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Spice Month Round Up by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity For those of you who are regular followers of the site, now you will no doubt be experts in using spices from that infamous spice rack in your kitchen. For the entire month of ... Read on »
It HIRTs So Good by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity I just finished destroying two clients with this workout.Enjoy….pdf versionExercise VideosAb Roll-OutsHindu Push-UpsBodyweight Squats (Arms Overhead) – ball not requiredInch W ... Read on »
Recipe for a Fat Man by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Matt McClain - Rocky Mountain NewsReading the comments from my last two posts ( here and here ), I was struck by the very strong, yet very different opinions about the cause(s ... Read on »
The Reason Why Diets Don’t Work by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Every January, a flood of new diet books push their way onto the shelves of your local bookstore.And each promises to contain the secret to successful weight loss..Unfortunate ... Read on »
5 Bucks for a Can of Coke? by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Yep.You heard it here first.$5 for a can of Coke.And I’ll tell you why:America is fat…really fatAmerican media keeps telling Americans to be afraid because they are soooo fat. ... Read on »
Better Than The Biggest Loser by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity This post is for all of those people out there who watch The Biggest Loser.STOP!TBL is BAD.But, luckily for you, I am here to help.I am here to tell you about…X-Weighted is su ... Read on »
Moroccan Quinoa Salad & Tikka Salmon by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Welcome to our 3rd and final installment for turmeric week. I suppose when I asked myself, ‘could I do more?’ I wasn’t messin’ about! I had a blast trying out all these new re ... Read on »
The Future of Health Food by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Healthcare reform is all over the news.Obesity is recognized as a major global health concern.The baby boomers are becoming senior citizens.Health food, organic food, slow foo ... Read on »
HIRT Workout….No Equipment…..No Problem by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Not a lot of talk today folks.Just a killer HIRT workout for those people who find themselves without any fitness equipment.Superset # 11a. Speed Squats – 5 sets of 20 reps1b. ... Read on »
Diet Compliance Chart by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Enough people have been asking for this chart, so here it is.HealthHabits Diet Compliance ChartThis is a generic version that works with any type of diet .As long as a meal fo ... Read on »
Carb Junkie Weekend by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Last week, a client of mine volunteered to act as my personal guinea pig for an completely un-scientific look at the effect of sugar and insulin on the human body.The Experime ... Read on »
Cilantro Pesto Shrimp by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity What to do with the leftover pesto from Tuesday’s post, ‘ Heirloom Tomato Salad with Cilantro Pesto Beans ‘? (The entire pesto recipe is available there.) How ’bout a quick di ... Read on »
Fitness Equipment that Works: The G2 Fitness Mat by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Last month I received an email from a representative of G2 Fitness telling me that you and I really needed to try out their fitness mats.Right.Normally, I delete those emails ... Read on »
America’s Celebrity Doctors Weigh In On Healthcare Reform by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity Apparently, a good portion of America has gone completely insane over healthcare reform.We’ve heard from the politicians – Democrat & Republican.We’ve heard from the pro g ... Read on »
Hormones, Problem Areas and Your Body-Fat Map – Part 2 by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity In yesterday’s post, I introduced you to the idea that your hormones are responsible for your personal fat-distribution patterns.For example, women with an excessive percentag ... Read on »
Hormones, Problem Areas and Your Body-Fat Map by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity We all have problem areas.No matter how healthy you eat or how hard you exercise, certain spots on your body do not want to give up their fat.It could be your granny-arm trice ... Read on »
The Glute-Ham Raise by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity The Glute-Ham Raise is one of my favorite exercises.And yet, whenever I do it in the gym, people stare at me like I just let one rip.Little do they know, that the GHR is my se ... Read on »
Banana Buckwheat Muffins by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity I was asked by one of my subscribers if I could come up with a recipe for buckwheat. I’m not exactly renowned as a baker generally, although I did make all the breads in a cat ... Read on »
SuperFood: Beetroot by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity An interesting new study shows that drinking beetroot juice boosts your stamina and could help you exercise for up to 16% longer.The theory is that the nitrate contained in be ... Read on »
Bleeding Edge Nutrition Research by Douglas R. Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Posted in: Blog Posts in Obesity This post is strictly for the fitness/nutrition geeks.All sorts of neat-o research studies.EnjoyThe Nutrient-Rich Foods (NRF) Index is a new, objective, science-based way to m ... Read on »