We all know that protein is made of amino acids, but have you ever wondered why a Nutrition Facts label on your food says "protein", even though the amino acids are different? To keep this post "byte sized", we focusing only on foods here. First, Protein content may be calculated on the basis of the … Continue reading How is protein defined?
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What is a probiotic?
Byte Sized Summary: A "microbial preparation". Read more for context. If there were an abstract for a clinical study that read like a movie teaser, it might read like the following: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a fetus in utero is sterile but it becomes colonized with environmental microorganisms shortly after birth. Since the gut … Continue reading What is a probiotic?
Paleo 101
If you've heard the name but still are curious here is podcast to chew on.Starting paleo can feel pretty daunting, but I promise you that it gets easier and easier over time!That is from the Paleo OMG blog, here is a link to their iTunes podcast
Sleeping Longer Boosts Basketball Players’ Speed, Accuracy and Performance
Byte Sized Summary: Increasing sleeping time helped basketball players run faster, shoot better, feel energized, less tired, and reported overall increased well being. Total objective nightly sleep time increased during sleep extension compared to baseline by 110.9 ± 79.7 min (P < 0.001). Subjects demonstrated a faster timed sprint following sleep extension (16.2 ± 0.61 … Continue reading Sleeping Longer Boosts Basketball Players’ Speed, Accuracy and Performance
Plant-Based Diets Can Have Risks Too
Researchers followed 200,000 adults over two decades and found that those who adhered to a plant-based diet rich in healthy foods, such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes, had a substantially lower risk of heart disease than people whose diet typically included less healthy foods like refined grains and sugar-sweetened beverages. The study also found … Continue reading Plant-Based Diets Can Have Risks Too
Steps in the GAPS Diet
Steps in the GAPS Diet: Stage 1: Consume homemade bone broth, juices from probiotic foods and ginger, and drink mint or chamomile tea with honey between meals. People who are not dairy intolerant may eat unpasteurized, homemade yogurt or kefir. Stage 2: Add in raw organic egg yolks, ghee and stews made with vegetables … Continue reading Steps in the GAPS Diet
A Different Way to Squat
In the sixth century B.C., the story goes, the Olympic wrestler Milo of Croton trained by carrying a bull on his shoulders as it grew from a calf into a full-sized adult. That is from learning to squat in the New Yorker Link here.
Spraying L-menthol does not enhance running performance in the heat (research article)
L-Menthol stimulates cutaneous thermoreceptors and induces cool sensations improving thermal comfort but has also been linked to heat storage responses. Therefore, L-Menthol application could lead to a conflict in behavioural and thermoregulatory drivers improving comfort but leading to a higher rate of deep body temperature rise; the present study examined this possibility. That is from the study Spraying … Continue reading Spraying L-menthol does not enhance running performance in the heat (research article)
Increased Testosterone via Endocrine Disruption from Plastic Additives (Research Study)
Endocrine disruption from the plastic additive Bisphenol A (BPA) increases testosterone levels in men (Byte Translation: "Endocrine" relates to your natural hormone levels): In this study, we have reported for the first time the daily excretion levels of BPA among European adults in a large-scale and high-quality population-based sample. After adjusting for potential confounders, we … Continue reading Increased Testosterone via Endocrine Disruption from Plastic Additives (Research Study)
Getting Into Ketosis
Excerpt from a great post on "This is how to get into ketosis the right way.": How do you get validation that you are in ketosis? There are 3 main methods how to measure the presence of ketones in your body. Blood Urine Breath Here is a big picture about ketone bodies flow The liver … Continue reading Getting Into Ketosis
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