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The Super Shake Guide:

Turn your boring protein smoothie into a Super Shake.

Store bought and smoothie shop nutrition shakes are usually heavily sweetened, loaded…

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All About Soy

From thyroid disease to GMOs, from breast cancer to infant formula, there's…

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Research Review: Is Splenda safe?

What if, as Nina Simone sang, you want a little sugar in…

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Informal Experiments: We’ve found the perfect warm-up! (Well, maybe)

"Conan! What is best in life? Also, what is the best warm-up…

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All About Creatine

Creatine's a selfless type. It really wants you to finish that sprint…

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Research Review: Front or back squats

May the force be with you... but hopefully not on your kneecaps.…

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The safe carbs:

Whole grains

A recent workshop taught me that people are quite confused when it…

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All About Sleep

How can ZZ affect your BF? (And your GH, TSH, IR, GT,…

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Making the most of your time in the gym

Using exercise progressions to improve your fitness

Many people follow the same exercise program week-to-week. This is a mistake.…

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All About Cortisol

Whether the economic crisis keeps you awake at night, whether you're stressed…

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All About Food Sensitivities

Gassy? Throat closing up? Sensation of digesting broken glass? It might not…

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Research Review: Is more really better?

One set versus multiple sets -- it's like the Sharks and the…

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The meat debate:

Good for us or disease waiting to happen?

This week, I wanted to discuss something that's come up quite a…

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All About Cardio

Now that we've been through the aerobics craze, Jazzercised and Jane Fonda'd,…

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High intensity interval training:

Here's how to do it the right way.

Serendipitous? Probably. Just last week, Jon Chamberg, strength and conditioning coach to…

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Forget the milk: Got fiber?

With the “Got Milk” campaign bombarding people with milk messages I kinda…

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All about carbs: Facts and myths

Carbs have a bad reputation in some dieting circles—but here’s why they’re essential.

Hint: Minimally-processed carbohydrates offer the real nutritional advantage.

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Omnivore, vegetarian, flexitarian?

Oh the carnage! My recent vegetarian experiment has really ruffled some feathers.…

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John Berardi goes vegetarian? Here’s what happens when a confirmed meat-eater tries to build muscle on a nearly-vegan diet.

By some strange, twisted set of circumstances, JB finds himself trying to…

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All About Alcoholic Beverages

Drink to your health? What you need to know about alcohol consumption…

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Research Review:

Stress and supplements

Should Santa have put phosphatidylserine on his Christmas wish list?

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Finding a new doctor in ’09

While I’m called "Doctor Berardi" by some, I don’t have an MD…

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All about local food

And why local food is so important.

Eating local isn't just for crunchy-granola people; everyone can benefit from a…

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All About Caffeine

There's nothing like a good ol' espresso buzz before a morning workout;…

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