Fat Loss Articles

By Joel & Josh

While beans are actually one of the healthiest carbs sources out there, loaded with fiber and protein, there’s actually one variety of beans you should be AVOIDING at all costs: (more…)

By Joel & Josh

Please excuse the somewhat personal nature of this email, but the information we are about to share below is extremely important for both you and your digestive health.

You may not think that you’re constipated, but in reality, it is VERY likely that you ARE.  (more…)

By Joel Marion, CISSN

Hey, it’s Joel, and in today’s newsletter I want to talk to you about the one solitary hormone that can either make or break your weight loss journey…

In fact, if you don’t learn to control this hormone, you might as well forget about losing fat at all…it really is that big of a deal. (more…)

By Coach Josh

What if you could eat FOOD and burn fat?  Well, you can.

Fact is, there are many foods that have fat-fighting properties, and today we’re going to talk about one belly-blasting food in particular of which you’ve probably never even heard.

I’m talking about:  Resistant Starch.

Resistant starch (RS) is starch that escapes digestion and the small intestine and passes through the system while providing only HALF the calories of a typical carbohydrate.  In fact, RS is now known as a third type of fiber, possessing numerous health and weight management properties. (more…)

By Joel Marion, CISSN

Perhaps the most popular nutritional supplement EVER is whey protein. Heck, you can even buy some of the worst, cheapest whey protein around conveniently at your local super market. Now that’s when you KNOW it’s popular.

But the truth is, whey protein has a “dark side” that isn’t nearly as popular for whey-only product manufacturers and retailers to talk about. (more…)

In the article below, we’re going dive deep into the inner walls of one of the most critically important organs of your body – your gut.

Unfortunately, many people think of their gut solely as the mechanism by which your body digests food, which is at best an extreme oversimplification, and at worst an ideology massively contributing to the health problems, weight loss struggles, and auto-immune disorders of millions world-wide. (more…)

Within your gut reside roughly 100 TRILLION living bacteria and maintaining the ideal ratio of “good bacteria” (known as probiotics) to “bad bacteria” is now gaining recognition as perhaps the single most important step you can take to protect your health and further along your fat loss goals.

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By Joel Marion, CISSN

With all the pressures and demands placed on us by work, family, and our many other relationships, life can certainly get downright stressful at times.

If you have a job, have a family, or interact with other human beings daily, then you know what I’m talking about.

Unfortunately, most people reach for all the WRONG foods when they’re stressed, and, even worse, many others turn to unhealthy habits like drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes (yikes!) to cope with life’s challenges… all disastrous choices for your health, hormones, and waistline alike.

But what if you could EAT your way to a more relaxed, calmer state, without packing on the pounds? Or even better, what if you could do it while DROPPING some of those pesky pound-a-roos as you do? (more…)

By Joel Marion, CISSN

Cereal is, by and large, one of the worst foods for your waistline, and your health. There are, of course, a few rare exceptions (like some of the cereals in the Ezekiel 4:9® line from the good folks at Food for Life®), but when it comes to the “regular” boxes that stock the shelves of the cereal aisle at your local grocery store, it’s generally all very, very bad news.

Perhaps what is most disturbing about so many brands of cereal is that they confuse the heck out of consumers by making them “sound” so healthy and nutritious, when in reality they are anything but.

For example, while at the grocery store today, I came across a “Yogurt Berry Crunch” cereal (with added fiber!) from a popular brand. (more…)

By Coach Josh

Here’s a little tidbit of info that you may not know:

I subscribe to just about every mainstream fitness magazine available.

Why? Well, when you have a career in health and fitness, you want to pay attention to what is being talked about in the media, particularly what topics are “hot” amongst other fitness “news” outlets.

And although most articles are full of misinformation, browsing through a magazine generally gives me at least one idea of something to blog about or write to you about in my newsletter. (more…)