If you want to know how to lose visceral fat, without cutting out sugar, alcohol, trans fats, doing endless hours of boring cardio (even HIIT), or throwing money away on totally useless supplements, this page will show you how. What prompted me to write this was a bizarre email I got from a guy who […]

Came across an article the other day, in GQ of all places, with the headline “How to lose your love handles in three days.” Here’s a snippet: “For love handles, you have to work your legs. They’re the biggest muscle group in your body and they use the most amount of energy. They’re going to […]

The cracker test is a 30-second test that (supposedly) tells you if carbohydrates make you fat – and if you should cut down or eat more. In short, the 30-second cracker test is supposed to tell you how much amlyase – the enzyme that initiates starch digestion – you have in your saliva. The length […]

Confession: I don’t use a fitness tracker. I have no idea how many calories I burned yesterday, how many steps I did, or how many miles I walked. Nor, quite frankly, do I care. What got me thinking about the subject of fitness trackers was a book I was reading the other day, about a […]

In 1944, the Office of Strategic Services – the precursor to the CIA – distributed a secret pamphlet that described ways to sabotage enemies of the US during World War II. The Simple Sabotage Field Manual provided instructions for “citizen-saboteurs” in occupied countries like Norway and France who wanted to “sabotage” their own workplace, creating […]

Here, in no particular order, is a list of things that don’t matter when it comes to losing fat. 1. Fasted Cardio I like to start the day with some caffeine, followed by a morning walk with my dog. I used to think that doing so would help with fat loss. But, the research on […]