Is Too Much Iron in Your Diet Causing You to Gain Weight?

Iron is a necessary part of good health.  It is used in the blood and can be found in all living organisms.  However, too much iron can cause a decrease in insulin sensitivity- which leads to weight gain. A Study reported by Bill Sardi in his book Downsizing Your Body followed rats that were fed a diet of...

Get an Extra 60+ Hours of Excercise This Year Without Going to the Gym

If you are overweight and out of shape, it is because of a lot of things that you have been doing on a daily basis.  One of those, I’m sure, is driving around parking lots until you find the closest and most convenient parking spot.  It is your daily habits such as this that have caused you to...

Richmond is One of the Top 20 Heaviest Cities in America

When I was doing research for Biggest Loser Richmond I came accross the following...

The 80/20 Rule

Dr. David Rahm encourages his patients, clients, and readers to follow the 80/20 rule.  Basically, instead of having some hard and fast diet that you stick to to the death (and then when you mess up one time you completely cave in and fall off the wagon) to basically make margins for not being so strict...

Biggest Loser CVille in the News

Jerry Ratcliffe wrote an article on the Biggest Loser Cville contest http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/sports/columnists/ratcliffe_on/article/ex-uva_backer_copper_in_search_of_area_losers/55815/ Ex-UVa ’backer Copper in search of area losers By Jerry Ratcliffe Published: May 6, 2010 » 0 Comments |...

Why Most Diets Don’t Work

LIFESTYLE CHANGES!  That is what is needed to make a “diet” work.  Most people try to lose weight, or “eat healthier” -whatever that means, or have more energy so they make several ridiculous changes and go on a “diet” for 3-12 weeks only to revert back to whatever...