Episode 3b: Part 2 – Everything You Need to Know About Carbohydrates & Proteins

In this episode we continue the discussion on how carbohydrates impact your weight loss efforts. We start with a discussion about insulin; what its primary role is in the body and how to use that knowledge to improve your weight loss. Low-carbohydrate eating is not an easy task, we will talk about our experience as well as what the research has to say on the subject of low-carb diets. This podcast is full of useful tips and tricks that we feel are new to many of our listeners. Once you have an understanding of how insulin works in the body and how to control it, you will be much better prepared to lose the weight!

Fri, Sep 11, 2009 By Dr. Ray Hinish

Poor Sleep Patterns Makes You Hungry

In our society is not only commonplace for people to burn the candle at both ends but it is even revered as a respectable trait. Is there any connection between these poor sleep habits and the epidemic levels of obesity in our society? A UCLA study published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology suggests a clear connection [...]

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Mon, Jun 29, 2009 By Dr. Ray Hinish

Understanding Leptin – The Fat Loss Breakthrough

Did you know that there are such things as mouse enthusiasts? That’s right, ever since the 1800s mouse lovers have been collecting different types of living mice! Little did they know that one of these rare mice would radically change the way that we view that glob of fat that hangs out around your midsection, butt or thighs.

In 1902 a French researcher named L. Cuenot began to research a special yellow mouse that was popular among mouse enthusiasts. This mouse, known for its peculiar propensity to gain fat, began a domino effect in the science world that ultimately led to one of the most important discoveries in the study of fat…

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