Category: Weight Loss
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Type 2 Diabetes Curable! But Mosley’s New Book has HUGE Typo
I was over at a buddy’s house when he opened some mail, and in it was Michael Mosley’s new book The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet. I was like, “Oh that’s the 5:2 guy, he’s cool he’s into intermittent fasting.” At the time I was familiar with Dr. Moseley from having watched his video on intermittent…
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Exercise vs Intermittent Fasting for Longevity
Differential effects of intermittent feeding and voluntary exercise on body weight and lifespan in adult rats. Goodrick CL, Ingram DK, Reynolds MA, Freeman JR, Cider NL. J Gerontol. 1983 Jan;38(1):36-45. AbstractMale wistar rats were housed in laboratory cages or activity-wheel cages at eight 10.5 or 18 months of age. Part of each cage group continued…
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Intermittent Fasting and Circadian Rhythms
I had a blog idea comparing various cleansing/detoxification schemes with intermittent fasting, with the gist being that there are some similarities. Both probably make you feel better for largely the same reasons, but that fasting is better and free. With detoxing and cleansing, it seems that someone is always trying to separate you from your…
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Intermittent Fasting Educational Videos
For those of you who don’t like to read, this blog about intermittent fasting educational videos is for you. I have been doing intermittent fasting for 6 months now, and I have a number of comments to add since making my observations after my first 40 plus days. Since the initial 40 days, I basically…
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Intermittent Fasting Maintains Muscle when Dieting
Intermittent versus daily calorie restriction: which diet regimen is more effective for weight loss? Varady KA. Obes Rev. 2011 Jul;12(7):e593-601. [FREE FULL TEXT] AbstractDietary restriction is an effective strategy for weight loss in obese individuals. The most common form of dietary restriction implemented is daily calorie restriction (CR), which involves reducing energy by 15-60% of…
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Alcohol Fights Fat (in moderation)
Alcohol consumption, weight gain, and risk of becoming overweight in middle-aged and older women. Wang L, Lee IM, Manson JE, Buring JE, Sesso HD. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Mar 8;170(5):453-61. [FREE FULL TEXT] AbstractBACKGROUND:The obesity epidemic is a major health problem in the United States. Alcohol consumption is a source of energy intake that may contribute to…
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Intermittent Fasting Types and Terminology
Intermittent Fasting and Human Metabolic Health. Patterson RE, Laughlin GA, Sears DD, LaCroix AZ, Marinac C, Gallo LC, Hartman SJ, Natarajan L, Senger CM, Martínez ME, Villaseñor A. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2015 Apr 6. My comments: I usually read several papers a day and try to find time to blog…
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Eat Less for More Muscle?
Always looking for something for nothing, this might be the ultimate. When I was a competitive bodybuilder and weightlifter I was always force feeding myself to gain weight and compete in higher weight classes, and as fun as that sounds it gets old. In the last few years I had been vaguely following the results…