Given the rising popularity of our Female Phase Training protocol. We decided to re-post one of our published article on the subject. This article was originally published in the international alternative medical journal Townsend Letter which is geared towards physicians, but many personal trainers and serious exercise enthusiasts have asked for more detail. So, here it is: Published in the August 2012 issue of Townsend Letter by Jade Teta ND …Read More
Fat Loss Controversy
Yesterday one of our ME coaches posted a nutrition meme on our Facebook page which sparked a bit of controversy and became a discussion point on many health and nutrition site pages. Many people loved the meme for its simplicity. Others absolutely hated it for the exact same reason. I loved it, simply because it allows us to talk about what we all love, which is health, fitness and weight …Read More
The 10 New Rules Of A Fat Loss Diet
The 10 New Rules Of A Fat Loss Diet Fat loss eating is different from a weight loss approach to food. Weight loss places a sole focus on calories. Fat loss focuses on calories too, but puts more focus on hormones. Fat loss is about eating in a way that controls the natural compensatory nature of your metabolism. Metabolic sensations such as hunger, cravings and energy are dramatically influenced by …Read More
How To Make Change: The Red Bag Of Self-Sabotage
We humans can often be completely irrational and sometimes downright stupid (really not a judgement, I am human too). As a integrative physician who specializes in body change I counsel people every single day on what it takes to make change happen. Let me illustrate for you how these conversations often go: Me: Well, I went through your initial paperwork and labs and I can see you have tried a …Read More
Weight Loss Vs. Fat Loss
Curious to know the difference between “caloric weight loss” and “hormonal fat loss”? Caloric Weight Loss: The weight you lose and calories you burn may or may not be fat. Sure, if you eat like a bird and run for miles you’ll lose weight but you won’t change your shape. Instead of being a tight toned athletic shape, If you are a pear shape, you will simply become a smaller …Read More
Hormones & Stress: Cortisol
Cortisol is what we call the Jekyll & Hide Hormone. For those who are not 100% familiar with the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide, I will review it here briefly. Dr. Jekyll was a good natured kind man and an upstanding citizen. But he was bothered with dark thoughts of a “lustful and naughty nature”. This worried him so much that he concocted a medical serum to attempt …Read More