Intermittent Fasting – 2 Years Later – Joy Victoria

January 16, 2014
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When I first found, and started Leangains Intermittent Fasting, I was still looking for *the* diet. You know what I mean. The diet to end all diets.Instead I found something better.I didn’t need another diet. What I really needed was an education.When I finally got an education in nutrition (through a combination of blogs, textbooks, Physiology class, and lots of reading about research), I finally became free from “dieting”.  You can see the evolution of my education in my 2 previous posts on this blog here and here, about my experiences with Leangains and Intermittent fasting, from November 2011 to now.This post is not to tell you anything about intermittent fasting, Leangains or how to “diet”.If you are still confused, dogmatic, frustrated, searching or any other adjective connected to what you eat or look like, that would compel you to read a diet blog post; you are uneducated.Don’t be offended.

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Resistance Training for Diabetes Prevention and Therapy – Hindawi …

December 9, 2013
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1Institute for Nutritional Sciences and Physiology, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, A-6060 Hall in Tirol, Eduard Wallnoefer-Zentrum 1, Austria2Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USACopyright © 2013 Barbara Strasser and Dominik Pesta. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is characterized by insulin resistance, impaired glycogen synthesis, lipid accumulation, and impaired mitochondrial function. Exercise training has received increasing recognition as a cornerstone in the prevention and treatment of T2D. Emerging research suggests that resistance training (RT) has the power to combat metabolic dysfunction in patients with T2D and seems to be an effective measure to improve overall metabolic health and reduce metabolic risk factors in diabetic patients. However, there is limited mechanistic insight into how these adaptations occur

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Robb Wolf – Impact of Nutrition on Autoimmune Disease – Part 3

November 7, 2013
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The Impact of Nutrition on Autoimmune Disease – Part 3 8 Comments Thursday, November 7th, 2013 Written by: Matt Baran-MickleBe sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2Metabolism and ImmunityThe obesity epidemic is widely recognized, and while the precise causes are not entirely clear, the presence of excessive nutrient intake and subsequent systemic metabolic dysfunction is not controversial. Obesity is frequently accompanied by a variety of conditions that are collectively referred to as the metabolic syndrome, including high plasma glucose, high plasma fatty acids/triglycerides, hypertension, and insulin resistance; immunological alterations in obesity are increasingly recognized as well, and the presence of chronic inflammation is a hallmark of the condition.(image: Kanneganti & Dixit, 2012)These immunological alterations are quite pronounced, and include the accumulation of activated lymphocytes and innate cells in obese fat tissue, and a depletion of Treg cells, as well as mucosal barrier disruption and dysbiosis. Recent work has begun to unravel the interrelation of immunity and metabolism, and provides some intriguing evidence for our developing understanding of autoimmune disease.Like every other cell, leukocytes require energy and metabolic substrate to maintain normal cellular function, and to divide and proliferate.

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High-Intensity Tabata Training Deemed An Effective Workout, Study …

October 12, 2013
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Think you don’t have enough time for exercise? Good news: The body of evidence supporting short, high-intensity workouts continues to grow. According to a small new study commissioned by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), Tabata-style workouts done for just 20 minutes provide measurable cardio benefits.The time-friendly Tabata trend began with the Japanese speed skating team. Head coach Irisawa Koichi had been asking players to follow a training routine that involved alternating short periods of high intensity work with even shorter periods of rest. He asked training coach Izumi Tabata to analyze how effective this setup was.

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Sixteen weeks of resistance training can decrease the risk of …

September 28, 2013
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Clin Interv Aging. 2013;8:1221-8. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S44245. Epub 2013 Sep 16. Sixteen weeks of resistance training can decrease the risk of metabolic syndrome in healthy postmenopausal women.Conceição MS, Bonganha V, Vechin FC, de Barros Berton RP, Lixandrão ME, Nogueira FR, de Souza GV, Chacon-Mikahil MP, Libardi CA.Source: Exercise Physiology Laboratory, School of Physical Education, State University of Campinas, Campinas.AbstractBACKGROUND:The postmenopausal phase has been considered an aggravating factor for developing metabolic syndrome

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Resistance Training Intensity: Load Versus Repetitions – RDLFITNESS

March 9, 2013
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This post represents a single article for a complete series dedicated to developing muscular strength and size through resistance training. Each article relies on the information detailed before it to convey a thorough understanding.View an outline with links to theentire series here.It is easily possible to lift an enormous “total tonnage” while doing nothing worthwhile and just as easy to perform a very productive workout that involves very little “total tonnage”. Secondly, according to that theory, ten reps with 100 pounds are exactly equal to two reps with 500 pounds which is obvious nonsense; the “work performed” would be equal but the power required and the results produced would certainly NOT be equal.- Arthur JonesGrowthTraining for muscular growth focuses on developing a greater cross-sectional area, and this depends on the proper balance between the load versus repetitions.

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Aerobic Exercise Trumps Resistance Training for Weight and Fat Loss

December 15, 2012
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By Duke Medicine News and CommunicationsDURHAM, N.C. – Aerobic training is the best mode of exercise for burning fat, according to Duke researchers who compared aerobic training, resistance training, and a combination of the two.The study, which appears Dec. 15, 2012, in the Journal of Applied Physiology, is the largest randomized trial to analyze changes in body composition from the three modes of exercise in overweight or obese adults without diabetes.Aerobic exercise – including walking, running, and swimming – has been proven to be an effective way to lose weight.

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What You Should Know About Intermittent Fasting | Wannabebig

November 7, 2011
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Share ! In fitness circles, the concept of intermittent fasting (IF) is catching like wildfire, and it’s no surprise as to why. There is some intriguing new published research showing that IF may offer a host of health and body composition benefits. Additionally, a small but growing group of IF experimenters are swearing by these relatively new fat-loss techniques, techniques that include skipping meals and sometimes going entire days without eating!I know, I know…the idea of fasting for a few extra hours every day seems to fly in the face of conventional nutrition wisdom, and many of you probably think that going entire days without eating is sheer lunacy–I get it.

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