Is Your Blood Toxic?

You may not know it, but right now your blood might be heavily “polluted”. Every day your body is exposed to chemicals, pesticides, industrial solvents, and heavy metals that seep into your bloodstream. Laundry detergents, soaps, cleaners and more contain...

Laurie’s Rant: Are Supplements Really That Bad?

One of the most frequent questions I am asked (which usually leads to a heated discussion) is: “Aren’t supplements bad for you and a waste of money?” I’ll tell you what is bad for you and a waste of money; alcohol, sugar, trans fats, soft drinks, processed and...

Does Too Much Protein Really Get Turned Into Fat?

Aside from building muscle, protein provides essential amino acids that serve as the building blocks for other proteins, enzymes, and hormones within the body that are vital for normal functioning.Without this steady supply of amino acids, the body resorts to breaking...

Six Vegetarian Myths Busted

Vegetarians should be applauded for their efforts to follow a lifestyle that does not involve eating any animal products, especially the vegetarians that do it out of concern and protest to the often cruel ways in which humans treat animals. Unfortunately many...

Laurie’s Rant: Temporary Pleasure or Long Term Reliability

Let’s imagine that you wanted to buy a new car and you had $50,000 to spend. For this amount of money you could get a very reliable family car that wasn’t too flashy but got you from A to B each and every time. Or, you could buy yourself a Ferrari… with no...

Vitamin D: The Next Big Vitamin

Vitamin D has been making waves in the athletic community since at least 1927 due to improvements in muscle strength and endurance, but it’s also becoming a hot topic in another field: life extension. Add to this some evidence that it could help with fat loss...