The biggest cause of obesity is EMOTIONAL EATING
Tom Venuto has just written up a nice article sharing some studies done on women who maintain weight loss and those who regain it, after a diet.
“They found many differences between relapsers and successful maintainers, but one of the differences stood out like a sore thumb… Relapsers were emotional eaters who lacked skills to respond to and cope with stress and unexpected problems.“
That basically sums up everything he said, but something else worth mentioning is that those women who did maintain their weight after a successful diet were always conscious of their eating and body even once they had reached their goal.
Put simply, they actually wanted to be thin and to stay thing. The emotional eaters were lucky to have lost the weight because they don’t care enough about it to reach the goal and maintain it.
As always, Tom has released a book to sell to you which he claims will give you the awareness and knowledge required to maintain your weight IF you are an emotional eater. Whether it works or not, who knows, but one thing about Tom Venuto certainly stands true – and that is his primary book, “Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle”, being an absolute classic that I recommend everyone read. The Awareness book I just mentioned is included in the package, as well as fifty million other books on health and fitness. Apparently it’s only $40 as well!!!!
If I knew a heap of people would read this I’d put my commission link up, but since only a few of you will read this article there’s really no point, so head on over to the original article on emotional eating and then make your way to Burn The Fat to check out the book.
Casein is possibly the major cause of cancer in humans
Today Examiner.com had a write up on the causes of cancer.
What they’ve discovered is that Casein protein (dairy) causes rats to get cancer but other proteins do not. They also studied a famous book called “The China Study”, in which the authors claim that animal protein causes cancer.
Now if you ask me, this is quite a significant message. Protein from animals is obviously the major reason for so many people getting cancer. (excluding cigarettes and lung cancer of course.)
But the question you must ask is, why is this happening now? Well we know that cancer has always been around, but it seems to be rapidly increasing, so maybe something is changing in the protein?
You may not know this, but sheep, cows and pigs are some of the dirtiest creates on Earth. And they just so happen to be the most popular protein sources on Earth! We’ve all heard the stories about sheep having cancers inside them, and we’ve all heard of the meat inspectors having the most disgusting job in the world, sticking their hands inside the animal to feel around for lumps and cancers. But guess what, only the animals with X amount of cancers get discarded!!!
My old housemate was a meat inspector and he said that you only discard the sheep if it has over so many lumps and cancers. If it’s under the limit, it’s good to goto the butches to be put on our supermarket shelves!
Unfortunately we don’t know if these animals have ALWAYS been full of cancers and lumps, but my guess is it’s pretty new. And my logical reasoning is the fact that we feed the animals differently today. Sheep and cows are fed with pellets and all kinds of processed foods. Perhaps THEY are the reason the animals are getting cancer and the cancers are then being eaten by US!
There’s a lot of research required in this field of thought, but one thing is for sure. As stupid as a vegan diet may sound, and as inconvenient it is for those of us interested in fitness, it appears to be the only obvious way to avoid cancer right now.
It might also be useful to point out that the author of The China Study claims that the risk of getting cancer can be lowered by regular exercise, sunshine and water.
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All we know is that omega 3 fat is good for you
That seems to be the impression the industry is giving us at the moment. “Research” is claiming that omega 3 fat does not just “possibly” help bodily functions, but “DEFINITELY” helps bodily functions.
The part they don’t know, is whether omega 3 “supplements” work or not, whether the source it comes from makes a difference, and whether we will find a problem with it eventually.
The biggest debate right now is about the ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 fat that is ideal for the human body. It’s believed that we should have twice as much omega 6 fat compared to omega 3, but apparently the typical western diet includes way too much omega 6 fat. Supposedly by supplementing with omega 3 fat you can bring the ratio back to an acceptable level and reap a million benefits.
If you ask me, it’s not even worth worrying about. If you eat your meat, fruit and veges and stay active, you’re going to be fit and healthy anyway!
A friend once told me that the most valuable health advice he ever received was from a book written in the early 1900s. It basically said that to maintain a healthy diet you need to eat a variety of different coloured vegetables. The claim was that different colours meant different nutrients so by eating a variety of different colours you maintained a well balanced diet.
How many people are following that advice today? People are too busy trying to find excuses to eat junk food and supplements to provide the nutrients that the human body actually NEEDS. Go back to the basics and you’ll never have to worry about this stuff unless you have a genetic related problem causing a deficiency.
Public opens eyes about steroid users
Studies have shown that natural bodybuilders are just as obsessed with their body image as steroid bodybuilders. This follows some ridiculous belief that steroid users are different to naturals. I personally didn’t know the public thought this, but judging by the fact that every news blog and his dog is writing about it, perhaps there WAS some common belief about steroid users being obsessive.
Perhaps people are starting to realise that steroids are not the dangerous murdering drug that the media and government make them out to be.
Having watched “The Union” just yesterday, it’s quite apparent that the U.S government is no stranger to criminalising healthy products and criminalising healthy people for using them. Now, I’m not saying that steroids are healthy (though they ARE healthy if they’re used to heal you from an illness), but controlled recreational use is not harming anyone.
If the U.S.A wants to hop on out of this recession quickly, there’s two things they could consider:
- Legalising online gambling, and
- Legalising the drug class that includes steroids and marijuana.
If you have any objections to this, you’re welcome to take it up with me in the comments below!
The Maximum Muscle Potential Calculator
Over at www.WeightTrainer.net they’ve created a little device to calculate your maximum muscle potential if you were to become a professional natural bodybuilder.
The calculator uses your height, wrist size and ankle size to calculate your predicted weight at whatever body fat percentage you choose and also your muscle measurements. The formula is created by researching the top natural bodybuilders of the past. It’s interesting to see what they predict, but it’s shattered my dreams of ever being like Arnie. 
Maybe they could add a tick box asking if you’re using steroids! I’m not using steroids and never plan to, but it would still be interesting to know if I have the genetics to look like Arnold.
Here’s how they created the formula.
And below is my results.
Is bare-foot running the next fad?
Bare-foot running may be the newest fad in fitness but it’s still in it’s early stages.
You may have heard of the Vibram Five Finger, a shoe with tiny little toe pockets to separate your toes from eachother. It looks ridiculous but they’re getting good feedback from those willing to fork out $200 to buy a pair. Apparently the sole of the shoe is so soft it’s like walking bare-foot.
While I don’t hear any podiatrists recommending these shoes yet, I’m keeping an open mind and waiting for the day that “research” will prove that they’re better for everyone, and not just the few people who bought them.
So back to the topic at hand, what’s the story behind bare-foot running and why is it becoming popular?
Enough About Creatine!
EVERYONE is going on about creatine lately. Come on guys… creatine is old news. We all know it works so there’s no need to keep making up studies to further prove it!
I’d like to see some studies about which supplements DON’T WORK!
Target these new “anabolic” products. In fact, anything with anabolic in the name that doesn’t call itself a testosterone booster needs to be tested.
I tried a Cissus product by USP Labs and felt absolutely nothing at all. Yet people I know have claimed their other products containing cissus DO work.
The Evolution of Fat Loss
Fitness Black Book interviewed a man named Brad Pilon today and posted something very important which I think everyone should consider.
Over the last few decades we’ve seen a range of different diet ideas become very popular. You could say we are currently in the low carb era, where people believe eating low carbs is the key to losing body fat.
While this DOES work, you must remember that many years ago, people believed that low fat was the key to losing fat. And that ALSO worked. In between these periods there has been many other fads such as starving yourself altogether and alternating carbohydrate consumption every day, all of which have still achieved the goal of fat loss.
So if they all work, why does the popular mainstream belief of what works keep changing?
Well if you’re a person who has already achieved your fitness goals, you know very well that it is actually calories in versus calories out that matters, not these little tips and tricks that you read in niche diet books.
But why doesn’t the public realise this? Well perhaps it’s in the way we teach them about calories in versus calories out.
We generally tell people that it’s about how many calories you eat in one day, versus the calories you burn in one day. We’re teaching them to think in periods of 24 hours.
Now what if we were to teach people to think in terms of 7 days. What if they knew that their ability to lose weight was dependent on a 7 day calorie deficit, not a 1 day calorie deficit?
There are many benefits to thinking this way, but most importantly, the ability to plan well ahead of time.
We all know how hard it can be to organise meals a few hours in advance, especially when something comes up at work or you run out of a certain food that was required for your meal that night.
If people had 2 or 3 days to plan in advance, organising what you eat would be so much easier! Knowing what you can and can’t eat would be easier too! You’d have time to really work these things out.
Perhaps this is something you can teach people about next time someones asks how to lose weight.
If you’d like to know more about Brad Pilon’s own diet program, check out Eat Stop Eat. WARNING: Lots of writing, but the gist of what his diet is about can be found in the first 2 sales pages.
To read the original Brad Pilon interview, check out Fitness Black Book.
The White Knight or the White Joker
How many of us are drinking milk still? I personally am not, and I know people who have been cutting it out of their diets and discovering many benefits in digestion and energy levels. So are humans finally changing their belief about the White Knight of nutrition?
We haven’t seen an anti dairy campaign for a few years now, but perhaps that’s why we’re finally seeing a change!
Humans don’t like changing when you tell them to, they like to change only when they feel like changing. Maybe now that there’s no pressure to stop consuming dairy they’re giving it a go to see what happens?
So tell me, what’s your experience with dairy? Do you still consume it and enjoy the benefits every day? Or have you given it up and discovered new energy and a stronger immune system?
Leave your answers in the comments below.
Acai Berry actually causes weight gain!
New studies have shown that people introducing acai berries into their diet are in fact putting on more weight than without the miracle fruit.
This scientific study is testing over 2 000 000 people on their experiences with acai products, including raw berries, powdered drinks, jam and juice. The results were astonishing. Out of 2 million participants, none of them claimed any weight loss results. Nor did they experience increased energy levels, improved sexual performance, improved digestion, detoxification, increase fiber benefits, antioxidant benefits, improved skin, improved heart health, improved sleep, reduction of cholesterol levels, reversal of diabetes and chronic illness, and no male participants claimed that there were any increases in the size of their penis or their sexual attractiveness to women.
To participate in the study, all you have to do is purchase an acai berry product, try it out for the period of time recommended, then publicly state if it works by using a blog or news website that is not affiliated with selling acai berry in any way at all. In your statement you must claim the effects that acai berry had on your body.
To this date, a quick search on google reveals that no one has achieved anything from taking acai berry other than the disappointment of waking up 2 weeks later with an extra pound of fat, realising that a tiny berry cannot substitute for exercise and calorie moderation.
Quoted from Wikipedia:
“As of March 2009, there are no controlled studies backing up any of these claims. According to ABC News correspondent Susan Donaldson, these products have not been evaluated (in the United States) by the FDA, and their efficacy is questionable.[3] In late 2008, lawyers for The Oprah Winfrey Show began investigating alleged statements from supplement manufacturers who suggested that frequent Oprah guest Dr. Mehmet Oz had recommended their product or açai in general for weight loss.[4]“