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If you’ve followed some of my earlier posts you may remember that I actually endorsed low fat chocolate milk as a post-workout recovery drink. I received a lot of feedback from my recommendation as many people we’re like “Shane, are you serious, really chocolate milk?” Yes!
I know it might sound contradicatory to everything I teach you but in this post I’m going to briefly explain the rationale and share some interesting new research that supports my idea. (more…)
My position on soft-drinks is no secret to readers of my blog and website. I’ve long been an advocate against consuming soft-drinks in a fat loss program because of the impact on hormonal balances. I recently stumbled on some interesting information though that I felt you might like to see. Just a few more reasons why you should leave this stuff out of your diet. (more…)
I frequently get asked about my opinion of caffeine for fat loss by my Charleston personal training clients and blog readers so I figured it’s about time I do a post on this subject. The truth is I’ve found caffeine can be a good thing, a bad thing, or even have a neutral impact on fat loss depending on how it’s being used. (more…)
Even though the average life expectancy in the United States has increased dramatically during this past one hundred or so years, many would argue our quality of life due to chronic degenerative disease has gone down.
We are essentially “living too short and dying too long”. Far too many people are suffering from heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and the list goes on and on, because they didn’t take care of their bodies. (more…)
People often ask me opinion about whether or not soy products are a good way to get protein. While I’ve never been a really big fan of soy, the more research I do, the more I’m against it. There’s a lot of hype and promotion for soy products all which usually comes with an agenda or some type of personal bias based on beliefs about not eating animal proteins. (more…)
I received an email this week from a client that posed several very good questions regarding food choices for a pre-diabetic. I figured this would be a great opportunity to respond to her questions in a video so I could share the answers with everyone.
There’s a lot of misinformation out there about what’s ok to eat if you’re trying to control your blood sugar levels. The tips and inside scoop you get from this video should certainly help. (more…)
I’ve recently been asked by several people about my opinion of the new Crystal Light Pure Fitness drink mix packets and thought this would be a perfect product to review. If you’ve followed me for a while you know my opinion of original Crystal Light drink mixes. The original product was nothing more than pure poison in my opinion because it contained aspartame.
Kraft Foods has finally wised up to public awareness regarding the harmful effects of aspartame and developed this “all natural” product as an alternative. I give them kudos for that, but you’ll have to read on to get the full story on my opinion of the new Pure Fitness drink mix. (more…)
I received a good question this week from a client who wanted to know if she could take an Omega 3-6-9 fatty acid “blend” supplement instead of flax seed or fish oil. I’ll give you my answer but first let me explain what the heck the difference is in simple terms so you’re educated on this. (more…)
I often hear my weight loss clients tell me about their struggles with willpower in avoiding snacks and impulse eating. Truth be told, it’s not so much an issue with willpower (psychological) as it is with hormonal signals (physiological). Once you understand how certain foods react in your body you’ll have a much better chance of overcoming willpower issues. (more…)
