Shawn Phillips | Start Strong Monday

On the Path from FAT to FIT

This morning I caught a crazy commercial promoting a radical yogurt diet. It sounded both crazy and simple. And that got me to thinking… Is losing weight and getting fit simple or is it really complex? How about both? Here’s my answer: Is Getting Fit Simple or Complex? Eat two yogurts a day, and starve yourself [...]

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Out of Your Mind, Into Your Body

So Much Knowledge, So Little Wisdom It’s said that knowledge is power. It’s also been said that knowledge is dangerous. I suggest to you that we’re suffering from a powerfully dangerous epidemic of knowledge that is quite possibly the single greatest roadblock to living the life of your dreams, physically, emotionally, and even financially. What [...]

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Dissecting the Consumer Reports “Health Alert on Proteins” [Part 1]

n the event you’ve been in a media black out and missed it, there’s buzz about the article “Health Alert: Protein Drinks” featured in the July 2010, issue of Consumer Reports Magazine. The article (links at bottom of post) presents the results of tests done for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury on 15 different “protein powders.”

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