The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance

 

The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance by Mark P Mattson

CRONIES Calorie Restriction with Optimal Nutrition.

Discovery Assist

 

INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Silicon Valley Product Group)

Discovery Assist from First Round Capital Review.

Hypothyroidism and throbbing fingers

 Hypothyroidism and peripheral neuropathy

 

PittMoss Performance Nutrient Enhanced Potting Mix

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Energize!: Go from Dragging Ass to Kicking It in 30 Days

Maintain an energy diary every morning after waking from sleep. Know your power profile. Get enough sleep. Do a 5x5 i.e 5 minute routines 5 times a day for Stretch, Shake, Bounce, Build and Balance. The order for these varies on your power profile and chronotype.

Recruiting or the turning of the white adipose fat to Brown adipose fat so that it can be easily used is well explained. There's a detailed 5x5 activity and meal time plan incorporating Intermittent fasting for each of the possible power profile and chronotypes.

sankata chavithi

 sankata chavithi is a once a month fast for Lord Ganesha.

sankata chavithi dates

The Immunotype Breakthrough

 

The Immunotype Breakthrough: Your Personalized Plan to Balance Your Immune System, Optimize Health, and Build Lifelong Resilience 

The immune system can be very good…and very bad. After nearly dying 5X from cytokine storms & on immunosuppressants to treat my disease, trust me: you don’t want it to be too strong (at risk of autoimmunity) & you don’t want it to be too weak (at risk of cancer, infections)… https://t.co/68D5DqqoY0

— David Fajgenbaum, MD (@DavidFajgenbaum) August 19, 2021

Hypothyroidism and chalazia

 Hypothyroidism and chalazia

Bumps on eyelids

Vitamin D and healthy weight

 Vitamin D and healthy weight

Vitamin D and allergy rhinitis

you can get Vitamin D even from the shade. 

Hashimotos fever taste in mouth

 Burning or metallic taste in mouth during evening with Hashimotos.

How to build up to 36 hour fast?

 

Let your body guide you.

 

Healthy Keto & Intermittent Fasting

Did you know that insulin resistance over time can lead to diabetes?

Dr Berg explains why intermittent fasting needs to go with healthy keto.

How to prep your body for a 24 hour fast

 What happens to body during a 24 hour fast

Last week I saw this video and learned that hunger comes in waves. I didnt think that I would be doing a 5 hour window eating and a 24 hour fast in a week of that.

What helped me do this was pay attention to my body. In the last month, I have upped my protein and fat intake which made me lose all the snacking and energy crashes.

I read somewhere that you should be able to go 3 to 6 hours without eating to be able to fast. Get yourself fat adapted to feel less hungry between meals.

Next prep is for 36 hours, when the time is right.

At 7:44 you see the hunger going down and the waves picture. If you watch it further, you also see graphs for how hunger decreases over longer fasting periods and how this works for both men and women.

 

Negotiate Without Fear: Strategies and Tools to Maximize Your Outcomes

How an employee bumped his salary as well as moved from marketing to sales as he wanted to by making his prior skills as a differentiator for company needs.

Intermittent fasting 5 hour window

 I have become fat adapted in the last month. I have stopped snacking. Dr. Berg suggests adding fat to the meal if you want to stop snacking.

Having the same meals in the last month made me notice something about my body. When I had my lunch about 30-45 min later than usual, I was having diarhea. Found out from a friend that it could be a side effect of intermittent fasting. I then figured that I am one of those body types where I need 18 hours of fasting. With this in mind, yesterday I had my lunch at 12:30 and dinner at 4:00. Viola. I ate in less than 5 hour window. After watching many videos of Dr Berg, I came up with the idea to do a 24 hour fast. Its going great. I feel like I could push this further, but I better take it slow. Do the 24 hour fasts once a week for a month or two and then ease into the 36 hour fast.

How long for insulin resistance to reverse?

Lymph & Longevity: The Untapped Secret to Health 

 How to reverse insulin resistance naturally

18 hours of intermittent fasting needed for fighting insulin resistance.

Great video on how often should you do intermittent fasting. I had this question yesterday, if I should do half of the week intermittent fasting, turns out that its better to do it daily. Dr. Berg suggests adding fat to the meals so you dont snack in between meals, dont feel hunger between meals. And OMAD or one meal a day when possible on alternate days.

How to go from 5 to 2 meals a day and for health reasons even one meal a day.

Cellulite related to lymph nodes.

Ovarian to Adrenal shift for women after 38

 

Some very interesting points

1. Body moves from ovaries to back up adrenal glands. Hormonal balance and the OAT axis i.e Ovarian, Adrenal and Thyroid glands. I didnt expect to find thyroid here.

2. Estrogen dominant means, estrogen to progesterone ration because actually estrogen falls after 38 in women.

Things to avoid insulin, cortisol and estrogen for fat burning.

 

Women, Food, and Hormones: A 4-Week Plan to Achieve Hormonal Balance, Lose Weight, and Feel Like Yourself Again

This book Women, Food and Hormones hits the problem nail of women trying to lose weight on its head. The importance of maintaining hormonal balance for healthy weight is brought home. The Gottfried protocol provides a clear way of changing the fats ratio in keto for women to reach a healthy weight and lose belly fat. There are lots of recipes too. 

What else could be going on other than hypothyroidism?

 

Amazon Halo Band screen-free sleep and fitness tracker – Measure how you move, sleep, and sound

Have you read about the halo band? I loved the movement health concept. Think about your everyday routine, to see if you are getting enough of different kinds of movement.

This week, some interesting thins I have learned about Hashimotos:

1. Spine health

If you know of any existing spine issues, connection between your thyroid issue and the spine health.

This is a possibility to consider if there is any help you can get from the micro movements and hence the overall movement health, to make sure that the brain is able to send all the signals properly to the central nervous system. More about c7 and thyroid connection.

2. The antibodies could be from other parts of the body

The only truly way to diagnose Hashimotos is to biopsy the gland itself. Tom Brimeyer, a functional medicine practitioner says, "the thyroid antibodies are found more frequently with rheumatoid arthritis". 

3. Reduce Antibodies by controlling blood sugar

Pharmacist Isabella Wentz provides us a clue that antibodies could be reduced by controlling the blood sugar. Its almost been a month since I have had sugar related energy crashes or snacking (sometimes I do want a savory taste when there's feverish feeling in the mouth. I could count these occurences using my fingers in the time span of a month)

4. Keto for women

Sara Gottfried in her book Women, Food, and Hormones: A 4-Week Plan to Achieve Hormonal Balance, Lose Weight, and Feel Like Yourself Again suggests a 4 week plan for keto for women to lose belly fat. You change the ratio of fat to carbohydrates and proteins,

5. Sideeffects of thyroid medication

When you start learning about Hashimotos and seeing symptoms of Graves, which is another surprise, that you could be raveling from one condition to its opposite in a day, it is possible that some of the conditions like swollen eyelids could be from the sideeffects of thyroid medication.

6. Pranayama for hormonal balance

My friend suggested breathing techniques like pranayam for hormonal balance. In the Hormone Bible's SHINE protocol, hormone balance is right after adequate sleep. 

7.  Thyroid and your gut

In Microbiome thyroid, :Restore Your Gut and Heal Your Hidden Thyroid Disease book, Dr Raphael Kellman has a 30 day plan of not just food, supplements but activities to ground you and calm you. This book also has some information on Non Thyroid illness syndrome.

Frameworks for startup ideas

 Frameworks for startup ideas

1. A colleague was talking about how hard it is to find a behavioral therapist for quitting smoking in languages other than English in US.

2. A friend was bemoaning how there are not as many pet bird care places as the dog and cat places that take care of them, while their owners are on vacation.

 

Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It's Everyone's Business

Dont let power corrupt you

For movements- "it is the ability to capitalize on opportunities by turning the resources one has into the power one needs, which transforms possibility into results" -  Marshall Ganz

Hashimotos and intermittent fasting

 

 

The Thyroid Reset Diet: Reverse Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's Symptoms with a Proven Iodine-Balancing Plan

 

The Hormone Balance Bible: A Holistic Plan to Create Lifelong Health 

The book referred to SHINE protocol.

Sleep

Hormones

Immunity system

Nutrition

Exercise

Swollen eyelid in Hashimoto's

 

Hashimoto's Diet for the Newly Diagnosed: A 21-Day Elimination Diet Meal Plan and Cookbook

After the cloud meditation and rainbow, back at the house, I stared into the mirror at the entrance. I felt a weight on my left upper eyelid. I recalled reading about Thyroid eye disease usually associated with Graves and hyperthyroid. But looks like it can be in hashimoto's too. Thyroid eye disease with Hashimotos.

Now questions. How long does it last? It can be for about 6 months to two years. lets see if it goes down with regulated thyroid levels. I came across cellular thyroidism Vs glandular thyroidism.

Graves disease and Graves eye disease have the same cause but are not caused by each other.

Teprotumumab for treating TED (Thyroid eye disease).

Things you can do to relieve various symptoms of TED.

Lentils with Hashimotos

Pair lentils with yogurt or cheese.

Cloud Meditation

 

The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds

With clouds in the sky and no moon, I started looking at the clouds. Slowly they would move and disperse. As the sky got clearer, I saw the moon. In the east, kids spotted a rainbow. Another kid called the white clouds cirrus and told that its the French for hare. Few minutes ago, I had noticed that the clouds bunch in the form of a hare. 

.@cloudappsoc's Gavin Pretor-Pinney on why cloud spotting matters in our hectic world. https://t.co/UDgu4WrGJ6 pic.twitter.com/UmDzHAfWLO

— TED Radio Hour (@TEDRadioHour) November 12, 2018

Microbiome Thyroid: Restore Your Gut and Heal Your Hidden Thyroid Disease

 

Microbiome Thyroid: Restore Your Gut and Heal Your Hidden Thyroid Disease (Microbiome Medicine Library) 

You could have Thyroid eye disease associated with Graves (hyperthyroid) even if you are hypothyroid.

I love this book. Having recently been diagnosed with Hashimotos, I knew this book would speak to me. What I like best about the book is the 30 day plan with a feasible way of incorporating all the thyroid friendly foods. usually you have a big list.. but having interesting recipes and day wise plan makes it easy. Theres a detail about NTIS - Non thyroid Illness syndrome, which I havent heard of before. Many more details about microbiome health and how to cure thyroid with a good gut. Recently I heard Dave asprey takes glutathione injections. You will find out which foods contain that. Lots of info on the symptoms and case studies of people with different types of thyroid dysfunctions.

Carvana

 

Carvana

Disrupting the auto buying business

Decision quality

Fractal complexity

Complexity blindness

Carvana Barred From Selling Vehicles in Raleigh, N.C., Area Until January

Farmers juice

Dr Hyman checked that Farmers juice does not create spikes. More from Dave Asprey.

Must read on Complete proteins. Feeling good about all the whey protein, hemp seeds, chia seeds that I have added to my diet.

Moon meditation

 

This evening, I was staring at the sliver moon. It also happens to be the perseid shower time. While I was looking at it intensely, the breeze from the left side marked time. We met a Super mutt today. Yesterday we saw her tricks and today she was so sweet in wanting a belly rub. There were some clouds too. I should try cloud meditation another day. Yesterday my little one saw the outline of a teddy bear in clouds. 

Aging tech

 Sensi.ai raises $3.5m

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Airofit Pro Breathing Exercise Device

 

Airofit Pro Breathing Exercise Device + Virtual Breathing Coach App | Muscle Trainer for Enhanced Lung Capacity, Physical Performance & General Well-Being | Excellent for Athletes & Everyday People

If stressed out..

 Dexamethasone suppression test

Cushings Disease

Employee growth

 

Look out for the global payroll #startup @deel which has shown a stunning 3.5x YoY uptick in its headcount, as of Jun'21. On #SynapticIndex, we see a #RapidGrowth signal. Congratulations to the team! @a16z @sparkcapital @ycombinator @eladgil @ROWGHANI @dkhos @lachygroom pic.twitter.com/I1XsFsj43M

— Synaptic (@synaptic_data) August 4, 2021

Stop the Thyroid Madness

 

Stop the Thyroid Madness: A Patient Revolution Against Decades of Inferior Treatment

Book review

A friend suggested this book. Along with levothyroxine, I feel the need for Vitamin D too. Missed my weekly regimen of Vitamin D, I felt so fatigued, as soon as I figured that its been a day more that I went without it, I felt a spring in my action right after taking it. Even at the endocrinologist visit too, when I was asked if the Vitamin D which started  a month earlier was helping - I had to tell her that I look forward to it and cant wait for my week to end, so I can have what.. Vitamin D.

Vitamin D Treatment in Patients with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis may Decrease the Development of Hypothyroidism

Painful Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

 Painful Hashimotos Vs Subacute Thyroiditis

Pain can spread from the thyroid to the ear.

Subacute thyroiditis stages and symptoms

If you want to host your private server

 

Synology 2 Bay NAS DiskStation DS220+ (Diskless)

Lesson to learn from Apple's photo classification tool. The author says that hybrid storage is one option where you have a local server too or you could have your own private server with Synology.

Why endocrinologists go with lower border levels than most labs for thyroid

 Subclinical Hypothyroidism: An Update for Primary Care Physicians

 

The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years

Get your family running more smoothly with tricks from running small business.

 

The Thyroid Connection: Why You Feel Tired, Brain-Fogged, and Overweight -- and How to Get Your Life Back

Different thyroid medication uses different filler - eg milk, corn.

 

Eat Fat, Get Thin: Why the Fat We Eat Is the Key to Sustained Weight Loss and Vibrant Health

I have started a similar diet about 18 days ago, before reading this book and lost 6.8 pounds. In all that time, I never felt the urge to snack. 

 

Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians

The first I read of it was in the Crack the Glass Ceiling. Bloomberg article pointed me to this book by Jane Hyun.