10 ways to halt holiday fat storing effortlessly
Jade Teta ND, CSCS With the holidays upon us, we have been getting many questions about what can be done to control the fat storing effects of this time of year. Obviously, the best way is to stay on a fat burning diet and continue to exercise, but there are other more effortless ways to at least lessen the impact of holiday meals.  Here they are: 1) Drink 2 large glasses of water before every meal- Research has shown this technique can help in 2 ways, increase caloric burn and help us stay full.  In a study in 2007 out of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Volume 92 number 8, 500ml of water induced a 24% increase in thermogenesis compared to

Fasting AND Fat Loss
Jade Teta ND, CSCS Many of our clients ask us about fasting and how that may impact weight loss vs fat loss.  I have blogged previously on how years ago I would “fast” (go all day without any food) once or twice a week as an aid to burning fat. This technique has recently gained support among many seeking body change and restored health. This is being promoted as a technique called “alternate day fasting”. The question is can this approach work to burn fat and optimize muscle for long term body change? It is important to remember that fat  loss and weight loss are not the same thing.  Weight loss is usually about indiscriminately decrea

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Pesticides vs. Calories. Another hit to the calorie model.
Jade Teta ND, CSCS If you are a personal trainer, nutritionist, physician, or fitness enthusiast and you still think being overweight is all about calories in vs. calories out, here is some new research that may finally change your mind.  A new study published in the April 13th, 2009 issue of the journal PLoS ONE  has shown environmental toxins are a significant factor in obesity (4). This is an issue I deal with in my clinic everyday.  Since I work as both a personal trainer and physician I have seen first hand how metabolic fat-burning can be drastically impacted by food quality (i.e., bad fats, white carbohydrates., etc) food toxicity (i.e., gluten sensitivity/all

Why One-Size-Fits-All Diets Do Not Work
By Jill Coleman I am embarrassed to say that when I first started personal training several years ago, I used to make my clients puke all the time.  It wasn’t on purpose and it wasn’t on principle, it was simply because I had no intuition when it came to training.  I couldn’t pick up subtle cues that clients needed more rest or were too de-conditioned for the exercises I was giving them and I certainly didn’t understand “Rest-based Training”, a concept that is used by us at Metabolic Effect.  Instead, I just came at them with “I know you have