If you would like more information on one on one coaching, booking speaking engagements or podcasts, and any other services that Brian Gryn offers, feel free to reach out to him with your information below.
And if they do eat veggies they want their?biggest bang for their buck. Find the best vegetable that will give me the?most health benefits?in the shortest amount of time?right?
That is the nature of our society today?everyone wants something in a?quick and efficient matter. Would you agree? If you open a web page and it is just?slightly slow?? what do you do? Well, I know I close it right away and move on.
So after?doing some research?I wanted to find you guys an?all in one veggie!! Any guesses?
Yep ? you got it!!?Broccoli Sprouts?

Looks appetizing!!
Why Broccoli Sprouts??Here are just a few of the benefits?(most of these studies were done on mice but it is a start?
This powerful?cruciferous vegetable?contains?Sulforaphane?which affects the expression of over?200 genes?including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory genes and help inactivate harmful compounds.
Other?cruciferous veggies?to add to your list are?
Brussel Sprouts
Cauliflower
Cabbage
Collard Greens
Bok Choy
Pak Choy
Water Cress
Land Cress
Radish
Daikon
and Wasabi!
So!! What are you waiting for?!
Start adding?Broccoli sprouts?to your salad or just eat it alone. But?don?t?boil or cook these veggies because you will lose a lot of their natural disease-fighting power?
Where can you find them?
A?local health food or grocery store?that offers broccoli sprouts for sale. Keep in mind that you want to get them just a few days after sprouting and that they will probably be a bit expensive.
Or
Simply?grow them on your own??(got this from Dr. Ax)
Broccoli Sprouts and/or Cruciferous veggies should definitely be added to your?arsenal of health!!
Have a great rest of the day and weekend!!
Brian
P.S. ? Want more tips??Join the conversation at?The Get Lean Club?(our own private FB community)
1?J Natl Cancer Inst.?2000 Jan 5;92(1):61-8.
2?J Natl Cancer Inst.?1999 Apr 7;91(7):605-13.
3?Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Jan; 18(1): 184?195.
4?Am J Hypertens.?2012 Feb;25(2):229-35. doi: 10.1038/ajh.2011.200. Epub 2011 Nov 3.
5?Front Aging Neurosci. 2017; 9: 121. Published online 2017 May 1. doi:?10.3389/fnagi.2017.00121
6?Neurotoxicology.?2013 May;36:63-71. doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2013.03.004. Epub 2013 Mar 18
7?J Neurochem.?2014 May;129(3):539-47. doi: 10.1111/jnc.12647. Epub 2014 Jan 18.
8?Neurosci Lett. 2009 Aug 28; 460(2): 103?107.
9?Arthritis Rheum.?2013 Dec;65(12):3130-40. doi: 10.1002/art.38133.
10 1 JAN 2007https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00170.2006
11?Biochem Biophys Res Commun.?2016 Mar 25;472(1):250-4. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.02.099. Epub 2016 Feb 26.
As you know, Eating IN is healthier than eating OUT?most of the time because we have?control?over what is going in our foods.

But we all love to dine out at our?favorite restaurants?and you can still enjoy a nice meal with making?smart choices.
REPLY?to this email and let me know your favorite restaurant?!??I enjoy?DOC B?s?in Chicago?
OK!! Get the notepads out ? Here are some?tips?for eating out:
Well, that?s a lot of tips to digest?
Here are?two common questions?I get from clients?
How should I handle desert?
Can I drink alcohol?
? Preferably?NO
? But if you must ??Red wine over beer
? If you are going to mix liquor with anything,?opt for?seltzer or club soda instead of fruit juice or soda
??Sparkling H2O?with some muddled citrus, or fresh fruit is a great replacement??(there?s an idea!!)
Don?t let dining out?ruin?your weight loss goals and follow these tips to stay on track!
Have a great weekend!! Let me know if you have any questions!!
Brian
P.S. ? Want more tips??Join the conversation at?The Get Lean Club?(our own private FB community)
We have all felt food cravings throughout our lives. Chocolate/Peanut butter is mine?
So it is completely normal to have them. But do they control us/manipulate us on a daily basis?
What are your most common food cravings?
Some people have intense food cravings for sugar (probably the most common). However, salty foods, chocolate, junk food/carbs (pizza) are also common food cravings.
Are you a carboholic? (not sure if that is even a word but you know what I mean)
What I?ve realized is that eating a little of a tasty dessert or a little pasta or bread fails to satisfy me. Rather it ignites a fierce craving for more, to eat it all and then some.
I find it easier to avoid sugar, grains and starches entirely, rather than to try to eat them in moderation. The question is why?
The conventional thinking is that obesity is caused by caloric excess.
But as members of?The Get Lean Club, we know that obesity is actually a hormonal regulatory disorder, and the hormone that dominates this process is insulin.
Even a bite or a taste of carbohydrate-rich foods can stimulate insulin and create a craving ? for even more carbohydrates.
Elevate insulin levels even a little and the body switches over from burning fat for fuel to burning carbohydrates.
Since insulin levels after meals are determined largely by the carbs we eat ?
So having a lifestyle plan based specifically on avoiding these carbs to avoid insulin spikes makes sense?
So how can we avoid these cravings altogether?
Eating lots of healthful fats?? it?s the one macronutrient that doesn?t stimulate insulin secretion. (i.e. avocado, walnuts, almonds, macadamia nuts, fatty fish ? tuna, salmon, trout, MCT oil, Ghee to name a few)
Avoid the trigger totally?? clean up our home environment and avoid situations where sugar and other treats are easily available
Intermittent fasting?is obvious??Restrictions on food do not increase food cravings, but consistently decrease them. If you eat constantly, you are more likely to feed those cravings. If you fast, those cravings will shrivel away.
Identify, plan for, and avoid situations?that weaken resolve or increase cravings. If you know that at 2 p.m. you always are tempted to go to the vending machine just make sure you have a healthy snack (perhaps healthy fats) on hand that won?t trigger a binge.
So I hope these tips help get you on track and avoid those cravings that can control you throughout the day!
Have a great day and weekend!!
Brian
P.S. Do you have more questions about?Getting Lean and Eating Clean? Many do and that?s why we now offer private coaching. If you?d like to schedule a private coaching session to customize your program, simply send me an message. I look forward to helping you on your journey?
Testimonial for the Simple Intermittent Fasting Journal?
This was a text string yesterday from a client who bought the journal and received coaching?

?Thanks to Brian Gryn I?ve been fasting with the Simple Intermittent Fasting Journal as my guide for a couple months now. Definitely lost weight (about 8lbs) and got my body back to the way it used to look in my 20s. People are noticing and I have more energy too! Thanks Brian!?
All in an effort to help you feel better mentally and physically to perhaps?perform better at work,?feel more confident in your clothes,?have more energy for the day?etc. Which was the reason I came out with the?Simple Intermittent Fasting Journal.
But if we take a step back and realize that eating and exercise are one part of our life and its also important to do other tasks in order to feel?complete balance in our lives.
I wanted to give you?some daily or weekly things?you could do to make each day/week that much more meaningful.
I hope you can take some of these?tips?and?apply them?to your life.?Time can move fast?and it?s important to take time for yourself, your family and not sweat the small stuff?
I have created a?private community?in Facebook called?The Get Lean Club. It is a closed group but just ask to join and you are more than welcome?
Have a great weekend!
Brian
If so,?REPLY to this email?and let me know what you eat!!
I want to piggyback off?my post last week?regarding?gut health. I truly believe that I could post weekly about?taking care of the gut?because it is that important.
This could be a?new item to add?to your cooking/feasting arsenal!!
What is resistant starch?
Resistant Starch are resistant to digestion in the small intestine. Therefore, they?do not get absorbed?in the small intestine, but then get?fermented?by the gut bacteria in the large intestine. 1
There are?four different types of resistant starch?and all types of RS are beneficial for health, but they have different effects on your body. 2
Where do we get RS from?
The?richest food sources?are
Besides?consuming starchy fruits, vegetables, and foods an easy way to include natural resistant starch in your diet is to?add resistant starch to your foods. Two popular items are:
Why add Resistant Starches to your diet? (some reasons)
Who should be careful with Resistant Starches?
Keep in mind the effects of resistant starch?depend on the composition of gut microbiota, which varies among individuals.
Also, consuming?too many?non-digestible carbohydrates like resistant starch may cause stomach discomfort, gas, and diarrhea.
My advice?would be to?start slow with resistant starch?and see how the body reacts/feels after usage.
If you enjoy these emails, come join the free?Private Get Lean Facebook Group?to get more tips!
Have a great day!
Brian
1?J Sci Food Agric.?2015 Aug 15;95(10):1968-78. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.6966. Epub 2014 Nov 21.
2?Adv Nutr. 2013 Nov; 4(6): 587?601.
3?Diabetes Care.?2006 May;29(5):976-81.
4?J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo).?2004 Apr;50(2):93-9.
5?The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 82, Issue 3, 1 September 2005, Pages 559?567,?https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn.82.3.559
6?David L. Topping?and?Peter M. Clifton?1 JUL 2001https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.2001.81.3.1031
7?Nutr J.?2015 Oct 29;14:113. doi: 10.1186/s12937-015-0104-2.
But more and more, the?evidence points to germs as being essential?for our well being, so it may be time to rethink our approach to health and disease.
I have talked about?gut health?before but wanted to revisit this issue because I really believe it is the center for controlling many diseases.
Your gut plays a?huge role?in breaking down foods, absorbing nutrients, keeping out toxins, regulating our immune system and producing nutrients. That?s a lot of work!!
No wonder your Microbiome (gut bacteria) comprises nearly 2 million genes with about 300 to 500 bacterial species!
The number of bacteria within the gut is approximately?10 times?that of all of the cells in the human body!
So it is important to maintain a healthy gut and there are?several factors?that affect our microbiome?(some we can control)
Many?diseases?could be caused by gut problems.
**Less childhood exposure to bacteria and parasites in?affluent societies?like Australia and the United States actually?increases susceptibility to diseaseby suppressing the natural development of the immune system.
So what can we do to maintain a healthy gut?
This is a?small list of things to do?but hopefully gets you thinking of ways to improve your gut.
The?bottom line?is our societies love affair with hand sanitizers and antibiotics is not all good.
Antibiotic therapy?is incorrect in 30% to 50% of all cases! 2
Have a great day and let me know if you have any questions?
? Brian
P.S. Join our?Private Get Lean Facebook Community?for more tips and to get your questions answered?
1?Curr Oncol Rep.?2016 Jul;18(7):45. doi: 10.1007/s11912-016-0528-7
2?P T. 2015 Apr; 40(4): 277?283.
Join the club of millions!!!
If I had a?magic pill?to do that I would be selling it like crazy!!
I would say we all would?love to turn back the clock and feel younger??Correct?!?
?What hormone helps turn back the clock???any guesses?!?
Yep ? correct ??Human Growth Hormone?
HGH?is a hormone made by the pituitary gland (the master gland), which plays a huge role in the normal development of children and adolescents .
Once adulthood is reached we still need HGH because it?plays a major role?in the new cell growth and repair that is required for optimum health.
HGH typically goes?down with age?and abnormally low levels may lead to lower muscle and bone mass.
The amount of human growth hormone released by the pituitary gland after the age of 21 to 31 falls by about?14% per decade.?This means that HGH in the body is?reduced by half at age 60.
Symptoms of Low HGH Include:?(you can get tested for?growth hormone deficiency)
So what can we do to increase HGH naturally?
Yep, you guessed it ??Fasting!!
Fasting is a great natural stimulus to?HGH secretion.
Fasting has the potential to unleash the?anti-aging properties?of HGH without any of the problems of excessive HGH.

The elevated HGH stimulated by fasting should?increase muscle mass and make recovery from a workout easier and faster. This would be an important advantage in elite level athletes or anyone for that matter.
One of the major concerns about fasting is the loss of lean mass. In comparing caloric reduction diets to fasting, the fasting was?4 times better at preserving lean mass! 1
As you can see, there are plenty of?other reasons?to give?intermittent fasting?a try other than trying to lose body fat %.
The one thing about fasting that I like is it?s?flexible, natural and free.?Many health benefits without drugs, supplements or cost.
So if you want to give it a try and need assistance on when and what to eat check out my?Intermittent Fasting Journal?that I created to help you?
Have a happy, healthy day!
Brian
1 2016 Sep;24(9):1874-83. doi: 10.1002/oby.21581.
I get this question a lot from clients/friends and family?

?I just ate a healthy lunch but I am still hungry ? What should I do??
I ask ???Well?what did you eat??
A recent answer from my cousin Josh was ???Meatloaf, apple and rice?
My answer ???White rice is a highly processed carb which basically turns to sugar in your system?after which you have a sugar drop and you?re hungry again. There?s very little nutritional value or fiber in white rice?
So we made a simple change ??Replaced white rice with quinoa (more fiber).?I also recommend?adding fats?to your meals if you are having a similar problem.
I add avocado and walnuts to my salad?to help fill me up?
Here are some more suggestions to?fill up your tank?
FILLING OPTIONS?for meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans
The easiest way to get and stay full is to add fiber and fats while?eliminating processed foods, which are high in all things?detrimental to your health: sugar, processed carbs, and bad fats.
Sometimes it takes a?small change?to get a positive result!
Have a great weekend?
Let me know if you have any questions!
Brian
Mainstream media hasn?t learned?that cutting your calories hasn?t worked in the long term. People just keep?regaining?the weight!!
After six years, nearly all the?Biggest Loser?contestants had regained the weight they lost!
According to WHO (World Health Organization), global?obesity rates?have nearly?TRIPLED?since 1975!!
Yet the same rhetoric has been?preached?over the last 50 years to?Eat Less / Cut your Calories / Watch your portion size.
Well, this advice is all based on a?false understanding?of what causes weight gain.
Restriction of calories?invariably leads to a?reduction in metabolism, ultimately defeating weight loss efforts.
Hormones?control?hunger, telling our body when to eat and when to stop.
Hormones?also regulate our?(BMR) basal metabolic rate, the baseline level of energy needed to keep our bodies running normally.
What is?important?is to control the hormonal signals we?receive?from food, not the total number of calories we eat.
Different foods evoke?different?hormonal responses. Calories are?not?the underlying cause of weight gain ? therefore ? reducing calories could not reliably reduce weight.
Obesity?is a?hormonal imbalance?(not a calorie imbalance) The hormonal problem is mainly?insulin.
The solution???Fasting?? it?s simple, powerful and works!
When you are eating regularly, you are not getting the beneficial hormonal changes of fasting.
During fasting,?unlike?during calorie reduction, the following happen:
So in?2018, should we continue to listen to mainstream media or follow what works??
If you want to get your feet wet with Fasting ? check out my?3 week guide?to get you started with?Intermittent Fasting.
Have a great weekend?
-Brian

As the?New Year?is upon us it has me thinking what new things I want to try or some old hobbies/sports I want to start up again.
Well over the past week, I tried something new ??pickle ball?and played an old high school sport ??tennis.
I had a blast at playing both and it made me realize that it is?never too late?to start a new hobby or start up an old sport in the new year.
Life can move fast?and it?s important to continue to ?stay young? by doing things that will challenge us both mentally and physically.
When you are stagnant, you don?t grow.
What new activities are you going to try for this upcoming year?
Think of one activity for your body and one for your brain. (example ? chess (mind) and tennis (body))
If you don?t?plan for it?by the time you know it the year will go by in a flash!
When a client tells me they hate working out I ask them to try something different.
If you?hate the gym?go somewhere else! Like the tennis courts!
After playing tennis, it makes me realize how much I enjoy it and how much of a great workout it is as well!!
Don?t make excuses and find something that will motivate you to stay active both mentally and physically.?There is plenty out there?
Hope this list got your mind working on something new to try both mentally and physically for 2018.
I am going for tennis, rock climbing, playing more chess/piano and volunteering more.
Email me?what new activities you are going to do in 2018?
Have a Happy Healthy New Year!!
Brian