high fat diet
Buy Real 100% Olive Oil
Olive oil. It may not be the nectar of the gods…but it is pretty close. For us mere mortals, olive oil is about one of the best fats to consume. It is a monounsaturated fat, which has many great health benefits. For example, monounsaturated fats are very stable at high temperatures (something I just recently […]
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Aging
I am in the process of writing another book and it is for men who are approaching middle age. It is filled with diet and exercise tips for the middle-aged man to build a fit, injury free body through the mid stages of his life and into his sixties and seventies. I am calling it […]
Starvation Mode: Is It a Real Phenomena?
Starvation mode. I used to tell my clients that whenever they would hit a weight loss plateau that lasted for a month or longer. At that point, the client I was working with would have cut back her calories to roughly 1,300 a day, and even though I am not a fan of “chronic cardio” […]
Comparing Grocery Carts
When you go grocery shopping, take a quick scan of what most people have in their shopping carts. You can tell at a glance if the person pushing the cart will have issues maintaining a healthy body fat percentage or not. I did this during my last visit to the grocery store, and I took some photos to […]
Dietary Fats and Health
Our regular readers know that we have been recommending a lower carbohydrate diet, more along the lines of the paleo diet that is more in vogue lately. We are not completely on board with the diet, for we would prefer meats with a higher concentration of fats (such as chuck roast and pork) and we believe eating dairy is […]