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
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On the Surety of Intermittent Fasting
Fasting for 24 hours, once or twice per week, combined with resistance training is what has always worked for me. Or, at least it’s what has worked for me from when I first started fasting in 2006 until now. Yet, every now and then I veer off course and chase whatever shiny new object the nutrition and fitness world has to offer, and it has a lot of shiny objects to … [Read more...] about On the Surety of Intermittent Fasting
Adjust the Sail
My father was a sailor. If you needed to find him, he was at the boat. If you were wondering what that weird new tool was that suddenly appeared in the garage, you didn’t have to ask, you just knew… it was for the boat. I heard sailing story after sailing story. And from this, I can tell you with absolute certainty that nutrition and weight loss are a lot like … [Read more...] about Adjust the Sail
Body Fat – When Average Isn’t Good enough
Some bad news today. If you want to look better than most people, you have to do things differently than most people. You are going to have to eat a little less and exercise a little more than most people. Because, what most people are doing simply isn't getting the job done. And here is a very startling visual example from recent research: This graph is … [Read more...] about Body Fat – When Average Isn’t Good enough
Weight Loss and Baskin Robbins IceCream
It's the unknown that kills a good diet plan. The little treats here or there that can derail months of work. And the underestimations of calories in a food, well...that's just UNBELIEVABLY AGGRAVATING! Over the summer we had a Baskin Robbins move into our neighborhood. As a treat, my family would go once a week for ice-cream. Sometimes twice a week of the … [Read more...] about Weight Loss and Baskin Robbins IceCream