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jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
DOUBLE-BARRELED ATTACK ON OBESITY IN NO WAY A NO-B - MEDIA RELEASE: 09 Jul 2013 In the constant cross talk between our brain and our gut, two gut hormones are already known to tell the brain when we have had enough to eat. New res...

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TED Talk: Is the obesity crisis hiding a bigger pr - Very interesting TED Talk:  As a young surgeon, Peter Attia felt contempt for a patient with diabetes. She was overweight, he thought, and thus responsible for the fact that she n...

jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Brain Imaging Study Provides Support for the Notio - New Brain Imaging Study Provides Support for the Notion of Food Addiction June 26, 2013 — Consuming highly processed carbohydrates can cause excess hunger and stimulate br...

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Workout wisdom... - “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.”  - Greg Henderson, via http://www.velomina...

jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
One Year Surgiversary... - Wow, it's noon, and I just realized that today is my One-Year Surgiversay.First... MANY MANY thanks to those of you who gave me inspiration, leadership and guidance Pre-surgery, du...

jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 10 months ago
Food humor -

jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Research shows that Splenda DOES affect insulin re - Sucralose Affects Glycemic and Hormonal Responses to an Oral Glucose Load. Authors Pepino MY, et al. Show all Journal Diabetes Care. 2013 Apr 30. [Epub ahead of print] Aff...

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Low Carb Mini Pizza - Sometimes only pizza will do... Take a Joseph's Mini Flax/Bran pita pocket... I heat it a bit, then carefully cut around the circumference, so you have two nice "pizza crusts." Ea...

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Don't feel like working out today? Tell it to THIS - Sorry, I can't hear your excuse over the sound of this guy being awesome... http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/openGraph/wid/0_gec2n2h8  

jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Yesterday, I became an "athlete" -        With the exception of some very poorly played baseball in my grade school years, I have never participated in any kind of organized athletics. Sunday, at age 56, I partic...

jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Harmful addictions -

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Relevant to my activities today -

jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Obesity Sustained by Changes in Brain Biochemistry - May 16, 2013 — In a new discovery reported in theJournal of Biological Chemistry, Brown University and Lifespan researchers show that in the brain cells of rats, obesity impe...

jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Intestinal Bacterium Curbs Obesity -   Intestinal Bacterium Curbs Obesity May 15, 2013 — A dominant and useful bacterium called Akkermansia muciniphila is present in the intestinal system of all humans, from...

jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Fish Oil May Stall Effects of Junk Food On Brain - Fish Oil May Stall Effects of Junk Food On Brain May 14, 2013 — Data from more than 180 research papers suggests fish oils could minimise the effects that junk food can ha...

jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
A&F given 'brand readjustment' as revenge for - Too funny. A&F given 'brand readjustment' as revenge for plus-size meanness http://now.msn.com/abercrombie-and-fitch-clothing-given-to-homeless-by-greg-karber?utm_source=thechi...

jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Don't feel like working out today? - Tell it to this guy.  

jubjub posted a discussion topic 12 years, 11 months ago
Paleo Pizza Pic - After a 3 hour bike ride I was cravin' me some pizza - something i really haven't had for a year - even though I have my own hand-built pizza oven on the patio. So I did my resear...

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What Triggers Those Late-Night Snack Cravings? - Apr. 29, 2013 — A study published in the most recent version of the journal Obesity found that the body's internal clock, the circadian system, increases hunger and cravings ...

jubjub posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
First big athletic challenge - complete! - I posted something about last week marking my 1 year anniversary since starting my VSG pre-diet.  To celebrate, I rode in a "Century Ride" yesterday.  My first 100 miler since taki...

jubjub posted a discussion topic 13 years ago
Key Shift in Brain That Creates Drive to Overeat I -   Apr. 29, 2013 — A team of American and Italian neuroscientists has identified a cellular change in the brain that accompanies obesity. The findings could explain the body'...
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