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...
Jan 8, 2015 | Body Composition, Diseases and Disorders, Inflammation, Nutrition |
By Joel Brind For many of us, the downside of the holidays is the dread of adding a few pounds of abdominal fat that will take more than a New Year’s resolution to work off. Even worse, we all also know that it’s the extra abdominal fat that causes insulin resistance and eventually?or maybe already’type 2 diabetes. But more recent research tells a more precise?and...
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...
Nov 21, 2014 | Nutrition |
It’s time for more crazy Joey Lott shenanigans. Five new free health books. His books are so spot on though. I feel like, in a way, he’s carrying the torch here for the general 180D parade. These are some great, short, FREE reads for the next few days. It will keep you busy until I come out with MY new book next Friday. Yeah, I said it.Get excited. I’m releasing it for free as...
Oct 22, 2014 | Guest Posts, Inflammation, Nutrition, Supplementation |
By Joel Brind, Ph.D. The subject of glutathione (GSH) came up in my last post on diet and inflammation, some of the comments reflecting the popularity of GSH as some sort of miracle molecule among alternative health purveyors and practitioners. Among the commenters, Sarah said: “Is this total BS? Is glutathione really the miracle substance some alternative med doctors say that it...
Sep 29, 2014 | Inflammation, Nutrition, Supplementation |
Comment from Martin Tornberg: “One thing that gives me pause with respect to consuming too much glycine is the study on?http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6084/1040.abstract’that ?identified glycine consumption and expression of the mitochondrial glycine biosynthetic pathway as strongly correlated with rates of proliferation across cancer cells? and noted that ?Antagonizing...
