Sleep, Weight, Muscle and Fat There are dozens of studies that people who sleep less weigh more (and also die younger.) Can sleeping more cause weight loss? Probably. Most of the studies done have observed very few people for very short periods. Their answer has generally been yes – you can lose weight when you […]
Grunting in tennis – sports, noise and the brain (10/4/10)
They’re loud. The noises made by professional tennis players have increased through the years. Now a study from the University of Hawaii using tennis simulations demonstrates what should have been obvious – grunting distracts your opponent. Grunting on the court gives several advantages to the grunter – including distracting your opponent, and making them unconsciously […]
Regeneration and cancer (10/3/10)
Regeneration and Cancer Regeneration is what rebuilds your body and keeps you healthy. The process is vast, fast, and deeply influenced by what you do. How fast? You whole gut lining is gone in a day or two. The pumping cells in your heart are essentially replaced in a few days. The cells that make […]
Why do I gain weight if I rest less? The 60-7 rule (10/1/10)
Rest is as necessary to survival as food, but people can’t wrap their heads around that fact. They also can’t understand how getting less sleep causes them to gain weight. Though the physiology is complex, the answer is simple – stop treating your body like a machine. We rebuild and regenerate through rest. Without that […]
Celebrity Rehab and the Power of Rest (9/29/10)
Treatment through the Power of Rest Rest is regeneration, and people are so stressed out they need that reset now. Two months ago in Huffington Post I wrote about how performance pressure, crazy hours, adulation, the end of privacy and the insanity of show business lead many performers into preventable addictions. Yesterday I learned Lindsay […]