Explaining Fat Loss (Part One)
By Ari Snaevarsson, Features Editor Welcome to Part One of my two-part series dissecting the physiology of fat loss. Enjoy! The adipocyte There are primarily two types of adipose tissue in the body, white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT). The main purpose of WAT is storage; most fats in the body are stored in this tissue. The main purpose of BAT is thermogenesis, or heat production. BAT purposefully uncouples...
Four Ways To Optimize Your Caffeine Experience
By Ari Snaevarsson, Features Editor 1.How to take caffeine every day You have likely heard that regularly taking caffeine will lead to the development of a caffeine dependence. According to Eric Helms, doses of 0.45-1.40 mg/lb/day can suppress tiredness without being affected by tolerance. This is also then a proper dose to avoid the development of a serious caffeine dependence. If you are a 130 pound female, this amounts to around...
On Artificial Sweeteners and “Diet” Foods
By Ari Snaevarsson, Features Editor What are they? Non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) are the collective name for a wide variety of sucrose-like compounds, generally 100 or more times as sweet as sucrose. Since they are so poorly absorbed, if absorbed at all, by the human GI tract, for all intents and purposes they have been rendered calorie-free (or else very low in calories). For others, it is the fact that they are so much sweeter,...
Taking You Through Five Minutes of Mindfulness
By Ari Snaevarsson, Features Editor I should preface this piece by reminding you all that mindfulness and meditation are not only for ascetic monks and yogis and people who talk about your “chi.” Mindfulness is nothing new or revolutionary; it is not a program designed to get you quick results. It is, however, vital to finding peace in your life and, in my experience, it leads to profound spiritual growth. Mindfulness refers to a...
Women and weight training: The definitive guide
By Ari Snaevarsson, Features Editor Training age assumption I want to preface this by mentioning that this is going to be advice tailored towards beginners. Now, I know you are not all rank novices, but this will still apply to most. Basically, if you have not been lifting consecutively for six months (or you have but have not seen marked progress in weight lifted), this will apply, so read on. Word of caution Before beginning any...
