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“So, you know, getting in the sauna, you know, obviously does not blunt hypertrophy after the resistance training. You know, whether or not you want to get— I don't know that a quick cold shower after the sauna is really going to massively blunt adaptations.”
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“So similar thing, exercise does a similar thing. There's also brain-derived neurotrophic factor, similar to aerobic exercise. You know, heat stress has been shown to increase brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which helps stave off neurodegenerative disease.”
Brief standing or activity breaks during prolonged sitting were linked to small acute improvements in executive function and memory in a new meta-analysis—but the evidence remains low certainty. That doesn't mean we can't apply the findings.
“Methylation may also act as a biological memory of long-term exposures. Smoking, inflammation, obesity, metabolic dysfunction, infection, psychological stress, air pollution, and other stressors may leave durable regulatory marks.”
“Some of the mechanisms by which exercise protects against cancer and sensitizes cancer cells to death include: •Increased blood flow, shear stress on the vascular bed, temperature increases, sympathetic activation and endocrine (release of catecholamines and exercise hormones, myokine secretion) •Increased tumor perfusion, oxygen delivery, •Metabolic stress within the tumor, cellular damage…”
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“And a lot of this does come down to lactate production. The metabolic stress that's induced from vigorous-intensity exercise produces more lactate. This lactate is getting into circulation, going to other tissues, including the brain.”
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“In a ten-week randomized trial of 16 men with overweight or obesity, high-intensity training produced greater improvements than continuous aerobic training in peak VO2, glucose-tolerance-derived insulin-sensitivity measures, and muscle mitochondrial content.”
“In people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic experiences can resurface as vivid flashbacks and intense avoidance, often lasting months or even years. While therapy and medications can help, many people don't respond fully.”
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“In a controlled five-week crossover trial involving men with prediabetes, an early six-hour eating window with dinner before 3 p.m. improved insulin sensitivity, pancreatic beta-cell responsiveness, blood pressure, oxidative stress, and appetite without causing weight loss.”
“Sulforaphane, a bioactive compound derived from broccoli, promotes the production of glutathione, a potent endogenous antioxidant that reduces oxidative stress. Learn more in this clip featuring sulforaphane expert Dr. Jed Fahey. - View full publication.”
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