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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Why Should You be eating Resistant Starch? RS is a starch that when digested in the large intestine, leads to the formation of SCFA, short chain fatty acids. One of the 3 major SCFA’s produced is butyrate. Butyrate a fat that has almost anti-catabolic hormone like power. It saves muscle. RS exhibits undeniable effect on […]
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For all of us trying to reach the full potential of our health, it is important to be sure that our body is performing at it’s most optimal level. Often times, to get to this point, it takes just small adjustments over an elongated period of time in a person’s daily lifestyle and diet choices […]
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What foods have resistant starch? There are 4 types of RS (resistant starch). Unlike most other ingredients, resistant starches are identified by a physiologically-based definition, not the chemical-based definition. Because of this, today’s resistant starches are typically categorized into four types: RS1 Physically inaccessible (indigestible) resistant starch, such as that found in seeds, legumes and […]
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What if I told you there was a starch that increased insulin sensitivity, preserved muscle, and helped burn body fat? Well there is, and it’s called RESISTANT STARCH! What is resistant starch (RS)? In a single sentence answer: Resistant starch (in relation to your metabolism) is really a precursor to short fatty acids, that are […]
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What you need to know in review: Carbs have a direct effect on the release of insulin Insulin is considered a powerhouse when speaking of muscle building and fat storage Some individuals are born more insulin sensitive than others It is important to be very insulin sensitive to prevent glucose intake from being shuttled into […]
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So you’ve dieted hard, and trained even harder. Your mind and your body have been battered and depleted from the high volume of training. It’s time to reap the rewards by allowing your body to recover, and super-compensate for the work you have done. They key is giving your body the bricks it needs to […]
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Muscles store carbohydrates exclusively as glycogen, which is basically a long chain of glucose molecules linked together. The level of glycogen in the muscles not only affects the energy they can release, but the amount of protein breakdown that occurs. The higher the glycogen levels of a muscle, the less protein is broken down during […]
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