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The craziest study ever - The Minnesota Starvation Experiment 32 young men were put on a 40% calorie-restricted diet for 6 months, while staying physically very active They lost 25% of their body weight by the end of it Here's what this study contributed to longevity research

The Benefits of Restricted Nostril Breathing I put rolled up fresh sage up my nose. Why? “Restricted nostril breathing” cultivates and amplifies Vril, the universal vital life-force or internal magnetic energy energies in the body for harmony and deeper yogic practice. Biologically, it improves breath control, lung capacity, and nasal airflow - enhanced by herbs like sage or eucalyptus that clear congestion and promote other health factors. It activates parasympathetic dominance, lowers stress, and synchronizes brain hemispheres via nasal-olfactory pathways. This improves cognition, motor learning, response speed, emotional balance, and reduces mind-wandering. - CO2 Tolerance Benefits Slow restricted breathing raises CO2 tolerance, calms respiration, and supports longer breath holds. It enhances respiratory efficiency and helps with breathlessness; with the herbs assisting by reducing mucus and improving airflow. - Meditation Benefits It quiets the mind, balances hemispheres of the brain and deepens breath awareness for clearer, more focused meditation. Herbal aromatics add grounding and relaxation. It also lowers blood pressure and heart rate, reduces anxiety and depression, improves sleep, relieves headaches. Herbs contribute anti-inflammatory effects depending on the herb used. Breath is the primary vehicle for absorbing and circulating this cosmic energy; by consciously restricting or alternating nostrils, the practice purifies energy channels, balances solar (energizing) and lunar (calming) polarities, and draws Vril inward more efficiently during inhalation. It’s a simple and easy practice to try at home and one I do when I’m relaxing in the evenings.

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When fat loss stalls, it’s often because chronic low calories and/or low carbs have lowered thyroid output (T3), leptin, and overall metabolic rate while raising cortisol. A high-carb refeed increases leptin and T3, restores liver glycogen, lowers stress hormones, and improves training performance, which can unlock fat loss again. Keeping fat low during the refeed is key: high carb + high fat just promotes fat storage, whereas high carb + low fat prioritizes glycogen replenishment and glucose oxidation, increases metabolic rate, and minimizes fat regain.

The Randle cycle : - High fat + high carb → fuels compete, energy drops, easier fat gain - High fat + low carb → can make you lean, but relies on stress hormones (adrenaline, cortisol) to keep blood sugar stable - High carb + low fat → can also make you lean, with steady energy and strong thyroid function Why I prefer the last option ? - Taste-wise, I’d always pick carbs over fats - Dietary fats are easily stored, while carbs must be converted into fat through de novo lipogenesis, a process the body dislikes and that wastes energy - Because of this and raised metabolism, more calories re allowed - The idea that you need dietary fat for testosterone is false, cholesterol for steroid hormones is made from acetyl-CoA, which mainly comes from carbohydrate metabolism - I look much fuller on carbs thanks to higher muscle glycogen, which pulls water into the muscle and improves performance - The brain always needs glucose, it can use some ketones, but not completely, when glucose is low, the body breaks down amino acids from food or muscle to make more glucose - Carbs are muscle-sparing, so I can eat less protein without losing muscle - High-intensity training depends on glycolysis, the rapid breakdown of glucose, because fat oxidation is too slow to meet ATP demand during that kind of effort