Nutrition
Eating Right Simplified
We have a lot of posts here about how the foods you eat affect your body, and how to use that knowledge to achieve your goals. Whether you want to lose weight, gain weight, increase energy or boost your immune system, a healthy diet can be the key. But what if you don’t have the…
Read MoreFat Loss: Foods That Make Us Fat
This post about foods that make us fat, along with my previous post: Why Do We Get Fat, form a foundation for all future articles on exercise and fat loss. If you haven’t read that post, please do so now, as this article assumes you understand what an insulin spike is, and why you need…
Read MoreHow to Lose Weight Fast: The Most Effective Method
If you haven’t already I strongly recommend you read my two previous posts before reading this one. Why Do We Get Fat, and Foods That Make Us Fat form a foundation for all future articles on exercise and weight loss. You Don’t Have to Exercise to Lose Weight… I tell people they don’t have to exercise to lose…
Read MoreThe Hidden Benefits of Exercise
This post really has nothing to with nutrition, but we’re providing it as a bonus because so few people realize the huge hidden benefits of exercise. At Topp Performance, we care about your health and well being as Nutrition Consultants in Port Elgin, so we feel strongly that the following is information everyone should know.…
Read MoreAlways Tired? The Energy Diet Might Be The Answer
Most of us experience low energy from time to time but some people seem to be tired all the time. Sometimes we know what the problem is. Lack of proper sleep is a common cause. But what if you’re getting your rest but still don’t have any oomph? It could easily be your diet. Eating…
Read MoreThe Energy and Immune Boosting Diet
What if you don’t have any specific body image goals but you want to have more energy, feel better and simply be healthier? Then this post is for you. If you’ve been confused by the massive amount of conflicting dietary advice out there, I’m about to lay out for you the absolute healthiest way to…
Read MoreHow to Lose Weight
Searching for how to lose weight? First, you need to know that losing weight is bad. What!? Of course losing weight isn’t bad! It’s what the majority of us are struggling to do. Well, yes and no. What we’re really working towards is losing fat. Here’s why losing weight is bad, and it’s the reason…
Read MoreNEED TO LOSE WEIGHT? START HERE!
According to Statistics Canada, in 2014 (the most recent year for which we have data), over 20% of Canadians were obese, while 40% of men and 27.5% of women were classified as overweight. More than ever, people are fighting a losing battle against fat. This is not only tough on their health but hard on…
Read MoreHow to Accurately Measure Your Body Fat Percentage at Home
We talk a lot about ‘losing weight’ but in fact losing weight is bad if a lot of what we’re losing is muscle mass. What we really want to do is lose fat and keep the muscle. But how much of our body is fat? We need to know our body fat percentage. Some gyms…
Read MoreHow to Lose Belly Fat: The Ultimate Guide
Men at any age, and women over 50, tend to carry their fat around their middle. While 30% body fat is unhealthy no matter where we’re carrying it, when it all settles around our middle it really sticks out like a sore thumb. It’s kind of like our belly fat has a personal grudge against…
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