Part 2: What Happens To Your Body When You Fast? – Playing With Hormones

Last time, we started looking at the physiological effects of fasting. I first looked at it from the perspective of energy production. As we saw, fasting has several effects on hormones, such as glucagon, epinephrine, and adrenocorticotropic hormone... (read full article)

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Joe’s Lean and Ripped Transformation

Above is a photo of Joe before (230lbs, 20%+ Bodyfat in 2007) and after (170lbs, 7% Bodyfat in 2008). That’s about 35lbs of bodyfat lost! Note that this is not saying he got all those great results in losing weight and muscle definition on just... (read full article)

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Part 1: What Happens To Your Body When You Fast? – Energy Production

Today, we Skribit. The question of the day, with 184 votes, is a very interesting one. It is: Physiological processes during fasting As you know, I’m a big fan of intermittent fasting, but this is an area of it that I’ve never really looked... (read full article)

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Fats…the Real Story and Why You Need them!

So what’s the real deal with fats? Are they good? Are they bad? Are we being fed even the right information by the mass media? Does our doctor even know what is the truth? Let’s find out for ourselves: Fats from animal and vegetable sources... (read full article)

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What Is A Paradox? French, Atkins, and Inuit

par·a·dox: ‘noun 1. a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. 2. a self-contradictory and false proposition. 3. any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory... (read full article)

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Why Soy is Not a Health Food

Lets start with a video on the dangers of Soy consumption for adults, children and infants from Mercola.com Other good references include the following articles: Dangers of Soy High levels of phytic acid in soy reduce assimilation of calcium, magnesium,... (read full article)

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