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 new project ‘phi-life.com’ but, the words just weren’t reaching my finger tips.
So I decided to take a break and answer a couple emails.
One thing led to another, and now I have a short story to share that’s a great introduction to phi-life.
Please see the emails below:
EMAIL FROM BART*****
Question for you.
In one of your blog posts you talked about the myth of starvation mode. Yesterday I just read a different blog claiming starvation mode is a serious threat to weight loss. Is this guy and his starvation modes stories another scam?
Am I correct in saying that the starvation mode only happens when you don’t eat for prolonged periods of time but not if you don’t eat for 4-5 hours?
thx
MY RESPONSE*********
‘Starvation mode’ DOES occur. But it only happens after the PROLONGED absence of food. At this point essentially used up your body fat stores and have no choice but to start consuming essential structures like your internal organs to just to stay alive.
BART’S RESPONSE*****
thanx,
I just cannot understand why well educated pros keep telling us that stuff!!! so stupid!!!
I am so happy that I found out about your site.
MY RESPONSE********
Well, Mostly these pros are decent people that are actually trying to help, unfortunately most of them really aren’t educated to the point where they can properly analyze scientific research. They might be experienced with helping people lose weight, but they’re usually not as educated as you might expect.
When you have the time you might find this podcast interesting ==>
http://www.phi-life.com/diet-and-fitness-fads-mixing-up-the-what-how-and-why/
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If you get the chance check out www.Phi-Life.com, a new weekly podcast where John Barban and I discuss a lot of the logic and fallacies behind health and nutrition.
This isn’t a scientific discussion as much as it is an exploration into all things ‘Health’ with the running theme of “Fitting it all together” while allowing John and I to have some fun with it all (We can’t be all science, all serious, all the time).
The audio on this first podcast is a bit temperamental, but I promise next weeks podcast will be nice and clear.
BP
