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More Thoughts on Cold Training: Biology Chimes In 27 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am
Now that the concept of cold training for cold adaptation and fat loss has received scientific support, I've been thinking more about how to apply it. A number of people have been practicing cold tra...
Reflections on the 2013 Ancestral Health Symposium 21 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am
I just returned from the 2013 Ancestral Health Symposium in Atlanta. Despite a few challenges with the audio/visual setup, I think it went well. I arrived on Thursday evening, and so I missed a few ...
AHS Talk This Saturday 14 Aug 2013 | 07:37 am
For those who are attending the Ancestral Health Symposium this year, my talk will be at 9:00 AM on Saturday. The title is "Insulin and Obesity: Reconciling Conflicting Evidence", and it will focus o...
Food Reward Friday 10 Aug 2013 | 12:20 am
This week's lucky "winner"... cola! Thirsty yet? Visual cues such as these are used to drive food/beverage seeking and consumption behavior, which are used to drive profits. How does this work? On...
Food Reward Friday 2 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
This week's lucky winner... salted nuts!! Read more » This post was written by Stephan Guyenet for Whole Health Source.
Brown Fat: It's a Big Deal 29 Jul 2013 | 10:26 am
Non-shivering thermogenesis is the process by which the body generates extra heat without shivering. Shivering is a way for the body to use muscular contractions to generate heat, but non-shivering t...
Zucchini: The Home Gardener's Worst Friend? With bonus garden-related rambling. 28 Jul 2013 | 08:13 am
One of my main gardening goals has been to harvest more of something than I can eat, despite my limited gardening space here in the Emerald City. I want the feeling of abundance that comes with havin...
The Genetics of Obesity, Part III 16 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
Genetics Loads the Gun, Environment Pulls the Trigger Thanks to a WHS reader* for reminding me of the above quote by Dr. Francis Collins, director of the US National Institutes of Health. This is a ...
Return to the Source Parkour Camp 16 Jul 2013 | 07:26 am
For those who are interested in natural movement training, this summer my friend Rafe Kelley will be hosting an interesting three-day event near Bellingham, WA called "Return to the Source". Rafe is ...
The Genetics of Obesity, Part II 2 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm
Rodents Lead the Way The study of obesity genetics dates back more than half a century. In 1949, researchers at the Jackson Laboratories identified a remarkably fat mouse, which they determined carr...
