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10 Labor Day Barbecue Tips

by Gale Bernhardt , News & Media, Nutrition

For most, Labor Day weekend signals the end of summer activities and the beginning of fall events. It is often a weekend of fun, family and picnics. If you are aiming to stay on your Fat Burning Machine track, here are a few tips that can help keep you happy and in control.

Labor Day Barbecue Tips

Look at your fist before filling your plate

Did you know your stomach is about the size of your fist? Your stomach does have the ability to stretch to about 40 times the size of your fist in order to accommodate large fluid…Read More »

Fruit Salad: Is It Fat Burning or Fat Storing?

by Gale Bernhardt , Home Page Feed, News & Media, Nutrition

For many people, consuming a fruit salad seems like a good idea because fruit is “all natural.”

Here is a basic recipe:

  • 1/2 cup of watermelon balls
  • 1/2 cup of cantaloupe balls
  • 1/2 cup of honeydew balls
  • 1/3 cup of strawberry halves
  • 1/2 banana

Seems like a calorie bargain at only 161 calories for the entire recipe.

Fruit Salad: Is It Fat Burning or Fat Storing?

Fat Burning Machine students know that it’s not all about calories. Food affects hormones, including insulin. Insulin is nick-named “the fat storing hormone.” Insulin is released in response to food and the more carbohydrates, and in particular sugar, the…Read More »

Are You Emotional Eating or Hungry?

by Gale Bernhardt , Home Page Feed, News & Media, Nutrition

We must feed our bodies in order to sustain life. Food is an absolute necessity. A part of our pre-programmed survival mechanism, there is actually a hunger hormone, ghrelin, that stimulates our urge to eat. When the urge to eat is associated with a need to sustain life, that’s a good thing.

For some of us, an urge to eat is linked to emotions and not signals from our bodies. Maybe you’ve never thought about this before? Why are you eating?

Are you eating because you are hungry and need to sustain life or because you are emotional?

Emotional Eating vs. Hungry

Here’s…Read More »

Is Fruit Good or Bad for Your Health?

by Gale Bernhardt , Home Page Feed, News & Media, Nutrition

Do you know anyone that is constantly eating fruit and they can’t figure out why they can’t lose weight? Maybe you’re one of these people?

Many people think that any food that is “natural” is good for you. It is a myth that just because something exists in nature, it is good for you. For example, poison ivy is “natural” and it’s definitely not good for you.

Of course fruit isn’t poison in the same way that poison ivy is poisonous, but, too much fruit – especially in the wrong form – can cause big blood sugar spikes followed by big…Read More »

Healthy Fruit: Rethinking the Way You Think About Fruit

by Mike Berland , Home Page Feed, News & Media, Nutrition

“Fruit is natural, so it must be good for you.”

While I never really liked vegetables until recently, I have always loved fruit. All types of fruits–apples, oranges, grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe, bananas, strawberries. In the summer, my favorite meal was a huge fruit salad. I would buy whole watermelons, chop them up and just eat them throughout the day.

How bad could it be for me? Even if it is sweet, the sugar in fruit is natural, not processed. God-given from the tree or the vine, right? I thought I should be able to eat it in unlimited quantities. After…Read More »

Egg Health: Are They Good or Bad for You?

by Gale Bernhardt , Home Page Feed, News & Media, Nutrition

Egg lovers rejoice! You don’t need to eliminate eggs from your diet.

You’ve probably heard that eggs – in particular egg yolk – are high in cholesterol. If you are a long-time, low-fat, dieter then you might be aware that egg yolk contains all of the fat in an egg where as egg whites are pure protein.

I suspect that many of you have been avoiding eggs because you’ve been concerned getting heart disease and cutting calories by cutting fat. But there’s no need to eliminate eggs from your diet. Let’s clear up the confusion once and for all—so you…Read More »

What Causes Food Cravings?

by Gale Bernhardt , Home Page Feed, News & Media, Nutrition

Put your food cravings to an end.

Many of us have commented that we have an intense, urgent or abnormal desire for a particular food. A study in The Journal of Nutrition found that 97 percent of women and 67 percent of men reported episodes of food cravings. Scientists have looked at what foods people desire and tried to unravel why it is we crave particular foods. Is the desire driven by actual physical needs – I’m low on iron so I crave a steak? Or, is a particular food lust all in our head?

Rewards, the Brain and…Read More »

How to Beat Heat Illness

by Gale Bernhardt , Home Page Feed, News & Media

As temperatures rise and you get involved in outdoor activity, your body takes action to keep cool – you sweat. As sweat evaporates off of your skin, it is this mechanism that creates a cooling effect. This cooling effect helps keep your body, and all the internal organs, within a fairly narrow temperature range.

Sometimes, when the temperature and humidity gets high or when you spend a lot of time in the heat, the body’s cooling mechanisms can’t keep up. In the best case you feel hot and look for a place to escape from the heat. The worst case…Read More »

Gale Shares How to Lose Fat on iHeart Radio

by Fat-Burning Machine , Home Page Feed, News & Media

Ditching the idea about low-fat, low-calorie diets is hard. Gale Bernhardt explains how to leave these habits behind to lose fat and gain energy with host Melanie Young on the April 18, 2016 iHeart Radio episode of Fearless, Fabulous You.

Diet alone can help people shed excess weight, but when combined with smart exercise – Miracle Intervals – the results are even better. Watch this episode to learn more.

Note: Gale is the second guest on the broadcast, following Dr. Alison Kay.

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Mike Shares With Fox 32 Chicago the Nitty Gritty on Weight Loss

by Fat-Burning Machine , Home Page Feed, News & Media

Fox 32 Chicago interviews Mike about the easy, practical Fat-Burning Machine weight loss plan that changed his life. He talks about Miracle Intervals and how short bouts of speed with generous rest can have a big impact on your weight loss plan. He also talks about eating fat – healthy fat – so that you can lose weight the healthy way. His mom, Jan, was in the audience and she’s lost 67 pounds!

Watch the video below, or click here to visit the Fox 32 Chicago post.

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