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Citrus and Delayed Weight Loss

I've been VLC Paleo for 6 weeks. I was already gluten and dairy free. I am also practicing IF -- my eating window is 2pm to 8pm. I was excited to weigh myself after the first 4 wee …
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Fix insulin resistance from VLC

Made the mistake of going too low carb and stubbornly sticking with it for a year despite rapid weight gain. Just realized that my symptoms (lack of energy, cold extremities and pu …
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The Hands-Down Ultimate Hack?

This question is important to me and I plan on giving it a bounty after the necessary waiting time passes (48 hrs), please tell me what you think. Have I found the ultimate Health …
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What about exercising before every meal for better body composition? Insulin sensitivity, GLUT4 and AMPK glucose transport induced by exercise

A little background: I was more or less obese when I was child because I ate a lot of crap and didn't almost move from the sofa. Then at 22 I started doing fitness/endurance runnin …
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How does carb cycling work? Is it safe long term?

Carb cycling seems to work amazing for reaching a very low body fat percentage, but I can't find any convincing arguments for how it might work, and if it might be a healthy thing …
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The Hands-Down Ultimate Hack? (Part 2)

There is an easy-read version at the bottom. Part 1 is summarized below and the full text can be found here. I basically say that insulin resistance is bad. I show 30-ish epidem …
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Kiefer says muscular insulin sensitivity is low in morning and high in evening. Is that right and why?

My understanding is that one of the principles behind CBL is that muscular insulin sensitivity is relatively low in the morning and relatively high in the evening. Is that true? …
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Fasting on Fat (Paleohacks) vs Completely Fasted State (LeanGains)

I came from the LeanGains camp where you probably shouldn't be consuming anything above 10 or 15 calories during your fasting period. I've noticed a lot of people talk about using …
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improving insulin sensitivity

I decided to start testing my blood sugar. I am non-diabetic but overweight. 1) as a non-scale way of measuring my progress 2) I like to collect data anyway 3) I think seeing …
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Looking for supplements for insulin sensitivity

Im already attacking this problem the best i can with diet & exercise, but im looking to give myself any boost i can with non-prescription supplements. I already have a list of …
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Low Carb VS Higher Lower Carb - Insulin resistance VS Insulin sensitivity

I watched this video: The Battle of the Diets and around 42:00 the professor explained that people with insulin resistance did better on LC diet, but people with insulin sensitiv …
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Is my blood sugar spike due to my unintentional “low” carbing?

After I came across Chris Kresser's article (here), I bought a glucometer and strips and checked out my BG according to his protocol. The first two days, everything was gravy. Fa …
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pre-work out shake for optimal post work-out anabolic effect?

I just heard Tim Ferriss talk about perfectly timing his post-work out shake recovery properly by having it before his work out depending on particular work outs. He says, "during …
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The role of chromium in insulin resistance

I've been searching for, but could not find any research-based proofs on the role of chromium supplements and their effects on increasing insulin sensitivity in humans. Are there a …
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Insulin Senstivity?

I've done experiments with taking fruit in and out of my diet for a while now. I discovered that when I'm low carb or zero carb I always look thinner and feel better. Is this the t …

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