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!

 

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Mon, Jun 29, 2009 By Dr. Ray

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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Wed, Jun 24, 2009 By Dr. Ray

Is Grazing or Eating 5-6 Meals a Day Keeping You Fat?

A common recommendation from health and fitness gurus is to graze all day. Grazing is an eating tactic where you eat 5-6 small meals throughout the day rather than eating the classic 3 square meals daily. What if they are wrong, what if recommending 5-6 small meals is making fat loss nearly impossible for unsuspecting dieters. Let’s explore this topic…

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Wed, Jun 24, 2009 By Dr. Ray

Understanding Insulin in Order to Understand Fat Loss

In this blog post I want to give you the “Readers Digest Condensed Story” on insulin because the more you understand about this amazing hormone the easier it will be for you to shed the unwanted pounds of fatty flesh. You must become an expert in insulin if you really want to make progress with losing the fat and keeping it off!

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