Have you ever wondered how and why your body regulates how much you eat and how much you weigh? It’s a really interesting question and one I think we’ve been looking at backwards for far too long. We know that our bodies have internal ways to regulate how much we eat, and it seems that the main drive behind how much we eat (beyond taste and social issues) is our bodies … [Read more...] about Does Temperature Affect Weight Loss?
Heat for Weight Loss
Will you lose weight and keep it off if you diet?
Firstly, let me be clear - Diets work. Saying anything less is disingenuous. They may not work as well as we would hope, but they absolutely work. All those ‘Diets Don’t Work’ headlines are nothing more than clickbait. However, there is a problem with diets… and that problem is what happens after the diet. At any given time, more than a third of Americans are on … [Read more...] about Will you lose weight and keep it off if you diet?
Heat and Growth Hormone
Human growth hormone is a peculiar hormone, while it’s known to be anabolic in nature and is involved in cell growth and regeneration, it is also a pivotal fat loss hormone that is required to increase the use of fatty acids as a fuel source during times of fasting. Typically, when we talk about ways to increase Growth Hormone levels we discuss fasting, sleep and … [Read more...] about Heat and Growth Hormone
Can Heat Help Your Bones?
Allen's Rule is a rule of biology that states that the appendages (ears, limbs, and tails) of animals living in cold geographical regions are consistently shorter than those of closely related animals occupying warmer climates. Allen's Rule is almost wholly dependent on environmental temperature; that is, a secondary growth response in mammals to help maintain constant … [Read more...] about Can Heat Help Your Bones?