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Joined EzineArticles on Aug 4, 2005 A Type of Trans Fat That Burns Belly Fat?
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: October 13, 2009
As a Certified Nutrition Specialist, I usually shock people with this fact... it's true that there is a type of healthy natural trans fat that actually helps you to burn off abdominal fat. Sounds far fetched, but it's true.
3 Veggies That Help to Burn Stomach Fat
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: October 13, 2009
This article is going to surprise you... There's actually a specific class of vegetables that can help to fight against specific chemicals in your body that are making you store more belly fat. These specific veggies can actually help you to burn stomach fat faster in a unique way.
The 2 Worst Foods That Make You Fat - One May Shock You
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: June 22, 2009
You have probably heard a thousand times how bad trans fats and high fructose corn syrup are for your health (and waistline), so I'm going to spare you the lecture on those. Instead, I'm going to give you a couple of the most fattening foods that may surprise you in this article. In fact, a lot of people falsely believe these 2 foods are "healthy", when they are really packing on the pounds.
My 5 Minute Healthy Chocolate Fudge Recipe - Yes It's Healthy
Food and Drink: Recipes • Published: June 17, 2009
Yes, both of these statements are true -- this recipe is legitimately a healthy chocolate fudge recipe, and it does only take 5 minutes! As a Certified Nutrition Specialist, I like to find ways to prepare delicious foods that most people can't believe are actually healthy for you.
3 Important Tips to Build Muscle Faster - Get Lean and Ripped
Health and Fitness: Build Muscle • Published: June 16, 2009
Depending on body type and your individual metabolic rate, building muscle mass can be a difficult task. Believe me, I had a hard time for years building any good muscle mass until I tested every method and found what worked for me. These tips should help you build muscle faster too.
The Top 3 Fat Burning Foods - Surprising Hidden Gems
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: June 5, 2009
In all of my years as a professional Nutrition Specialist, I've noticed that most people are shocked to hear some of my picks for the top fat burning foods that are best for weight loss and good health. I won't bore you with all of the typical "healthy foods" that you hear about all of the time such as fruits and veggies... everybody knows those. Instead, I'm going to show you some shockers that most people don't realize are super healthy foods for fat loss.
3 Tips to Eat a Healthier Diet to Lose Weight Faster
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: April 14, 2009
I hope you enjoy this article on tips to eat healthier. I tried to keep it simple and with some tips that are easy to implement for a healthier diet.
The Best Ski Exercises For Rock Solid Skier Legs
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: October 10, 2008
If you've read about skier fitness programs in most magazines or other publications, chances are that you've been misled into doing an exercise routine that may actually be negatively affecting your results and even possibly increasing your chances for injury and missing the ski season. Read this article to learn the truth about the best skiing exercises.
Beware of Junk Foods Being Promoted As Health Food - HFCS is Not Healthy
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: September 17, 2008
Don't be deceived by the new advertising campaigns promoting high fructose corn syrup as "health food"... Read below to see how they are deceiving innocent people and making our health as a nation worse.
Your Energy Bar Or Protein Bar May Actually Be Junk Food Cleverly Disguised
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: July 2, 2008
Did you know that many "protein bars" or "health bars" are really just cleverly disguised candy bars? In reality, some of these impostor bars have more sugar and chemicals in them than actual candy bars. Read on to learn how to find a truly healthy food bar.
5 Tricks to Eat Healthier at Restaurants
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: June 9, 2008
Unless you go to a restaurant that specializes in healthy cuisine, it's almost impossible to eat healthy when you eat at a restaurant. In this article, I'll give you some simple tips you can use to make any restaurant meal healthier.
5 Reasons Why Elliptical Machines and Treadmills are Useless Exercises
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: May 9, 2008
Working as a fitness professional for over 10 years, I've noticed that most people think that the best way to lose weight is on an elliptical machine or treadmill. However, I'll show you with this article why these are almost worthless exercise routines compared to some of these more effective and more fun ideas.
Avoid Junk Food or Eat Healthier Junk Foods?
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: April 30, 2008
It always surprises me to see that even though people are struggling to lose weight their house is still filled with junk foods because they associate eating junk food with "living a little". Here's how to combine the best of both worlds for a healthier diet while still "living a little".
Understanding Good Carbohydrates Vs Bad Carbs and Choosing Healthy for Weight Loss
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: April 25, 2008
In a world of confusion about carbohydrates, good carbs and bad carbs, low carbs, and everything in between... This article should help sort out some of the confusion and get you on your way to a healthier diet and more successful fat loss for life.
Why Choosing Healthy Food at the Grocery Store Can Be Tricky
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: March 3, 2008
If you're trying to make healthy choices at the grocery store, you may not realize that you're being deceived by clever food marketing. You'll learn why many so called "healthy" products are actually junk food in disguise.
Saturated Fat - Deadly Food Demon or Healthy Part of a Natural Diet?
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: November 27, 2007
You've been told for decades that saturated fat will kill you. Even medical and health professionals have believed this was a "fact". However, did you know that this "fact" has never been proven? Read why saturated fat may actually have some surprising benefits...
The 3 Best Ab Exercises That Are Not Direct Ab Exercises
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: July 13, 2007
Do you really think crunches, situps, and leg lifts are going to get you a six pack of abs? Think again! Discover some unique "non-abs" exercises in this article that are sure to get you to the six pack abs goal much faster.
What is the Best Ab Workout for Belly Fat Loss?
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: June 2, 2007
Surprise, there is no "best ab workout" for losing belly fat! Yep, that's right... because ab workouts alone don't create enough of a metabolic response for fat loss. This is one of the common mistakes people make in seeking to lose stomach fat and bring out their 6 pack abs.
Diet Tips for Abs - Fat Loss for a Six Pack
Health and Fitness: Nutrition • Published: February 21, 2007
In this article, I've posted the "diet tips for six pack abs" portion of our interview we recently did. Enjoy! Here it is-
Ab Workout and Fat Loss Mistakes You Must Avoid
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: February 12, 2007
If you want to discover some areas where you may be going wrong in your abs workouts and your attempts at losing stomach fat, I have an interview for you here that you'll want to read.
Advanced Workouts For Not Only Abs and Core, but Full Body
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: February 2, 2007
I'll give you a killer workout idea below that not only incorporates abs and entire core, but the entire body as well in an intense fashion. This is a great workout for people looking for advanced training programs, but you can use modifications if you are not at an advanced level yet.
Excess Abdominal Fat - a Serious Danger Beyond Vanity Issues
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: January 13, 2007
Did you know that the vast majority of people in this day and age have excess abdominal fat? The first thing that most people think of is that their extra abdominal fat is simply ugly, is covering up their abs from being visible, and makes them self conscious about showing off their body. However, what most people don't realize is that excess abdominal fat in particular, is not only ugly, but is also a dangerous risk factor to your health.
Target Heart Rate is Useless for Losing Body Fat
Health and Fitness: Aerobics Cardio • Published: January 8, 2007
One of the worst myths in the fitness industry is that you need to maintain a specific target heart rate range in the fat burning zone in order to lose fat. But this is simply not true. Unfortunately, this false belief leads people to choose low intensity steady state cardio routines that are ineffective and cause most people a major lack of results from their workouts.
Cardio Workouts Are Not the Best Way to Lose Body Fat
Health and Fitness: Weight Loss • Published: December 30, 2006
Everybody assumes that you must do endless hours of cardio workouts to get ripped six pack abs. But this is simply not true. In fact, if you quit wasting so much time with boring slow cardio routines and change your workouts much more strategically, you will get those six pack abs much faster than you thought was possible!
Ab Workouts Do Not Cause Stomach Fat Loss
Health and Fitness: Exercise • Published: December 12, 2006
It seems that everyone is always asking me what the best ab workouts are to get a flatter stomach. The common belief that ab workouts will help you to lose belly fat is one of the biggest misconceptions I deal with daily as a fitness professional. Almost everyone has varying degrees of excess body fat in the abdominal region, and the best way to burn off that extra stomach fat continues to elude most. The problem is...