A common nutrition plan we use with clients involves rotating low carb days with higher carb days. Low carb days revolve around meat and veggies with plenty of healthy fats. The low carb day is very easy to follow. The high carb day can be more complicating because a cheat day is often misinterpreted. A […]
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Part 2 of good cop versus bad cop in the fat loss hunger wars – this time we’ll focus on the ‘bad’ hunger hormone ‘ghrelin’. Ghrelin is the offender causing you to feel so ravenous that you fall spectacularly off the wagon and hammer down enough food in one sitting to feed a small family! Read more about ghrelin here, along with some strategies you can use to keep it at bay and achieve success on your diet…
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Linear dieting vs. cyclical dieting for maximum long-term fat loss…? Sure you might have an opinion, but what does the research say? MI40 Science Editor Rudy Mawer has done the legwork so you don’t have to…
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When starting a diet, have you ever wondered why exactly hunger and cravings suddenly sky rocket? Obviously a reduced food intake ‘leads’ to these sensations, but the actual root cause can be attributed to two key hunger hormones, the first of which MI40 Science Editor Rudy Mawer will break down for us here…
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Our eating habits are dictated in part by the intricately-balanced process of hunger stimulation and inhibition which takes place within the brain. These same processes also help regulate our energy balance, which is the balance between calories in (food) and calories out (activity). Two hormones have been identified as having a profound influence on energy […]
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The importance of fibre as an essential nutrient is often overlooked and the daily requirements of obtaining enough presents a challenge to many people. Bodybuilders need to be conscious of the amount of adequate fibre in their diet when consuming high sources of meat protein. Besides being devoid of fibre, meat can be a source […]
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As the old adage goes, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Starting the day off right is important for many reasons: A proper high protein breakfast helps set the neurotransmitters for the day, improving energy levels, focus, and concentration. Energizing neurotransmitters like dopamine and acetylcholine are essential for proper cortisol utilization allowing […]
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