Growth hormone may rise 300 percent with exercise: Acute increases also occur in cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline
The figure below (click to enlarge) is from the outstanding book Physiology of sport and exercise , by Jack H. Wilmore, Davi…
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Should you do resistance exercise to failure?
Doing resistance exercise to failure is normally recommended for those who want to maximize strength and muscle mass gains …
Could the low testosterone problem be a mirage?
Low testosterone (a.k.a. “low T”) is caused by worn out glands no longer able to secrete enough T, right? At least this see…
Ancestral Health Symposium 2012: Evolutionarily sound diets and lifestyles may revolutionize health care
The Ancestral Health Symposium 2012 was very interesting on many levels. Aaron Blaisdell and the team of volunteers really …
Strength training plus fasting regularly, and becoming diabetic!? No, it is just compensatory adaptation at work
One common outcome of doing glycogen-depleting exercise (e.g., strength training, sprinting) in combination with intermitten…
Cortisol, surprise-enhanced cognition, and flashbulb memories: Scaring people with a snake screen and getting a PhD for it!
Cortisol is a hormone that has a number of important functions. It gets us out of bed in the morning, it cranks up our metab…
Cortisol, stress, excessive gluconeogenesis, and visceral fat accumulation
Cortisol is a hormone that plays several very important roles in the human body . Many of these are health-promoting, under …
Cortisol response to stress is much more elevated with ingestion of glucose than with protein or fat
Cortisol is a hormone that does a number of different things; a jack of all trades among hormones, so to speak. It tells the…
Niacin and its effects on growth hormone, glucagon, cortisol, blood lipids, mental disorders, and fasting glucose levels
Niacin is a very interesting vitamin. It is also known as vitamin B 3 , or nicotinic acid. It is an essential vitamin whose …
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