Category Archives: Nutrition

A new Precision Nutrition customer

A couple of weeks ago, when I discovered Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training program, I thought that the cardio & weigh training parts of my person program for health were the only parts that needed tweaking. But John Berardi’s website, especially … Continue reading

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John Berardi on nutrition

Since learning about Turbulence Training last week, I’ve been subscribing to TT creator Craig Ballantyne’s Turbulence Training blog. Today that resulted in a nice little nugget — a nugget that led to a pretty rich vein. The nugget was Ballantyne’s … Continue reading

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Carbohydrates & depression 2

I do pretty well avoiding the black hole nowadays. Over the years (I’m now 47) I’ve worked through a lot of the emotional components that stem from my own family background & life history, & although I stay informed, I’ve … Continue reading

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Carbohydrates & depression 1

Recently I learned of a dietary theory propounded, apparently, by the Dr. Richard Heller & Dr. Rachael Heller, authors of the The 7-day Low-Carb Rescue and Recovery Plan & various titles related to their diet known as the “Carbohydrate Addict’s … Continue reading

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The state of my art 3

I wrote a couple of prior “The state of my art” posts about how I eat, but none of them to the intranet blog that I write to coworkers for the Start Walking program. So today I wrote one. While … Continue reading

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The routine needs fixing

Today’s Start Walking blog: Monday, 17 July 2006: The routine needs fixing Clearly I need to fix my routine. Probably by setting time in the evening to do prep for my next day’s meals, so that I have time in … Continue reading

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Low GI in the diet

In late December I started eating low glycemically for diabetes prevention — i.e., for control of blood sugar & fat loss both (not weight loss per se — I’d like to keep & add to my lean muscle weight), as … Continue reading

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Nutrition or training — which is more important?

Tom Venuto’s Burn the Fat Blog today has some fine advice in answer to the question “Nutrition or training – which is more important?” Venuto writes: The first thing I would say is that you cannot separate nutrition and training. … Continue reading

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High carb, low carb, or moderate carb?

The good folks at the Glycemic Index Newsletter have been engaged in some argument with low-carb proponents about whether low-carb diets are good for you. The GI people say “Slow carb not low carb”, but a fellow named James Krieger, … Continue reading

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Organic hot dogs!

Happy day! Hot dogs from animals not only raised organically, but in pasture — health grass-fed animals instead of the grain-fed, feel lot, antibiotic-filled animals that most people still eat. For Natural Dogs, a Growing AppetiteBy KIM SEVERSONNew York TimesJuly … Continue reading

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