June 2018

diet (4)·science (1)·Weight-loss (3)

When you lose weight, where does it go? In this video you will see with your own eyes, exactly what happens at a biochemical level, when your body transforms fats into energy. Don’t have time to watch? SPOILER: you exhale all your weight as carbon dioxide (CO₂)…it is not lost though sweat, going to the… Continue reading The mathematics of weight loss | Ruben Meerman

google talks (1)·matthew walker (1)·sleep (1)

Sleep inertia, fragmented sleep, melatonin, learning and memory, immune function, longevity…this was an interesting talk on why you should get your 8 hours per night. His description of melatonin as the starting official in the ‘great sleep race’ was great. Melatonin signals the start of the race, but doesn’t participate in it…so it can help… Continue reading Matthew Walker: “Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams” | Talks at Google – YouTube