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Vinegar is a Fat-Burning, Waist Shrinking, Cholesterol Lowering Superfood by Douglas R. Patient Expert

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Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity In yesterday’s post, I introduced you to a study which showed that plain ole’ vinegar is effective in suppressing body fat accumulation.More specifically, the researchers foun ... Read on »

Fighting Fat With Vinegar by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Your Grandma was right.It turns out that the acetic acid found in plain ole’ vinegar is effective in suppressing body fat accumulation.The ScienceEarlier this year, Japanese r ... Read on »

The Deadpool Mega Muscle Mass Workout – Part Four by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Continuing on from Part 3 of the Deadpool Mega Muscle Mass Workout… PsoasHip FlexionIn most of my clients, I see the unfortunate combination of weak yet chronically tight psoa ... Read on »

Toronto By-Law Nazi Accosts Senior Citizens for Exercising in a Public Park by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Most days, I love living in Toronto.It’s a great city. All the culture you could want and you can still walk down the street at night.But, yesterday, as I was reading my morni ... Read on »

Fresh Provençal Sauce 3 Ways by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Thursday I wrote about our experience with the CSA box delivery service, which I am defo enjoying. In box 2 we received more delicious grapes, apples, sweet peppers (I just ma ... Read on »

The Deadpool Mega Muscle Mass Workout – Part Three by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Continuing on from Part 2 …Upper BackHorizontal Pull Heavy Partial: I don’t like partial reps for any rowing exercisesIsos: Isometric Row – Grab hold of an immovable object (i ... Read on »

Drink more soda…it’s good for you by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Not everyone is happy with the anti-obesity/anti-soda ad produced by the NYC Dept of Health.And it isn’t just the people who lost their lunches after seeing that globby/fatty/ ... Read on »

Can America’s Food Producers Save Us From Obesity? by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity 30 of America’s biggest food producers have come together to form the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation.It’s kind of like the Justice League of America, but instead of figh ... Read on »

The Deadpool Mega Muscle Mass Workout – Part Two by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity In Part 1 of the Deadpool Mega Muscle Mass Workout, I told you that:By stimulating the hard to hit fast-twitch muscle fibers, even hardgainers can maximize the size, strength ... Read on »

Fatwashing is the new Greenwashing by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Frank Lampard and Thierry Henry are the celebrity faces of a new anti-obesity ad campaign being launched by Pepsi.Anti-obesity & Pepsi?That’s an odd combinationI always th ... Read on »

SLOW ROASTED TOMATO AND FENNEL SOUP by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Tomatoes taste best in the peak of summer. Did you know in-season tomatoes pack nearly twice as much vitamin C as off-season varieties? I know it’s technically Autumn/Fall but ... Read on »

Fit Kids Need Playgrounds by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Fear of dangerous strangers is keeping our kids and teens from using their neighborhood playgrounds and parks.Instead, they stay inside and play virtual table tennis on their ... Read on »

Doctors Ignore Obesity by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Obesity costs America $147 billion each and every year.It’s linked to cancer …and diabetes …and depression ….and generally ain’t that good for youSo, how come “many overweight ... Read on »

In Defense of Farmers by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity photographer: Alia MalleyIn my hometown of Toronto, Michael Pollan is a hipster gOD.His mantra to Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. is spoken with reverence by those Tor ... Read on »

Eat More Carbs by Douglas R. Patient Expert

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Curried Split Pea Soup by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Peas are one of my favorite vegetables. Probably because I grew up on mushy peas (an Irish delicacy). When in season fresh peas are a delight but in winter months dried split ... Read on »

How Much Rest Between Sets? by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity You design your own workouts.You specify your reps and sets.You modify your lifting tempo and your range of motion.But, what about rest between sets?Do you wait only long enou ... Read on »

Get Fit and Save Money by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity The “experts” say that low income families have higher levels of obesity because “healthy” food is too expensive.I say….B.S.You can eat healthy on a small budget.This free ebo ... Read on »

Uncle Sam Wants You to Lose 20 Pounds by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity It's Family Fun Fitness Time!!!Obesity costs America billions and billions of dollars each and every year. And, in case you hadn’t heard it, America is having a little tro ... Read on »

What TIME Magazine Doesn’t Know About Exercise by Douglas R. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Last month, TIME magazine ran an article which claimed that due an increase in post-workout appetite, exercise is not an effective weight loss technique.Understandably, this c ... Read on »

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