Fri, Apr 27, 2012 By Dr. Ray Hinish
There’s a heated debate going on in the world of fat loss… Can you burn fat and simultaneously gain muscle? Most experts claim that you can’t because building muscle requires a net surplus of calories while fat loss requires a net loss of calories. By this logic, you can only have one or the other, [...]
Mon, Mar 12, 2012 By Dr. Ray Hinish
So you want to know, “How often should I weigh myself when trying to lose weight?“ According to the Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, people who weigh themselves daily lose 12-18 pounds more than those who weigh less frequently. Weighing daily seems to act as your automated accountability partner and can keep you [...]
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 By Dr. Ray Hinish
Have you ever gone on a very low calorie diet, exercised like a fiend, and been dismayed to see that the scale hadn’t changed one ounce? I don’t care how much you tell yourself to ignore the scale, putting all of that effort into something without a return on that investment is like getting punched [...]
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 By Dr. Ray Hinish
Why Should You Care About Pesticides? The growing consensus among scientists is that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can cause lasting damage to human health, especially during fetal development and early childhood. Scientists now know enough about the long-term consequences of ingesting these powerful chemicals to advise that we minimize our consumption of [...]
Thu, Nov 04, 2010 By Dr. Ray Hinish
We, and many other weight loss experts, have touted the benefits of drinking water to lose weight. Critics, however, love to point out that there are no clinical studies to prove that drinking water and weight loss were connected. Unfortunately, they were right…until now. A recent study by researchers at the department of human nutrition, [...]
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 By Dr. Ray Hinish
Blythe and I are always talking about preparing your life for weight loss success. One major component of setting yourself up for success is preparing food ahead of time. Many people ask me, “How long can I store food once it is cooked?” Recently, I went searching for answers to this question and wandered upon [...]
Fri, Jan 15, 2010 By Dr. Ray Hinish
I wanted to introduce you guys to a concept called Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, NEAT for short. In a nutshell, NEAT is any calories that you burn through every day, non-exercise activity. This includes walking to work, cleaning, cooking dinner, playing with the kids, etc. NEAT is generally considered a subconscious process, which means we don’t [...]
Mon, Dec 07, 2009 By Dr. Ray Hinish
This Christmas many fat cutters are looking for gifts that can inspire health and fitness among their family members. One such gift is the Nintendo Wii Fit which has found its way into 21 million households since its launch in 2007. It is encouraging to see that families are at least trying to promote fitness [...]
Wed, Nov 11, 2009 By Dr. Ray Hinish
A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventative Nutrition found that listening to weight loss podcasts could help you achieve your weight loss goals. What made this study so interesting is that researchers tested a special formula for producing their weight loss podcasting and compared it to a standard weight loss podcast which [...]
Fri, Sep 11, 2009 By Dr. Ray Hinish
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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