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Need vs. Optimization: Omnivores & Carnivores.

Humans are omnivores but does that mean we need to eat plants AND animals? To address this, we first need to ask 2 questions:1) need for what?2) need vs. optimization? STORY TIME Scientists were determining the amino acid requirements of cats by feeding … Continue reading

Poor sleep, “dietary disinhibition,” and weight gain

“Dietary disinhibition” In school, the concept was taught like this: recruit a bunch of people and tell them it’s for a cookie taste-testing project. Give them a form with a bunch of questions about cookie quality (taste, texture, sweetness, etc.) … Continue reading

The power of a good walk.

I walk a lot. Usually after meals; sometimes for sunlight & exercise, other times just because it’s a habit and I like doing it. Sometimes even twice a day (eg, after breakfast and lunch). [Patron link] But seriously, it’s way … Continue reading

Sunlight is anti-cancer: get some

Some important points: there is a lot of evidence that low melatonin mediates the carcinogenic effects of circadian arrhythmia. One of the classical observations was that melatonin-depleted blood from women exposed to bright light promoted tumor growth in a model … Continue reading

Brain Health, Easy Steps

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Fixing your rhythms makes everything better. Here’s how.

Full article open to everyone over at Patreon! <- link What’s more anti-cancer than ‘shrooms and isothiocyanates? CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS Affiliate discounts: if you’re still looking for a pair of hot blue blockers, Carbonshade  is offering 15% off with the coupon code … Continue reading

Light and food in the morning

Suggested pre-reading: Metabolism at night Recently, when the topic of breakfast came up, I got something like this: “correlation isn’t causation, and anyway, it’s because people aren’t eating bacon & eggs at night, they’re having cake & alcohol.” OK, you … Continue reading

Carb early but not often

*if you’re going to carb, that is     The Sofer study was uniquely insightful in that they compared 3 carb-rich meals per day with the same amount of carbs but restricted to 1 meal.  Both groups ate 3 times … Continue reading

What or When to Eat

Artificial light at night, crappy sleep, and skipping breakfast are major contributors to poor circadian rhythms.  Some bro’s insist WHAT you eat is infinitely more important than WHEN you eat.  I beg to differ, at least in part – nix … Continue reading

Eating in the absence of hunger

Good idea? Bad idea? … a bit of a rant Some gurus swear by the “only eat when hungry” mantra.  I’m neutral on the issue.  In my opinion, it can work for people who are good planners because if you … Continue reading