LAYER BY LAYER: About 15 percent of your body weight is skin. If that seems like a lot, remember that skin is your largest organ. And one of your most important. Understanding your skin’s structure is the first step to maintaining the health of your…
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Advice on how to get in your best shape from people who’ve done it. Project Body Smart – Certified Precision Nutrition Coach Coaching Online or in Person. Please feel free to contacts us at info@projectbodysmart.com By Lee Helland Tired of so-called “experts” telling you how to…
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From Eric Cressey, written by Brian St. Pierre Energy balance determines body weight, not necessarily body composition. There has been a lot of debate about the energy balance equation in the fitness industry. Perhaps, after all, calories-in vs. calories-out is not the ultimate determinant of…
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By Ryan Andrews With our intense focus on macronutrients, dieting and processed food consumption over the past 30 years, body fat levels have also increased. In other words, more information, more dieting, more junk food has given us more fat. What is fat loss? We…
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From Examine.com Believe it or not, there’s actually a simple, non-scammy way to “hack” your metabolism. And not only is it free, but it takes around two seconds to do … just walk over to your thermostat and tap a button. Humans are warm-blooded. You…
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by Ryan Andrews The way our hormones respond to training, and how they affect our muscle growth, depends a lot on our nutritional status — not just how many calories we’re taking in. What is muscle growth? Muscle growth — sometimes known as hypertrophy —…
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And much of this behaviour is learned… which means we can change it, if we want to. Finally, we don’t just behave in isolation — but in response to people around us. Whatever your coping style, it’s probably shaped and reinforced by your relationships. Know…
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When people pull all-nighters, what happens to their eating patterns? This randomized trial tested how sleep deprivation affects total caloric intake, plus it used fMRI to look at brain mechanisms. Too busy to read the full article? Click here to listen to the audio version…
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