Here we are nearing the end of our journey through the physiology of fasting. It’s been an interesting, enlightening ride and provides further justification for incorporating Intermittent Fasting of some sort into one’s dietary regimen.... (read full article)
When I personally stumbled across the research and lifestyle of Intermittent Fasting (IF for short) many years ago, it just all made sense to me. In my past years I had been sold on needing protein every 3 hours or you would waste away. I was told everywhere... (read full article)
I’m not one for hallelujahs. Being of characteristic British reserve I rarely sing and shout about anything. So when I tell you that the following testimony is about as close to an epiphany as I have ever had, or am ever likely to have, you can... (read full article)
Not sure if everyone has seen this yet, but I thought I would bring out the eating habits of Olympic Champion Michael Phelps and what it can teach us. What this champion eats in one or two days, most people are not eating in a week! 10,000-12,000 calories... (read full article)
Start your day off right with focus on your mind, body and spirit. I’ve started performing Surya Namaskar (SN), or Sun Salutation, each morning. SN is a sequence of 12 yoga postures, or asanas, designed to increase one’s level of physical,... (read full article)
Spice: The History of A Temptation combines two things I love: history and spices. I had no idea that reading about the latter could be an exercise in the former. Columbus’ voyage, the ensuing Portugese-Spanish rivalry for the spice islands,... (read full article)
Here we are at the fourth installment of our look at the physiology of fasting. Thus far, we’ve looked at energy production, hormonal effects, the anti-inflammatory nature of fasting, and changes in blood markers. Today, let’s look at healing,... (read full article)
Do you even know if you are burning fat for fuel? I see it in every gym, people giving 110% doing some of the craziest things. People spending hours and hours in there daily for 7x a week, yet they look the same month after month. Clients spending $1000/month... (read full article)
Get it? Blood sugar! In our previous two posts, we took a high-level look at the hormonal effects of fasting, along with some of the benefits of these hormonal changes. Today, we’ll take a quick look at the effects on inflammation and blood. Inflammation Inflammation... (read full article)
Ever just have one of those days you don’t feel like doing your workout? Didn’t feel like going to the gym? Favorite show on TV tonite? Too much work? Ever have those excuses add up for weeks…months…and then wonder what happened... (read full article)
