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Basal Metabolic Rate: How To Increase Metabolism Fast. Don’t you miss the days when you were young and could pig out on whatever you want, without gaining a pound?

Basal Metabolic Rate: How To Increase Metabolism Fast

Pizza, milkshakes, In-N-Out animal style fries… it was all fair game back then. Now when we eat those foods, we’re left with a bulging belly as a side effect! For women – especially if you are over 40 years old – losing weight can be extra challenging. This is because of metabolic changes in your body that happen leading up to and after menopause. And that’s even without the added baby fat after giving birth, if you’ve had children. That’s why supplements with ingredients that stimulate metabolism are so popular, like Genius Burn. For men, the most dramatic decade of change is from age 20 to 30. How much does your metabolism slow down as you age? Data Source: Montana State University, College of Education, Health & Human Development, report dated 1998. Fat Tissue Has Receptors for Sunlight and They Affect Fat Metabolism (Guest, Professor Peter Light)

You probably already know that ambient light regulates circadian rhythms by interacting with light-sensitive neurons in the eye.

Fat Tissue Has Receptors for Sunlight and They Affect Fat Metabolism (Guest, Professor Peter Light)

But let’s review anyway: In full white light (which contains all colors of light), the rays of the blue and green light spectrum activate melanopsin, a photosensitive protein in specific cells of the retina in the back of the eye. When light hits these cells, a signal transmits information to the brain’s master clock. By detecting various intensities and tones of light, the brain can keep track of what time of day it is. This is relatively well established. We also know that sunlight can stimulate the production of vitamin D and nitric oxide, both of which have important effects on health. It has been known for several decades that a small percentage of blue light can penetrate human skin, and can even reach white subcutaneous adipose tissue. My guest in this episode (inadvertently) found the answer to this novel questions. Guest A serendipitous discovery. The Link Between Sleep and Your Weight. A question I get asked frequently: “I’m eating a Paleo diet but I’m not losing weight.

The Link Between Sleep and Your Weight

Why?” Sometimes the person lost a bunch of weight initially but plateaued far from their goal (>30 pounds, so not vanity weight). 7 Unusual Yet Effective Tips To Burn Fat. You have all fundamentals in place – a good diet, a sound training program and the determination to drop body fat.

7 Unusual Yet Effective Tips To Burn Fat

11 Reasons Why You Need To Lift Heavy For Fat Loss. ' I don't want to get bulky'. '' I want to tone'.' I need to use lighter weights so I can work up a sweat & burn fat'' I don't want to look like a bodybuilder' I often hear phrases like this from people trying lose body fat in the gym.

11 Reasons Why You Need To Lift Heavy For Fat Loss

The comments used to 'justify' their high rep, low weight, short rest gym workouts. 11 Proven Ways to Lose Weight Without Diet or Exercise. Eating Time and Circadian Rhythm. Nutrient Timing Less, Cyclic Dieting & Baseline Microbiome More Important for Fat Loss - Nutrition Science News 02/18 - SuppVersity: Nutrition and Exercise Science for Everyone. Even if you are already way beyond the stage, where "weight loss" is your main interest, I am pretty sure you will appreciate this selection of recent studies from obesity research all around the world.

Nutrient Timing Less, Cyclic Dieting & Baseline Microbiome More Important for Fat Loss - Nutrition Science News 02/18 - SuppVersity: Nutrition and Exercise Science for Everyone

After all, some of the research may actually help you achieve your new goal which should be to lose body fat while keeping or even building lean mass. In today's research review I am going to discuss three papers that have recently been published in the International Journal of Obesity (after being available online since late 2017, btw). To generalize one could say that the papers deal with the effects of nutrient timing and your microbiome on the efficacy of your fat loss efforts. Review older articles about the gut - health axis.at the SuppVersity. 10 Simple Morning Habits That Help You Lose Weight. Stepping on the scale and weighing yourself each morning can be an effective method to increase motivation and improve self-control.

10 Simple Morning Habits That Help You Lose Weight

Several studies have associated weighing yourself daily with greater weight loss. For instance, a study in 47 people found that those who weighed themselves daily lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) more over six months than those who weighed themselves less often (). Another study reported that adults who weighed themselves daily lost an average of 9.7 pounds (4.4 kg) over a two-year period, while those who weighed themselves once a month gained 4.6 pounds (2.1 kg) (). 30 Things to Before Bed to Lose Weight. What’s the best place in the world to lose weight?

30 Things to Before Bed to Lose Weight

The gym! Say the muscle-bound personal trainers, raising their hands (but not really getting that far because their deltoids get in the way). The (huff!) Track (puff!) Say the distance runners, cyclists, triathletes, and other types trucking along with sweat in their eyes and numbers stuck on their chests. The kitchen! ‎5 Genes That Make It Hard to Lose Weight, and What You Can Do To Combat Them.