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Hormones and what they are (Short read)
November 22, 2022
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Optimal hormonal balance seems associated with better long-term health outcomes. Understanding what hormones are and what they do could help you make better decisions regarding how to maintain your health. Studies suggest that most people believe chronic stress has a deleterious effect on health. Many participants in studies already knew that stress releases cortisol and adrenaline and that those hormones can cause various responses in the body. A hormone can be defined as

  • A substance, usually a peptide or steroid, produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity, such as growth or metabolism.

  • A synthetic compound that acts like a hormone in the body.

Dietary factors as well as environmental influences can have impacts on the hormonal balance with the physiology of the human body. Various studies for different conditions have looked at lowering carbohydrate intake as a tool for better regulation of hormones, many with promising results. "Other potential benefits of carbohydrate restriction may include fat mobilisation and oxidation and reductions in the TG/HDL ratio, a marker of insulin resistance" (3)

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Welcome one and all! Avoid the dogma, be free from trolls! Help yourself and other meat-eaters to optimal health.

I am excited to launch the carnivores community. Hopefully you'll find it exciting to join me and other like-minded people on Locals.

Why here?
You may have seen me on different social media platforms already, if not why not? Ha ha. I am slightly tired by Big Tech dictating what can and can not be said. Here we will all be free from that and from the dreaded trolls. I really want to engage with everyone that's eating this way. I want folk to share their stories and excite other members. We all need motivation some time. Some accountability helps too!

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I hope this community can attract people from far and wide and entice them to become supporters and active members. What’s in it for them? The value of becoming a supporter means you can help others and add more comments and tips. You can chose to be a big supporter and get early access to my video content or weekly live hosted Q&A zooms . I hope we will all start uploading more personal content than you would normally post on other ...

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Top Tips For Starting Out

A very brief run through of the top tips from real coaching clients.
0:00 Introduction, eat a good variety
0:28 Eating for YOUR health
0:47 Commit to AT LEAST 30 days
1:14 Eat plenty of food
1:33 Eat what you actually enjoy
1:55 Do not worry about organ meats
2:16 Know what your 'why?' is. Why you are trying this. General health or auto immune issues resolution
3:03 Digestive adaptations
3:29 Be confident you are getting all the nutrients you need
3:56 Adding salt
4:40 Social situations
5:25 Transition to this way of eating
6:09 Fatty Meat is cheaper and often more beneficial
6:37 Three quick tips, eat until full, dump vegetable oils
6:52 Quick meal planner example
7:15 Dairy can stall progress, have snacks ready
7:47 The importance of support from friends and family or coaches!

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August Festival

I am attending a festival in August which the wonderful Phil Escott has arranged!
I thought I'd use AI to write me some blurb. OH BOY! Here is what the AI did for the video. I honestly have not added anything. Read it and weep!
"Stephen Hawking announces his participation in the Starmus Festival and expresses excitement about meeting fans and fellow scientists. The festival will take place in June 2017 and will involve talks, concerts, Stephen Thomas, a movement and rehab specialist with an honours degree in physiology and health sciences, shares his journey to becoming a personal trainer and specialist practitioner in diabetes and obesity. He discusses how his personal health issues led him to discover the benefits of low carb and keto diets and becoming a carnivore coach. At the upcoming ancestral health festival, he will be speaking about stable isotope testing, the importance of interrogating research and understanding the science behind our diet, and the benefits of attending live...

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How about a listen to a podcast BEFORE it's general release? Well here is Dr. Abs attending our live Q&A session about longevity, looking younger and getting back to a healthy body.

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15th July Skool: Unlocking Secrets on HDL, Magnesium, Collagen, Protein & More
This is a recording of a Keto School live session where Richard and Stephen discuss various topics related to the ketogenic and carnivore diet. They talk about ketogenic supplements, different types of fat, cholesterol, and how to raise HDL levels. They also answer questions from listeners about dry fasting, magnesium and calcium ratios, and the benefits of a keto diet for people with neuromuscular diseases. They also touch on the topic of dairy and when it should be limited in a ketogenic diet. The question is about when to take MCT ketones for athletic performance. The answer is that you can take them about 20 minutes before exercise, but for longer events like a marathon, you may want to take them an hour or so before to allow excess fluid to pass through the system. MCT will not break a fast and can actually enhance it. The answerer also shares their personal story of how ...

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Another fascinating audio podcast.
Houston is a youtuber and health coach who had a lot of health problems since she was born. For as long as she can remember she had suffered with acne, ADD, body dysmorphia, ADHD, depression and eczema. In 2016 she started the keto diet with and even tried traditional Chinese medicine. Even though she is a personal trainer and was doing everything “right” in her healthy lifestyle she felt numb and ill.

Houston shares that her childhood is full of illnesses such as chest infections, cold sores, tonsillitis, and multiple UTIs. She also reveals that she had a sugar addiction since a very young age which she describes as almost like a monster controlling her, leading to binge eating. She talks about how she got into the fitness industry and eventually did a bodybuilding competition which made the binge eating and sugar addiction worse. She also shares her experiences with different diet and lifestyle changes like going vegan and the horrors that ...

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Avoid These Carnivore Mistakes: Live Q&A Session

00:06 Discussion about upcoming Carnivore conference
02:15 Using dermarolling can create microtrauma to the skin, similar to how going to the gym causes microtrauma to muscles.
06:18 Maintaining cleanliness and sterility during derma rolling
08:22 Be cautious with Derma rolling needle sizes
12:37 Importance of diet on heart health
14:41 Eating habits have improved health, less worry about heart attack
18:49 Maintaining stable blood glucose level and blood pressure reduces risk of heart attack
20:35 Maintaining a healthy lifestyle can help prevent colds
24:13 Caffeine effects not present in products with added caffeine
26:02 Use near infrared before dermarolling to lower inflammation and blue light afterwards for antibacterial properties
29:41 Vitamin C is crucial for converting non-heme iron to a form that can be digested
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How Emma Lost Her Belly Fat: Getting Rid of That Last 5lbs!

In this video we talk about how Emma lost that last 5lbs and got rid of belly fat. Emma also reveals that from age 17 to 44 she did not have a normal bowel movement! Emma shares how she struggled with digestive issues and fatigue for most of her life and tried various diets and supplements without much success. She talks about how she discovered the carnivore diet, and how it drastically improved her health and energy levels. Emma also mentions that while she initially had some cravings and struggled to give up carbs and processed foods, she gradually adjusted to the diet and noticed significant changes.

Emma has been following a carnivore diet for a few years, and at the beginning, they experienced weight loss and various health benefits. However, they gradually started adding in non-carnivore foods and condiments like hot sauce and dairy, leading to weight gain and increased cravings. After working with a coach, they realized they needed to simplify ...

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How Emma Lost Her Belly Fat: Getting Rid of That Last 5lbs!

In this video we talk about how Emma lost that last 5lbs and got rid of belly fat. Emma also reveals that from age 17 to 44 she did not have a normal bowel movement! Emma shares how she struggled with digestive issues and fatigue for most of her life and tried various diets and supplements without much success. She talks about how she discovered the carnivore diet, and how it drastically improved her health and energy levels. Emma also mentions that while she initially had some cravings and struggled to give up carbs and processed foods, she gradually adjusted to the diet and noticed significant changes.

Emma has been following a carnivore diet for a few years, and at the beginning, they experienced weight loss and various health benefits. However, they gradually started adding in non-carnivore foods and condiments like hot sauce and dairy, leading to weight gain and increased cravings. After working with a coach, they realized they needed to simplify ...

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Push for all levels
With actual workouts attached!

Online personal training

As an online coach I offer a friendly approach that deals with the fitness needs of a wide variety people. Workouts designed around your lifestyle, so workouts are simple and easy to follow and targeted to your goals. All abilities covered.

Below is an example of workouts relating to one simple exercise, a push up. I also have examples of full workouts. Just click the links and the workout will be sent direct to your device. No contacts, no sign ups etc. Straight to your device with no questions or email addresses asked for.

Beginners

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If the first exercise is too easy, skip to the next. If the next is too easy move again until you find your level. Click the link below and enjoy!

 

If the first exercise is too easy, skip to the next. If the next is too easy move again until you find your level. Click the link below and enjoy!

Beginners press up workouts

Intermediate

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Moving straight into more difficult push ups, skip to the next. If the next is too easy move again until you find your level. Click the link and enjoy!

Intermediate push up workouts

Advanced

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This final set of push ups are to change up your routine and really get your imagination AND your muscles working!

Advanced push workouts

What muscles are you working?

Beginners push up

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Push-ups / Pushups

Primary muscle group(s):

Chest

Secondary:

Abs, Shoulders, Triceps

  1. Get into position by placing your hands flat on the floor, directly below your shoulders.

  2. Extend your legs out behind you, with only your toes and balls of your feet touching the floor.

  3. Hold your body up and keep your back straight by tightening your abdominal muscles.

  4. Your neck and head should be bent slightly back.

  5. Lower your chest towards the ground by bending your elbows until your chest is just above the ground or you feel a stretching of your chest and shoulders. Hold for a count of one.

  6. Press upwards from your chest and shoulders, straightening your arms as you return to the starting position. Hold for a count of one.

  7. Repeat.

    All these instructions are available in the workout program by clicking the 'i' button illustrated below

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Intermediate

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Plank to Push-Up / Pushups / Walking Plank Up-Downs

Primary muscle group(s):

Abs, Shoulders

  1. Start in the plank position with your elbows shoulder-width apart.

  2. Press yourself up from the floor one arm at a time into a push-up, maintaining your body in a straight line.

  3. Slowly return to the starting plank position the same way, one arm at a time.

  4. Repeat the movement alternating sides.

    Advanced

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Raised One-Legged / Leg Push Ups / Push-ups

Primary muscle group(s):

Chest

Secondary:

Glutes & Hip Flexors

  1. Get yourself in the push-up position with your hands flat on the ground just wider than shoulder width apart.

  2. Ensuring that there is a straight line running from your neck to your heels, lift your right leg off the ground.

  3. Keeping your right leg elevated, bend your elbows and lower your body towards the ground until your chest is about two inches away from the floor.

  4. Push your body back to the starting position and then lower your right leg to the ground.

  5. Repeat the motion with the left leg elevated.

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Muscles and Health (short read

Lean muscle mass often referred to as skeletal muscle has two prime associations to optimal health;

  1. Movement

  2. Metabolic rate influence,

Your metabolic rate is influenced by muscle due to the nature of its thermogenic tissue (i.e., energy consuming). For the majority of people this is the largest single contributor to daily energy expenditure. It seems to be for this reason that any decline in skeletal muscle mass is associated with an increase in body fat mass.

In layman's terms this means that the more muscle you have the more energy you'll be using up, even when asleep. Muscle uses up energy just to maintain its mass. So good levels of lean muscle mass is associated with longevity and good health.

The geeky bit for those that want to know WHY this is...

"Because of its oxidative capacity (i.e., mitochondrial content) skeletal muscle is also a large site of fat oxidation, potentially playing a role in maintaining lipoprotein (cholesterol) and triglyceride homeostasis. Skeletal muscle is also, mostly by virtue of its mass, the primary site of blood glucose disposal; hence, maintaining skeletal muscle mass would also play a role in reducing risk for development of type II diabetes. Finally, the decline in maximal aerobic capacity with age, and with other muscular wasting conditions, including weight loss, has also been found to be due, to a large degree, to a decline in skeletal muscle mass and skeletal muscle quality." (2)

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Sleep and Fasting (short read)

RESTORATIVE SLEEP AND TIME RESTRICTED FEEDING

Sometimes optimising health is not just about what you eat, it can also be about WHEN you eat.

Fasting is basically not eating.

When you are asleep you are fasting.

The time between getting up and eating and when you finish eating for the day is called your 'eating window.' In recent times there has been a lot of studies on what is called 'time-restricted-feeding.' One study concluded, "We detected improved sleep, prevention of body weight gain, and deceleration of cardiac ageing under TRF, even when caloric intake and activity were unchanged." (4)

Basically if you start to eat at midday and finish by 5pm then your eating window is just 5 hours. Time restricted feeding "prevents excessive body weight gain, improves sleep, and attenuates age- and diet-induced deterioration in cardiac performance" (5)

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