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Will Rogers, Red Meat Lifestyle

If you’re a Bulletproof guy living a Will Rogers red meat lifestyle — which is to say that you never met a burger, hot dog, sausage link, strip of bacon or coin of pepperoni that you didn’t like — then you’ve got a serious question to ask yourself. Would eating less red meat give you

 

Sugary Soda Watch Words

Drinking sugary soft drinks, even as few as one per day, can mean a 20% greater risk of contracting heart disease, a recent study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)  concluded. The study appeared in the journal Circulation. That sound like bad news for a lot of bulletproof guys, right? I know a

 

DDE Part II: Head Games

“I gotta get back into shape.” If that’s your mantra, or if  you’re one of the guys who periodically flirts with regaining his fighting trim, then you know your typical to-do list leans heavily on exercise, more lightly on dietary restructuring and rarely on psychological health from the neck up. Yet “head” issues including stress and depression are never to be ignored, particularly in light of the havoc they

 

Reverse Heart Disease, Guys

How’s this for some good news, fellas? There’s medical evidence that coronary artery disease in men may be reversible without surgery or medication. Strict dietary changes — essentially becoming a vegetarian — and daily exercise are keys to helping heart disease patients avoid medical interventions and return to a healthier life, according to Dr. Dean Ornish,

 

Don’t Be Mr. Muffintop

Are you a “goodie” guy? Do you routinely reach for sugary sodas, cream-topped lattes or you-name-it varieties of salty, crunchy snacks in a bag? If you do, then you are on the front line of the battle of the bulge among American men, men whose midsections are pillowy, spilling over their belitlines and turning them into Mr. Muffintop. Those muffintop waistlines are sabotaging men’s health — particularly their

 

Snap Back to Slimmer Summer

Was it the plate-grabbing parade of grilled hot dogs and burgers? Or, possibly the small mountains of potato salad and cole slaw? Could it be the apple pie a la mode or that dish of strawberries swimming in whipped cream? Whatever gastronomic indescretions marked your 4th of July celebration, now is the time to turn toward more reasonable eating habits. To

 

4th of July on EVOO

Though it’s a potentially lethal medical condition, stroke and taking steps to reduce the risk of it are rarely among any guy’s top ten July 4th weekend things to do. Ask most guys what foods will fuel their 4th of July dreams and you’ll likely hear about cheeseburgers sizzling on the grill and sweet ears of corn swimming in butter.

 

Healthy Appeal of Apples

‘An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away’ – Welsh proverb circa 1600 Eating an apple or two each day is a simple way for any guy to upgrade his diet, especially if that guy’s typical menu is top heavy in fast food and sugary sodas. That’s the conclusion of a Florida State University nutritionist

 

Deconstructing Beer Bellies

Years ago when I was a sportswriter in New Orleans, there was a grizzled old newsroom veteran who sported a prodigious girth around his midsection. Beer was the mainstay of his daily diet. When any of us young pups needled him by asking how he got so . . . uh, robust, he’d jokingly respond

 

Red Bull Lifestyle

You’re not getting enough sleep. You chalk it up to a host of reasons. You wonder if you’re really not so tired when you tuck yourself in at night. Maybe you’re not sleepy yet. So you log-in to a social networking site or roam the Internet. Perhaps you proudly theorize that yours is a “task