In this episode of Beyond Diet Podcast, Nutritionist Keith Klein interviews professional fitness competitor, Rachel Gichert. Rachel shares with Keith her secrets that help her place 1st in her class at the 2010 NPC USA contest earning her Pro Card.

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Did you know that 7 out of 10 Americans don’t get enough sleep? It’s a problem that can impact not only your quality of life, but can cause serious health issues. In this episode of Beyond Diet Podcast, Nutritionist Keith Klein and Dan Rodriguez discuss the causes of sleep deprivation and offer several solutions so you can get better sleep.

This week’s music break: 1901 by Phoenix

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Does the HGC Diet really work? It In this episode of Beyond Diet Podcast, Nutritionist Keith Klein and Dan Rodriguez reveal the truth about the HCG diet and why it’s all the craze.

This week’s music break: Strange and Beautiful by Aqualung

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Are protein supplements safe? A study by Consumer Reports magazine finds that several popular protein drinks contain potentially dangerous levels of heavy metals. In this episode of Beyond Diet Podcast, Nutritionist Keith Klein and Dan Rodriguez discuss everything you need to know about lead poisoning. From how lead get in our food supply to what you should do if you suspect you have lead poisoning.

Links from the show:
Read lead in protein article here.
Consumer Lab

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In this episode of Beyond Diet, Dan Rodriguez interviews author, nutritional and fitness expert Tosca Reno. Tosca is a the author the popular Eat-Clean Diet® books that reveal an easy to follow yet effectively powerful solution to getting lean, strong and healthy. The Eat-Clean Diet is about treating your body right. It is eating the way nature intended so you can achieve your ultimate figure. Read the rest of this entry »

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Are you drinking enough water? Can too much water be bad for you? In this episode of Beyond Diet Podcast, nutritionist Keith Klein and Dan Rodriguez discuss everything you need to know about the important role of proper hydration. Keith reveals the rules of water intake to achieve optical health.

This week’s music break: Brazillion by Si*Se

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P90X is one of the hottest selling DVD fitness programs out there but does it really work? In this episode of Beyond Diet, Dan Rodriguez is joined by IFBB Bodybuilder Jeff Willet to discuss the effectiveness of a P90X muscle confusion program to ultimately change your body.

Links from the show:
Jeff Willet’s website
P90X

This week’s music break: Divided by Night by The Crystal Method

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Are you exercising hard and eating healthy but you still can’t lose weight? In this episode of Beyond Diet, Nutritionist Kim Porterfield joins Dan Rodriguez. Kim discusses how she uncovers her client fat loss intolerance by asking specific questions. Some of the causes are truly shocking.

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In this episode of Beyond Diet, Dan Rodriguez interviews IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Jeff Willet. Jeff is one of the world’s greatest lifetime drug free athletes. His focus and dedication has helped him realized his ultimate bodybuilding goal of earning IFBB professional status by winning the overall NPC Team Universe Championship in 2003. He is a successful entrepreneur and currently owns and operates Jeff Willet’s PowerHouse gym in Adrian, Michigan. Jeff Willet now dedicates his life to helping others get in to the best shape ever.

Link from the show:
Jeff Willet’s website

This week’s music break: I bet you can look good on the dance floor by Artic Monkeys

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In this episode of Beyond Diet, legendary professional bodybuilder Lee Labrada joins the show as host along with Dan Rodriguez. They discuss in detail the 10 dangerous pitfalls that keep people from getting into the best shape ever.

Links from the show:
Lee’s FREE 12 week body challenge

This week’s music break: New Born by Muse

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In this episode of Beyond Diet Podcast, Dan Rodriguez interviews Dr. Roxanne Edrington. Dr. Roxanne Edrington is a doctor of Chiropractic (DC), a clinical nutritionist (CCN), Board Certified Naturopathic Physician, and is certified in Functional Medicine and Applied Kinesiology.

She has a long list of credentials and awards in the world of bodybuilding including Mrs. Texas, Mrs. Louisiana, Mrs. Southern States and in 1997 Mrs. World Cup.  Dr. Edrington was nominated the Natural Female Athlete of the Year two years running (1996 & 1997) and was the 24 Hour Fitness National Triathlon Champion three years in a row. (1999-2001).  In the year 2000, Dr. Edrington ran the Boston Marathon and played on “The Houston Energy”, a professional women’s football team, winning the Superbowl in the years 2000, 2001 and 2002. In the summer of 2007 Dr. “E” competed in several Figure and Bodybuilding competitions which gave her several titles such as the “2007 Master’s Figure Champion” and “2007 Ms Southern States.

Link from the show: Dr. Edrington

This week’s music break: Some Cities by the band The Doves

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In this episode of Beyond Diet Podcast, Nutritionist Keith Klein and co-host Dan Rodriguez discuss everything you need to know about migraine headaches. Keith reveals how diet and lifestyle may cause them and how to seek medical help so you can eliminate them all together.

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On February 3, 2010, Senators John McCain and Byron Dorgan introduced S. 3002, a bill entitled, The Dietary Supplement Safety Act. The supposed purpose of the bill is to make dietary supplements “safer.” This is ironic because dietary supplements are already hundreds of times safer than either prescription or over-the-counter drugs. Read the rest of this entry »

Could the results of peer reviewed medical studies be fake? In this episode of Beyond Diet Podcast, Nutritionist Keith Klein and co-host Dan Rodriguez discuss how number of years, a well known medical researcher scammed over 21 studies. Keith shows you how to avoid being misinformed when new studies and research are released.

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Heart disease in the number one cause of death in America. In the this episode of Beyond Diet Podcast, Nutritionist Keith Klein and co-host Dan Rodriguez discuss the latest studies and how to prevent and possibly reverse heart disease through diet, exercise and proper supplementation.

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