When it comes to dieting over the past 100 years, there have been so many new techniques and advice books that they could literally fill a library all on their own. With these new techniques have come a lot of myths that have been ingrained in our consciousness. We may not even know where we [...]
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The 5 Most Common Diet Myths
December 31st, 2008 — 100 years, advice books, balanced diet, carbohydrates, carbs, consciousness, dangerous conditions, diet, diet myths, diets, effective weight loss, factoid, healthy eating, high starch foods, ketosis, medical conditions, oats, organ damage, problem areas, starvation, weight loss tool, wellness, white rice, whole grains from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Low Carb Dieting For Dummies By Katherine Chauncey
December 23rd, 2008 — Book Review, Meals, Myths, alternative ideas, bad advice, bad carbs, carbohydrates, chicken wings, contradiction, convoluted mess, diet books, dummies, fast food, fruits, good carbs, low carb diet, low carb diets, low carb foods, menu selection, protein, recipes, replacements, special diet, supplements, surprise from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Out of all of the low carb diet books out there, this has to be the most confusing. Normally, we steer clear of diets that are strictly low carb, since few are balanced, but since this was a book from the Dummies line, we thought it might be worthwhile. What a surprise to find that [...]
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What Time of the Day is Best For Exercise?
October 6th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, aerobic workouts, best time, blood sugar levels, carbohydrates, dangerous level, diabetes, exercise, havoc, heart, heart rate, messes, morning routine, morning workouts, schools of thought, snack, sugar drop, tight schedules, time period, workout from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
While there are many schools of thought on the subject of what time during the day is optimum, it generally boils down to whether or not you are capable of fitting in a workout during that specific time. We’re all on pretty tight schedules these days and sometimes, it is just not possible to fit [...]
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Review: Good Calories Bad Calories by Gary Taubes
October 3rd, 2008 — Book Review, assertion, assertions, burning calories, calories, carbohydrates, controversy, diet, dieters, exercise, insulin levels, premise, science, truth, weight loss, workout plan from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Good Calories, Bad Calories took the author five years to write, and it contains some groundbreaking information that will undoubtedly be the cause of much controversy. Whether or not you agree with Taubes assertions, the book is certainly well worth the read and it is obvious that he did put a lot of research into [...]
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