Get Back to Basics by Dr. Robert Osgoodby

WARNING!! Always seek the advice of a Medical Doctor before

starting, or making changes in your diet or exercise program.

If you want to build a strong healthy body, proper nutrition is a

keystone for your success. What constitutes proper nutrition?

Great question! Unfortunately for John Q. Public, the greatest

challenge is not a lack of information, but too much information.

If you study the "experts" you will find endless contradictions

and false conclusions that create uncertainty, and leave most

people confused and clueless. We are in an information frenzy

that makes it hard to know which way to turn.

On any given day you can walk into a bookstore and find several

books on the best-seller list, prescribing totally different

solutions for proper nutrition. One expert tells you to cut out

carbs, another tells you to eat more carbs, the next tells you to

eat more protein, while another tells you to eat less protein.

With this nightmare of mixed messages, no wonder why millions of

people are left in the dark on which plan to follow. This

month's newsletter is dedicated to share some basic fundamental

truths for optimal nutrition for decreasing body fat percentage,

increasing energy and building muscle. Let's get started.

1. Don't Starve Yourself - This is one of the most common

misconceptions and mistakes most people trying to lose weight

make. If your trying to shed fat, drastically decreasing your

caloric intake in an effort to lose weight or get "cut" is

almost as destructive to achieving your goals as eating large

amounts of ice cream and fried foods for every meal! Studies

show this type of dieting actually decreases your basal

metabolic rate, which is the last thing you want to do if you

are looking to lose weight and decrease your body fat

percentage. On this type of diet, most of the weight you lose

is not fat - it's lean body mass. You are actually keeping

your fat and burning your muscle!

2. Eat At Least Four Meals A Day - By eating four to six small

healthy meals a day, properly spaced, you will burn fat at a

faster rate. The traditional "three square meals" is

antiquated advice that will slow down your metabolism and

increase body fat storage. Studies have shown, eating four

to six small meals a day promotes optimum food absorption,

stable blood-sugar levels, and increases your metabolic rate.

A meal can be as simple as a serving of fruit or vegetables,

a small baked potato, a cup of yogurt, or a meal replacement

shake.

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BIO:

Dr. Osgoodby was a finalist in the "EAS Body for Life" Contest.
Stop by his web page at bestbodyever.com to see his before
and after pictures and subscribe to his monthly newsletter.

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