[toc position='left'] Exercise snacks are brief, deliberately planned bouts of vigorous physical activity distributed throughout the day. A snack may be a fast stair climb, bike sprint, set of air squats, or short bodyweight circuit lasting roughly 20 seconds to a few minutes. The defining features are that the effort is intentional, short, and separated from the next bout by a longer period of ordinary daily activity. This approach lowers two common barriers to exercise—time and access to facilities—and can improve cardiorespiratory fitness and glucose regulation. It also provides a practical... exercise cardiovascular cognition exercise snacks
Read more[toc position='left'] Biological aging clocks are among the most important tools in modern longevity science. They attempt to answer a deceptively simple question: can we measure how fast a person is aging biologically, rather than just counting the number of years they have been alive? The answer is yes—but with important caveats. Epigenetic clocks use patterns of DNA methylation, a chemical tagging system on DNA, to estimate different aspects of aging. Some clocks estimate chronological age. Others predict disease risk, mortality risk, or the current pace of biological aging. This means biol... epigenetics aging telomeres genetics stem cells omega-3 dna damage biomarkers vitamin d senescence multivitamin
Read more[toc position='left'] This post originally went out to subscribers to the FoundMyFitness newsletter. Sign up here to start receiving it! (https://www.foundmyfitness.com/newsletter) Protein is still (somehow) controversial. Should we restrict protein in favor of longevity and reducing cancer risk, or should we maximize our intake in favor of building muscle mass and enhancing performance? The answer lies somewhere in the middle. But one thing is for certain—the current recommendations don't accurately reflect the scientific evidence. That's why I sat down with Dr. Peter Attia as a guest on his ... aging cancer muscle strength protein exercise
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Listen now[toc position='left'] Time-restricted eating is a form of daily fasting wherein the time of the day during which a person eats is limited, or compressed. People who practice time-restricted eating typically eat during an 8- to 12-hour daytime window and fast during the remaining 12 to 16 hours. Unlike intermittent fasting, which involves caloric restriction, time-restricted eating permits a person to eat as much as they want during the eating window. Time-restricted eating aligns the eating and fasting cycles to the body’s innate 24-hour circadian system.[ref doi='10.3390/ijms20081911'] Within... fasting diet metabolism sleep circadian rhythm interesting
Read moreThis is the full minute-by-minute timeline for JRE #502. Click here to watch the video on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgSLkakMDfE). 00:02:42 (http://youtu.be/DgSLkakMDfE?t=00h02m42s) - Starts off by talking about kappa opioids (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A-opioid_receptor) and dynorphin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynorphin) and how you feel stress right before important events 00:04:24 (http://youtu.be/DgSLkakMDfE?t=00h04m24s) - Joe talks about how great you feel after a competition (fight) 00:05:35 (http://youtu.be/DgSLkakMDfE?t=00h05m35s) - Talks about how capsaicin (h... omega-3 depression insulin fatty liver vitamin a isothiocyanates antioxidant protein dairy blood sugar metabolic syndrome myrosinase
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