Fitzone Prince Edward Island

•    1-1/2 c. gluten-free pancake mix •    1 egg •    1/4 scoop Prograde Vanilla Protein Powder •    1 tbsp unsweetened applesauce •    3/4 c. almond milk (rice, skim, lactose-free, soy will work as well) •    1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon Incorporate all ingredients until the batter is mixed well. On a 350 degree oiled griddle or frying pan (Non-stick spray, or a light coating of vegetable oil just rubbed around the griddle with a paper towel), pour the pancake batter in typical pancake [...]

Instructions: Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees and mix: •    4 eggs •    1/8 c. agave nectar •    1/4 c. applesauce (unsweetened) Set aside when blended well. Next, take a 1/3-cup measuring cup, pour into it one 1/2 scoop Prograde Vanilla protein powder, then top off the protein powder in the measuring cup with almond flour. Dump this first 1/3 c. measuring cup (filled partially with protein powder and partially with almond flour) into a separate bowl.  To that, add: •    1 2/3 cup almond flour •   [...]

Mix in a bowl: •    1 -1/2 c. Old-Fashioned Oats •    1/4 c. Pumpkin-100% pumpkin; used canned (not the pie blend) or, to get your own, take a two-pound pumpkin (seeded, halved, roasted until soft) and puree in a blender or food processor till smooth •    1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice mix (if you don’t have that, you can use just straight up cinnamon) •    1 tbsp. Vanilla Protein powder •    1/4 c. agave nectar (or maple syrup, or honey) •    raisins, unsweetened [...]

The statistics tell a scary story.  Some estimates are that more than 80% of those who have lost weight have regained all of that lost weight within 2 years.  Some have regained even more than what they lost. We know that this extra weight is a health risk and this means emotionally and physically.  Emotionally it is frustrating because you may feel like you have failed or you let yourself down. Physically recent studies have correlated this lose weight-gain weight [...]

If you love coffee and want a delicious way to make it nutritious then look no further. This sweet and creamy coffee drink is powered by your favourite protein packed meal replacement! Brew one cup of coffee (I like Hazelnut, but regular is fine, as is decaf), add 4 ice cubes, 1 3/4 scoop  Lean Chocolate Flavor Meal Replacement, 2 tbsp. pecans (or almonds), and a 1/4 c frozen raspberries.  Blend.  Enjoy! Do Coffee Drinkers Burn More Calories? Here’s what [...]

It’s one of the most dreaded words out there: Cellulite. What exactly is it? Can you beat it? Once it shows up is it a lost cause? Cottage cheese                           Orange Peel                             Rice Pudding Even though this sounds like it, I’m not talking about food here.  These are just some of the names given to an undesirable skin condition known as cellulite that plagues the backsides and tummies of women all over the world. Sure, some men are affected by it, [...]

There are several risk factors for cardiovascular disease including older in age, if you are a male and if you have a history of cardiovascular disease. Other major risk factors are cigarette smoking, high cholesterol and hypertension. Of course there are the smaller factors that are still risk factors but don’t seem to play as significant of a role in regards to increasing your risk. Needless to say there are more than a dozen risk factors if not two dozen [...]

No one likes to feel hungry and we all know by now (hopefully) that starvation diets do not work. Sure, you may lose weight, but you’ll gain it all back, plus more – and what good is that?  Yet, for some reason, countless men women turn to fat-blocking drugs and appetite suppressants hoping to lose the extra 20, 30 and even 60 pounds they’re carrying around.  But, do you really know how dangerous these weight-loss “solutions” really are?  Do you [...]

It’s a scary thought, but well over half of the people in the US are walking around with pre-diabetes, chronic inflammation, hypertension, fatty livers and plaque in their arteries. And, most of them don’t even know it.  All they know is that their belly’s have gotten bigger than they should be, and their cholesterol is probably high. These poor health markers are a cluster of symptoms classically known as Syndrome X, or Metabolic Syndrome. It occurs as a result of [...]

Polyunsaturated fatty acid oils such as krill oil may actually activate specific genes that help your body regulate fat cell differentiation as well as glucose homeostasis. I know those were some pretty big words.  Fat Cell differentiation is a process where an unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a fat cell. Glucose homeostasis is any process involved in the maintenance of a steady state of glucose within the cell.  So essentially minimize blood sugar spikes. A new study that was [...]