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The 10-Day Diet Plan – Just Throw it in the Bin

It’s time to return to T-Nation and their diet-obsessed ‘Chief Content Officer’ Chris Shugart. After making a mess of several studies on protein, he how turned his eyes to a ridiculous “10-day diet” for ‘weight-lifting women.’ The article opens with a summary of the study and why it might not be a great idea, which he for once is correct about. “Want to lose 3 pounds of fat in only ten days? There’s a […]

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Article Review: Eggs, a Real Superfood

The Muscle and Fitness websites are not exactly known for their quality content, pretty much the opposite in fact. So, it came as a big surprise that they actually published a decent article on eggs where the author, SJ McShane, got most things right. In all honesty, it should be simple and logical. An egg contains everything needed to create a life, a chicken. In other words, it contains all the nutrition needed to

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Hyper- and Hypothyroidism – Causes and Solutions

The thyroid gland is a ‘butterfly-shaped’ gland that is situated on the front of the lower neck. It’s sited just below your Adam’s apple, with one lobe on each side stretching upwards and downwards along the windpipe.The thyroid gland secretes two thyroid hormones; triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) – and also a peptide hormone, calcitonin. The thyroid hormones regulate the metabolic rate, the rate in which nutrients in the body are converted into energy,

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Facing Death and After

An update on the last couple of years. My journey and why I do what I do

Since I got more active on Social Media in late 2020 and trying to wake people up, I’ve lost about 150 ‘followers’ whose ego just can’t handle my exposing of the lies and deceit on the world stage. However, in the same time period I have gained almost 2,000 new friends.While most of you enjoy what I write, many of you don’t really know my story. I did release a ‘small’ biography in two

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Know Your Poison: Goitrogens

Goitrogens are a number of chemical agents that come in various forms. You’ll find them in antibiotics, plastics, pesticides, NSAIDs, environment pollution, and in some plant-foods. Actually, all goitrogens are derived from naturally occurring plant pesticides called glucosinolates. Plants have three main types of goitrogens; goitrins, thiocyanates, and flavonoids. Goitrin is the result of the enzymatic breakdown of the glucosinolate called progoitrin. It targets thyroid peroxidase (TPO), which is an enzyme found in the

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