BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY While sitting in a parking lot I watched people walking back and forth, various ages, sizes and genders and the one thing in common was the indications of present or future aches and pains, and eventually crippling back and leg problems requiring anything from a walking stick, to a walker to a…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY Quit dieting, but never quit lifestyle change Let’s just hit the ground running with this. I have failed at dieting all my life, I was not even a successful bad dieter. Many people have been “successful” with diets but repeatedly have put the weight back on. I actually envied those individuals, at…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY If you are thinking about weight loss, managing depression, heart health, managing of diabetes and so much more, it is incredibly important that you understand the relationship with your gut bacteria/microbiome/flora, and your health, weight and mood. We have been introduced to bacteria as bad things, but that is not even half…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY Sounds controversial? Well it is, if you are speaking with some wellness experts or gurus, but not if you are speaking with a researcher or a physiologist. If your goal is to rid your body of toxins, detoxification and cleansing diets, supplements, drinks and treatments are pointless. Sadly, it is true that…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY I have been asked what the InteKai Diet is (ITK Wave) and how it works. Starting off, as diets are conventionally understood ITK is not a diet. It is a system of eating designed meals at different stages to create various changes. The ITK Wave sees members losing as much as 4…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY “I have been going to the gym and I’m still not losing weight” or “ I had a little extra to eat so I went to the gym last night but I still gained weight”. There are possibly hundreds of variations of these statements which I have heard hundreds of times, yet…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY Metabolism is commonly equated with simply burning energy. Metabolism is the collection of processes which sustain life in living organisms, whether catabolic (breaking down) or anabolic (building up). To be clear let us focus on what we are primarily interested in, our basal metabolic rate (BMR). This is the number of calories…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY If you are reading this, then you or someone you care about has a weight challenge and you have come to the right place. It also means that you probably have a few patterns which may be getting in the way of your ideal wellness. These weight loss essentials are the framework…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY Most of us do not exercise our power to choose what we eat. We are heavily influenced by habit, lack of facts, marketing and culture. Unfortunately, instead of eating healthy foods we are herded towards what we see as exciting without considering some foods hurt and some foods heal. For the sake…
BY: FITZ-GEORGE RATTRAY We seldom stop to think about the actual benefits of nuts. Many of us will tear through a tin or bag of peanuts, cashews or mixed nuts but as with all things, the healthy quantity is the last thing on our minds, not to mention how much good they can do for…