The Balance Factor Blog
Body Chemistry Where Did Those Two Pounds Come From?
It’s summer and the healthy thing for the body to do is sweat. Sweating is the body’s natural response to cool itself down. The body ...
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Dieting Misconceptions Low Carb Diet Recommended for Diabetes
What exactly does ‘low-carb’ infer? 30% carbs or 20% carbs or 5% carbs relative to 70% or 80% or 95% fats and proteins, respectively? Suggesting ...
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Eating Skipping Meals vs. Fasting
Skipping meals, the unintentional loss of calories normally consumed during a typical meal hour, is an unhealthy habit our society has gotten into. Busy schedules, ...
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Balance Factor Resources – The Virtual Coffee Shop with Mark Carbone – Session 12
“Pull up a chair in the virtual coffee shop as Mark Carbone speaks one-on-one with interesting guests who are working for change in their schools, ...
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Blood Sugar Stabilization Clock In/Clock Out – Insulin’s Job to Stabilize Blood Sugar
To stay healthy, the body wants blood sugar (blood glucose) maintained in a very narrow range. To do this, the body produces two hormones, Insulin ...
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Food Science What’s In Season? – Asparagus!
What’s in Season? In southern Ontario from the end of May through June, we start to see two of the three vegetables that are considered ‘perennials’; ...
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Food Science Getting to Know Your Macronutrients!
Getting to know your macronutrients is a great place to start on any journey towards good health. This article published by Goodlife Fitness (April 2019) ...
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Balance Factor What to Expect from Using the Balance Factor
Week 1 / Week 2 – Metabolism Adjustment Adjust your calories to meet your Caloric Goal. It may take two to three weeks (or longer) ...
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Balance Factor The 80:10:10 Rule
“Hey Balance Factor, what do you think of (type in the latest) diet?” The Balance Factor: This is our favourite question! We have adapted the ...
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Body Chemistry Your BMR – Low Power Mode
Let’s begin with the simple truth. Your Basal Metabolic Rate provides only enough energy to support your vital organs such as the heart, lungs, nervous ...
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Balance Factor It Seems Counter-Intuitive to Eat Fat to Lose Fat!
Fat is an essential part of healthy eating and you can use dietary fat (with or without protein) to balance those carbohydrates. By using the ...
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Body Chemistry It’s Time We Understood Statins!
“My MD says that my LDL is high. She wants me to go on statins. I’ve heard bad things about them and I don’t know ...
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