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Many people believe that if you work out regularly, you’ll eventually lose weight. Or, if you eat a donut, you should walk for about an hour to burn equivalent calories. Or when you put in some extra time at the gym, you can afford to splurge a little. Unfortunately, none of these are true, and it’s just not that simple.

Many dieters, athletes, and bodybuilders occasionally experience difficulty falling or staying asleep due to caloric deficits or intermittent fasting. Based on our client experience, we’ve come to believe that sleep…

Every year, millions of people attempt to lose weight. Whether for health, aesthetics, or a combination of both, there are many reasons why losing weight is a worthy goal. However,…

The health benefits from fasting are endless. That being said, despite what many Intermittent Fasting (IF) zealots will proclaim, it’s not a magical bullet for weight loss. However, it is a powerful tool when used properly. Let’s look at some of the key health benefits of fasting.

If you have the novelty-seeking genes and an addictive personality, like Matt, your tendency can increase your risk of food addiction and emotional eating. It becomes even more important to develop self-awareness and handle your traumas accordingly. Matt works with addicts in his personal life and he’s found that most addicts’ behaviors are all driven by traumas.

Often, pictures of physique transformations you see online don’t show the sacrifices it takes to get them. Every year, millions of people aspire for such transformations. Most of them fail or regain their weight by falling back to old habits. Have you wondered what it takes and whether you can stick to it for life?

If you are trying to lose weight, sleep deprivation can prevent you from reaching your ideal weight and feeling your best. In this article, we’ll look closely at how sleep plays a role in your appetite and can affect your weight and body composition.

Most people experience some injuries throughout their lifetime, especially if they’re elderly or more athletic. Usually, they think of either letting their bodies heal on their own or getting surgery or physical therapy.

“If It Fits Your Macros” IIFYM is very popular in the world of physique competitors. It’s the default diet for most bodybuilders and physique athletes. It’s effective for getting lean and for muscle building.

Metabolic endotoxemia is one of the biggest health de-optimizers of our time. They could make it harder to lose weight and contribute to all kinds of health risks. Whether your goal is to lose weight, look and perform better, or live a long and healthy life, it’s essential to address leaky gut and metabolic endotoxemia.

Probiotics, postbiotics, synbiotics: differences, similarities, and uniquenesses Postbiotics are the compounds left by the gut bacteria and supplemental probiotics when they grow and metabolize food components and other substances in…

You’ve been working hard, cutting calories, exercising, and weight lifting. You’re doing everything right, but suddenly, you stop losing weight. Or every time you manage to lose the weight, it rebounds. What went wrong? It could be something called metabolic adaptation.