Imagine your body is like a well-stocked pantry filled with storage containers, each holding vitamins, minerals, amino acids, glucose and fat—everything you need to nourish and fuel your body. The pantry has: Imagine each storage vessel inside you; the ‘perfect human pantry’ is clearly labelled for easy organisation, use, and efficiency. As containers empty, your …
The fluctuations in hormones, cravings, and appetite that occur throughout a woman’s monthly cycle are fascinating and mysterious — not just for guys, but for most women as well! In the days leading up to menstruation, women often experience an increase in cravings, appetite, blood glucose, and insulin levels. This is sometimes accompanied by water …
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To lose weight — and keep it off — it’s critical to understand how fat loss happens in your body. To help you optimise your fat loss journey, this article will teach you everything you need to know about oxidative priority (the order in which you tend to burn the fuels available to your body). …
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Many people want to know what to eat to make it to the top of our Diet Quality Leaderboard in our masterclasses. Unfortunately, like many things, the answer ‘depends’. Rather than a ‘universal diet’ that is perfect for everyone, there is an infinite possibility of food combinations that you can use to solve your nutrition …
Over the years, we’ve had a lot of questions from Optimisers as they undertake their journey to Nutritional Optimisation in the Macros Masterclass. We’ve continually mined the data and research for answers and documented the most important findings in this series of frequently asked questions. This section covers the questions many people ask in …
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One question we often get is: “will low energy density foods and meals help me eat less to lose weight?” The short answer is yes. Low energy density foods are hard to overeat and can help you feel full in the short term. However, the full answer is a little more nuanced. Satiety – or …
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When we kicked off our Data-Driven Fasting Challenges, we hoped to help people find a sustainable eating routine that would empower them to achieve their long-term weight loss and health goals. We wanted to help people avoid the restrict-binge-restrict-binge cycle that seems to be all too familiar for so many people following popular fasting protocols. …
Many people still believe the primary role of insulin is to push energy into fat cells when you eat carbs. This flawed logic goes a bit like this: eat carbs -> boost insulin –> get fat But the reality is: in the fullness of time, all food elicits an insulin response to varying degrees, the …
It’s been fascinating watching Sidi’s journey progress since initially taking part in our Data-Driven Fasting Challenge and then hopping into the Nutritional Optimisation Masterclass. Sidi has shed an incredible 20kg (44 lbs) in just five months. She has also lost 15% body fat and reduced her waist to height ratio from 0.61 to a very …
Chris has a fascinating background. After studying economics, business, and psychology at Stanford and Harvard, he worked as a trader for Ray Dalio at Bridgewater Capital, the world’s biggest hedge fund firm (now with $150b under management). He has since progressed as a private investor and become an author, father, athlete and biohacker. Like me, …