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Juicing is actually different than what a blender like the nutra bullet does. Juicing removes the fiber so the gut doesn't have to work as hard and the nutrients are more easily absorbed. Blending dumps a ton of fiber directly into the gut without the benefit of the digestive process starting with lots of saliva getting…

Honestly not the biggest fan of TJ's. Lots of tasty processed & canned junk masquerading as "healthy." Lots of their less-processed stuff is still super high in calories and sodium. IMHO their more about convenience foods than health. When they first started it was really novel to get organic anything at a semi-reasonable…

I don't count carbs. My diet is nearly vegetarian so high carbs are unavoidable. I've never felt better, been leaner or more fit. Reducing your carbs by a little shouldn't really do anything. Instead there is a tipping point that if you lower carbs below a certain extremely low level you alter your biochemistry via a…

Go by the same scale, same state of dress & same time of day. Your weight will always fluctuate within a range throughout the day and clothing can weigh a few pounds. Some scales aren't accurate. I weigh myself in the mornings naked after my first trip to the bathroom but before breakfast. That is my lowest weight for the…

Junk. But I eat them occasionally and kinda dig the Morningstar eggplant burgers esp with lots of toppings.

About 70% of the global population is estimated to have some level of lactose intolerance. Some also estimate about 60% of the population have some kind of food allergy (even if they don't know it). Dairy and wheat are the most common food allergies. So for many people, even ones who think they are ok with dairy, dairy can…

From a Gerson doc: "In the 1920s, two German professors tested the effects of infused caffeine on rats. They found that the caffeine travels via the hemorrhoidal vein and the portal system to the liver, opens up the bile ducts and allows the liver to release bile, which contains toxins. The theobromine, theophylline, and…

No. The therapy supposedly has a good success rate specifically with metastatic melanoma. Gerson's original book from the '50's documents 50 of his best cases. The Gerson Institute has documentation of many more. They're cagey with real success rates, though. But then so are most oncologist clinics and cancer centers. The…

Unless you are very heavy-handed adding salt is usually not the problem. The biggest problem is the sodium ALREADY in the foods. Most of these people are coping out. If their sodium intake is basically stable they simply can't be loosing fat and simultaneously retaining increasing amounts of water keeping their weight the…

I'm a little sensitive to salt and can easily gain 5lbs from just one or two high sodium restaurant meals. Conversely it can take me up to two weeks from me to have a similar gain from daily eating of lots of high carb/sugar foods. In my case and many people I know the difference is in orders of magnitude. More importantly…

Vast majority? I don't know. It certainly depends on the individual's sensitivity to salt and where they are coming from as far as a diet. If someone is very insensitive to salt with a diet rich in refined sugar & carbohydrate then OK. Is this the "vast majority" of the population? I'm not sure. If we look at the…

It's probably more useful to call it "water retention." It is the abnormal accumulation of excess fluid in the circulatory system or the tissues or cavities of the body. There are many causes. Some are related to inflammatory processes like histamine or the repair of tissue. Some causes are hormonal. It can be caused by…

I agree. 48 isn't especially young for menopause. Younger than 45 is usually considered early. Average is a little over 50 but everyone's different. Personally I think it's unlikely that only 2 months of a vegetarian diet could cause early menopause. I'd talk to your Dr about your Amenorrhea and make sure that your…

Personally I don't really think you're eating crazy amounts of fruit or that you're getting inadequate protein either. I think it would great if you ate more veggies and had a more varied diet. But from a macro perspective I don't see much in your diary to worry about. If you've lost your taste for eggs try a different…

Yeah but like a tomato it's botanically a fruit (or actually a berry with a single seed) but it isn't sweet so for culinary purposes they are both usually thought of as vegetables. Most grocery stores follow this "incorrect" convention and group these items with vegetables instead of other fruit or berries. Dietarily these…

Your body needs fat and there is no reason to worry about fats from whole-food plant sources. Just stick to a wide variety of whole-foods or mostly whole-foods and you're eating essentially an ideal diet. Personally I don't limit these foods. The reality is that you can only eat so much of them, especially if you're eating…

You're 20 years old. If you're otherwise healthy you should have no problem handling a HR of 180-185. I do and I'm 37. Do you have reason to worry? Any warnings from your internist or cardiologist? Do you have caffeine or other stimulants before a workout? are you typically well rested and well hydrated? Do you ever have…

I've used the Wahoo Fitness Run Pack for iPhone with the Digifit App for well over a year. Not perfect but pretty darn good. Ok for basic recording/tracking of workouts, reasonably customize-able screen, and fitness assessments that you can use to calibrate the HRM. Because it's ANT+ I have the flexibility to use it with…

That's really unfortunate on a bunch of levels. Hormonal/metabolic problems aren't super common so I think they don't factor into most people's thinking. When I was younger I spent a lot of time with a close family friend. She was an older lady who always made an effort to follow her doctor's advice. She had a weight…

I think it's almost like a cardiologist who smokes. They should know better and it projects an air of incompetence. But in reality it's just human weakness and the cardiologist could be a very knowledgeable and competent doc. Many people know this and give doctors a pass on their bad health habits. But I say "almost"…

My diary is open to EVERYONE. what do you have to hide "Tenster?"

It's different. Pressing with dumbbell, like you say uses more of the weaker stabilizer muscles. It's also a different motion because you can bring the dumbbell together as you press up instead of just pressing straight up. I have a crappy gym so the max dumbbells are 50lbs. It's a complete waste of time to press them…

I wouldn't worry so much about carbs. You need carbs & sugars for energy. There is no benefit to reducing carbs a little. Instead there is a tipping point that if you go below a certain amount of carbs then you get the benefits of a ketogenic diet and you alter your biochemistry. Besides as a vegetarian you simply can't…

I'm basically a vegetarian bordering on vegan. I can tell you it is completely possible to be healthy and strong eating a plant-based whole-food diet. I am much stronger, energetic, and healthier as a vegetarian. I recover MUCH better after exercise than when I was eating meat. Don't believe the carnivores. You don't need…

I didn't intend it as it sounded. That's a "don't skim a post while someone is distracting you fail."

A barbell is a long bar with weights that you'd normally use 2 hands to lift. A dumbbell is a much shorter bar with weights. Most dumbbell exercises use one hand per dumbbell. If you chest press 100lbs using a barbell or 2x 50lbs dumbbells you are lifting the same amount of weight. The bio mechanics are a little different…

No. Protein is essential for recovery. Although it is true that is is inefficient as an energy source. Just because a food item has a nutrient doesn't mean it is bio-available, or readily bio-available. Think of the the calcium in milk. Milk has calcium so it's therefore supposed to be good for your bones. Wrong! The…

Depends on what kind of breakfast and lifting you are doing. For me 30mins isn't enough time to digest a large breakfast before lifting heavy. With that schedule I'd just have a small amount of simple sugars like dates or a small amount of fruit or honey for energy and have a proper breakfast after lifting. Valsalva…

Not true exactly. Certain foods require more resources for the body to break down than others. This is a kind of physiologic stress and inhibits recovery. That's because you made too drastic a change too quickly and didn't give your body enough time to adjust before you rushed to judgement.

But you don't actually know exactly what you're body needs. All of us here are making assumptions and guesstimates based on rough measures and rules of thumb for macros only. That's not precise and it's not EVERYTHING the body needs. You CAN do a lot of things. CAN is somewhat irrelevant when you're talking about personal…