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Sleep Deposit

Thursday, November 12, 2009

We can all agree that sleep deprivation is bad. It makes life a whole lot harder to deal with, not to mention messing with appetite and metabolism. So yeah, it’s bad. Life will be life, and sometimes there just is no sleep to be had. Some survival tips:

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This is Your Brain on Cortisol

Welcome back to cortisol week! Here’s yet another reason to keep your stress level in check: chronically elevated cortisol can mess with your head. Specifically, it can mess with your memory. This paper from McGill found that seniors with higher cortisol levels had weaker memories. Luckily for most, the memory-impairing effects of the [...]

Visceral/Abdominal Fat Recipe

1 part chronic tendency to undersleep 1 part stressful work or life environment 1 part overtraining 1 part massive caffeine addiction 1 part heavy alcohol consumption

Combine all ingredients and stir it up… remember, you want elevated cortisol levels at all times to maximize that abdominal fat accumulation. If possible, have a pot [...]

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