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You don’t have the time or cooking skills to diet?

Posted by Doug Doug 17,January 2011 Leave a comment

I have so many clients say that they have no time to make healthy meals, research healthy recipes and actually have the skills to make healthy food taste good.  So, here’s a solution for finding time and a quick solution to keeping your sanity.

Answer:  Make your own Nutrisystem but make it better for you.

Go to whole foods and walk down the frozen aisle of natural foods to go.  There you go.  Pick 5 you want to try and make sure they have less than 10 grams of good fat (fat from unsaturated ingredients and oils from whole grains).  For those who are salt sensitive then make sure the salt  is  low to moderate.  Now, you can have these meals for lunch or dinner and you’ll know exactly how many calories you ate.  If your still hungry try drinking water before, during and after you eat.  Add a piece of fruit.

Now what?

Try to mix it up and have just one of these meals for variety once a day.  For the other meals, go for lean protein, lots of organic greens, fruit and a few raw nuts.  Oh yea, again….lots of water etc.

What if i crave desert?

Then go for what you like. Just find an all natural version, cut in half and make a commitment that you’ll only eat it once or twice a week.  Think about how much work it is to get into shape.  Is it worth those few minutes of pleasure?

My favorite brand of premade soups and frozen foods:

Amy’s.

By the way, go down the soup aisle of Whole Foods, Trader Joes’ or any other all natural food market.  Healthy broth (veggie or free range chicken) are a great way to cut calories and fill up.  You could even add more protein to them if you’d like.  I add broiled chicken all the time to frozen meals or soups.

Try this method out and send me a comment.  You’ll be surprised how effective and tastier it can be then just eating salad with protein.  Train hard and you’ll have a flat belly before spring.

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What fat burning supplements do you recommend?

Posted by Doug Doug 5,January 2011 Leave a comment

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I actually don’t recommend any fat burning supplements. Will supplements help you lose weight?  Yes, there are some that can definitely assist you in increasing your metabolism i.e..green tea (pure), caffeine etc and others that are for a later topic…but to tell you the truth, unless you’re eating really clean i.e. lean protein, fresh fruit, veggies and complex carbohydrates, you might as well throw these supplements on the floor. 

Oh ya, watch your portion size! Just because you’re eating healthy, doesn’t mean calories don’t count.  Try eating small micro meals throughout the day and take a quick calorie count of each day for 2-3 days.

For quick supplement list try these:

  • Pro-biotic multiple vitamin…metabolic processes
  • CLA (conjugated linoleic acid)…great for weight loss
  • Chromium Picolinate 200 mcg…sugar stabilizer
  • Glut-amine…muscle repair and immunity
  • Calcium Complex…strong bones
  • Flax Oil or Fish Oil capsules…joints, PMS, hormone stabilizer
  • Green Tea (must be organic/whole leaf)…metabolic accelerator

 

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Educate yourself with Raw Foods:

The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet

Raw Power! Building Strength and Muscle Naturally

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Tuna Consumption: The Good and Bad! For You and It’s Population.

Posted by Doug Doug 23,November 2009 Leave a comment

tunaThe heart-health benefits of eating fish has been long known by the general public.   Over the last few years,  the craze for eating  fish that contain high amounts of the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids — DHA and EPA omega-3 — such as tuna,swordfish and salmon has increased dramatically.  The high levels of omega-3 fatty acids have been known to reduce one’s triglycerides, heart rate, blood pressure, and atherosclerosis.

So, what do a majority of people do when they find out something is good for them or they like it?  Yep, you got it.  They don’t eat or take it in moderation.  They actually take, buy and reap whatever and whenever they can get at massive quantities.  Sounds like politics right?

Anyhow, this over consumption and overfishing leads to something that goes from a positive benefit to both a negative health and environmental disaster.

Overconsumption:

Fish higher on the food chain begin to accumulate higher than normal Mercury levels as they eat other fish that contain small levels of Mercury and methyl-mercury.  Tuna is one of those fish that tend to store higher than normal levels of Mercury in their viscera.   Hence, as I stated above, most people over consume and tend to think more is better.  Guess what?  This is why obesity, illness and every other food related disease has skyrocketed.  High levels of mercury has been to have negative impact on Fetal Neurodevelopment.  Some studies pointing to a correlation of a higher stroke incidence.

Overfishing Tuna:

The demand for Bluefin tuna  around the world has attributed to the tuna population in the Atlantic Ocean to decline over 70% in the last 30 years.  Many scientist predict overfishing for tuna and other popular fish will wipe out the breeding population of Atlantic bluefin tuna by 2012.  The demand for sushi has escalated which creates more demand from Japan to build vast Mediterranean fleets to set up miles and miles of nets and to use illegal spotter planes to track the warm-blooded tuna.  Slaughtering off the population which leads to a cascade affect of other fish becoming wiped out.

Summary:

Tuna is a great source of  lean protein and omega-3 fats.  Yet, eat tuna sparingly throughout the month and rotate your foods.  Never eat too much of anything.  Purchasing a cold pressed omega-3 supplement is a great way to get all the benefits of fish oil without the high levels of mercury.

Most adults will not see the ill affects of over-consuming too much tuna or fish that contain higher levels of mercury.  Young children, infants and Pregnant women should definately eat smaller quantities of fish containing the higher levels of mercury such as tuna, swordfish, shark,king mackeral or tilefish.  Fish that are lower in mercury are shrimp, canned light tuna, salmon,pollock and catfish.  Albacore tuna has higher levels of mercury than light tuna.  Note: fish sticks etc..are usually made of Pollock or cod and contain lower levels of mercury.  Teens and adults can eat up  to 12 ounces of the fish lower in mercury per week and 6 ounces of fish higher in mercury.  Yet, I would not give any fish high in mercury to young children, infants or pregant women.

Oh ya, save the tuna and cut back on its consumption.  Try the other varieties of fish and enjoy!

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