KTK-Nutrition

 Have you ever heard someone say, “I have a slow metabolism”?   I have.   But have you ever heard someone say, “I have habits that are slowing my metabolism”?   There are habits that can help rev your metabolism and there are habits that can slow down your metabolism .   Some of these habits you may not be aware of and some you may have heard of before.   It is always interesting to me to listen to someone who wants to lose weight and then they go on a diet that slows down their metabolism and actually makes it harder for them to lose weight.   Do you have any habits that may be slowing your metabolism down? What are some habits you may be doing that may be slowing your metabolism?     1.  Not taking in enough calories – Everyone knows to lose weight; you should decrease calories and increase your exercise.   But some people decrease their calories too much and end up slowing their metabolism down.   A person going on...

How often do we hear people say, “I am watching my carbs?”   So many people think cutting back on carbs is the best way to lose some weight.   But is this true?   Should you cut back on fat calories or carb calories?   A recent study posted by WebMD looks at carbs vs fats.   Which diet burns more fat and which diet would lead to lasting weight loss? The title of the WebMD article gives away the study findings:   Low-Carb Diets Don't Work the Way We Thought . Low carb diets – do they really “melt away the fat”?   Melt away your belly fat?    One theory behind low carb diets is that eating less carbs lowers your insulin levels in your blood.   Since insulin promotes fat storage, less insulin less fat storage.   Is this true?   The newest study says “NO” Study – NIH studied 19 overweight adults.    For 11 days, they lived in a special room and everything they ate was monitored.   They even captured the air...