Category Archives: nutrition and supplementation

What Happened to Dose and Context?

By preston | Published: October 27, 2010
Fat is evil. Carbs are evil. Fructose is evil. Gluten is evil. Meat is unhealthy. Vegetarians are unhealthy. You have to eat ‘clean’ to be healthy. Absolute statements like this fill the nutrition and health headlines but are always off the mark. These and other extreme positions fail because they do not allow for the [...]
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The Power of A Local Food Group and Community Supported Agriculture!

By preston | Published: September 14, 2010
Although the idea of local food and community supported agriculture is not a new one, growing consciousness about how wrong things are in the mass-production food industry and recent films like Food Inc. and King Corn have created a surge of interest in urban gardening and farm-to-table food. The benefits of getting most of your [...]
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5 Hour Energy Drinks: Money Down the Toilet (Literally)

By preston | Published: August 23, 2010
The Energy Drink Addiction As I continue to work with a diverse group of nutrition clients, I notice certain trends among them in what they have been eating and drinking previously to working with me.  One thing I see popping up regularly are folks who are in the habit of using energy drinks to get [...]
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Exploding Nutrition Myths #1: Agave and Glycemic Index

By preston | Published: June 24, 2010
There is a lot of misinformation and mythology out there in the world of nutrition.  To a nutrition geek like me, a lot of these myths are so debunked already that I take it for granted that many still mistakenly cling to them.  So I’m going to do my part and start this series of [...]
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Is a calorie a calorie?

By preston | Published: May 25, 2010
The perils and payoffs of calorie counting The seemingly silly question of whether a calorie is a calorie has become a hotly debated topic in the world of nutrition and weight loss.  With the rising popularity of low-carb, paleo, and other diets, many people have been able to successfully lose weight without counting or worrying [...]
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