Starvation Mode: Is It a Real Phenomenon?
Starvation mode. I used to tell my clients that whenever they would hit a weight loss plateau that lasted for a month or longer. At that point, the client I was working with would have cut back her calories to
“The Biggest Loser”: A Re-examination of the “Set Point” Thoery
It finally happened. A researcher was curious enough to see what happened metabolically to the people who went through the rigorous diet and exercise routines that must be followed on the show "The Biggest Loser" several years later. The results
“40 Minutes a Week to Buff” Part 2
In my last post, "40 Minutes a Week to Buff" Part 1, I made the claim that through proper signalling one can lose fat and gain muscle at a steady pace with only two twenty-minute workouts a week coupled with
The “Set Point” Theory and Obesity
The rise of obesity in all of the industrialized countries have reached an alarming number. Nearly 2/3 of the population in the United States is considered overweight, and about 1/3 of Americans over 20 are obese(1). Health practitioners and researchers
