Myth: Only the Scale Knows

Myth: The Scale is the Only Way to Know It’s Working The weight scale has become an obsession for many people. They weigh themselves every day (sometimes multiple times in a day) and then get emotionally worked up if they are up half pound or are not losing the weight fast enough. This obsession with […]

Myth: All “Calories” are Equal

Myth: All “Calories” are Equal The calorie is a measure of energy in food. All calories have the same energy content. However, this does NOT mean that all calorie sources are treated equally in the body. Different foods go through different metabolic pathways and can have vastly different effects on hunger and the hormones that […]

6 Hormones that Burn Fat

6 Hormones that Burn Fat in Your Body The Holy Grail of weight loss seems to be how to “burn” the fat. Fat is not actually “burned” in the body but is broken down and converted from a stored or potential source of energy into an accessible form of energy. We think of hard, heavy, […]

3 Fat Blocking Hormones

3 Hormones that Block your Fat-Burning Efforts Despite getting plenty of exercise and cutting calories, many Americans are not able to lose weight. We can’t just blame it all on “You’re eating too much, ” or “You’re not exercising,” or “You’re getting old,” or “You are a woman and going through ‘the change'”. Weight loss […]

Truth about Weight Loss Drugs

In the mid to late 90’s, some 14 million prescriptions were written for Phen-Fen, a diet pill. It was extremely popular for weight loss before it was discovered to cause fatal heart problems and was pulled from the market. Doctors are calling for better medications and the industry is listening. With many weight loss medications […]