by Skylar | Jan 31, 2019 | Biology, Fasting, Health
First things first: What is Intermittent Fasting? We’re all familiar with Breakfast, right? Where you “break your fast” from being asleep. Because fasting just means NOT EATING. And you can’t eat when you’re asleep. (If you can, leave a...
by Skylar | Jan 24, 2019 | Biology, Cells, Cholesterol, Food, Health, Healthy Fat, Inflammatory Oils
Yet another post where you’ve likely heard the exact opposite for your entire life. Am I just trying to be deliberately controversial in order to gain attention? Well, that would be stupid of me, because this information has been around for decades, and it is...
by Skylar | Jan 21, 2019 | My Thoughts
One thing I really want to avoid with Scaling Fitness is giving you the false impression that I’m the only source of information you need.I draw my own personal opinions and conclusions from looking at a constant, endless number of sources. This is a lesson...
by Skylar | Jan 21, 2019 | Biology, Food, Health, Insulin
I’ve given some simple guidelines for what to feed your body in order to make it as healthy as possible. But there is one simple nutritional aspect of each food that will allow you to determine the effect it will have on your body: Glycemic Index Simply put, the...
by Skylar | Jan 19, 2019 | Health
“How do I know you have ANY idea what you’re talking about, crazy internet man?!?” That’s a very reasonable question. Why should you listen to ANYTHING I have to say? I’ve disagreed with every major nutritional science “fact”...
by Skylar | Jan 17, 2019 | Carbs, Fat, Food, Health, Healthy Fat, Inflammatory Oils, Macros
Ok, so I’ve talked about why Fat Doesn’t Make You Fat, and I’ve talked about why You Don’t Need Carbs. Now I want to viciously attack another “healthy” food staple. Namely, processed oils. Or as I’ll likely refer to them more...
by Skylar | Jan 16, 2019 | Biology, Carbs, Health, Insulin, Macros
“Nice Clickbait headline…” I wish it were. I wish I were sensationalizing, and that you weren’t “lied to”, simply misinformed. But the reality is that since the 1950s, you have been DELIBERATELY misled about nutrition, for a variety...
by Skylar | Jan 15, 2019 | Biology, Carbs, Cells, Fat, Health, Insulin, Macros, Protein
“Well that’s just ridiculous! It’s right there in the word!” I know, it’s confusing. Most of us have been told our entire lives that fat is bad and that you need to eat less fat if you want to be healthy. Unfortunately, not only is...
by Skylar | Jan 14, 2019 | Health
Greetings! I’m Skylar, and this is Scaling Fitness. I want to start by telling you, dear reader, that Scaling Fitness is NOT about spending every day in the gym, eating less and working out more. This isn’t THAT kind of fitness blog. No, Scaling Fitness...
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