Weight Loss, Part IV: Exercise

16May13

Hey, stupid, wanna lose some weight? Popular advice for the thoughtless: Exercise to lose weight! My thoughts: Eat better to exercise better, so as to be stronger, to be faster, and to have greater endurance—don’t exercise to offset the effects of poor eating (while continuing to eat poorly). Besides, why would a sane person want […]

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Tags: cravings, Dr. Jan Kwaśniewski, excess weight, exercise, food, high-calorie foods, low-calorie, Optimal Nutrition, physical activity, Thomas Kurz

Weight Loss, Part III: Snacks

08May13

Hey, stupid, wanna lose some weight? Popular advice for the thoughtless: Eat snacks! Eat many small meals per day! My thoughts: If you eat a high-quality high-calorie meal, you are not going to be hungry for at least four hours (much longer, actually). Only if you eat garbage will your blood sugar spike and fall […]

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Tags: blood sugar spike, Dr. Jan Kwaśniewski, food, high-calorie meal, Optimal Nutrition, Thomas Kurz

Weight Loss, Part II: Low-Fat Foods

30Apr13

Hey, stupid, wanna lose some weight? Popular advice for the thoughtless: Eat low-fat foods! My thoughts: Fat provides more calories per gram than either carbohydrate or protein, so why eat inferior, energy-poor foods instead of superior, high-energy foods? Fat-rich meals provide me with energy, proteins, vitamins, and minerals for my body to work well. Incidentally, […]

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Tags: calories, carbohydrate, Dr. Jan Kwaśniewski, fat, low-fat foods, Optimal Nutrition, protein, Thomas Kurz

Weight Loss, Part I: Low Calories and Burning Calories

22Apr13

Hey, stupid, wanna lose some weight? Popular advice for the thoughtless: Eat this food because it is “low in calories.” Take this supplement to “burn calories.” Do this exercise to “burn calories.” My thoughts: Don’t you eat to have as much energy as possible so you can do what you want to do? I do. […]

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Tags: burn calories, Dr. Jan Kwaśniewski, high-calorie, lose weight, low-calorie, metabolic syndrome, Optimal Nutrition, Thomas Kurz

Does This Make My Arthritis Look . . .

23Nov10

Max from Italy asked me if his diet is good for osteoarthritis in his hips. Here is his message: > Anti-inflammatory diet for osteoarthritis in both hips > > Good morning. > > I am 36 years old and I practice kickboxing, but recently (two years ago) > I discovered osteoarthritis in both hips. > […]

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Tags: anti-inflammatory diet, Dr. Jan Kwaśniewski, hips, kickboxing, nutrition, Optimal Diet, osteoarthritis, sports injuries, Thomas Kurz