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Book Review - part 2 - Always Hungry? by David Ludwig

Book Review - part 2 - Always Hungry? by David Ludwig

As I mentioned in the last post, there are three phases in the program in this book but he also shares plenty of education about how our body uses food for fuel and how to use nutrition to make us healthy and trim.

You Don't Have to be Hungry

You Don't Have to be Hungry

As I've shared with you before, we have been led to believe that we are to blame for obesity - that we just eat too much and we don't exercise enough.

Where Did We Go Wrong?

Where Did We Go Wrong?

If you look at statistics over the last thirty years or so it’s pretty astounding how different things are with our health as a nation.

How Did We Get Here and What Can We Do About It?

How Did We Get Here and What Can We Do About It?

One of the things that has piqued my interest as I read so many health and wellness books, is the idea of fasting.

Obesity is a Symptom

calories in versus calories out

Obesity is a Symptom

Obesity is the symptom of a bigger problem and we need to address that - starting with our food.

Top 10 Things to Know About the Food We Eat

Top 10 Things to Know About the Food We Eat

In the conclusion of the book Good Calories, Bad Calories, author Gary Taubes shares his top 10 conclusions after researching and studying in order to write his book. They are so great I’d like to share those with you.

Do I Need to Exercise?

Do I Need to Exercise?

You should definitely be doing things to move your body but you don’t have to spend hours and hours in a gym every week with fancy equipment and push yourself to exhaustion to see benefits and lose weight.

Calories - They're Not All Equal

Calories - They're Not All Equal

One of the biggest travesties committed against our country was the “calories in - calories out” mantra. It has led to SO many health issues and SO much focus on the wrong thing.

Should We Trust the Food Pyramid?

Should We Trust the Food Pyramid?

The food pyramid, or what is now referred to as MyPlate, does a horrible job of telling us what we should eat.