true that fat has more calories per gram than protein or carbs, but let’s look at this logically:
40% protein; 40% carbs; 20% fat = 40% fat; 40% protein; 20% carbs
So… no. Increasing your dietary fat does not mean you’ll get fatter…
UNLESS… ready?
Your insulin levels are too high.
Elevated insulin is not only the prime cause of diabetes and a sign of being hypoglycemic, but it’s also the prime numero uno reason people get fat.
And insulin is stimulated most by too many carbohydrates… even the so-called “healthy carbs!”
HOWEVER… ready again?
You can still eat carbs… you do not need a “low-carb” dietplan every day in order to keep your insulin and bodyfat low.
You just have to know what TIME to eat the carbs.
There’s a time and place for everything and carbs are no exception.
I have a presentation here that tells you more about how important timing is and how you can eat your carbs (even sweets) and shed bodyfat…
… here:
The EODD System <--carb-friendly dietplan
That being said:
If I had to cut one thing out of my diet for 1-4 days it would definitely be carbs.
I need fat… fat helps melt bodyfat… and I have trained my body to use its own fat-stores for fuel.
( See how on the linked-page above )
I DEFINITELY need protein… and so do you.
Protein speeds up thermogenesis, or your body’s own fat-burning heat factory.
Protein also blunts your appetite so you naturally eat less.
Some carbs are healthy… and I do not recommend you cut out low-sugar fruits and green veggies… you need that stuff.
But you don’t need grains, breads, etc.
At least for a few days.
THEN… you need them… but only after you do two things.
Find out more here:
The EODD System <--carb-friendly dietplan
Remember: Don’t Quit. Get Fit!
P.S. My favorite “Feed Meal” (that’s what I call meals where I eat a lot of calories and carbs) is this:
Small serving of protein (1/2 my normal serving size) like chicken, tuna, etc.
Brown rice or baked potato
Slice of pecan pie (or Key Lime pie… yum.)
Then later that day I’ll have a few slices of New York-style pizza.
The next day I’m LEANER. It never fails.
The only time this can fail is if you do not set your body UP to receive these carbs and some junk food.
I call this my “Real World Favorite Foods Dietplan.” That’s not the name of my System but it could be! That’s exactly what it is.
I love it… so will you…
The EODD System <--carb-friendly dietplan
[ Want to dive into even more fat-loss and body transformation info? Then shoot over Jon's page by clicking on the links in the article above (or in the banner below) to get started today on reshaping YOUR body! ]
Best of the every other day diet,
Dr. D
By Dr. Dennis Clark
| Posted under Rapid Weight Loss Tips |
Weight loss tips are everywhere, and not all of them can possibly be correct. Useless ones should be obvious. Mostly they are just superficial and unhelpful. Sometimes they are even idiotic. See what you think about this list, then get my scientific perspective of it.
5 Essential Steps To Lose Belly Fat
I had problems with belly fat a few months ago because I neglected my body by not exercising properly, eating the wrong kind of food and partying too much. When I finally realized my folly, I had to work very hard to bring back my body, …
Publish Date: 08/26/2010 5:16
http://www.fixbellyfatproblem.com/5-essential-steps-to-lose-belly-fat/
My Perspective
The five essential steps include 2 things to do (more or less helpful) and 3 things to not do (not helpful at all). They are:
Exercise: Maybe a good step. It could speed up your metabolism, although you would have to take in more calories to account for such a change. The most important exercise is probably bouncing on a trampoline for 10 minutes a day, if only because it stimulates your lymphatic system.
Eat healthy foods: Obviously. However, the list recommends such no-no foods as pasta and rice (regardless of the color). Grains are a downer in general, so avoid them. Animal-based foods are not so hot, either.
Avoid spot reduction: Okay. If you are already not spot reducing (which nobody can do, anyway), this recommendation will not be helpful.
Drink less alcohol: Maybe okay. It depends on how much you are already drinking. I have 1-3 light beers per day (not that awful stuff by Budweiser or Coors!), and I do just fine keeping my target weight. This is a minor variable.
Do not starve yourself: This is silly, since who is going to do that anyway? Starvation diets just lower your metabolism, undermine any kind of exercise that you are doing, and make life miserable.
Oh, by the way… The purpose of the article above is not to give good rapid weight loss tips. The purpose is to get you to click on the link to a sales page for a book called Strip That Fat ($47). This is one of those high-priced ebooks that I look at periodically. It is a great sales page, so go ahead and take a look at it. I’ll let you decide whether it is worth your while. It isn’t worth mine.
How About Something New And Actually Helpful?
Tips entailing exercise and diet are generally dogmatic and often incorrect. The least known fat loss tip that I have discovered, which is truly helpful, involves WHEN to eat instead of what or how much. I call this “The Most Overlooked Fat Loss Secret Ever” (my words). I describe some of the main research on this variable in my “5 Steps to a Slimmer and Healthier You” report. The best coverage of the how and why of meal spacing for fat loss is the Eat Stop Eat program that I put on the top right of this page.
I really encourage you take a hard look at that protocol. It will be a very pleasant surprise for you.
All the best rapid weight loss tips,
Dr. D
Scientists argue that natural weight loss supplements do not work. Could it be that they are influenced by financial support from big drug companies that make weight loss drugs? Here is my perspective on the latest scientific commentary on weight loss and what it means in reality.
Before you read the article below, keep in mind that scientists are not the objective robots that you might expect them to me. They (we) are biased. The good ones recognize their bias and deal with it appropriately. My bias is natural approaches to health as opposed to using prescription medications. After you read the article that I link here, read more about the natural approach to weight loss below. Thanks!
No Evidence That Popular Slimming Supplements Facilitate Weight …
The analysis summarizes the state of evidence from reviews of studies involving nine popular slimming supplements, including chromium picolinate, Ephedra, bitter orange, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), calcium, guar gum, glucomannan, … However, more rigorous research is needed, he said, as only very few trials have been of long duration and the number of patients in most of the trials has been small — factors which together limit the conclusions that can be drawn about …
Publish Date: 08/25/2010 3:05
http://www.sciencemagnews.com/no-evidence-that-popular-slimming-supplements-facilitate-weight-loss-new-research-finds.html
Tired Criticisms
Every study or commentary almost has to include the same basic, meaningless criticisms as follows:
“There is no evidence…” (Does NOT mean, “The evidence contradicts…” It just means we have no evidence one way or another.)
“We need larger, long-term clinical trials…” (This will never happen. It costs several thousand dollars per person in a clinical trial. Only drug companies that have a lot of money can afford to test something via such clinical trials.)
“We don’t understand how it works…” (Common criticism of everything. Physicists still have no idea of how gravity works, and yet they still know that it works!)
“No better than a placebo…” (The concept of placebo is completely misunderstood in modern medicine and used inappropriately in almost all medical research. The so-called golden standard of placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical trials is really a big bad joke that is designed to get drugs approved by the FDA. Caveat emptor!
Note that one of the researchers quoted in the article above receives financial support from GlaxoSmithKline. That does not automatically mean anything. It is sure a big red flag, though.
I feel as though I’ve vented a little bit here. My apologies. Sometimes I just get worn down by all the propaganda and disinformation against natural therapies that bombard the us all. My bias.
In balance, I do feel it important to say that the supplements industry is also fraught with bias, propaganda, and disinformation. Weight loss supplements seem to be the worst offenders. Nevertheless, plenty of good information and good products are out there. You just have to have a good eye for them (or keep in touch with me!)
All the best for natural weight loss supplements,
Dr. D
By Dr. Dennis Clark
| Posted under The Every Other Day Diet |
The every other day diet is a breath of fresh air for fat loss. Truly useful tips on proper eating may surprise you. Read here to see what they are and how much they can help you.
[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. ]
There’s not many people who do not want to burn more bodyfat.
If you are in the fat-burning club, then these 5 easy tips are for you:
5 Easy Fat-Burning Tips <— quick tips
Enjoy, and feel free to share this blog post with others.
P.S. If you would rather watch a short video on 3 keys to greater weight loss, then go here:
3 Keys To Weight Loss <— video tips
[ Thanks again for visiting. If you are interested in more information please feel free to comment here, and be sure to get my free report (see to the right) so you can stay well-informed about the real science behind fat loss.]
Best of the every other day diet,
Dr. D
By Dr. Dennis Clark
| Posted under Weight Loss Side Effects |
Weight loss side effects are nothing to sneeze at. They can be good, bad, and even dangerous. It all depends on how you lose weight. Marketing mania obscures sensibility. Here is a glimpse into what sensibility has meant for one success story.
Weight Loss Side Effects | What I did to lose fat pounds
They employ a million distinct methods to shed fat and hence think about themselves fitness freaks. But there is also a negative side to this whole episode. Weight reduction is not usually excellent for human physique. Fat loss may also …
Publish Date: 08/23/2010 4:38
http://losefatpounds.com/weight-loss-side-effects-a-can-it-be-dangerous
Most of what you see in this story is generally useful for everyone. Weight loss side effects are real. You have take healthful actions to benefit from the good ones.
All the best in weight loss,
Dr. D
