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Hormones and your Health

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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 day. We are also discovering new roles for hormones every day. It is true that your hormones regulate the functions in your body, but they … [Read more...] about Hormones and your Health

Magic, Art, Numbers

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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 that I realized there was also ART in Math. Nowadays, numbers fascinate me, so to share my fascination with you, check out the following picture. Not … [Read more...] about Magic, Art, Numbers

How Many Calories Does a Pound of Muscle Burn?

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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. Not even 10-12 like commonly stated. So why the confusion? Well, if we look at the Katch-McCardle Formula (used for calculating a persons metabolic rate) we … [Read more...] about How Many Calories Does a Pound of Muscle Burn?

The big Eat Stop Eat Mistake…

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I loved the entire process of researching and writing Eat Stop Eat. Every single minute of it. However, There is one thing I would change... I would have never called it "fasting" in any way, shape or form. I would have called it "Occasional Breaks from Eating". Obviously, fasting is the correct term, but personally, I think this is a much better description of … [Read more...] about The big Eat Stop Eat Mistake…