Sugar Alcohols are not to be confused with artificial sweeteners. Artificial Sweeteners, as the name implies, are man made. Sugar alcohols naturally occur in fruit like Plums, berries, and in some veggies. Sugar Alcohols are known as Polyols. They include: sorbitol, xylitol, erythritol, mannitol, and iso-malt. Polyols are the P in FODMAPS. These are (Fermentable, ... read more >
Have you ever gone to the grocery store and looked at the prices and sounded like Chris Rock in those In Living Color Skits? If so, then you are not alone. 62% of people think it costs too much to eat healthfully. (USDA 2013). This often happens to me at Whole Foods. IDEA Fitness Journal ... read more >
We all know that we need to eat fiber but why? Fiber gives our colon a great workout and also helps to keep it all moving which is very important. Constipation is painful and can even land you in the hospital! Fiber does more than send us to the toilet. It can also help reduce ... read more >
Up until a few years ago, I parroted popular Fitness Industry advice to eat every 3 hours to keep your metabolism up. 3 meals a day and 2 snacks. After going through my own struggles with metabolism and weight gain, I began to research what really works for Fat Loss and I decided that snacking ... read more >
Why you Don’t Need to Perfect with your Nutrition “Oh well I screwed up my diet. May as well eat all the things and start again on Monday” Have you ever said that to yourself? I have and since giving up dieting I no longer say that to myself anymore. I don’t believe in giving ... read more >
Recently I saw a post from someone I highly respect in the health and fitness industry who said that he wasn't a fan of the Whole30 because he felt it was too restrictive for no reason. I disagree with him. As someone who has done the super restrictive diets that are all about counting, weighing, ... read more >
Most "fitness" diets are comprised of low calorie foods that are high in protein and low in fat. Fitness diets emphasize caloric intake over everything. The entire goal of a fitness/weight loss diet is for the person to lose weight and see the scale go down. Important Note: I said LOSE WEIGHT and not body ... read more >
For years I ate Egg Whites (with maybe 1 Yolk on a Higher Calorie Day) because that's what you do in the Fitness Industry. I was led to believe that Egg Yolks were full of fat, calories, and cholesterol and I should avoid them. (It was okay though to drink protein powders full of artificial ... read more >
My first answer is always: Fresh is Best. There is no powder that is better than fresh whole foods. That's a fact. The Supplement industry has exploded and working in Fitness for over a decade I have tried a lot of them and I stop using them after a while because nothing is better than ... read more >
I have been in the Fitness Industry for ten years and it seems that for ten years people have been saying something different about what to eat pre workout and post workout. The new fad seems to be about what to eat/drink INTRA workout. It's all so confusing. Are we supposed to eat carbs before ... read more >