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  1. 01dragonslayer

    Why the Keto Diet and Cheat Days Don’t Mix

    Many people who commit to healthy eating also indulge in a cheat day, where they take a break from regimented eating. While some experts say they can help keep you on track (especially as part of an 80/20 mentality where you eat more nutrient-dense foods 80% of the time and enjoy indulgences the...
  2. 01dragonslayer

    Should You Focus on Net Carbs?

    If you’re trying to lose weight and eat healthier, chances are you’re well aware of the benefits of logging your food. While setting calorie goals and balancing macronutrients are largely tried-and-true tools, one metric is a bit more controversial. Enter net carbs, aka “impact carbs” or...
  3. 01dragonslayer

    9 Habits to Supercharge Weight Loss the Right Way

    Right now, advertisements for fad diets are everywhere, promising quick results if you overhaul your diet and take drastic action for a few weeks. Real talk: It’s a trap. Shed pounds too quickly, and it’ll come back, which can affect your metabolism, making losing weight even more difficult...
  4. 01dragonslayer

    18 Smart Ways to Cut Sugar From Your Diet

    While there’s nothing wrong with indulging in a craving for a scoop of ice cream or margarita every so often, too much sugar has negative health effects and can be detrimental to weight loss. The FDA recommends getting no more than 10% of your daily calories from added sugars, and defines them...
  5. 01dragonslayer

    8 Drinks That Can Help You Lose Weight

    Is what you drink affecting your ability to lose weight? The short answer is yes. Liquid calories play a huge part in our health, and the amount you consume is directly related to your ability to control the number on the scale. Beverages go down quicker and easier than food. But that’s also...
  6. 01dragonslayer

    5 Ways to Prevent Blood Sugar Swings

    If you’re regularly feeling “off” and struggling to lose weight despite your best efforts, one sneaky culprit might be your blood sugar levels. “Your blood sugar plays a big role in how you feel day-to-day. It can affect your stress response, sleep, appetite and energy,” explains Krista King...
  7. 01dragonslayer

    6 Things to Look For in the Best Protein Drink

    Most dietitians will tell you that, generally speaking, it?s easy to get enough protein from whole foods alone. But sometimes ? if you?re struggling to meet your protein needs on a plant-based diet, trying to build more muscle or are crunched for time, protein drinks offer a handy solution...
  8. EG News

    How Sugar Can Benefit Your Workouts

    Sugar. It’s an ingredient long demonized by physique-conscious athletes, but is it always as bad as it’s made out to be? After all, you’ll find added sugars on nutrition labels for everything from sports drinks to energy gels and protein bars, all of which are geared toward athletes. While...
  9. EG News

    How Diabetics Should Approach Carbs and Working Out

    Diabetics are often advised to exercise to lose weight, yet working out can often be a double-edged sword for people with the condition. On the one hand, weight loss can help lessen the severity of some of the symptoms and, in some cases, put diabetes in remission. On the other, exercise...
  10. EG News

    Artificially-sweetened Drinks May Not be Better for You After All

    Sugary beverages are, without a doubt, one of the leading causes of the ever-growing obesity epidemic—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states more than half of Americans drink a sugary beverage, defined as a drink that’s 5 percent or more sugar, every day. How bad is that for your...
  11. EG News

    10 Best Foods to Control Blood Sugar

    One of the biggest concerns of people with diabetes is learning to control their blood sugar. Food plays a huge part of doing so. Certain foods can help keep your blood sugar at consistent levels, while others can cause it to drop or skyrocket. When you’re living with diabetes, knowing which...
  12. EG News

    8 Sweet Ways to Cut Back on Sugar

    Fifty grams. That’s the daily cap on added sugar recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the average American. And unfortunately, it’s easy to not only meet that cap but skyrocket past it. Many of our favorite, beverages, condiments, and snacks or loaded with added sugar...
  13. EG News

    7 Surprisingly Sugary Foods You Should Avoid at All Costs

    Although we tend think of certain foods as healthy or harmless, you may be surprised to learn so-called healthy foods can actually be loaded with hidden sugar. Sometimes it’s in the form of pure cane sugar, aka the “bad stuff,” or fruit juices and syrups. Either way, too much of it is definitely...
  14. GRIM

    Protein Pudding

    Been loving this on bulk I make it with 2 boxes sugar free pudding, 4 cups ultra filtered hi protein milk Cinnamon, Turmeric, Powdered peanut butter, and a casein protein mix YUM
  15. EG News

    Top 20 Reasons to Skip the Halloween Candy

    While we’re staunch advocates for the occasional treat, eating tons of Halloween candy can play tricks on your metabolism, your physique, and your health. Sure, some people might have enough self-control to have just one fun-sized Butterfinger or pop just a few M&M’s but the truth of the matter...
  16. 01dragonslayer

    Two Surprise Reasons You're Not Losing Fat

    When you overload your body with stressful factors such as poor sleep patterns and a hectic lifestyle, and over-produce inflammatory chemicals from compounds such as ultra-processed carbohydrates and vegetable oils, it can cause some real damage and lead to a never-ending battle to lose weight...
  17. 01dragonslayer

    Quality Of Calories Matters More Than Number

    By Mark Hyman, MD What if everything you ever learned about weight loss was wrong? What if losing weight has nothing to do with calories -- counting them or cutting them out by sheer willpower? What if, in fact, most health professionals (including doctors and dietitians), our own government...
  18. GRIM

    Protein Sensor

    https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200425/Newly-identified-protein-sensor-regulates-rate-of-sugarfat-conversion-pathway.aspx Scientists in Texas and Pennsylvania have identified a protein sensor that restricts how much sugar and fat our cells convert into energy during periods of starvation...
  19. EG News

    Low-Calorie Sweeteners Won't Hurt Your Diet, New Study Finds

    Iryna Imago / Shutterstock Low-calorie sweeteners have long been controversial for those trying to eat healthy and lose weight because, much like with eggs or coffee, studies have seen conflicting results. But new research published in Cell Metabolism offers some solid evidence that they won’t...
  20. 01dragonslayer

    The Key to Fat Gain

    High fat (F) along with high sugar (S) combined with stress (St) is the recipe for fat gain. . I can hear the calorie zealots now scoffing at the ridiculousness of this assertion. Sure, you can get fat overeating anything, including broccoli and chicken breasts... except that it's virtually...
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