Intermittent Fasting

By melanieavalon / March 8, 2014

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In the 3 years I’ve been Intermittent Fasting, I’ve experienced a myriad of physiological benefits! Here are 10 to get you started! 1. No More Constant Hunger Back in my eat-3-meals-plus-snacks-in-between-days, I was kind of always hungry. I often suspected (tirade of constant pro-breakfast studies aside) that eating immediately upon waking wasn’t all that necessary. […]

Alcohol

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Wine

By melanieavalon / March 7, 2014

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While a nice glass of red wine won’t build muscle or chip away at pre-existing fat stores, it may counteract the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle, and prevent fat storage! In a 2011 study, scientists trying to find a way to counteract an astronaut’s lack of exercise, found that resveratrol, a polyphenol found in […]

Caffeine

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Supplements

By melanieavalon / February 21, 2014

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I’d been contemplating this very random concept for QUITE awhile, and I just happened to come across the very study addressing it. Good moment. (Though I was actually looking for studies concerning alcohol’s effect on the sedentary individual. Next time!) Caffeine is known to increase energy expenditure (EE) and lipolysis (fat burning), but is that […]

Low Carb

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By melanieavalon / February 19, 2014

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I am loving this study I just found in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine! Not only is it brand-spanking new (Feb 2014), but it addresses the common experience of being “hangry” (though not in such terms). While I haven’t been hangry in a long time, oh how I remember it well! In my carb-laden pre-fasting days, my […]

Intermittent Fasting

By melanieavalon / February 18, 2014

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Intermittent fasting not only yields an awesome physique: it also extends the amount of time you get to live in said attractive body. A 2009 study concluded two dietary protocols increase lifespan: calorie restriction and intermittent fasting. Even cooler? The fasting didn’t require calorie restriction overall to yield anti-aging benefits. Yep. The study (performed on Caenorhabditis elegans, […]

Personal

By melanieavalon / February 13, 2014

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Ok, here goes. A brief history of how I became the health & nutrition crazed girl I am today! First, to clarify: I have never been “overweight,” always erring on the thin side. That being said, I always strove for that “ideal” female body, subscribing to the myriad of fat burning, weight-loss, “lose-10-lbs-in-10-days” mantras which […]