Summary: Weight lifting to lose weight? We discuss the benefits of weight lifting in losing weight and it's benefits in your overall appearance. We were not too concerned in looking like bodybuilders, but adults lose over half a pound of muscle every year as they age, so just maintaining your muscles takes work! We cover some basic misconceptions of resistance training, a talk about a very simple program to get started. We had a great comment on the blog from a dieter who lost weight on a carbohydrate reduced diet and started gaining the weight back when she started eating almonds. We discussed three reasons why this most likely happened. If you have any questions or comments for us, send us an email or leave a comment on the blog and we will discuss your topic on the show. Jeff really got "his geek on" this week and searched through the published medical literature and found a study on The South Beach Diet. All of the nutrition and health facts from the book were examined individually to see if they had a scientific basis in the published peer-reviewed medical journals. The results were very surprising. His second article dealt with "negative calorie" foods. Yes, there are foods out there that take more calories to chew and digest than they actually have in them. Russ found an excellent study that showed exercise was just as effective as a common depression drug. His second article dealt with a list of common foods that are thought to be healthy, but turn out to be just the opposite. Links mentioned in the show: A study that did a fact check on The South Beach Diet Negative Calorie foods - Myths and facts 7 foods you may think are healthy, but aren't Exercise is Just as good as depression medications The Evils of Almonds The Tony Furguson Diet Body For Life Diet Listen here, or subscribe to automatically receive future shows.
