Got plantar fasciitis? There are a bazillion websites that’ll tell you what it is. I’ll start with what the Mayo Clinic says it is and then I’ll give you real-world suggestions from clients and friends who suffer from it and have found what works for them. According to the Mayo Clinic Plantar fasciitis (PLAN-tur fas-e-I-tis)…
by David Greenwalt Diets that tell you to completely exclude certain foods or food groups rarely have any scientific basis. An exception to this could be elimination diets, which can help people with food allergies or intolerances figure out which foods they have reactions to. More likely, however, medically unsupervised exclusionary diets are an attempt…
Variety is the spice of life. It means we should try many different kinds of experiences, because trying different things keeps life interesting. Does this cliche hold true for food during the starting phase of weight loss? We live in an obesogenic (obesity promoting) environment that produces passive overeating and physical inactivity. The environmental conditions…
by David Greenwalt “Biggest Loser” contestants have screwed their metabolisms for good and they, like anyone who loses a lot of weight quickly, are doomed to regain all their weight lost and be morbidly obese forever, a new study published in the respected journal “Obesity” didn’t say, at all. If you read the headlines about…
According to research published in PLOS ONE, Pizza, French fries and ice cream may be the kinds of fake foods many of us love to indulge in after a night of drinking. But research earlier this year suggests we can actually have benders on these food-like-substances all by themselves, and it may even be a…
So here we go again. The headlines yesterday were all a buzz with “World Health Organization Links Processed Meat to Cancer” and “Processed Meat as Bad for You as Smoking.” Is it true? What are we supposed to eat if it is? And, as importantly, what the heck do bananas and cars have to do…
If you believe undereating is the solution to fat loss or that undereating is the cause of your weight stall, you may have fallen victim to the fallacies of the underfed metabolism. As a fitness and lifestyle coach, I routinely advise clients who believe undereating is either the answer to, or cause of, their sticking…
Was in a waiting room the other day and opened up a copy of Health magazine. Came across a tip for beating cravings and I’m sharing it with you here. After you read their tip for beating cravings, I’d love to hear candid, unfiltered comments about whether you think it’d work for you. THEY WROTE…
On 5’4″ I’d assume, unless you are putting in hours of intense exercise each week, that you would NOT lose weight on 2000 calories a day. If you’re female I’d assume you’d maintain at best and if you’re male I wouldn’t expect much of a loss either – if any. I’d assume you need about…
Hundreds of graduates have told me their thinking, prior to taking a deep breath and clicking the ENROLL NOW button, was “If I don’t start-I can’t fail again.” But over the decades I’ve been coaching weight loss literally hundreds of graduates have personally told me the “don’t start-can’t fail” statement is just a protective cover…