Feb 24, 2015 | Body Composition, Eating Disorders, Guest Posts, Metabolism, Nutrition |
By Madelyn Moon, author of The Perfection Myth Abs are where it’s at these days, right? Everywhere you look, left and right, there are headlines for the ?Top 10 Flat Tummy Foods? or my personal favorite, the ?Never Eat These 5 Foods if You Want Abs? posts. It seems to be a really hot topic as society continues to induce more and more unrealistic pressures on people to lean out....
Jan 15, 2015 | Body Composition, Exercise, Metabolism, Nutrition |
Hey everyone, Rob here. Recently came across an article What If Obesity Is Nobody’s Fault? I thought it was interesting and sent it over to Matt and Ari Whitten to get their take, and it ended up being pretty insightful, and right up the alley of 180D readers. Below is the lightly edited transcript of our exchanges. ROB: Hey Ari, Came across this article- ? What If Obesity Is...
Dec 1, 2014 | Inflammation, Metabolism, Nutrition |
Good Proteins, Bad Proteins… 1. Preface: Not All Protein Is Created Equal A few months ago, an interesting Danish study was published, showing that a?”high-fat/high-sugar” diet?would cause obesity to mice consuming chicken, cod, or crab as their main protein source. However, the group of mice eating scallop protein didn’t develop these problems at all. The researchers...
Sep 2, 2014 | Body Composition, Hair Mineral Analysis, Metabolism, Nutrition, Podcasts, Supplementation |
Dr. Garrett Smith and a small group of his entrusted guinea pigs recently embarked on an experiment involving ingesting fairly large quantities of MSM on a daily basis. Their initial results were all astounding, with many positive signs of increased metabolic rate with several ancillary benefits noticed as well, such as better vision and enhanced exercise performance. Well, that was the first...
Aug 25, 2014 | Body Composition, Eating Disorders, Metabolism, Podcasts |
Scott Abel. Seriously, Scott Abel. You may not have heard of him before, but he is the gentle giant and genius behind the curtain of the fitness industry. I am beyond thankful to have had the chance to speak with him in a conversation I could listen to a dozen times without getting sick of it. Listen HERE.
Aug 19, 2014 | Eating Disorders, Guest Posts, Metabolism |
Here’s the story. Some wonks in a lab starved some yeast and found that the yeast seemed to live longer than well-fed yeast. ?Hey!,? they said, ?That must mean that if we starve mice, monkeys, and humans, they’ll live longer, too! Fast forward a few years and some other scientists tested the hypothesis in mice and rats and got…mixed results. Some rodents just wouldn’t...
