May 09 2013

Quest Protein Bars: Another Hyped Up Candy Bar?

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Quest Protein Bars: Another Hyped Up Candy Bar?       Last week I ordered from The Low Carb Grocery in Burnaby BC and decided to try out the new (newish) Quest Protein Bars I heard about while listening to a Muscle College podcast with Dr. Layne Norton and Dr. Jake Wilson.   Now I’ve …

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May 09 2013

Low Calorie Recipes: Dessert Sauces & Dips Part II

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Low Calorie Recipes: Dessert Sauces & Dips Part II   In my last post on 0 calorie desserts and syrups (here) I reviewed Walden Farms Caramel Syrup and their Chocolate Dip products. Today I wan’t to add three more products to the on going reviews that I think can be of great help to those who are attempting to …

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May 09 2013

Low Calorie Recipes: Store Bought Salad Dressings Part III

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Low Calorie Recipes: Store Bought Salad Dressings Part III   In the past months I’ve been having a blast buying and trying some low to zero calorie products from The Low Carb Grocery in Burnaby BC. It is that time of year for me to get down to single digit body fat levels and reveal the muscle I’ve worked so …

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Apr 29 2013

Low Calorie Recipes: Dessert Sauces & Dips

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Low Calorie Recipes: Dessert Sauces & Dips   Not only does Walden Farms carry a wide variety of calorie free salad dressings and dips but they also carry dessert like sauces and dips. In the last blog post (here) I wrote about the dressings, mayo, and dips I ordered through The Low Carb Grocery. I also …

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Apr 29 2013

Low Calorie Recipes: Store Bought Salad Dressings Part II

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Low Calorie Recipes: Store Bought Salad Dressings Part II   Just a couple weeks ago I had wrote a low calorie recipes blog post on some Salad Dressings I ordered through The Low Carb Grocery. This time I got another chance to order even more for some taste testing.   What I ordered: 1. Ranch Dressing 2. Chipotle …

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Apr 11 2013

Low Calorie Recipes: Store Bought Salad Dressings

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Low Calorie Recipes: Store Bought Salad Dressings   For a lot of my clients, and myself, we take our bodies to the extreme and get down to single digit body fat levels. So having low calorie recipes to choose from can really help our goals. Products that REDUCE their carbohydrate content and fat content can and will help achieve …

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Apr 11 2013

Low Calorie Recipes: Peanut Butter

Low Calorie Recipes: Peanut Butter This week I found a new store in burnaby BC that carries a variety of “health” products and alternative food options for good prices and great shipping. Its called The Low Carb Grocery and they’re great for low calorie recipes. For a lot of my clients, and myself, we take our bodies …

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Nov 14 2012

Vegan Diet Bodybuilding – Is it Optimal?

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vegan diet bodybuilding Vegan Diet Bodybuilding, seriously? If there is one thing that bothers me most, it is listening to preachers talk about nutrition when they haven’t done their own research or when they have heard about something from a friend or even the media. Good examples of these people are family and friends; however …

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May 31 2012

My Opinion On Body Bi Vi – Visalus Diet Shakes

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  Body Bi Vi I feel I may get a bit of heat on this issue from a few people that use Body Bi Vi but it is my job to bring to you factual information that is unbiased (mostly) and based on the latest research in science.   Many of my family and friends …

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May 12 2012

Top 10 Products At The CHFA West Expo

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  CHFA West   Luckily I had my chance to attend the CHFA West (Canadian Health Food Association Expo) at the Vancouver Convention Center this past April.         As I entered into the awesome looking building right next to the water and winter olympic torch there were tons of people and surprisingly a lot of …

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Mar 06 2012

My NEW Ferrari… The Best Blender

The Best Blender Yesterday I finally decided I needed to stop playing around with 100 dollar junk blenders and go to the proven investment for the best blender and most bang for my buck. Now, I have gone through about 3 blenders in my lifetime and my latest one was the new Ninja Professional Blender. …

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Feb 23 2012

Waking Up To Traditional Diets: Weston A Price

Weston A Price was a dentist who traveled the world observing different cultures and their dental health. He believed that one way a person’s internal health was represented was by their dental health. Price followed the scientific methods and made observations using case histories, X-rays,  physical examinations, statistics, dietary informations, archaeological excavations, and analyzed thousands of saliva and food samples. He hypothesized that …

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Feb 10 2012

Effective Fat Loss Workout Routine – For Cardio

Workout routine This week I recorded a 10 minute video of my Workout Routine for cardio which was a strength based circuit… I recorded 2 of the 3 sets as the camera cut out on the 3rd set. Enjoy   Strength Circuit – Example Barbell Back Squat                3-5 …

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Feb 06 2012

Macronutrients 201 Part II: Fats (lipids)

Macronutrients 201 This is Part 2 of the series Macronutrients 201. If you missed Part 1 you can read it here. Today’s post is about Fats and because the science of lipid chemistry and lipid metabolism is so complex I am going to speak about which kinds of fats are healthy to consume and which ones …

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Feb 03 2012

Macronutrients 201 Part I: Protein

  Macronutrients 201  This is the beginning of a short series of posts explaining the 3 macronutrients of Protein, Carbohyrdates, and Fats. We will go over the chemical breakdown, effects they have on the body, and sources and preparations that dictate their quality when it comes to optimizing fat loss, muscle, and health… Enjoy   …

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Feb 02 2012

Pass The Salt: How Important is Salt Intake?

salt intake It’s true, people consume a lot of sodium or salt. (1) Plain and simple. But what exactly is the right amount of salt intake and is it as bad as the mainstream claims it to be? According to the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, cardiovascular disease …

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Jan 31 2012

The Importance Of Sleeping and Physique Transformation

Are you sleeping? So you’ve finally decided its time for a change. Its time to shed all that unwanted body fat, become healthy and fit, and maybe build some muscle too. You’ve started working out more, changed the way you eat, and are extremely motivated… but there is still something missing. You get horrible sleep …

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Jan 30 2012

The New NIKE FuelBand, Product Of Gold Or Garbage?

The New NIKE FuelBand Alright so a good friend of mine sent me some videos of the New Nike FuelBand that Nike is planning on releasing in February of 2012. This band is a new “fitness” product that’s supposed to be the next big thing. After looking it over and doing a little research I …

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Jan 27 2012

STOP Training… When Feeling Sick

Feeling Sick? It’s winter here in Delta BC Canada and you know what that means. Cold to freezing temperatures and darkness that seems to stay much longer than it goes away. Winter also means that more people are going to be feeling sick from the cold or the flu. I’m personally just getting over a …

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Jan 23 2012

To Do Or Not To Do: Best Exercises to Choose

What are the best exercises I should be doing? A simple question, but for many, a confusing and uncommon answer. The fitness industry is constantly evolving with new gimmicks, methods, and products. Some of the products turn out to be extremely effective and make our lives easier while others are a complete waste of cash …

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