Never Give Up—Fight Illness With Strength And Science
Intermittent fasting, fasting, sleep, chronotherapy, circadian rhythm, life extension, nattokinase, staying fit, resistance training, myokines, life entension, neuroscience,
This article discusses the two studies that showed the improvement of kidney functions in those with diabetes who fasted. An estimated 37 million Americans have Chronic kidney disease (CKD)—more than 1 in 7 U.S. adults. Kidney disease is present in about 1 in 3 people with diabetes and 1 in 5 people with high blood…
A meta-analysis published in Human Reproduction showed a continued global decline in sperm counts.[1] The research studied the sperm concentration and total sperm count of men from North America–Europe–Australia, and South/Central America–Asia–Africa using 223 studies from 1973-2018.[1] The study results pertain to young men who are unlikely to be aware of their fertility, such as…
This article discusses how an ozempic face can happen and what to do to prevent it.
Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills safety who had a cardiac arrest during the recent Monday Night Football three days ago, has made substantial improvement according to his doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. From the Buffalo Bills website, Among those improvements include Hamlin being awake and responsive with the ability to move both…
Yesterday, I published The Carcinogenic Effects of the SARS-CoV-2. I discussed the papers that showed how the SARS-CoV-2 virus could cause cancer. The COVID-19 virus can cause changes in the infected cell’s machinery to use the glycolytic pathway and produce the Warburg effect. The Warburg effect is when cancer cells consume sugar (glucose) for energy. One…
Resistance exercises increase skeletal muscle fiber size and number. That is good for everyone, especially those with obesity or type 2 diabetes. That’s because muscle fibers use more glucose, lowers blood sugar, and control diabetes. Coupled with intermittent fasting, resistance exercises can burn many calories and body fat and produces weight loss. Resistance exercises are…
This article is about a decades-old study that found that adequate hydration and cooler temperatures produce greater ketosis. The topic here is different from dehydration after ketosis happens. The Courtice-Douglas Effect The featured study is The modification of post-exercise ketosis (the Courtice-Douglas effect) by environmental temperature and water balance.[1] The Courtice-Douglas effect is the production…
A study published in Cell Research in July 2022 shows that a high-fat diet can lead to inflammation and possibly colorectal cancer. The study by Deng et al. showed that a high-fat diet increases the leptin receptors and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) in the intestinal stem cells (ISC).[1] Leptin is a hormone that regulates…
This article features a study that showed that ketosis could start earlier when high-intensity aerobic exercise is done at the start of fasting. Ketosis is the state the ketone levels are high enough to be an energy source. In times of no caloric intake, glucose gets depleted, and the body starts to convert body fat…
This article presents a study that shows that exercise suppresses the release of the hunger hormone to delay hunger while fasting. The study was presented at the International Journal of Exercise Science conference in 2021. The researchers were from Brigham Young University. Brigham Young is the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
This article includes two case reports from a male and female and recounts the health improvements in their pelvic area after doing kettlebell exercises. Specifically, the article deals with positive changes regarding stress incontinence, vaginal dryness, hemorrhoids, and erectile dysfunction. Next, I explain how kettlebell swings improved their health. A kettlebell (KB) looks like a…
This article presents two studies. The first is an animal study that shows that coffee increases the proteins associated with autophagy. The second concludes that coffee consumption correlates with skeletal muscle mass in older people. Autophagy is a normal biological process that cleans up old, dysfunctional, diseased, and precancerous cells. Intermittent fasting and physical exercise…
This article presents several human studies that show that exercise promotes autophagy independent of intermittent fasting. Autophagy is when the body recycles old, dysfunctional, precancerous, and previously damaged cells to make new proteins. After exercise, autophagy replaces damaged skeletal muscle cells during strenuous physical activity. That facilitates muscle adaptation to that exercise, whether it is…
Bowel obstruction is when the intestinal contents cannot pass thru a segment of the intestines. It is a surgical emergency. In bowel obstruction, the air and intestinal contents proximal to the obstruction accumulate and distend the intestines. Symptoms include obstipation, the absence of bowel movement, abdominal bloating, pain and nausea, and vomiting. Gross alert: In…
Insulin resistance is not a good thing. Insulin resistance is when the liver and skeletal muscles do not respond to insulin, forcing the pancreas to produce more insulin to lower blood sugar. The problem with high insulin or hyperinsulinemia is that other organs like the fat tissue, liver, muscle, brain, bone, kidneys, and vasculature also…
This article was first released on March 13, 2019. It is republished with new information. One concern with intermittent fasting is lean muscle may shrink. This article presents two studies that showed that lean mass or muscles are preserved with intermittent fasting. The first study showed that after eight weeks of alternate-day fasting, the muscles…
I have talked about the benefits of intermittent fasting and the resulting reversal of cardiovascular risk factors like hypertension, diabetes, and hypertriglyceridemia. The past several months have shown unrelenting food price increases. This resulted from the war in Ukraine, the hyperinflationary policies of the US Federal Reserve, the culling of millions of poultry due to…
July 10, 2022 update. This paper is now peer-reviewed and published in the BMJ Prevention and Health. A new study showed that regular fasting people have better COVID-19 outcomes. The study was made in Utah by the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. Mormons comprise 62% of the residents in Utah, and they observe fasting. Beliefnet…
I initially posted on August 15, 2020. This article is updated with more information. This article shows several studies that show that minor improvements in the level of physical activities can make a difference in life expectancy no matter what age or gender. Highlights Exercise lowers the risk of dying early from all causes. “All…
This article was initially published on May 16, 2019. It has been updated. What is Cytokine? Cytokines are signaling proteins. Think of cytokines as text messages from one organ to another organ. The signal may be a ‘yes,’ “no,’ ‘make some more” (positive feedback loop), or that’s enough (negative feedback loop). The signals may be…