Protein Powders

Many Americans eat a high protein diet. A diet provide more protein than their bodies need. The past few years has seen explosion of highly processed protein products; bars, shakes, and powders.

Some protein powders have been found to contain high levels of toxins had increase health risks when consumed on a daily bases.

This video shares some of the risks and benefits of adding protein powders to your diet.

Non-GMO Foods Facts & Myths

Are prepared foods labeled Non-GMO healthier or worth paying a premium price or is it just marketing hype? This video looks at what Non-GMO and Non-GMO Verified really means.

24 High Magnesium Foods

Magnesium is an essential nutrient. That means your body cannot produce magnesium it must come from your diet.

This video highlights 24 high magnesium foods available at most U.S. grocers, why magnesium is important, symptoms of magnesium deficiency, and the USRDA.

High Resistant Starch Foods

Most people eat some form of starchy food for energy. Starchy foods include wheat, potatoes, and bananas.

Many American diets recommend reducing or eliminating starchy foods. That means no more fried potatoes, pasta, and dozens of other foods.

New research reveals there are more than one type of starch and foods high in resistant starch have a lower glycemic index. The reason is resistant starch behaves like fiber and is not converted to glucose.

They key is refrigeration in the case of potatoes, potato salad has more resistant starch than fried potatoes, and ripeness. Anyone who has eaten a green banana knows it is less sweet than a ripe banana. As a banana ripens, starch is converted to sugar.

This video explains resistant starch and provide sample foods high in resistant starch.

10 Dumb Diet Tips

Americans are bombarded by dieting tips. Some are helpful like eat more high fiber foods and less processed foods. Other tips can be confusing or even misleading.

For example, nuts are considered a healthy food and Americans are advised to add nuts to their diet on a daily basis. Since most countries are use the metric (SI) units of measure, people in those countries may be advised to eat 30 grams of nuts daily (about 1 ounce, 160 calories). Some diet experts advise Americans to eat a “handful” of nuts daily. Depending on your hand size and how many nuts you can hold you could eat up more than 300 calories of nuts daily. For a 2,000 calorie diet, 300 calories is 15% of total calories versus 8% for one ounce of nuts.

This video looks at ten common diet tips and why they are not as helpful as they can or should be.

Bone Broth Facts & Myths

Americans are spending millions of dollars on bone broth.

Bone broth is supposed to be high in collagen the protein used to make gelatin. Collagen is claimed to have miraculous health benefits.

This video looks at some of the facts & myths behind bone broth and how one prepared broth appears to have less collagen than homemade chicken soup.

 

Good Carbs vs. Bad Carbs Part II

Some American fad diets demonize carbohydrates; sugars and starches.

They either severely restrict or totally eliminate refined carbohydrates, primarily refine white flour and sugar, but also starchy white potatoes and rice.

Why should Americans eliminate refined carbs when billions of people around the world rely on them for their major source of glucose?

The answer is simple, it is easier to ask dieters to give up carbohydrate rich foods instead of educating them about how they can enjoy these foods (cakes, cookies, pies, pastries and more) and still loose weight.

Part Two of this two part series looks at:

  • What is considered normal and high blood glucose
  • How prepared & restaurant foods not only provide too many calories they provide too many refined carb calories

A diet high in refined carbohydrates can cause blood glucose spikes, insulin resistance, and type-2 diabetes.

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Good Carbs vs. Bad Carbs Part I Video

Some American fad diets demonize carbohydrates.

They either severely restrict or totally eliminate refined carbohydrates, primarily refine white flour and sugar, but also starchy white potatoes and rice.

Why should Americans eliminate refined carbs when billions of people around the world rely on them for their major source of glucose?

The answer is simple, it is easier to ask dieters to give up carbohydrate rich foods instead of educating them about how they can enjoy these foods (cakes, cookies, pies, pastries and more) and still loose weight.

Part Two of this two part series looks at what is considered normal and high blood glucose, and how prepared & restaurant foods not only provide too many calories they provide too many refined carb calories

A diet high in refined carbohydrates can cause blood glucose spikes, insulin resistance, and type-2 diabetes.

Zero Calorie Foods Video

Many websites have eye-catching banner ads with diet and nutrition claims like:

“5 Foods You Should Never Eat”

“Zero Calorie Foods”

“Negative Calorie Foods”

“Belly Fat Busting Foods”

The real purpose of these ads is to get you to click on the ad taking you to another website trying to sell you dietary supplements or a diet plan.

One website had a 30 minute video sales pitch to had to watch before you found out what 5 foods you should never eat.

Usually there is very little if any credible scientific information backing up the claims.

This video reviews some of the foods typically listed as having zero or negative calories. Most are fruits and vegetables that are very low in calories. Some provide almost no calories when eaten in small quantities while others were nowhere near providing calories.

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