Archive for the 'Healthy Ramblings' Category

Starvation mode and ‘The Phi Life’

This morning was one of those ‘blank mornings’.

You know that feeling when you stare at the computer screen with so much on your mind that you don’t know where to start?

That’s where I was.

I wanted introduce my … Read More

The Truth About Anti-Aging

I’ve been trying to put into words what I learned at this past Septembers SENS conference (Big Anti-Aging conference) for months.

It has been unbelievably difficult to capture everything in one blog post.

Thankfully, I just read a blog post … Read More

What I Eat… take two

Because you asked….

Basically I eat well, in a way that fits into my schedule and allows me to eat foods I enjoy.

Here is a sample of a typical non-fasting week day:

I don’t usually eat right when I … Read More

Idea to help Haiti

Save your money, save your life.

I’m about to make the leap from nutrition-help to self-help.

Only, it’s not actually a leap…it’s barely a hop.

Let’ start with a generalization:

I’m guessing that you would like to have a bit less body fat, a bit more … Read More

Why do I eat SO much?

Why do I eat so much?

It’s a question we’ve probably all asked ourselves at one point or another.

After all, eating too much is what is keeping most of us from having the bodies we want.

Sure there are … Read More

Hormones and your Health

Here’s the classic way of thinking about hormones.

  • We know of all the hormones in the body.
  • We know what all the hormones in our bodies do.

Now here’s the truth…

We are discovering new hormones and signaling molecules every … Read More

Magic, Art, Numbers

In high school, I loved art and hated math.

Until I took geometry.

That’s when I realized that their was MATH in ART.

It wasn’t until 15 years later, when I started doing the background research for the Adonis Index … Read More

50+ Years of Dieting

This video is from 1951.

Not much as changed.

BP

How Many Calories Does a Pound of Muscle Burn?

Quick ‘notes style’ post today as I need to get away from this computer and get some shopping done:

MUSCLE and your METABOLISM.

1 pound of muscle burns about 5 Calories in a 24 hour period at rest.

Not 50.… Read More