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Jim Kean is the CEO of National Pro Grid League (NPGL) and founder of WellnessFX.

“00:29:20 - Organs shrink during fasting and then regrow after refeeding. Study. 00:29:45 - Fasting stresses healthy cells so they increase their stress-response pathways, including heat shock proteins, antioxidant production, and anti-inflammatory.”

“A later Framingham analysis followed 2,240 adults for 11 years and found that a red-cell fatty acid model including the Omega-3 Index predicted all-cause mortality about as well as a model using several standard cardiovascular risk factors.”

“If your magnesium levels are inadequate, then your ability to boost mitochondrial number during HIT will be dampened, thus, compromising performance and the mitochondrial mass you would have otherwise gained as a consequence of your hard work and effort.”

“A pooled analysis of 17 prospective cohorts associated higher circulating long-chain omega-3 levels with lower total mortality, but it does not prove that raising an individual’s index causes added years of life or offsets smoking.”

“A meta-analysis of resistance-training trials found that protein supplementation produced modest additional gains in strength and fat-free mass, with average fat-free-mass benefit plateauing near 1.62 g/kg/day. This is a group estimate, not a precise requirement for every older adult.”

“In a small immobilization trial, five grams per day of omega-3 fatty acids reduced the loss of muscle volume in young women compared with sunflower oil, supporting continued research on omega-3s and disuse atrophy. Heat is the fourth proposed tool.”

“Dr. Patrick therefore favors lower-risk tools for focus, including high-quality sleep, exercise, cocoa flavanols, deliberate cold exposure, and modest caffeine, before considering an addictive stimulant. Nicotine is not equivalent to tobacco smoke, but that does not make chronic use benign.”

“A randomized-trial meta-analysis found a higher atrial-fibrillation risk with marine omega-3 supplementation, with a stronger signal at doses above 1 gram per day; the included populations generally had cardiovascular disease or elevated cardiovascular risk.”

“Dr. Bruce Ames' Triage Theory Dr. Ames proposed that the body does a strategic rationing so that those proteins and enzymes in the body which are essential for short-term survival get their share of vitamins and minerals at the expense of other proteins and enzymes that are essential for long-term survival.”