Category Archives: Measure It and Metabolism

There Are Two Paths: Drugs or No Drugs. There May Be No Excluded Middle.

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Mike Nichols

Never discontinue medication without the supervision of your doc. This is not merely lawyer talk; it could be dangerous, really dangerous. Look, I am a regular old M.D. type doc; I love drugs, their mechanism of action, the wonderful story … Continue reading →

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Calories In, Calories Out: The Big Lie

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Mike Nichols

OK, maybe no one intends to lie but this mantra of ‘calores in, plus or minus, calories out= what you gain or lose’ is so often repeated and with such vehemence and condescension it may as well be a lie. … Continue reading →

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Anabolic, Catabolic

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Mike Nichols

A Time For Every Purpose Under Heaven The body has an astonishing capacity to tear itself down and rebuild itself. One year from now well over 99% of every molecule in your body have been replaced, modified or eliminated. Let’s … Continue reading →

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Paleo this Cro-Magnon that

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Mike Nichols

Many of you will have heard of one version or another of the ‘mankind is old and our diet is new and it is killing us.’ And, basically, it is true. Virtually all of Europe was colonized by our genetic … Continue reading →

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Belly Be Gone!

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Mike Nichols

See also “Paleo this, Cro-Magnon that” GO There are different kinds of fat in the human body. At first blush the two kinds are first that under the skin and then that inside the muscle layer also know as ‘mesenteric’, … Continue reading →

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