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Feet:-From-the-Ground-UpOct 02

October 2, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Less Sleep + More Fat = Less Body Fat?

In many of my blog posts and FB posts, I share the latest thoughts and research on weight management with one primary focus at heart: that keeping weight off is easier than losing it. I have discussed ad nauseam the Mediterranean Diet, low carbs-high protein diets, and the roles exercise of various types – resistanceRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: body fat, fitness, ghrelin, obese, protein

Sep 01, 2016

September 1, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Eat More, Lose More: The Paradox of the Mediterranean Diet

One should never throw all his apples into one basket. In science, some will rot, others will dry up, and a few might taste really good…for now. So when I read a study touting the benefits of the Mediterranean diet not just for health but for weight and fat loss, my eyes perk up. ButRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: body fat, burn off excess weight, diet, lose weight, musculoskeletal improvements, Weight loss vs Exercise gain

REAL-News --October-20222Aug 30

August 30, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

What’s a Few Extra Pounds, Anyway – Right?

There is no perfect weight. Let’s get that off the table right now. But each of us has a weight that is more better (intended bad grammar), even more perfect than other weights we’ve been. Some make us look less fit, less attractive, less able to wear a particular style of clothing, or less  healthy.Read More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: BMI, body fat, dieting, obesity, weight loss

Aug 24, 2016

August 24, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Holy Protein, Batman! Now They’re Saying Lo-Pro is the Way to Go

After years of current research showing that the high-simple carb diets we were encouraged to eat back in the 70s and 80s lead to more obesity, and that we needed to add more (healthy) fats to our diets, and that higher protein might help more people lose weight by controlling both hunger and blood sugar,Read More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: body fat, higher risk of obesity, lose weight, protein, weight loss

Once Again Exercise Proves Its Bona FidesJul 05

July 5, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Obesity in an Obesigenic World

Gotta love some of the modern terminology in our field and in medicine’s: obesigenic. I suppose it means ‘that which causes obesity’. Anyway, a very interesting genomics approach to the problem of obesity in America has shown that certain genes associated – not CAUSED – with getting obese are more likely triggered by the environmentRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: body fat, burn off excess weight, Exercise, higher risk of obesity, Weight loss vs Exercise gain

Jun 29, 2016

June 29, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Confusing Food Messages, Confusing Food Eaters

What is a ‘diet’? For the most part, a diet is what and how you eat, where the ‘how’ is as critical as the ‘what’.  It is not, technically, a pre-packaged plan laid out by either yourself, a dietitian, a trainer, a book author or a TV personality. A diet is more holistic and doesRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: achieve well-being, body fat, mindful eating, physically active, weight loss

Jun 22, 2016

June 22, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Why are Women Getting Fatter Faster than Men?

A scary title about women getting fatter faster than men in the WaPo raises a question that the article itself does not venture to answer: WHY? The article throws around a bunch of statistics and it’s well worth it for the wellness communities to study. Troubling shift in American obesity: Women surge ahead of men,Read More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: body fat, burn off excess weight, higher risk of obesity, protein, weight loss

REAL-News --November-20201Apr 10

April 10, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

A Unique Take on Obesity Management

I just returned from a quick but fab weekend in Tabernash, CO visiting my freshman (1970) year RA at Vanderbilt University, Whitney, and his wife, Kathleen, with my lady friend, Kathy. And while no confusion ensued over common names, our conversations, meals, walks, work outs, and general just getting to know yous made for aRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: body fat, burn off excess weight, diet, Exercise, lowering calories

Real News: January 2016 Creatine Supplements: For Bones, Not Just MusclesMar 25

March 25, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Real News: January 2016 Creatine Supplements: For Bones, Not Just Muscles

April 2016 Can Creatine Supplementation Boost Bone, Too? What if you could get bigger, stronger, more powerful muscles by adding a supplement to your diet that would also increase bone density? Wouldn’t it be worth a few cents a day? A Canadian study tested whether or not, based on the possibility that creatine supplementation, shownRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: body fat, childhood obesity, creatine, Heart Health, strength training

Mar 20, 2016

March 20, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Low Carb Will Take You Only So Far

Since the Paleo diet became such a fad, courtesy of CrossFit and other high-protein promoters, science has struggled to address the ratio issue in our diets: that is, whereas once high carbs were promoted for athletes, now suddenly high protein and high fat diets which limit carbs were showing success not just in athletic performanceRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: body fat, diet, Heart Health, weight loss, Weight loss vs Exercise gain

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