Archive for the 'weight loss' Category

Taking Exercise Breaks Equals More Fat Burning

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Good news! More evidence that the HRH Program produces better fat burning results.  Researchers at the University of Tokyo studied whether taking a 20-minute break between 30 minute exercise bouts produced greater fat burning.  The study results showed, beyond a doubt, that taking breaks increases fat metabolism. 
In the HRH Program, I explain why this happens, as well as […]

FDA Approves Non-Prescription Diet Pill - washingtonpost.com

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

FDA Approves Non-Prescription Diet Pill - washingtonpost.com
This can’t be good. It says in the article that the weight loss pill “alli” will not work if a person does not exercise and restrict calories. When someone is doing the appropriate exercise, they will lose a couple extra pounds for every 5 pounds lost naturally.
First of all, […]

Merck Diabetes Drug Wins Federal OK - washingtonpost.com

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Merck Diabetes Drug Wins Federal OK - washingtonpost.com
Nearly $150 per month for this drug? Wouldn’t it make sense for an insurance company to pay that much for a gym membership for a couple of months to see if that works for prediabetes and Type II Diabetes first? Since insulin resistance is stopped in its track […]

Daily Weigh In a Good Habit

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

This article is somewhat confusing, but the message to include a daily weigh in on the scale is great advice. Make a trip to the scale every morning when you first wake up. Getting into the habit of weighing yourself daily is a great motivator.
If you know you want to be a little less than […]

Prevent Diabetes with Drugs or Lifestyle?

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Diabetes pill works — but at what cost? This Robert Bazell piece points out the absurdity of taking drugs to prevent diabetes. Yes, the drugs work. They work very well. But with a price tag of $120/month, couldn’t you invest in some extra vegetables and some jogging shoes?
Seriously, many low income people will likely be […]

Undiagnosed Diabetes Unreasonably High

Friday, May 26th, 2006

The news from this morning from the NIH is that One Third of Adults with Diabetes Still Don’t Know They Have It. That’s a pretty frightening statistic, as type II diabetes is one of the world’s greatest killers. As I’ve said elsewhere, when you move from pre-diabetes to full diabetes, you are aging about twice […]