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Physiology Friday #261: Combining High-intensity Training with Frequent Activity Breaks Maximizes Cardiovascular Benefits

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Equally alarming is that sedentary behavior rates are rising, and it’s a public health hazard. But this approach only applies to non-exercisers, right?

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Physiology Friday #213: Stair Climbing 'Exercise Snacks' Increase VO2 Max

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. ICYMI On Wednesday, I published a post about the recent evidence on high-volume exercise and atherosclerosis in athletes. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. . We need a way to weave exercise into daily life. Life gets busy.

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Physiology Friday #234: Is It Time to Retire the Idea of the "Healthy Sedentary" Person?

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. FSTFUEL combines electrolytes with amino acids to help your body maintain hydration and optimal functioning during exercise or intermittent fasting, so you don't have to choose between fasting and fitness. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication.

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Physiology Friday #220: How to Wake Up More Alert

Physiologically Speaking

Welcome to the Physiology Friday newsletter. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. Moderate your morning glucose (see above): the impact of your breakfast on glucose can be modulated by exercising before or after — both of which will dampen your blood glucose response to the meal.

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Gut microbiota: a potential new regulator of hypertension

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and has become a global public health concern. We provide a summary of the composition and physiological role of gut microbiota. Although hypertension results from a combination of factors, the specific mechanism is still unclear.

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Will Humans Live to 150? Not in Our Lifetime

Physiologically Speaking

Bryan Johnson, for example, has garnered headlines for his ambitious and highly publicized attempt to reverse his biological age. Physiologically Speaking is a reader-supported publication. He spends $2 million a year to look young. And even if we can live to 150, should we? years annually or about three years per decade.