Insulin Resistance and Obesity: Fat Loss Through Carb Control

December 22, 2010

Fight The Resistance to Win the War on Fat If you’ve been reading my blog at all in the past year, you already know I feel very strongly that being fat is a result of eating too many carbs. Contrary to popular 1980′s beliefs, such as staying in the “fat burning zone helps you get [...]

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In obesity and weight loss, all roads lead to the mighty macrophage.

December 21, 2010

Inflammation Control For Obesity Prevention I go on and on about inflammation and how it leads to almost all modern disease. But what do I mean by this? What is this inflammation caused by?

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Recent Resveratrol Discovery

December 19, 2010

Resveratrol Shows Further Promise in the Battle Against Obesity We’ve all heard that Resveratrol is the next miracle that will melt off the pounds and let us live until we’re 300. Scientific research is finally catching up with these claims and for the most part is in agreement.

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Make What You Eat for Fat Loss

November 30, 2010

Scientist’s Recent Discovery Sheds Light on the Pleasure-Reward System I’ve always advocated two basic food habits. One, shop around the outside of the store – avoiding foods that don’t need refrigeration – which ultimately leads to healthier food choices. Meats, dairy, Fruits and vegetables, along with nuts. Two, always prepare the meal yourself. If you [...]

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Phytochemicals that Burn Fat

November 18, 2010

Unique Compounds found in Foods, Teas, May Help Fight The Battle of the Bulge EGCG is awesome. Resveratrol is awesome. These are just two phytochemicals that have been found to influence fat burning and fat creation. But why, after all the hype, am I not ripped after popping a few Green Tea Caps or drinking [...]

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Serrapeptase: Anti-Inflammatory Amazingness

November 9, 2010

Silkworm Enzyme Drastically Reduces Inflammation and Inflammatory Markers C-Reactive Protein Etc. I was at vitamin shoppe the other day and noticed the sale table. Looked at Braggzymes which contain serrapeptase and nattokinase along with a few other digestive enzymes. It’s supposed to be a healthful alternative to nsaid’s and like I said before, I really [...]

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Rimonobant Releases Stored Fat and Kills Appetite

November 3, 2010

Anti-Pot Drug Increases Fat Loss Through Lipolysis I am still not sure what to make of Rimonobant, a cannabinoid antagonist designed to help quit smoking and lose weight. I tried the drug a few days and found the effect on appetite to be quite noticable, while at the same time I felt a sense of [...]

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Powerful Fat Burning and Anti-Fat-Gain Compound Discovered

October 21, 2010

Unique Extract from “Cosmetic” Root May Stop Fat Gain and Increase Fat Loss This one is in vitro (studies done in a petri dish rather than a live animal or human) so there’s always a bit of skepticism when it comes to these kinds of astonishing results. But if future studies continue to pan out [...]

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Acid Found in Apples Dramatically Increase Lipolysis

October 13, 2010

Ursolic Acid Has Profound Impact on Release of Fat Stores Most people who have spent any time at all researching fat loss will tell you that lipolysis is rarely the rate-limiting step in fat loss. In other words, a lack of lipolysis (the release of stored fat into the bloodstream) is not the real problem [...]

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L-Arginine Regulates Fat Loss

October 6, 2010

Amino Acid Controls Gene Expression in Muscle and Fat Tissue I have always liked Arginine for a couple of reasons. More Muscle Pump which just feels awesome, even if there’s no long-term benefit of it Improved blood sugar. Increased blood flow to the extremities which is good for romance and for people with cold hands. [...]

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