Physiologically Speaking

MAY 24, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. But one of the biggest contributors to poor bone health in athletes is diet. Some evidence in animals and children with epilepsy adhering to ketogenic diets suggests that bone health may be impaired.

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Physiologically Speaking

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. In my opinion, it’s even more important than diet and sleep, to an extent. What physiological mechanisms make moderate to high levels of activity so favorable, especially in our modern environment?

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Physiologically Speaking

AUGUST 9, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. The debate over whether carbohydrates or sugar are the true culprits behind modern health issues has long stirred controversy among nutrition experts, diet enthusiasts, and the general public alike.

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Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 12, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Not surprising given that diet and physical activity outside of the intervention didn’t change. ICYMI On Wednesday, I published a post about the recent evidence on high-volume exercise and atherosclerosis in athletes.

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Physiologically Speaking

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. This week, I’m reposting a post that initially appeared as a paid post in April. I know you’ll enjoy it (or potentially re-enjoy it if you read it already). This newsletter is brought to you by my ebook “VO2 Max Essentials” (on sale for $5 for Black Friday!)

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Physiologically Speaking

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. This week, I’m reposting a post that initially appeared as a paid post in April. I know you’ll enjoy it (or potentially re-enjoy it if you read it already). This newsletter is brought to you by my ebook “VO2 Max Essentials” (on sale for $5 for Black Friday!)

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Physiologically Speaking

JULY 19, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. This means modifying the traditional athletic diet and using strategic, rather than indiscriminate, leveraging of carbohydrate consumption during training. If you’d like to submit a question, you can do so here.

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Physiologically Speaking

MAY 1, 2024

More contentious is whether ketogenic diets have any utility for exercise performance, especially among high-level athletes. Ketogenic diets are characterized as being very low in carbohydrates (less than 50 grams per day), modest in protein, and high in fat (more than 80% of total energy intake). What are ketones?

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 31, 2024

Poor sleep is associated with worse diet quality, and sleeping less causes people to eat more — and more of the wrong things. This article will discuss the bi-directional relationship between sleep and diet, explore the mechanisms of sleep-promoting foods, and explain why you might crave junk food when you’re sleep-deprived.

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Physiologically Speaking

JUNE 28, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. The effects of two different timing of high protein diets on body composition, muscular performance, and biochemical markers in resistance-trained males. You can watch the YouTube video here. Timing matters? Front Nutr.

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Physiologically Speaking

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Many people carefully adjust their diets, follow specific exercise routines, and track their sleep with wearable devices, all in the pursuit of becoming the healthiest version of themselves. How can you apply these findings?

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Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 26, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. ICYMI On Wednesday, I published The Ultimate Guide to Sleep and Cardiovascular Health.

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Physiologically Speaking

JULY 26, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. We talk about the ketogenic diet as a metabolic therapy for type 1 diabetes. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. This irregular sleep pattern misaligns circadian rhythms and disrupts physiology. “The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life.”

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Physiologically Speaking

MAY 31, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Details about the sponsors of this newsletter including Examine.com and my book “VO2 Max Essentials ” can be found at the end of the post!

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Physiologically Speaking

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Along with the post-exercise nutrition, the participants consumed a standardized, high-carbohydrate diet (~7 g of carbohydrate/kg/day) during the 12 hours preceding the exercise session and throughout the 24-hour recovery period.

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Physiologically Speaking

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

link] Diet and Cardiovascular Health 🥗 What we eat doesn’t just affect our metabolic health, performance, and body composition. There are several diets and diet patterns that are known to be “heart healthy.” The Mediterranean diet: one of the most well-known eating patterns for cardiovascular health.

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Physiologically Speaking

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. You might even lose a little weight, but only if your overall diet puts you in a caloric deficit. What if your calendar was the key to living a longer, healthier life? 1 Prieto-Bellver G, Diaz-Lara J, Bishop DJ, et al.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. The physiology of shivering Cold exposure with shivering activates several physiological responses that can contribute to better metabolic health. You can find more products I’m affiliated with on my website.

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Physiologically Speaking

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. It is true that physically active people need more protein, but most of us are not elite athletes or competitive bodybuilders—we probably get enough protein from our normal diet without even trying. Thanks for reading Physiologically Speaking! Neither have I.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. link] Of course, diet is an important component of metabolic health, but exercise also plays an indispensable role. The Journal of Physiology. ” Details can be found at the end of the post!

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. link] Of course, diet is an important component of metabolic health, but exercise also plays an indispensable role. The Journal of Physiology. ” Details can be found at the end of the post!

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Resistance exercise is probably most effective when paired with a reduced calorie diet (for weight loss) — as resistance exercise alone is likely not sufficient for meaningful weight loss to occur.

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Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Resistance exercise is probably most effective when paired with a reduced calorie diet (for weight loss) — as resistance exercise alone is likely not sufficient for meaningful weight loss to occur.

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Physiologically Speaking

MAY 10, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. The results of a new study published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism question this “common sense” practice. grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day.

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Physiologically Speaking

MARCH 20, 2024

regarding demographic, socioeconomic, dietary, and health-related factors collected via surveys and physiological measurements/lab tests. Briefly, NHANES is a large cohort study that gathers information on adults in the U.S. That’s not what’s done with NHANES data.

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Physiologically Speaking

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. When it comes to finding information on health, supplements, diet, and exercise, what’s your source? Greetings! I’ll keep this post brief. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Physiologically Speaking

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. When it comes to finding information on health, supplements, diet, and exercise, what’s your source? Greetings! I’ll keep this post brief. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JUNE 26, 2024

We provide a summary of the composition and physiological role of gut microbiota. Finally, we review various regimens for better-controlling hypertension from the diet, exercise, drugs, antibiotics, probiotics, and fecal transplantation perspectives.

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Physiologically Speaking

MARCH 8, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. On Wednesday, I published a post on the philosophy and physiology of an “exercise pill.” Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. When consumed via the diet (or used as a supplement), creatine increases our body’s phosphocreatine (PCr) stores.

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 26, 2024

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. It’s also likely that most people aren’t getting all of the nutrients they need from their diet even if they think they are. What if your calendar was the key to living a longer, healthier life?

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DAIC

JANUARY 14, 2025

The magnitude of these types of physiologic changes may become cumulative over time and lead to the inequities we see in many health outcomes, said senior study author Lisa Levine, M.D., This work serves as a reminder of the long-term impact that racism can have on ones overall health. the Michael T. Mennuti, M.D.,

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Physiologically Speaking

MARCH 27, 2024

Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. An increase in blood glucose in response to a meal is a normal physiological response. Try to find some strategies to cool down, not just a physiological cooldown, but, you know, cool down your body after your workout. Neither of them seems to be better for weight loss.

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MIBHS

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Role of Wearable Technology in Heart Health Wearable tech is designed to monitor physiological data and provide actionable insights to users. Users can adjust their lifestyle choices, such as diet and exercise, based on real-time data to reduce cardiovascular risk.

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Physiologically Speaking

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Both lactate and BHB naturally increase in response to physiological stresses—lactate during intense exercise and BHB during prolonged fasting or low-carbohydrate diets. At the same time, BHB levels rise more gradually, paralleling the ketogenic state induced by fasting or ketogenic diets.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Other studies have also unearthed more intricate connections which suggests that physiological conditions, underpinned by biological and chemical factors, may also play a pivotal role in influencing cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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Open Heart

MARCH 17, 2022

Ferulic acid, a bacterial metabolite of anthocyanins, seems likely to be a primary mediator of the health benefits associated with anthocyanin-rich diets, and has long been employed in Chinese cardiovascular medicine.

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Hypertension Journal

MARCH 11, 2024

BACKGROUND:Potassium (K+)-deficient diets, typical of modern processed foods, increase blood pressure (BP) and NaCl sensitivity. Hypertension, Ahead of Print.

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