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Today is my 40th birthday and I decided to mark the occasion by documenting a snapshot of what my life and thoughts look like at the moment. Thoughts When I was a kid I didn’t have a clear image of...
View Article24-hour fasting experiment
What is fasting? In simple words, fasting = not eating. There are several of protocols used as therapeutic fasting or fasting-mimicking diets (e.g. intermittent fasting, alternate day fasting,...
View ArticleSelf-experiment: 7 day carb test
Guinea pig time! This n=1 experiment comes from Wired to Eat, Robb Wolf latest (and greatest IMO) piece of work. Robb Wolf is one of the most respected voices in the paleo/ancestral scene not only...
View ArticleDNAFit – Genetic information for Fitness & Nutrition
If you know me or have read my blog before you may know I’m very passionate about self-experimentation. As a scientist, I find published research extremely valuable generally speaking, but when it...
View ArticleFood for thought: Moderation for the moderators
If I had 10 cents for every time I’ve heard “everything in moderation”… Actually, it’s more like if I had 10 cents for each time I’ve said it (read: I’m broke). Unlike most dietitians, I don’t advocate...
View ArticleThe oats + AltShift experiment
Several months ago, I blogged about the porridge experiment. I ate rice porridge with black sesame, walnuts and goji berries for a few weeks to make the Chinese doctor happy. I attributed my positive...
View ArticleAltShift experiment (part 7)
I’m not superstitious but there’s something special about number 7, and so this will be my last bi-roundly update on the AltShift experiment. I’ll post more about it whenever there’s something I want...
View ArticleAltShift experiment (part 6)
Life has been hectic lately (we moved from the Buddhist centre to a studio unit recently), but I’m still shifting. Past updates are available here: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5. This update...
View ArticleAltShift experiment (part 5)
AltShift experiment update! If you missed the previous updates, you can find them here: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4. This update includes rounds 8 and 9. I travelled to Melbourne to visit my sister...
View ArticleAltShift experiment (part 4)
This update #4 of my AltShift experiment (previous posts here: part 1, part 2 and part 3). This update includes rounds 6 and 7. Round 6 started back in Sydney but still with Buddhist stuff going on,...
View ArticleAltShift experiment (part 3)
As you may or may not know, I’m currently testing a fat loss protocol called AltShift (see my previous posts about it here: part 1 and part 2). This is my update for rounds 4 and 5. As I said before,...
View ArticleAltShift experiment (part 2)
As you may or may not know, I’m currently testing a fat loss protocol called AltShift (see my previous post about it here). Here is my update for rounds 2 and 3. Round 2: Lost 1mm off my waist, 2mm off...
View ArticleAltShift experiment (part 1)
As some of you may know, I like to experiment on myself. In my constant pursuit for health and happiness, when I see something that makes sense I try it and see how it works for me. That’s how I ended...
View ArticleThe porridge experiment (part 3)
This is part 3 of 3. Yes, the porridge experiment is (mostly) over. I did the rice thing for a few more days and then decided to “hipsterise” my breakfast. Even though I dislike chia seeds (’cause they...
View ArticleThe porridge experiment (part 2)
Here’s an update on my breakfast experiment. As you may recall from part 1, the Chinese doctor asked me to eat porridge with black sesame, walnuts and goji berries for breakfast in order to boost my...
View ArticleFood for thought: Karmic inflammation
I just came back from a hill sprint session in Sydney Park. After 108 repetitions of a physical meditation that involves the whole body (knees included). After 2 days in a row of training, including...
View ArticleFood for thought: Once a fatty, always a fatty?
That was the question asked to Robb Wolf in the Paleo Solution Podcast stuck to my brain when I heard it on episode 158 and since then I’ve learned a few things about biochemistry and metabolism. For...
View ArticleThe Art and Science of Low Carb Living
Here are my notes of the seminar, which took place on September 1st 2014 at Sydney Uni. Due to complaints about the university organising such an *outrageous* event, the MC, Dr Kieron Rooney had to...
View ArticleKetosis and athletic performance
The Sydney Morning Herald published an article on this topic last week (you can find it here). In it they describe how endurance athlete Tim Reed adopted a mostly ketogenic diet and the impact it has...
View ArticleNutritional genomics
Last week I attended a seminar on nutritional genomics organised by the Nutrition Society of Australia. Presenters were Prof. Michael Fenech from CSIRO, Dr Jennifer Cropley from Victor Chang, Cardiac...
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