Ahh delicious coffee... almost everybody drinks it... some people have 3-4 cups per day or more. There are apparently more than 150 MILLION coffee drinkers in the US alone.
But most people don't think of coffee as a "health drink". And it's certainly NOT healthy the way most people make it with loads of added sugar or artificial sweeteners and artificial trans fat laden creamers.
Read my quick article today and you'll see how to make the healthiest cup of coffee that's both healthy AND delicious:
3 tricks to make your coffee super-healthy
Did you not know about some of the health benefits and powerful antioxidants in coffee? Read this article about the powerful health benefits of coffee.
Enjoy! Please feel free to send this page to any of your friends or family that love coffee.
Mike Geary
Author of best-seller: The Truth about Six Pack Abs
Friday, September 30, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
How PYY controls your appetite and cravings
What exactly is "PYY" and how does it tame your appetite and cravings?
Well, PYY is a hormone in your body called Peptide YY. PYY is an important hormone that that controls your appetite and signals you to stop eating.
PYY has also been shown to increase your leptin sensitivity, which is a good thing. If you've read my book or a lot of my past newsletters, you already know that leptin is an important hormone that keeps your metabolism humming in high gear!
So how do we increase PYY so that we can control our appetite best when considering the quantity of calories we've ingested? Great question and surprisingly, I have a simple answer for you...
Proteins and fats increase PYY in your body to a great extent. Carbohydrates do almost nothing for PYY.
Therefore, if you've been following my advice and eat a nice hearty protein and healthy fat rich breakfast such as whole eggs, veggies, healthy grass-fed meats, and avocado, you'll increase your PYY and control your appetite for the rest of the day so well, that you'll easily control your caloric intake without much effort.
However, if you've ignored my advice, and continue to eat the typical american breakfast of cereals, muffins, toast, bagels, orange juice, and sugar-loaded coffees... your appetite the rest of the day is going to be ravenous and very hard to control as you've done nothing to stimulate appetite-killing PYY in your body. And just to clarify, high fiber cereals and bran muffins are still total junk and are not necessary nor optimal for good health or fat loss.
If you don't like eggs for breakfast, seek out another high protein, high fat (healthy fat) based breakfast such as a protein meal replacement such as PG Lean with added almond butter and coconut milk for extra healthy fats... this is a great PYY-increasing, appetite-satisfying breakfast if you don't have time to cook.
...Or maybe have hard boiled eggs and veggie sticks from the night before to take on the road with you if you don't feel like you have time to make eggs each morning.
I hope today's quick tip helps... remember, it's ALL about protein and healthy fats to control appetite and maximize your good hormones, and give you stable energy... on the other hand, those typical carb-dominated breakfasts (the typical american breakfast) just destroy your ability to control your appetite and also keep you on a wild blood sugar ride all morning... not good!
If you haven't already seen this, I highly recommend watching my friend, and fellow nutritionist, Isabel De Los Rios' information packed nutrition video:
So-called "healthy" foods to NEVER eat (if you want a flat stomach)
This video is chock full of great tips to eat healthier and get lean!
Related Popular TruthAboutAbs articles:
Carcinogens in your cereal and bread? (more ammo against grains, as if you needed any more)
2 Ways that corn can KILL you? (overly dramatic or real issues?)
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Well, PYY is a hormone in your body called Peptide YY. PYY is an important hormone that that controls your appetite and signals you to stop eating.
PYY has also been shown to increase your leptin sensitivity, which is a good thing. If you've read my book or a lot of my past newsletters, you already know that leptin is an important hormone that keeps your metabolism humming in high gear!
So how do we increase PYY so that we can control our appetite best when considering the quantity of calories we've ingested? Great question and surprisingly, I have a simple answer for you...
Proteins and fats increase PYY in your body to a great extent. Carbohydrates do almost nothing for PYY.
Therefore, if you've been following my advice and eat a nice hearty protein and healthy fat rich breakfast such as whole eggs, veggies, healthy grass-fed meats, and avocado, you'll increase your PYY and control your appetite for the rest of the day so well, that you'll easily control your caloric intake without much effort.
However, if you've ignored my advice, and continue to eat the typical american breakfast of cereals, muffins, toast, bagels, orange juice, and sugar-loaded coffees... your appetite the rest of the day is going to be ravenous and very hard to control as you've done nothing to stimulate appetite-killing PYY in your body. And just to clarify, high fiber cereals and bran muffins are still total junk and are not necessary nor optimal for good health or fat loss.
If you don't like eggs for breakfast, seek out another high protein, high fat (healthy fat) based breakfast such as a protein meal replacement such as PG Lean with added almond butter and coconut milk for extra healthy fats... this is a great PYY-increasing, appetite-satisfying breakfast if you don't have time to cook.
...Or maybe have hard boiled eggs and veggie sticks from the night before to take on the road with you if you don't feel like you have time to make eggs each morning.
I hope today's quick tip helps... remember, it's ALL about protein and healthy fats to control appetite and maximize your good hormones, and give you stable energy... on the other hand, those typical carb-dominated breakfasts (the typical american breakfast) just destroy your ability to control your appetite and also keep you on a wild blood sugar ride all morning... not good!
If you haven't already seen this, I highly recommend watching my friend, and fellow nutritionist, Isabel De Los Rios' information packed nutrition video:
So-called "healthy" foods to NEVER eat (if you want a flat stomach)
This video is chock full of great tips to eat healthier and get lean!
Related Popular TruthAboutAbs articles:
Carcinogens in your cereal and bread? (more ammo against grains, as if you needed any more)
2 Ways that corn can KILL you? (overly dramatic or real issues?)
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The WORST food to ever eat - if you want a flat belly
What is the absolute worst food for your body? We're talking foods that cause cancer, diabetes, a fat belly, and lots more damage to your body...
Is it donuts? Maybe french fries or chips? Those trans fats are very damaging to your insides! What about mac & cheese or pizza? Soft drinks stuffed with high fructose corn syrup? Sugar-loaded muffins, cookies, and cakes? Or what about foods like pasta, cereals, and breads that most people falsely think are "healthy"?
Hmm ... although all of these foods are at the top of my "bad" list, let's distinguish what is the WORST for YOU specifically...
The worst food ever is ... drum roll please ... ANY food that you personally can't stop eating. I'm talking about your personal "trigger foods". You know, that one food that you'll keep eating until you practically make yourself sick.
For some it's ice cream. For others, it's candy, chocolate, or something crunchy and salty like chips or fries. For me, it used to be cereals years ago... Once I'd have one bowl, I'd be like some crazed addict and need to eat 2-3 more bowls.
Note - I NEVER EVER keep cereals around my house anymore, as I don't have the willpower to resist them, nor are they a food that hunter-gatherer humans were ever meant to eat in nature (hence the antinutrients in grains).
Whatever it is, if your trigger food is in your house ... chances are you'll come up with dozens of excuses about why it's okay to eat it.
"I'll workout extra hard tomorrow."
Or,
"I ate really healthy earlier today so it's okay to cheat tonight"
Or,
"I don't care ... give me that darn ice cream scooper!"
The key to getting (and keeping a flat belly) is recognizing these trigger foods and keeping them OUT OF YOUR HOUSE all the time!
Seriously. This tip alone can save you thousands of calories every week.
So today's take home message is this: make a list of your top trigger foods and "send them packin'."
I know that the thought of never having your favorite junk food in your house again may SCARE you to death, but this doesn't mean you can never eat them again.
The secret is to ONLY eat these favorite junk trigger foods on your cheat day (1 cheat day per week) and NEVER keep them in your house! So this means going OUT to eat on your cheat day, but NOT bringing these foods in your house. Let's face it... almost nobody has the willpower to avoid their favorite junk foods all week long if they are staring you in the face in your cupboards.
If you eat close to 100% clean 6 days/week, then you can get away with eating your favorite junk trigger foods on 1 cheat day per week. It works...try it!
In case you missed my email yesterday, make sure to grab this new complimentary 40-page special report below...
FIFTEEN foods that kill belly fat fast (last chance to grab this)
Want some more ideas of the healthy foods that SHOULD fill your kitchen... make sure you've read these 2 articles below:
My top 55 flat-belly foods
7 healthy high-fat foods that help you get lean
Bon appetit!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Is it donuts? Maybe french fries or chips? Those trans fats are very damaging to your insides! What about mac & cheese or pizza? Soft drinks stuffed with high fructose corn syrup? Sugar-loaded muffins, cookies, and cakes? Or what about foods like pasta, cereals, and breads that most people falsely think are "healthy"?
Hmm ... although all of these foods are at the top of my "bad" list, let's distinguish what is the WORST for YOU specifically...
The worst food ever is ... drum roll please ... ANY food that you personally can't stop eating. I'm talking about your personal "trigger foods". You know, that one food that you'll keep eating until you practically make yourself sick.
For some it's ice cream. For others, it's candy, chocolate, or something crunchy and salty like chips or fries. For me, it used to be cereals years ago... Once I'd have one bowl, I'd be like some crazed addict and need to eat 2-3 more bowls.
Note - I NEVER EVER keep cereals around my house anymore, as I don't have the willpower to resist them, nor are they a food that hunter-gatherer humans were ever meant to eat in nature (hence the antinutrients in grains).
Whatever it is, if your trigger food is in your house ... chances are you'll come up with dozens of excuses about why it's okay to eat it.
"I'll workout extra hard tomorrow."
Or,
"I ate really healthy earlier today so it's okay to cheat tonight"
Or,
"I don't care ... give me that darn ice cream scooper!"
The key to getting (and keeping a flat belly) is recognizing these trigger foods and keeping them OUT OF YOUR HOUSE all the time!
Seriously. This tip alone can save you thousands of calories every week.
So today's take home message is this: make a list of your top trigger foods and "send them packin'."
I know that the thought of never having your favorite junk food in your house again may SCARE you to death, but this doesn't mean you can never eat them again.
The secret is to ONLY eat these favorite junk trigger foods on your cheat day (1 cheat day per week) and NEVER keep them in your house! So this means going OUT to eat on your cheat day, but NOT bringing these foods in your house. Let's face it... almost nobody has the willpower to avoid their favorite junk foods all week long if they are staring you in the face in your cupboards.
If you eat close to 100% clean 6 days/week, then you can get away with eating your favorite junk trigger foods on 1 cheat day per week. It works...try it!
In case you missed my email yesterday, make sure to grab this new complimentary 40-page special report below...
FIFTEEN foods that kill belly fat fast (last chance to grab this)
Want some more ideas of the healthy foods that SHOULD fill your kitchen... make sure you've read these 2 articles below:
My top 55 flat-belly foods
7 healthy high-fat foods that help you get lean
Bon appetit!
Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
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