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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]