Sunday, May 31, 2015

Strength and Power: How to Support and Repair Your Metabolism


Here is a fantastic article from Deedra Mason, The Director of Clinical Education & Research at Market America.

 Repairing metabolism is an important focus for rebuilding our core health and can improve our level of fitness in later decades of life. Through years of poor dietary choices, sedentary lifestyles or lack of targeted exercise, we lose muscle. Non-modifiable risk factor for loss muscle mass include: our advancing years, infirmity or disability and by some measure our gender due to menopause and/or andropause (decline of reproductive hormones associated with, but not limited to, age, stress, surgery and medications). A low ratio of muscle to fat may put you at a higher risk for heart disease, diabetes and other health problems. Even if you don’t have frank muscle mass loss, called Sarcopenia, you may have loss if POWER.  This is called dynapenia and it’s a major concern through all decades of life.

Your focus, is to overcome these health and fitness challenges by rebuilding lost muscle mass, and youthful vitality or power via healthy protein and fat choices. When we support our body’ healthy aging, we improve our metabolism and support the elimination of toxins from our system. One of the side benefits of course is weight loss.

Your first step is to commit to choosing your food based on color and nutrient density. Choose plenty of protein and fat in its natural state to repair metabolism and support healthy hormones like glucose, insulin and leptin along with gender related hormones like Progesterone and Testosterone.

What about exercise? While many tend to look at health clubs and exercise programs as a luxury available to few, physical exercise is a necessity for all. Focus on “Inches loss” not “pounds lost”. A pound of muscle is about half as bulky as the same pound of fat. They are pound for pound the same weight, but muscle takes up less space ( inches) and is a tissue that can support: balance, strength, flexibility, a quick reaction time. If you have tried losing weight by cutting calories or participating in “diets” that do not include exercise, you have likely decreased lean muscle mass.

HOT TIP: Something you may want to add to your fitness and health regimen.

As aging occurs, the body’s ability to build and retain muscle tissue or size is reduced, which can result in weakness and frailty. With the addition of Branch Chain Amino Acids (BCAA’s) via supplementation Research has shown promotion of muscle retention in older adults. Additionally, BCAA’s during exercise, regardless of age, support muscle protein synthesis and inhibits protein catabolism (breakdown) and muscle fatigue, therefore fighting concerns of dynapenia.

Branched chain amino acids (BCAA) are essential aminos, as they cannot be synthesized by the human body and, therefore, must be consumed orally. Unlike other amino acids, BCAA are used primarily by skeletal muscle, and make up 30-35 percent of the muscle tissue itself. By rebuilding our muscle mass through exercise and a healthy lifestyle, including BCAA’s-we can optimize our health and our longevity.

There is no one trigger for disease; therefore your approach to well-being should be diverse.


 So there you have it. With a proper diet, lifestyle and some dedication you can repair your metabolism at any age.

Have A Healthy and Successful Day!
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

How to Shop for Groceries

I do all the grocery shopping for my family and consistently see why so many struggle with their health and weight. When I look into others carts I see too many processed foods. From the chips, frozen dinners, boxed food and frozen deserts it's no wonder the population in North American is over 60% overweight!

Today I'm going to share a really quick tip on how to navigate a grocery.






Here is the infographic I mentioned in my video and also the link to her site Kimberly Snyder

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Have a Healthy and Successful Day!

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Fallen off the Wagon?

Ok the 2nd quarter of the year is just around the corner. If you have fallen off track with your 2015 weight loss or health goals, don't worry. Coach Mask is here to pick you up, dust you off and get you right back on the right path to your GOALS!

I'm putting together an EXCLUSIVE weight loss cleanse group running from April 6th to April 12th 2015. I'll be limiting the group to 12 people only.

Not sure if this you? Ask yourself the following questions to find out.


  • Do you crave sweets
  • Do you crave breads, pasta, 
  • Do you feel sleepy or foggy 2 hours or less after eating a meal or snack that contains sugars or starches? Especially in the mid-afternoon?
  • Do you tend to gain weight around your middle, instead of in your hips and thighs?
  • Do you feel hungry when you shouldn’t need any more food?
  • Do you have a hard time controlling how much sugar or starch you eat?
  • Do you gain weight easily? Did you gain weight easily even as a child?
  • Do you suffer from bloating?
  • Do you get irritable, restless, tense, or anxious in the early evening before dinner?
  • Do you go have 2 bowel movements a day?
 If you answer yes to 3 or more then this is for YOU!

Watch the video to find out how you will feel after the 7 day Cleanse!

The HEALTH Benefits are AMAZING  for the 7 Day Nutriclean


This cleanse will rid you of 5-13lbs of nasty toxic waste from your colon!

 After the 7 days you will:
  • Eliminate 5-13lbs of toxic waste
  • Feel lighter
  • Lose the bloating in your stomach
  • Have more energy
  • Have more mind clarity
  • Feel refreshed
  • Reset you taste buds
  • Strengthen your immune system
  • Improve your skin
  • Anti-Aging Benefits
  • Improved Sense of Well-being
  • Speed up your Metabolism
  • Lose inches of FAT
  • Improve your Digestive System
  • Maintain regularity and prevent constipation
  • Better absorption of vitamin and minerals
  • Decrease risk of colon cancer
  • Re-balance PH in bloodstream
  • Kick start a weight loss program
 Are you ready to clean up your digestive system, clean out your liver and colon of toxic chemical waste?

This 7 day system will make you look and feel like a million dollars.
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Have a Healthy and Successful Day!

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Which Weight Loss Program Should I Choose?

With so many "diets" out there today, it can be very confusing on choosing a program that is right for you.

Most commercial programs (the ones you see on TV) are designed for a person to keep coming back day after day, month after month and year after year. They only really seem to work if you go for life and spend THOUSANDS of dollars. Then you have the "quick fix" programs where most have a very restricted calorie intake and you are promised to lose all you want to lose by taking the tons of supplements, the MAGIC pills and shakes. Don't get me wrong, most do lose weight but at what costs to your health?

Here are the risks of the above programs:
  • Muscle and water loss
  • Carb sensitivity
  • Not sustainable
  • Limited variety
  • Regain weight back and usually more
  • Unhealthy calorie restricted diet
 If your goal is to be healthy, look and feel energized then the above programs are not the best choice for you.

What To Look For In a Weight Loss Program

No that I have gone over some of the things to stay away from, I will now address what to look for when choosing the a weight loss program. Here's a quick video





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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Pay it Forward

Happy weigh in Wednesday!

I am paying it forward for March which is nutrition month.

TLS Weight Loss has not only changed my life but thousands of people!

If you are not in the 8% of people that were able to stick with their New Years weight loss resolutions, that is OK!!! This month I am giving anyone and everyone the chance to start over!!!! I now have a program for any age, any budget and any lifestyle!!! I'm really pumped to get going and pay it forward!

Watch the quick video for all the details





You can call (519-277-8444), email (trevor@coach-mask.com)or Facebook me to get started! Please feel free to comment or share with anyone you think would benefit from this post.

Thanks and have a healthy and successful day!