Do your genetics affect how you should eat to lose weight? That is the question at hand today. There has been some thought that a person’s genotype might identify key metabolic features that would make a person more likely to lose weight on a low-carb diet or a low-fat diet. A study released not too […]
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You’ve asked. We have answered the call. Several months ago we sat down with several of our Macros Inc audience and asked them one simple question, “What can we do to better serve you” And every single one of them said, “I wish you had a podcast that we could listen to”. So, we set […]
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It is Friday, it has been a long week (my goodness has it ever), and you are probably looking forward to some solid unwinding time. Maybe a little take out, some Netflix, and probably a nice bottle of red wine or a cocktail. This is a pretty normal occurrence for many of us, and one […]
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Let’s be real for a second. There is a lot of uncertainty in the air right now about a lot of things. I mean, yesterday it snowed here and then was like 55 degrees and sunny 2 hours later. It is a bit unpredictable. Facing uncertainty and not being able to predict exactly what is […]
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“Oh, you can eat whatever you want and not gain weight because you have a fast metabolism, but I look at a french fry and I gain 5 pounds because of my slow metabolism.” This is something we hear early and often in life. On the surface, this makes sense. I mean, some people just […]
Harken yourself back to high school when you were forced to read some Shakespeare. While Shakespeare was arduous for most of us to get through, we do remember one very famous line… Lifting or Cardio, that is the question. OK, fine. Maybe I spun old Billy’s words a bit. But let’s be real for a […]
10k steps a day or bust. That is the motto. At least, that is what we are all told. 10k a day is ingrained in most of our brains. I mean heck, even FitBit devices have a feature that makes the band vibrate when you hit that magic number. But the real question is this… […]
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This one is for the ladies of Macros Inc and is our second most requested topic that has been submitted to our “Submit A Topic” box in our NutriWiki. Not only is it one of the most requested topics, but also some version of, “I maintained my body weight just fine until I hit menopause, that […]
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You have been dieting for 6 months and starting to hit a wall. The first 8 weeks were great. The weight was flying off. Your energy was soaring. You felt like you could tackle the world. That nothing was going to stop your progress. Now… your weight loss has stalled, you want to eat everything […]
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An apple a day makes you fat… OR An apple a day keeps the doctor away… Over the past several years there has been a lot of debate around fruit and its role in body weight and overall health. The crux of the argument lies in the sugar that is found in fruit, fructose. But […]