By Dan Cantor, CPT As a personal trainer and nutrition consultant I’m often asked by my clients what they should eat. My initial answer is always the same. I can easily tell them what they should not eat, but what they should eat is not so simple....
If you're trying to lose unwanted body fat , it's very important to raise your metabolic rate, or the rate at which your body burns calories for energy. If you have a faster metabolism you'll put your body in the perfect state to burn fat faster. On...
Are cherries the only gout home treatment ? No! In fact, there are numerous ways to reduce uric acid levels and relieve gout symptoms altogether. Did you know that a doctor named Ludwig W. Blau was once in a wheelchair because of the severity of his...
Since the beginning of time, men and women in the world want to lose weight for reasons that permeate other than just cosmetic reasons. It is a very ordinary desire but it has been pretty much misunderstood and people everywhere are doing all the wr...
Most of us have found some sort of Italian cuisine that has become a favorite for our families and ourselves. Unfortunately, far too many of us discount the possibility of bringing Italian cooking into our very own kitchens for fear that many of the...
Gourmet cooking is a style of food preparation that deals with the finest and freshest possible ingredients. This means that to enjoy authentic gourmet food you must prepare your food immediately after purchasing the fresh ingredients that will comp...
When it comes to cooking healthy meals for our families, there is always some degree of dissention among the ranks. The good news is that there are recipes that are very healthy but the healthy nature of these recipes is somewhat disguised. What the...
I am fairly certain that most of us have either seen or at the very least heard of the hit situation comedy "Married with Children" that dominated television for quite a few years and is still shown in syndication in many markets around the world. T...
When it comes to cooking, there are many dietary restrictions that will be encountered along the way. One restriction that is gaining some degree of notoriety in recent years is the need for a gluten free diet. Gluten is a substance that is commonly...
Whether you are cooking for two out of a sense of romance or necessity you will find that there are many resources online and off when it comes to finding the perfect combinations for those terrific twosomes. One thing to keep in mind however is tha...
Summertime is rapidly approaching. This means it is time to begin preparing meals without heating the house whenever possible. If you haven't considered the value of cooking on the grill in the past, perhaps now is a great time to adjust your way of...
We all have those moments in our lives when we feel as if everything needs to be exactly right. It is these moments that we often refer to as special occasions. When it comes to cooking for special occasions, many of us find that we drop the ball in...