What hormone you ask? Human Growth Hormone or HGH. Human growth hormone (HGH) is a protein produced by the pituitary gland. It is considered to be the ‘fountain of youth.’ Here’s a list of roles it plays in the body:
-Conversion of body fat to muscle mass
-Growth of all tissues
-Energy level
-Tissue repair
-Whole body healing
-Cell replacement
-Bone strength
-Brain function
-Sexual function
-Organ health and integrity
-Enzyme production
-Integrity of hair, nails, skin and vital organs
The bottom line? When your body produces less of it (which it will unless you do proactive things to avoid this) you will wither away. When your body produces more of it, you will thrive.
So what happens when your body starts producing more of it? Read More→
DO WHAT YOU KNOW: BEAT YOUR SUBCONCIOUS MIND
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After the last post Sam did on our subconscious mind and how it can hold us back I thought it would be really cool to do a special Do What You Know post to follow up on it. Sam’s insight hit really close to home for me because it was the same major discussion I had with my older brother – someone I’ve been training since mid-April. So I’ve included a direct response from him about how he experienced all the things Sam talked about and what that meant to him on this journey.
But before that, let me give you some background…
Your subconscious mind is a powerful machine. Don’t think it’s controlling your life and keeping you from becoming who you want to be? Think again. Here are 5 ways your subconscious mind might be keeping your from following through with ‘doing what you know.’
1. IT ASSOCIATES PAIN TO TAKING RIGHT ACTION ON A CONSISTENT BASIS
RIGHT ACTION=following through, doing what you know around nutrition and training.
On a subconscious level, our minds are wired to avoid pain, and also wired to seek out ways to gain pleasure. Both physical pain and pleasure, and emotional pain and pleasure. It is the basis behind our survival. If the burner is hot and gives us physical pain, we avoid it in the future. What’s called a NEURO ASSOCIATION is made between a hot burner and pain. To your mind, hot burner = pain. This is a fantastic system! Now we don’t have to think about whether to put our hands on a hot burner! However, like a virus infested computer, sometimes it can go ‘mad’ and screw up.
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DO WHAT YOU KNOW: IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU
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There’s a lot that could be taken from the last post on DNA-PK; which, to put it simply, taught us that in some people, the gene that is responsible for converting carbohydrates into fat is basically turned off – allowing them to eat pretty much what they want with out the added weight gain.
At first, I think a lot of people, myself included, had the initial reaction of frustration. We’ve all known people who eat as if there’s no tomorrow, yet they still look slim and lean and muscular. One of my best friends growing up once ate an entire cheesecake by himself yet still had a six pack at the pool the next day. Thinking about people like that – and I’m sure we all have at least one person like that in our lives – can lead us to feeling frustrated and overwhelmed. Or even worse, it can make you feel almost hopeless in your quest to get in shape, leading you to just throw in the towel.
Why should I work so hard to exercise and eat right if my body is just going to work against me?
CHAD OCHOCINCO EATS MCDONALDS 3 MEALS A DAY?
By · CommentsYes it’s true folks. Chad Ochocinco isn’t even sponsored by McDonald’s yet he is very vocal about how much he eats there. He claims to love it. He is probably my favorite player in the NFL. The dude is just awesome in my opinion. I ran into this video on youtube and I was BLOWN AWAY. Skip to 2:30.
When I saw the video below, frankly, I got a little pissed. I mean, I have gone through so much effort to transform my appetite and desires to get the results I have. I’ve sacrificed ALOT. I use to love McDonalds (haven’t eaten there in years). How could this guy be eating McDonalds 3 meals a day and get these kind of results? How could he possibly remain so lean? Well I was determined to figure this paradox out. After a bit of internet research I found the answer.
Washington, Mar 20 : A team of American researchers has identified a gene that plays a critical regulatory role in the process of converting dietary carbohydrates to fat.
In a new study, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, disabled this gene in mice, which consequently had lower levels of body fat than their normal counterparts, despite being fed the equivalent of an all-you-can-eat pasta buffet.
The authors of the study say that the gene, called DNA-PK, could potentially play a role in the prevention of obesity related to the over-consumption of high-carbohydrate foods, such as pasta, rice, soda and sugary snacks.
DNA-PK, which stands for DNA-dependent protein kinase, has already been the subject of much research because it helps repair breaks in the DNA.
Suppression of DNA-PK has been used as a technique by researchers to enhance the ability of cancer treatments to kill tumour cells.
Its role in fat synthesis came as a surprise to the UC Berkeley researchers.
“It turns out that DNA-PK is critical to a metabolic process we have been trying to understand for 20 years,” said Hei Sook Sul, a professor in UC Berkeley”s Department of Nutritional Science & Toxicology and head of the research team behind these new findings.
“For the first time, we have connected DNA-PK to the signaling pathway involved in the formation of fat from carbohydrates in the liver. Identifying this signaling pathway involving DNA-PK brings us one step forward in understanding obesity resulting from a diet high in carbohydrates, and could possibly serve as a potential pharmacological target for obesity prevention,” Sul added.
The study is to be published in the March 20 issue of the journal Cell. (ANI)
DO WHAT YOU KNOW: MOTHER’S MILK
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Again, this isn’t about drinking mother’s milk…so keep reading. Sam’s post yesterday reminded me of my own experience with going over board worrying about fat – or the lack there of – so I thought I would share it for today’s “Do What You Know” post.
When I first started getting heavily into wellness/fitness I was pretty uninformed to say the least. I knew I was fat, had lost a bit of weight, and wanted to continue loosing more. My thought process was simple – and it probably wasn’t too far off from what the average person thought.
If I want to lose fat, I need to stop eating fat.
