I gained weight recently. I feel bloated, puffy, and sluggish, and my body is definitely more bootylicious than before. I have nothing to feel bad about. In fact, I think going all in and eating as much as I wanted to for a few...
Being fat adapted is great! You become fat adapted after a period of eating a low-carb, high-fat diet and maybe even intermittent fasting in an attempt to train your body to burn fat as its main source of energy instead of burning carbohydrates. When...
Don’t get me wrong, I love my husband. I absolutely adore him. He is incredibly smart, we have a lot of fun together, and he shows me how much he loves me every day. But… He is not like most people. He is the...
It is very difficult to say which diet is healthier than another because there are a lot of individual genetic differences and other factors that influence someone’s diet decisions. Most experts would agree that a diet high in processed foods and hydrogenated vegetable oils...
If you are interested in self-optimization and health, then you need to know about a process, stimulated through a keto diet, known as autophagy. What Exactly is Autophagy? Autophagy is a process where your body recycles and destroys old and damaged cells. The...
Intermittent fasting is no joke. It sounds wonderful when you first start hearing about the benefits, and it really is wonderful, but it can be incredibly difficult when you first start doing it. You can practice intermittent fasting in various ways. These include: The...
Sugar is not as sweet as you may think, and you already know it is not healthy for you and that it won’t help you become superhuman. A healthy diet can do far more than you may think in terms of helping you get...
Going on holiday is an opportunity to relax, have fun, and indulge a little. But what often ends up happening is that you go home carrying excess weight, and not only in your luggage. The extra holiday kilos can end up staying around until...
While many people around the world are trying to lose weight in order to improve their health, as well as their appearance, you might be one of the people who actually want to gain weight for their health or to improve their body composition...
Even though you may have never heard of intermittent fasting (IF), you have probably heard that in order to lose weight, be healthy, and go through your day performing like a superhuman, you need to eat breakfast. After all, breakfast is the most important...
The moment you start researching tips on how to improve your health and fitness, you will be bombarded by hundreds of tips on how. If you follow a standard American diet (also known as the SAD diet), and have not been paying a lot...
When I was younger and in the initial phases of my health research journey, I did not pay much attention to the claims that carbohydrates were the enemy, and that a ketogenic diet is best. I believed that in order to be healthy, you...