Accoring to a reknown blog, scientists might have discovered a key to longevity in a form of an antibiotic called rapamycin. Rapamycin is usually used in organ transplant patients to reduce the risk of rejection. However, recent studies and tests on mice revelaed that rapamycin increses the lifespan of female mice by 14% and male mice by 9%.
The interesting fact is that the antibiotic was administered to adult/old mice, so that you do not have to take the antibiotic from a small age!!
Until the tests are confirmed and the new medicament elaborated into a longevity-pill several years will pass, for sure. Until then, the four keys to longevity stay the same:
- no smoking
- daily vaggies and fruits intake
- healthy weight/height ratio and
- at least 3 hours of sports weekly
Live long!
It’s completely normal to feel sleepy after eating a big meal because your blood flows to your stomach in order to digest all the food you have eaten. That is why you are not in mood to do anything after a huge meal. It is even advisable an hour of rest before doing anything else.
From my point of view that’s exactly the problem with big meals. After eating hundreds of fat, carb and protein calories, your body’s “warehouses” (your fat) will be filled even more because these calories have not been used for anything productive while you are resting after the big meal. That’s why it is far better to eat 5, 6, 7 tiny meals a day because (1) you will burn those calories straight off and (2) you will be more energized and productive throughout the day without those huge energy drops.
By eating 7 small meals you could even eat 20-30% more calories a day without getting fatter. A rule of thumb to calculate a small meal is that after eating a small meal you still feel just a bit hungry. This tiny hunger is like a primate trigger (to search for food) that will keep you going throughout the day.
Less is sometimes more. Think about it and don’t fall asleep!
Wit has stumbled the other day upon this wonderful article about prison workouts and we thought we might just share with all you guys and gals since it reflects the Bodytweaker’s lifestyle, simplicity and down-to-earth, tough workouts in a small environment with little or no resources.
Now, you don’t need to get locked up to do this workout. It works just fine when you don’t have any cash to spend on expensive (and worthless) equipment and gym memberships or you are on a business trip in an hotel room and need your dose of hardcore workout to get the day started.
This is a wonderful addition to our non-equipment workout routine and get fit at home posts.
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