Where's the Beef?

That’s a good question!  If your meat comes from the third biggest seller of meat, United Kingdom based Tesco, it might contain some horse meat.  And not traces! In an effort to revive consumer faith, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland revealed 37% of its hamburger meat contains horse DNA in the Everyday Value line…

How Did We Get Here? Obesity Trends

Is obesity a national problem? Will it become a global problem? Here’s the Center for Disease Control (CDC) obesity trends among adults from 1986 to 2010. The video shows shows the history of United States obesity prevalence from 1985 through 2010.

Good News for Alcohol Consuming Bodybuilders

Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol “may” reduce bone loss!  A study published in Menopause, showed that moderate alcohol consumption may prevent bone loss.  As you know (or do now if you didn’t) bone is a living organism.  Doing weight bearing exercises has helped prevent bone loss as you age which is why I highly recommend…

If You Eat at Home, You are Not Alone

Thanks to a NPD report on the use of recipes for at home cooking, it looks like if you are one of the people who’s cooking more at home, you are not alone.  This means things like bodybuilding recipes is on the rise!  That’s great news for you because there’s quite a few on this…

Goodbye Sean O'Malley: Cardio Coach

I’m very sad today to have found out that Sean O’Malley, 40, of Boynton Beach, who earned three letters while playing in the defensive line for the Ole Miss Rebel, better known as the Cardio Coach has passed away.

Here's How Consumer Reports Screws You Blind

In the July 2010 issue of Consumer Reports, there’s a 4 page spread and chart showing that those favorite protein drinks of yours can contain potentially unsafe levels of heavy metals.  Things like Arsenic, Lead and Cadmium!  With such a report, it’s almost a guarantee to rock the supplement world.  Or is it? Maybe the…

Poll: Overweight? No Graduation for You.

In 2006, the university in Pennsylvania introduced its Fitness for Life programme with the aim of encouraging students to lose weight. They demised that if a student had a body mass index (BMI) – a ratio of weight to height – of above 30, then they should take some college-sanctioned steps to show they had…

You… Look… Fablous

Have you mastered the art of burning fat or gaining muscle mass? If so, congratulations! But if you’re like most of us, you’ve got some serious room for improvement…and this week’s special focus on The Real Time Physique Body Transformation (RTP) by a certified personal trainer (NESTA-CPT) and body transformation success himself, Adam Waters is…

Drinking Soda: A New Danger to Kidneys

Over the last 10 years, cases of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) increased in the U.S. by ~30%.  Somewhere around 26 million Americans are afflicted with CKD according to the National Kidney Foundation. The Kidneys Primary Job: filter blood excrete harmful chemicals When the Kidneys are Damaged This Affects: to get rid of waste affects blood…

Most Americans Know Their Diet Stinks

In the latest National Grocers Association’s 2009 Consumer Panel Survey, 66% of American consumers responded their diet could be healthier. Roughly 16% of the 2,145 individuals asked by the NGA Consumer Survey gave a response that their diet “could be a lot healthier,” with 52% saying it would be “somewhat healthier.” An astounding (at least…