Now that the concept of cold training for cold adaptation and fat loss has received scientific support, I've been thinking more about how to apply it. A number of people have been practicing cold training for a long time, using various methods, most of which haven't been scientifically validated. That doesn't mean the methods don't work (some of them probably do), but I don't know how far we can generalize individual results prior to seeing controlled studies. The studies that were published two weeks ago used prolonged,...
Monday, 26 August 2013
More Thoughts on Cold Training: Biology Chimes In
Posted by Admin in: brown fat overweight
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Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Reflections on the 2013 Ancestral Health Symposium
Posted by Admin
I just returned from the 2013 Ancestral Health Symposium in Atlanta. Despite a few challenges with the audio/visual setup, I think it went well. I arrived on Thursday evening, and so I missed a few talks that would have been interesting to attend, by Mel Konner, Nassim Taleb, Gad Saad, and Hamilton Stapell. Dr. Konner is one of the progenitors of the modern Paleo movement. Dr. Saad does interesting work on consummatory behavior, reward, and its possible evolutionary basis. Dr. Stapell is a historian...
Tuesday, 13 August 2013
AHS Talk This Saturday
Posted by Admin in: overweight presentations
For those who are attending the Ancestral Health Symposium this year, my talk will be at 9:00 AM on Saturday. The title is "Insulin and Obesity: Reconciling Conflicting Evidence", and it will focus on the following two questions:Does elevated insulin cause obesity; does obesity cause elevated insulin; or both?Is there a unifying hypothesis that's able to explain all of the seemingly conflicting evidence cited by each side of the debate?I'll approach the matter in true scientific fashion: stating hypotheses, making rational...
Friday, 9 August 2013
Food Reward Friday
Posted by Admin in: Food reward Fridays
This week's lucky "winner"... cola!Thirsty yet? Visual cues such as these are used to drive food/beverage seeking and consumption behavior, which are used to drive profits. How does this work? Once you've consumed a rewarding beverage enough times, particularly as a malleable child, your brain comes to associate everything about that beverage with the primary reward you obtained from it (calories, sugar, and caffeine)....
Friday, 2 August 2013
Food Reward Friday
Posted by Admin in: Food reward Fridays
This week's lucky winner... salted nuts!!Read more...
