The Gut-Brain Axis – Take a belly breath
Let’s look at how stress reduction can help our gut. Reduce stress – for your gut As I’ve mentioned, gut issues can affect your stress level and moods, but it works the other way around too. If you have gut …
To Breakfast or Not to Breakfast?
You have probably read a few things (maybe a few of my posts?) on the benefits of IF or Intermittent Fasting. And if you have read about IF or fasting you’ve probably learned that the most popular meal to skip …
Easy ways to avoid dementia
Aging with all my marbles We are all getting older Many Canadians are in the process of becoming the kind of older we think of as Old. Heck, I’m already post-menopausal, so I feel it’s time to consider things a …
IF and TRE – Eating on the clock
Intermittent Fasting (IF) and Time Restricted Eating (TRE) are here to stay. And for good reasons: Intermittent fasting is a way to get the benefits of a regular calorie reduced diet without restricting what you eat, just when you eat …
When science caught up to fasting
Fasting goes mainstream Obviously, religious people and kooks have been fasting since forever, so why is it suddenly trending? If you’re like me, fads smell like trouble. Background: History and animal studies Back in the 1980s and 1990s U.S. studies …
How IF and TRE work – Fasting, simplified
HOW Intermittent Fasting or Time Restricted Eating help our bodies and brains How do we explain the health benefits that IF has on our bodies and brains? One way is that a “metabolic switch” is flipped during fasting. While continuous calorie …
Fasting can be GOOD for metabolism?
Intermittent Fasting for Metabolic and Heart health I’m really excited by the idea of metabolic flexibility. I want to be able to burn fat and carbs and anything I want to eat! Cleanly and well. Over and above the weight …
Who should NOT fast
So in July I turned 40 and soon after I wrote a post about Intermittent Fasting. In this post, before I go getting everyone excited about it, I feel I should dive in Who Shouldn’t Try intermittent fasting (IF) or …
Why I was totally wrong about fasting
There was a time when I told every client not to skip breakfast or to go too long without eating. I was certain that going too long, on too little food, would wreak havoc on their metabolisms. It was what …