Fred “Fit Food Dude” Schafer
Q&A Expert
Fitness & Nutrition
The best way to lose weight

Fred,
As an exerciser, runner and believer in being fit for 30 years,I had something happen to me this year that never had before.

I must have reduced my calories and increased my exercising so much that my body went into “protective…

Fred “Fit Food Dude” Schafer
Q&A Expert
Fitness & Nutrition

Q: Fred, I saw you speak last week in Saratoga Springs, New York, and I thought you were magnificent.

What struck me the most about your presentation, though, was the passion you have for fitness, and life in general. I have a…

Fred “Fit Food Dude” Schafer
Q&A Expert
Fitness & Nutrition

Question:

A few years back I heard that stress creates cortisol which could cause weight gain. Is this true? And, if it is, what can I do to help prevent that? I have a tendency to want to eat sugary foods…