What you Don’t know about Aspartame aka sugar-free
Asparatame is the most common sweetener used in today’s drinks and foods. It is also by far, the most DANGEROUS substance on the market that is added to foods.
Reported by the FDA, aspartame accounts for over 75% of the adverse reactions to food additives. These reactions are serious including seizures and death.
Aspartame also causes: Headaches/migranines, [...]
9 Benefits of Fish Oils
Here is a list of 9 benefits from taking Fish Oil (sometimes referred to as Omega-3’s):
1. Reduces Inflammation-Omega 3 fatty acids regulate your bodys inflammation cycle which in return can reduce pain that it caused by inflammation (any condition ending in “itis”-like tendonitis most commonly found in athletes). If you think about it, if you reduce inflammation [...]
List of Paleo Foods
Here is the link that will help you understand what you SHOULD eat, should NOT eat and a few “in moderation” options. Hope this helps!
Day8 Update: Going great! I have had one “cheat meal” and decided I do not want to do that very often. Other than that I have been sticking to the diet [...]
What I have been eating on Paleo…
“There are results or excuses, NOT both”
Breakfast :3 eggs (2 being egg whites)
One banana with 1 tsp Almond Butter
Lunch/Dinner: Organic chicken and a orange OR
Lean Pork chops with sauteed onions and peppers and spinach OR
Turkey Burgers with minced onions, garlic and peppers and broccoli
Snacks: Turkey, tuna, olive oil, oregano, raw almonds, grapes, hard boiled eggs
That [...]
Paleo Diet has Begun!
Day 2 of eating Paleo. What is Paleo you ask? In a nutshell it is eating only high quality (organic) foods the caveman would eat.
Fresh meat- The cattle should be fed grass, chickens have access to greens and insects only. Fish should be wild (or at least fed what wild fish would eat)
Eggs-Most important component [...]
Breakfast for Champions
What does Personal Trainer Lindsey Love Gallucci eat for breakfast that satisfies her hunger, has a healthy ratio of carbs, protein and fat that also keeps her full for hours? Below is one of my favorite breakfast.
-3 eggs scrambled cooked with Pam. (2 egg whites and 1 whole egg) – Source: Protein
-1 oz of low [...]
Is Starbucks making you fat?
5 Popular Drinks at Starbucks that are horrible for you! You will be surprised! Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE COFFEE but you won’t catch me indulging in this mess…
5. Venti Caffe Latte , Venti Cafe Mocha and Grande White Chocolate Mocha w/ Whole Milk at 15g of fat each and roughly 500 calories. [...]
Lindsey’s Healthy Strawberry Chocolate Delight!
I was craving something sweet, so instead of indulging in ice cream loaded with fat or a carb heavy meal I satisfied my craving in other mouth-watering ways. Some of you (aka. men) might eat this as your dessert but it was enough to satisfy me for my main meal at dinner tonight!
Lindsey’s Strwaberry [...]
What diet should you do?
First off, get the word “diet” out of your vocabulary. Switch it out with “way of life”. Here is a link that gives a brief explanation of the what we call the “zone”. This way of life will change the way you look at food forever. I am hooked now for about a year and [...]
Read onZone Omelette Breakfast – Try this recipe for breakfast tomorrow…
Ingredients
1.5 oz. deli style turkey slices chopped (1 protein block)
egg whites (1 protein block)
1 oz. reduced fat cheddar cheese (1 protein block)
1/3 tsp. olive oil (1 fat block)
6 sliced olives OR 2 crushed macadamia nuts (2 fat blocks)
1 1/2 cups cubed honey dew melon (3 carb blocks) or a juicy tomato
Directions
Heat oil in skillet add [...]
