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Tag Archives: John Berardi
A reasoned statement about carbohydrates
John Berardi’s rule for the carb content in a “gourmet” nutrition meal is simple: “[the meal] must offer you carbs only if you ‘deserve’ them.” And you only deserve higher carb meals only when you’ve exercised. Continue reading
Why You May Need To Eat More Protein by Dr. John M Berardi, CSCS
I just figured out a couple of days ago that I’m eating far too little protein for my current state & goals, & am adjusting my eating accordingly. And then happened across this article that explains just why protein is … Continue reading
Posted in Guest blogger, Nutrition
Tagged affiliate, John Berardi, precision nutrition, protein
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Tweaking my diet with Precision Nutrition
Using John Berardi’s Precision Nutrition program to tweak my diet. Continue reading
Anabolism, catabolism, & insulin: The definitions I go by
I just want to provide some basic definitions to illustrate the terms that I’m using & how I understand them, & to try to state my basic understandings as clearly as I know how to. Anabolism: The phase of metabolism … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance
Tagged anabolism, catabolism, geekstuff, John Berardi, physiology
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Water is wet, & insulin is anabolic
So who cares? Apparently at least one person, who continues to find what I’ve learned about the anabolic role of insulin with respect to muscle to be downright objectionable. And thus I came back to my computer after the weekend … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance
Tagged anabolism, catabolism, geekstuff, John Berardi, physiology
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Insulin index
One problem with David Mendosa’s article about the insulin index, which I referenced yesterday, is that the insulin index table he gives doesn’t tell you very much about the foods contained in it. For example, as a correspondent pointed out … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance
Tagged David Mendosa, geekstuff, insulin response, John Berardi, physiology
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Insulin response: It ain't just the carbs
Someone on my insulin resistance forum asked about insulin response to saturated fats. But it ain’t just the carbs, ain’t just the saturated fat which elicit the secretion of insulin in our bodies. A study on the insulin demand of … Continue reading
Posted in Fat loss, Insulin resistance
Tagged anabolism, carbohydrates, catabolism, David Mendosa, dietary fat, geekstuff, insulin response, John Berardi, physiology, protein
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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