pimg class=”alignright” title=”Organic Coconut?” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/coconut2.jpg” alt=”coconut2″ width=”320″ height=”240″ /A couple weeks ago, I gave you a a title=”Top 9 Most Important Foods to Buy Organic” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/top-9-most-important-foods-to-buy-organic/”list of the top 10 foods you should strive to buy organic/a. Some of you found the list useful, while others felt a bit overwhelmed and disheartened by the information, saying that it felt like they couldn#8217;t eat anything that wasn#8217;t organic. Today, I#8217;ll try to make things a little better by giving you a list of the foods which are perfectly fine in their conventional form. However, even if the following conventional foods are relatively safe for emyour health/em, some would argue that you should still buy organic in order to support the workers and protect the environments exposed to agricultural chemicals. That#8217;s totally valid, and it#8217;s part of the reason why I try to buy organic, but it#8217;s not what I#8217;m discussing here. It#8217;s a […]

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Brad Pilon in my opinion is the authority on protein intake. Today he put up an article about a study where post workout protein is mainly beneficial for those who train in a fasted state. If someone has protein an hour or two before training, this post workout protein is not as vital.

Some highlights of the post:
However, on piece of research is too interesting for me not to share with you today… Most research conducted on the acute muscle building affects of post-workout protein have two interesting thing in common – they measure protein synthesis as a marker of muscle growth and the subjects in the studies are almost always fasted at the beginning of the study.
Typically, the people in a study that is examining the anabolic affects of post-workout protein show up to the lab after an overnight fast, then will fast for an additional hour or two […]

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Pull ups are a great exercise for the back, and quite possibly the best exercise for your biceps. I’ve actually dropped curls this winter to see if my biceps get worked enough with just back exercises. I found a great guest post today on Bodyweight Coach showing how to get stronger at pull ups. The video:

Link to full article: Master Pull Ups With This Foolproof Plan.
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I’m just about finished the next update of How Much Protein, and I think the new editions to the book will really help people understand my views on protein.
However, on piece of research is too interesting for me not to share with you today…
Most research conducted on the acute muscle building affects of post-workout protein have two interesting thing in common – they measure protein synthesis as a marker of muscle growth and the subjects in the studies are almost always fasted at the beginning of the study.
Typically, the people in a study that is examining the anabolic affects of post-workout protein show up to the lab after an overnight fast, then will fast for an additional hour or two while the study is being set up. Then they workout, usually doing a a grueling leg workout of 8 sets of 8-10 reps using 80% of their 1 rep max […]

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Kiefer of Dangerously Hardcore, just put up a video demonstrating two great moves to build the muscle that frame the abs. Oblique exercises are often ignored, but they greatly enhance a physique when the body fat levels are low. He recommends these for women in particular, but these work well for men also.

Tip: I wouldn’t recommend “wood choppers” to those with naturally blocky waists. Stick to static holds and things like side planks to get the job done.
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This was one of the more odd things I found today. A post about transplanting brown fat to lose weight. Obviously this is an extreme weight loss technique, but maybe holds promise? Hard to say. I’d recommend the “old school” approach of eating less calories than you burn.

[Right now it has only been used on mice. Not sure when or if human trials are coming.]
Highlights from the article:
Mice given brown fat transplants lose weight and avoid the kinds of metabolic changes that lead to type 2 diabetes, even on high-fat diets, a new study shows.
Scientists have tried brown fat transplants before but they haven’t worked very well, says researcher Laurie J. Goodyear, PhD, head of the Section on Integrative Physiology and Metabolism at Harvard’s Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston.
‘Dramatic Effects’ After eight weeks, mice that got injections of brown fat processed blood sugar more normally, had less insulin resistance, […]

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I tend to squint if it is even a tad bright outside, but I never knew how tough even cloudy days were on the eyes. Last week, Anderson Cooper went temporarily blind, because he wasn’t protecting his eyes on an overcast day.

I found a good post on the NY Times today, covering this topic:
On an overcast day, Mr. Cooper, sans sunglasses, was filming a news segment on the water off the coast of Portugal.
Most people wear sunglasses on a sunny day.
But even on an overcast day, UV rays can pass through clouds and damage your eyes.
Like sand and water, fresh snow can also reflect UV rays on a cloudy day.
THE BOTTOM LINE Even on overcast days, UV rays can pierce through clouds and cause eye damage.

Source: Really? On a Cloudy Day, Your Eyes Can Be Sunburned — NYTimes.com.
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I found a post discussing recent findings that a little wine is only good for you if you are not overweight. So it seems like advice that only applies to some people.

Writing in this month’s issue of the Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, researchers Tim Lobstein and Mike Daube acknowledge that previous studies have shown a ‘J-shaped’ curve, indicating that a little alcohol might lower your risk of heart disease while a lot will certainly raise the risk.
It held pretty well for slim men, but not for those with a higher Body Mass Index, above 27.5 kg/m2.’ ‘In effect, the standard advice about a small amount of alcohol being good for the heart doesn’t stack up for overweight men,’ he said.

Source: A Little Wine Is Good For You? Not If You Are Overweight.
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