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What’s so bad about sugar, grains, and refined vegetable oils? (Part 3)

January 26, 2017 by Carolyn Coffin

Sugar, grains, and refined vegetable oils

What’s so bad about sugar, grains, and refined vegetable oils – the three most over-emphasized foods in the modern diet?

#1 – I’ve already discussed how they make you fat and hangry.

#2 – I’ve outlined how they make you sick and inflamed.

#3 – And today I’ll detail how they make you age faster. [Read more…]

Filed Under: What You Won't Learn About Nutrition, Work Smarter Not Harder Tagged With: accelerated aging, AGEs, blood sugar, chronic inflammation, free radicals, glycation, grains, insulin resistance, intermittent fasting, oxidation, PUFAs, stress, wrinkles

What’s so bad about sugar, grains, and refined vegetable oils? (Part 2)

January 19, 2017 by Carolyn Coffin

Sugar, grains, and refined vegetable oils

What’s so bad about sugar, grains, and refined vegetable oils – the three most over-emphasized foods in the modern diet?

  • #1 – Last week I discussed how they make you fat and hangry.
  • #2 – This week I’ll outline how they make you sick and inflamed.
  • #3 – And next week I’ll discuss how they make you age faster.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: What You Won't Learn About Nutrition Tagged With: chronic inflammation, grains, insulin, oxidation, PUFAs, stress, sugar

What’s so bad about sugar, grains, and refined vegetable oils? (Part 1)

January 12, 2017 by Carolyn Coffin

Sugar, grains, and refined vegetable oils

Sugar, grains, and refined vegetable oils are three of the most offensive and over-emphasized foods in the modern diet. In fact, it’s been estimated that over 70 percent of a typical Westerner’s calories come from these nutrient poor foods (or more accurately, “food-like products”).

What’s so bad about sugar, grains, and refined vegetables oils? I’m glad you asked.

In a nutshell, they make you fat, hangry, sick, inflamed, and wrinkly. Upon ditching these modern offensive foods for even a week, people often report more stable energy levels, improved sleep quality, and reduced cravings for sugar. Imagine how they’d feel after two weeks, months, or years!

Over the next few weeks, we’ll dive into how sugar, grains, and refined vegetable oils (and of course trans fats) compromise your health. [Read more…]

Filed Under: What You Won't Learn About Nutrition, Work Smarter Not Harder Tagged With: accelerated aging, AGEs, chronic inflammation, glycation, grains, hormone imbalance, insulin resistance, PUFAs, sugar

How to Drink Alcohol AND Fit Into Your Pants

December 14, 2016 by Carolyn Coffin

How to drink alcohol and fit into your pants

Most of us understand that consuming alcohol and achieving our body composition goals don’t usually go hand in hand.

But do you know why?

Most people believe it’s because the alcohol “turns to fat” in the body. While this makes perfect sense logically, it isn’t actually what happens at all. [Read more…]

Filed Under: What You Won't Learn About Nutrition, Work Smarter Not Harder Tagged With: alcohol, body composition, weight loss, wine

The surprising reason we prefer fruit over veggies

August 25, 2016 by Carolyn Coffin

Surprising reason we prefer fruit over veggies

When left to our own devices, people prefer fruit over vegetables.

I used to think the reason for this phenomenon was due to fruit’s inherent sweetness, which we’re simply hardwired to enjoy. But there may be more to the story. [Read more…]

Filed Under: What You Won't Learn About Nutrition Tagged With: convenience food, fruit, processed food, vegetables

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