Here is a picture of what your cortisol levels should look like through the day. You have a natural peak that gets you up in the morning revved and ready to meet your day. You can see that it starts to really slow down by the time we hit 5 pm. This Read more…
Bill has lost 19 lbs in 30 days (yay you!), noticed that when he eats a reactive food, he starts to have a runny nose! That’s a histamine response and how the body responds when you eat a reactive food. We may not notice a runny nose, but we Read more…
We have always been taught that calories mattered. That if you exercised you would lose weight, and if you exercise more you would lose more weight. But in fact, neither “fact” is true. It’s all about your metabolism and what foods work for your chemistry. When you exercise too Read more…
What do we use MSM for at The Plan? • Acid Reflux • Healthy collagen synthesis for skin, hair and nails • Wrinkles • Asthma • Arthritis • Inflammation (especially of mucous membranes) • Candida- yeast overgrowth • Leaky Gut • Migraines • Liver detoxification and choline production MSM Read more…
Did you know that when you exercise too intensely for YOUR body you will GAIN weight and SLOW your metabolism? Yes, it’s true! So it’s time to chat about how this occurs so it doesn’t happen to YOU. When you exercise too intensely for your body, you raise cortisol levels Read more…
Fall is here and we are all gearing up for the holidays. But with what is possibly the best time of year can also bring an unexpected present… the dreaded holiday muffin top . Too many parties, too much take out, dinner out in restaurant all add up. But it’s Read more…
I have consistently seen that taking supplements, long term, can result in health issues as I have discussed in all of my books. You can add calcium supplements to the danger list. Taking calcium supplements has been linked to heightened risk of myocardial infarction which I have discussed. The research now Read more…
I find that for people who follow an omnivore diet, daily menus high in vegetarian sources of protein with small to moderate amounts of animal protein eaten once a day do best when it comes to weight loss, improved thyroid health and decreased inflammation. Chronic low grade inflammation not Read more…
Rotate or React. Shelly asked how often should we be retesting and how often should to rotate foods. Remember that rotating foods that work for your chemistry is the best way to keep losing weight, be at your healthiest and not build up food sensitivities which cause inflammation. Great questions, so Read more…
“Since I was about 15 years old, nothing has annoyed me more than being told that if I just exercised more and ate a little less I would lose weight and have more energy. (That’s what I like to call No-Sh**-Sherlock Advice — obvious, but completely unhelpful.) I was Read more…
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