Low blood sugar, or glucose levels, can induce a craving for alcohol.You’ve followed this blog for a while, so you know I’m only an occasional drinker. Sure, I’ll partake in a glass of whiskey or two, a near freezing beer with a burger or a nice red from time to time as an indulgence, but I rarely crave alcohol.No matter how much or little we consume a food or beverage, … [Read more...]
Dried Fruit
No, eating fruit won’t make you fat. No, eating dried fruit won’t make you fat either, though it is more calorically dense.Many of my teammates and loved ones have asked me about dried fruit and its contribution to their higher body fat. These questions have come up more often through the recent years, as misinformation proliferates across the internet. Many of them have … [Read more...]
Juice vs Soda
Orange juice isn’t "just as bad for you as Coke." Don’t fall for that bullshit.Somehow, this became a popular narrative. Especially in dieting circles, folks glanced at a nutrition label, noticed that the sugar and calorie content of the two drinks were similar and determined that they should be uttered in the same breath. This is pure nonsense. Even if OJ isn’t of the … [Read more...]
“Healthy” Snacks
Tonight, on Christmas Eve, I’m going to write about beef, wild boar and other forms of jerky, because why not? More specifically, I’m going to write this post about how we con ourselves into believing a food is healthy, when, if we’re honest, we know it is not.You’ve been following the blog, so you know how much I value eating the flesh of humanely raised and slaughtered … [Read more...]
Nutritional Variables
One of the most difficult elements of learning our own personal nutrition profile is the number of variables associated with how energetic we are at any given time. It can be pretty confusing.Suppose you have a headache. You drink a tall glass of water, take Advil, eat a bunch of anti-inflammatory foods, go for a jog, sleep for an hour and wake up without your headache. … [Read more...]