Today's Nutrition

Today, we're talking about something I hear all the time:“I'm eating better. I'm exercising. I'm trying to lose weight. But this belly fat just will not go away.”And maybe you've been told, “It's your cortisol.”Well, today I want to unpack that because there's truth there—but there's also a lot of misinformation. Cortisol and Weight

We have been told that losing weight is simply a matter of calories in and calories out. Eat less. Exercise more. Have more willpower. And certainly, calories matter. We cannot completely ignore the laws of energy balance. But after working in nutrition for 50 years, I can tell you that the human body is much more complicated than a calorie calculator.Your body is a living, breathing, adapting...

Kids are back in school. We’re spending more time indoors. Somebody at work starts coughing, a grandchild comes home with a runny nose, and pretty soon it seems like everybody in the family has something.But here’s a question I find fascinating.Why can two people be exposed to exactly the same virus, and one gets sick while the other one doesn’t?Obviously, there are lots of variables involved....

Today I want to talk about something that I think could completely change the way you look at your health. Things that helped me reverse my own metabolic disease 50 years ago,You know, I love the book Good Energy by Dr. Casey Means, and I love the basic premise of it because it reinforces something I have believed, experienced for myself and my clients and taught for many years: many of the...

Turn the package around.Forget the beautiful picture on the front.Forget “natural.”Forget “high protein.”Forget “keto friendly.”Forget “made with whole grains.” Or gluten free or organic, or whateverForget the little green leaves they put on the package to make you think something wonderful just came out of somebody's garden!Turn it around and look at what's actually in it.Because today we're...

Longevity.Everybody wants to know how to live to 100. What should I eat? What supplement should I take? Should I fast? Should I take NAD? Should I sit in a sauna, jump into an ice bath, wear a continuous glucose monitor and track every minute of my sleep?But I think we're starting with the wrong question. Live To100

Where did this belly come from?”Maybe you're 48, 55 or 65, and suddenly your body doesn't seem to be following the same rules anymore.You're eating pretty much the way you've always eaten.Maybe the number on the scale hasn't even changed that much.But your pants don't fit.Your waistline is disappearing.And the weight that used to settle around your hips and thighs seems to have packed its bags...

Now, if I had mentioned creatine 20 years ago, you probably would have pictured a young guy in the gym trying to build enormous biceps. But today we're having a very different conversation about creatine. The new conversation is about women and healthy aging. We're talking about preserving muscle as we age.We're talking about menopause. We're talking about the brain. We're even talking about what...

Your gut makes weight-loss hormones.Now, most of us think of the digestive tract as basically a long tube. Food goes in, nutrients get absorbed, waste comes out.But your gut is oh so much more than that.Your intestinal tract is actually part of your endocrine system- your whole hormone system that I wrote about in my book-Get out of Hormone Hell 6 Heavenly Steps to Lose weight, feel great and...

Protein is having a moment!Walk through the grocery store and suddenly everything is “high protein.” We have protein cereal, protein bars, protein chips, protein pancakes, protein ice cream—you name it, manufacturers have figured out they need to put the word protein on the front of the package.A new word: proteinmaxxing—trying to pack as much protein as possible into your day.But do we really...