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The first Super Bowl Webinar I did examined the energy systems of the body and how to train each one for a specific purpose, a concept called “specificity of training.” Now, 12 years later, we’re going back to examine the part of the cells that produces the most energy: the mitochondria. Recent research has focused […]
It’s been an interesting five weeks since my knee replacement. I’ve never taken that much time off before, but I’m healing well—just not as quickly as I want. Researching the best way to gain back joint strength and muscle loss, I’ve come across a new term that combines two conditions: osteosarcopenia. It’s a combination of […]
Where did the time go? It seems like we were just beginning the year, and now it’s New Year’s Eve. I wish you all the best in 2022, and I’ll be there with you. Have a good time tonight, no matter how you ring in the New Year, but be safe if you travel anywhere […]
As we celebrate Christmas in a couple of days, remember that this is a time of peace and joy although it’s sometimes hard to remember with the hustle and bustle of this season. Whatever your faith, whatever you believe, put the devices away, turn off the TV, and take some time to think about what […]
Over the years, the topic of “How should I eat during the holidays?” comes up over and over. We all want to try to avoid gaining the five to ten pounds during the weeks from Thanksgiving through New Year’s. Depending on your activity levels during the past year and a half with COVID restrictions, you […]
In the past four Memos, I’ve focused on explaining fasting. The questions I left you with on Saturday were: “Is it worth it to fast? Is it effective? Is there science to support it?” The answer to all three is yes. I think it can be summed up in one quote from the reference. “In […]
It’s time to get into some real fasting. While there’s nothing wrong with the abstinence approach, abstinence is not really fasting. I’m going to cover two different approaches. The first is known by the moniker 5:2. That means you eat reasonably five days out of the week and you fast two days per week. The […]
How did you do on your 18:6 abstinence from food if you tried it? The ratio of abstinence to eating can vary. I asked you to try an 18:6 approach. Personally, I did fine—that’s just about my normal eating pattern anyway. I’m going to give you one version of an abstinence model today. I’ll give […]
Before I talk about the differences between fasting and abstinence, I want to make it clear that I’m in favor of both approaches when used wisely. I don’t think either is the way you should eat for the rest of your life, but if you have specific objectives to control your weight or to reduce […]
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Because we’ve entered the “weight-gain portal” time of the year, let’s talk about the fasting craze that some people are doing and the rest are thinking about trying. As I see it, the problem is the lack of clarity in terminology and subsequently the execution of a […]
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