Diet & Nutrition
Written by Shin Ohtake on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 •
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Do you workout but your one problem area never seems to go away…your belly fat? If you’ve been on a quest for a flat belly or even a six pack, it’s what you don’t know that may be sabotaging your efforts of budging that stubborn fat off your stomach. The right information can be the difference between looking at your same old belly a few months from now or seeing a brand new you with flat abs you haven’t seen since your high school days. Find out what’s keeping you from losing your gut.
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 •
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Losing weight isn’t the hard part, it’s maintaining your hard earned body that’s tricky. Most people gain their weight back within 2 years of losing it all. And the reasons aren’t what we initially thought. Gaining your weight back and more, may have more to do with your body’s biological processes. There is strong evidence which shows, once you lose the weight, your body does everything in it’s power to regain that weight back. Your thinner body needs less calories to sustain itself, but your craving for food intensifies, making it increasingly difficult to maintain your hard earned lean body. But not all is lost, where there’s a will there’s a way! Find out what you can do to keep your weight off and maintain your lean body for the long term and avoid being the 90 - 95% of people that gain it all back.
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Monday, December 28, 2009 •
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You are what you eat. It’s something we all understand (intellectually) but don’t take it seriously enough. (And I was reminded of that myself, after watching a documentary called “Food Inc.” A great film…and I have to say, even for me, some of the information was quite disturbing. So much so, that I decided you need to know about it…so I wrote a little about it myself. I highly recommend you watch the film.) It’s much easier to look over the obvious and pretend that everything is fine. I mean everyone else is eating it… so it must be okay…right? Well, considering the epidemic rate of obesity and diabetes, I’d say that following what majority of others eat, is not such as wise idea. But in all fairness, the food industry makes it extremely difficult for you to eat well. I mean have you noticed that you can buy a burger for a buck but you can’t buy an apple for the same price? How does that make sense? In fact, if you went to your local grocery store and started comparing prices of processed foods to real foods like vegetables and fruits, 9 out 10 times the processed foods are cheaper. How can that be? It’s processed, doesn’t that mean, it should cost more? It takes more time and energy into making each product right? You would think that what comes out of the ground or grows on trees as mother nature intended would naturally be cheaper than anything that has to be processed. But logic takes a back step when greed and profit become the primarily motivator. What’s happened to our food industry is not only alarming but darn right scary. Find out more…
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 •
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The science of aging has always been considered controversial. A little like chasing Big Foot or the Lock Ness monster, people are intrigued but no one takes it very seriously…until now. Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, Dr. Carol Greider, and Dr. Jack Szostak were were the scientists who were awarded the Noble Prize for discovering what may in fact be the key to aging. Until recently, the aging process was just an accepted process of human development.
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 •
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If you’ve been watching or reading the news, you can’t get away from today’s hottest topic - U.S. Healthcare Reform. It’s a heated debate and both sides are pulling out all the stops. Everything from busing people into various communities to rally for their cause, to President Obama speaking at town hall meetings, to advertising and tweeting messages on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace—taking full advantage of all social networking avenues. All in the hopes to reach as many people as possible with their message. But what is their message?
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Monday, July 20, 2009 •
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You’ve heard all the bad things about sugar—it spikes your insulin, makes you retain more belly fat, and it’s been linked to serious health problems such as diabetes and heart disease. But what if I told you that there was one exception where sugar can actually be good for you and even help you gain lean muscle and lose more weight? Well, you heard it right, but there IS a catch…
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 •
12 Comments You may have recently seen commercials on T.V. touting that it is actually okay to eat high fructose corn syrup, but nothing could be further from the truth! Today my guest poster, Certified Nutritionist Isabel De Los Rios, reveals some starting facts about high fructose corn syrup, shows you how to identify which foods contain it, and how you can start making better choices to help whittle-down your waistline. Watch now to find out if any of these unsuspecting foods are making it into your kitchen…
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Monday, April 20, 2009 •
5 Comments I recently got a email from one of our MAX Workout Club members (Thanks Tony!) about a tool he uses to keep track of his calories. I know… counting calories… who has the time right? But the truth is it’s necessary if you’re serious about losing weight. It’s sort of like keeping a food journal—once you get started it’s actually not that bad.
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Monday, March 30, 2009 •
19 Comments With food makers jumping on the health craze like never before, you really have to read between the lines to get the truth on what’s healthy and what’s not. Everywhere you turn, there are “healthy” versions of just about everything. Here’s what happened to me when I didn’t pay attention to the nutrition labels…
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Sunday, March 01, 2009 •
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Can intermittent fasting make you healthier, look younger, even help you live longer? According to some researchers and many others that partake in the diet, that is exactly what they claim.
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Friday, January 16, 2009 •
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Big Brother is now watching your waistline. It’s come to this, where individual health and well being is now dictated by the chain smoking, overweight members of the government.
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Saturday, January 10, 2009 •
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“Crash diets” and “crash workouts” can affect your mood negatively, but what this former Biggest Loser contestant did takes irritability to a whole ‘nuther level.
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Monday, December 22, 2008 •
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Just when I thought I’d heard all the negative effects carbs have on our bodies, a new study reveals more bad news…
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 •
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I admit, when I saw Oprah all over the news for her recent weight gain, I jumped at the chance to write about it. But as I was writing, I changed my mind. I really didn’t think that you needed to read about another celebrity’s struggles with weight. Don’t get me wrong, I like Oprah (unlike some of the other celebrities that can’t seem to stay away from the headlines) and I respect her A LOT for all that she’s accomplished.
I think it’s incredibly brave of her to come out and let the entire world know about her weight problem. Can you imagine? Once you make the headlines, you’re like an open target for anyone to shoot you down with judgement and criticism. But if you know Oprah, you can be sure she’ll use her problem as an example and put a positive spin on it to shed more light on the very serious problem of obesity and the general decline of health in America.
So why did I stop writing about Oprah’s infamous weight gain?
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Written by Shin Ohtake on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 •
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The fountain of youth. A mystical fountain that stops the aging process so you can stay forever young. Well, no one’s found it quite yet, but we’re getting close! Aging can be prolonged even more today than it was just a few years ago. But these new findings may accelerate anti-aging research even further.
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