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I often see posts of questions asking if there is a peptide that will help weight loss or a peptide that will help detox the body. peptides are powerful cellular messages. But they are not a replacement for good decisions and discipline. As a result many people will be disappointed in the end result of the peptide exploration. In order for peptides to even work in the first place, you must remove the insult that is causing the problem. As an example, many people are looking for peptides to resolve their rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder. All autoimmune disorders start in the gut. Your diet affects your gut. So it can be said that your diet is the reason you have rheumatoid arthritis. If you attempt to use a peptide to reverse your rheumatoid arthritis, without first eliminating the source of the disease, it's not going to work. What...

Howard, I applaud you for co-authoring the book Proteinaholic and approaching the Super Human Radio interview with a combination of open-mindedness, thoughtfulness, and skepticism. You were a joy to listen to and I believe that we need more individuals such as yourself promoting the diversity of thought that Proteinaholic brings to light. While the bulk of this letter addresses certain topics that we do not see eye-to-eye on, I want to start by highlighting the numerous points of agreement that were brought up throughout the hour interview. The irony with these, of course, is that they have little to nothing to do with protein. 1)      All humans in the world are the same species and we will therefore have a fundamental dietary pattern that best suits our needs. At the core, this will be a whole-foods, plant-based diet without all the processed crap (can I say that on here?). 2)      The...

COMMENTARY: I talk a lot about the importance of sex in health and longevity. Here’s another reason to be having more sex. Men feel they’re happier with the quality of their lives when they’re having more sex. If you’re making your man beg for it, you’re creating a grumpy man.  If you want your man to do more around the house, have more sex with him. Men are easy. The way to a man’s heart isn’t through his stomach… it’s just a little lower. The study says so! The sexual activity gives both sexes a boost, but intercourse is more important for older men. ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY A new study published in the journal Sexual Medicine indicates that sexual activity is associated with improved wellbeing amongst older adults, measured through higher enjoyment of life scores. Led by Dr. Lee Smith from Anglia Ruskin University and Dr. Sarah Jackson from UCL, the study involved...

In the U.S., it has been estimated that one-third of adults spend at least 9 waking hours and over two-thirds spend more than 7.5 waking hours being sedentary (SED) every day. In addition, more than two-thirds of adults achieve zero minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Interestingly enough, one-third of adults are obese and two-thirds are overweight. Coincidence? Not according to research suggesting that both increasing MVPA and reducing SED are required to substantially reduce the risk of obesity. More recently, a wave of publications has appeared in several journals that continue to support the what-should-be-obvious-by-now association between SED and/or MVPA and health. Although all these studies are epidemiological and thus prevent causal inferences, they still provide interesting information and identify associations for future direct testing. First up is the work of Maddison et al from University of Auckland, who sought to characterize typical activity profiles of Americans and determine their...

Ketogenic diets (KD) have become a growing interest for weight loss, exercise performance, and health. They are most well-known for their use in the treatment of refractory epilepsy, particularly in children, which dates back to at least the 1920s and is more effective than most epileptic drug treatments. However, there is a concern over and lack of knowledge regarding long-term effects. For instance, a more serious side-effect of KD is growth retardation possibly owed to the very low protein intake, which may resolve via catch-up growth upon diet discontinuation. Given the methodological problems of conducting studies lasting years or decades, it is not that surprising that no research exists regarding long-term effects. However, this knowledge is of clinical importance. Thus, to help further our understanding of the physiologic consequences of KD on systemic health, longevity, and metabolism, Douris et al from the Harvard Medical School compared both the short-term effects of...

I said something in jest yesterday at the gym that made me take pause and think about how true it really is. I was talking to my good friend and fellow radio and TV personality Tony Vanetti and said to him that I hoped I would be there when he blows out the candles on his 100^th year birthday cake because that would mean I would be 117.

I thought about this the rest of the day. We all know that surrounding ourselves with likeminded people when you have a goal is critical to success. And we also know that once someone believes they can do something they usually can do it. And we usually believe we can do something once someone else has done it. Look at how world records are broken! This is the human phenomenon of raising the bar.