You know that good, healthy feeling you get when you’ve just cleaned house? Sorry to spoil it, but you may have just made your home dirtier. Think of it this way. You wouldn’t let your kids play with toxic chemicals, so why would you let your baby put the toy in it’s mouth that you just wiped off with bleach containing sodium hydroxide? That’s much more dangerous than the dust or germs … [Read more...]
Stop Wasting Your Workouts, Eat After!!
Not eating properly post-workout is one of the biggest reasons why most people sabotage their weight loss efforts. Of course to lose weight you need to modify and restrict your caloric intake. And many of my clients have rationalized they'll lose even more weight by not eating after their workouts to cut even more calories and speed up their weigh loss efforts. Nothing could be further from the … [Read more...]
Pharmaceutical grade fish oil, all that and more
- Stephen Chaney Ph.D, Director of Nutrition and Professor of Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill THE CHALLENGE: According to the Centers for Disease Control and the American Heart Association (AHA), heart disease - specifically coronary artery disease - is still the number one cause of death of men and women. And while it was once considered a man’s disease, today more … [Read more...]
I’m the Biggest Supplement Skeptic
I have owned and operated Fit-4-Life for the past 14 years. In that time, I have had several supplement companies approach me to sell their products to my clients. I take my job very seriously and I don't make any recommendations unless I am 100% certain that the products are safe and effective. If I don't use the product I could never recommend it. It's just the way I am, and believe me I … [Read more...]
Weight Loss Pills: Do They Really Work?
Let's be honest for a moment. You've seen the advertisements for weight loss pills-you know the ones with those amazing before and after pictures-and you've wondered to yourself...do they work? Diet pills are everywhere, they tempt from store shelves, from infomercials and from glossy magazine pages. You probably know someone who is dabbling with diet pills or maybe you've tried them yourself. … [Read more...]
