The linchpin in this bioenergetic process is a remarkable cell type known as brown fat. Unlike its better-known counterpart, white fat, which stores energy, brown fat is a veritable metabolic furnace that creates energy by literally incinerating your body’s fat stores.
The following guide will walk you through ten crucial steps for optimal recovery and amplified outcomes. So if you’re ready to learn how to avoid the pitfalls of overtraining and improper recovery methods, let’s get started!
Pretty much anyone over the age of 30 has heard about the infamous Fountain of Youth, the legendary spring believed to have the power to restore youth and vitality to those who drink from it. Despite the fact that tales of the Fountain of Youth have been around for centuries, there is no historical evidence to support its claim, and it is widely believed to be nothing more than a myth. What is not a myth, is the science surrounding the hormone insulin, and how elevated levels of this hormone are well documented to increase biological aging. As almost all...
Let’s be real, everyone loves carbs. In fact, most of us are addicted to them! That’s because, many thousands of years ago, before the agricultural revolution, carbs were not nearly as plentiful, so we evolved to stock up on them whenever we could (think being stung by bees, just to taste some sweet honey). Despite today’s mainstream diet, which consists largely of carbohydrate containing foods (think bread, pasta, cereal, rice, etc.) to the tune of well over 50 percent of our calories, carbohydrates are not essential nutrients for our body. This is because our bodies have the ability to release...