by Michael O'Neill | Jun 5, 2012 | Motivation
Name: NotTheCoyote Starting Weight: 185 Current Weight:125 Duration of Weightloss: 2 Years Exercise: Elliptical, C25K, Lifting NotTheCoyote spent a year on low carb and keto, dropped 60lbs, and produced one of the most astonishing body transformations I’ve seen....
by Michael O'Neill | Jun 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Alright, every once in a while someone will ask me, “Is there a study proving low carb diets are safe for your kidneys? I’ve heard that they make your kidneys explode…” Usually, my response is, “That’s why you have two of...
by Michael O'Neill | Jun 1, 2012 | research, Uncategorized
Have you heard someone tell you that, “A slice of whole wheat bread raises your blood sugar more than a Snickers bar?” Or possibly one of the variants for whole grain bread? …or maybe you’ve heard “two slices of wheat bread”? ...
by Michael O'Neill | May 26, 2012 | video
In this episode of The Skinny on Obesity, the role of stress on obesity is examined. High stress shifts our behavior, our appetite, stimulates overeating, and is related to insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and general obesity. As with the other episodes, this...
by Michael O'Neill | May 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
It turns out the cholesterol narrative we’ve been telling ourselves is not quite as clear as we’d hoped. New research reveals that high levels of HDL cholesterol (what we’ve previously called “The Good Cholesterol”) imparts NO protection...
by Michael O'Neill | May 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
So it turns out that fructose-induced metabolic syndrome makes you stupid. …at least it does if you’re a rat, or presumably, are rat-brained. In a new paper published in the May 2012 issue of The Journal of Physiology with the catchy title,...
by Michael O'Neill | May 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
In this segment of The Skinny on Obesity series, Dr. Robert Lustig examines the role of insulin and the adiposity of mothers in the rise of obese children (who go on to be obese adults).
by Michael O'Neill | May 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
One quick look at my progress and you’ll see that my weight loss is not linear (first 1/3 of the chart notwithstanding). In fact, if you look closely enough, you’ll see that I tend to gain weight, or “spike”, right before I drop again. This...
by Michael O'Neill | May 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Gary Taubes writes a cover treatment in the latest Newsweek and lambastes the conventional wisdom regarding the causes of the US obesity epidemic and the addled recommendations that are proposed to rectify it. In his cross hairs are the usual suspects: too many...
