What are you looking for on your Nutrition Label?

Posted by on Jun 17, 2011 in Blog | 1,967 comments

Nutritional labels are pretty straightforward.* One of the most important aspects of the nutrition label is the serving size. If you just glance at the daily values and number of calories, you might think there were only 250 calories in the macaroni and cheese you were eating. However, for this item, the serving size that is the basis of the numbers and percentages listed, is just 1 cup. Some manufacturers try to fool you into thinking you are eating fewer calories by making serving sizes almost impossibly small. One certain, famous blue box...

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L.E.A.N. Guide Ahead of the USDA

Posted by on Jun 3, 2011 in Blog | 282 comments

When I wrote my book last year, I recommended a plate portioning model for eating, referring to the image above, from the American Diabetic Association. What a surprise that the USDA has finally caught up and has ditched the food pyramid and from now on will be promoting the following: The first line of defense in eating L.E.A.N. is to try to eat a balanced diet. Remember, I don’t believe in “diet” as a verb, I mean this in terms of the variety and amounts of what you eat. Despite the claims of several fad diets, we do need carbs in...

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Business Traveler and Exercise: Fitting YOU into your Suitcase

Posted by on Apr 29, 2011 in Blog | 62 comments

How do you incorporate exercise into your travels and keep it fun? Let’s face it. As business travelers we have business to do, which is why we left home in the first place. We focus on goals, accountability and execution. If you are the main breadwinner for the household, you carry enormous pressure on your shoulders just from that factor alone. Add the stress of performance to get paid and you have just increased the stress level tenfold. Add still more stress from having multiple employees reporting to you, and you have multiplied the...

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Type 2 Diabetes – Preventable and Reversible!

Posted by on Mar 15, 2011 in Blog | 3,351 comments

Diabetes is the best example of a devastating disease that is directly connected to weight and lifestyle. Type 2 Diabetes is now considered an epidemic in America and yet; it is preventable in most cases.

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