by Dr. David Minkoff March 19, 2023 6 min read
As we enter Week Two of the Lean Bulk, cravings for junk food or processed sugars should be lowering or gone.
And you may not have added much in the way of muscle yet.
That’s fine, you’ve just started and it will come. Right now we’re dialing things in and balancing hormones for muscle building and body fat regulation.
You also may have found it hard to eat all of the natural proteins on the protocol. But this protein is necessary.
by Dr. David Minkoff March 16, 2023 9 min read
How does PerfectAmino actually work? And what is it really doing in our bodies?
PerfectAmino is the perfect protein source. But there is a point there. It’s the perfect protein source. It isn’t protein in itself, but amino acids, the building blocks of protein.
When these amino acids are bonded together into chains, that’s when it becomes a protein.
That’s what any protein molecule you eat is — hundreds or thousands of different amino acids all bonded together into a long chain.
But PerfectAmino is different than other protein sources you’ve had. Very different.
by Dr. David Minkoff March 11, 2023 4 min read
In the first week of this challenge we have several things happening.
We’re trying to switch our diet so we’re getting what we need to build lean muscle without the other calories or hormone-triggering foods that would cause excess fat gain.
With this comes restructuring our cells so they will use the foods we’re giving them properly and balancing or increasing hormone levels so our body will prioritize building lean muscle over body fat.
Then we’re addressing digestion, which is crucial to your overall health as well as building muscle, as you need to be getting all of the nutrients and vitamins you’re consuming.
And, improperly digested proteins lead to inflammation, which leads to higher levels of cortisol, a hormone that prioritizes building fat and breaking down muscle.
by Dr. David Minkoff March 08, 2023 5 min read
Wow, those are some big claims in that title.
But note the, “over time,” part of the title. Because, no, it isn’t immediate.
But, yes, BCAAs, or Branched Chain Amino Acids, do contribute to building fat over time, as well as reducing muscle gains… and kidney trouble, and type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome, and obesity, and…
Here. Let me explain.
by Dr. David Minkoff February 28, 2023 4 min read
Ask anyone about bulking and cutting and they’ll bring up calories and macronutrients.
Calories are basically a measurement of how much potential energy is in a food.
Potential because some of it will actually be used as energy and some will not.
This can be energy which is “burned” right now for physical activity (sugars or fats) or energy stored for later use (body fat and glycogen (stored sugars)).
by Dr. David Minkoff February 26, 2023 3 min read
Bulking & Cutting has been around for decades now.
We workout hard, count our macros, and eat and eat and eat, and build lots of muscle.
And… at the same time we’re building muscle, we also build body fat. And we build them at about the same rate, a pound of muscle for a pound of fat.
by Dr. David Minkoff February 16, 2023 7 min read
Environmental toxins are getting worse.
And I don’t mean that as a generality. I mean it on a very real, very personal level.
We’ve passed the point where taking “reasonable caution” or “buying all organic” is enough.
We’re exposed to too many chemicals every day. They’re in our personal care products, the clothes we buy, the fabric of our car seats, and our dishwashing liquids. We even have toxic heavy metals in our baby foods.
But we’ve heard all of this before, seen all the stats and figures.
What does it really mean? How does this work, how do these things actually harm us? And is it really that bad?
Let’s have a real example and you tell me.
by Dr. David Minkoff February 13, 2023 3 min read
Well done on completing the 30 Day Fat Loss Challenge!
This is no small achievement!
We’ve balanced hormones and repaired or replaced at least a trillion or so cells, if not 10 or 20 trillion.
We’ve removed fatty deposits not only from our fat cells, but from our blood vessels, where it can narrow blood flow, causing more work for our heart.
We’ve removed fatty deposits from our organs, where it can make them less efficient or prevent them from doing their job. (Not good.)
And we’ve improved our digestion and microbiome, the most important gatekeepers for our overall health.
In short… we’ve done a lot!
by Dr. David Minkoff February 07, 2023 4 min read
You’ve probably heard of the Cholesterol Hypothesis.
This is a hypothesis that higher levels of cholesterol, particularly LDL Cholesterol, are associated with higher rates of Heart Disease.
This hypothesis is so deeply ingrained in our understanding of how the body works that challenging it is almost laughable. (Even though it’s still just a hypothesis after all these decades.)
However, over the last decade, more and more scientists and doctors have been doing that for one very glaring reason: there is no evidence to support the hypothesis.
by Dr. David Minkoff February 04, 2023 4 min read
Welcome to the final week of the 30-Day Fat Loss Challenge!
During this challenge we’ve had our ups and downs as cravings came and went and hormones began to balance.
But by Week Four things have evened out or soon will.
Energy levels rise, mood may become more even, sleep becomes more restful, digestion improves, and overall health rises.
And, of course, we’ve lost a significant amount of body fat.
by Dr. David Minkoff December 30, 2022 3 min read
If you’ve ever had trouble with diets, losing weight, or simply keeping the weight off, let’s start by saying… It’s not you.
Let me say that one more time in case you didn't get it. It’s. Not. You. Period.
Every year, over a hundred million Americans make New Year’s Resolutions. And, there’s one resolution made more often than any of the others: the goal to lose weight. It’s also the one that’s given up on the fastest.
Why is that the case?
by Dr. David Minkoff December 08, 2022 4 min read
Let me start by saying: No, fat doesn’t make you fat. Sugars, mainly processed sugars, do.
Fat from food is not converted to fat in the body without the presence of sugar. But due to their effects on our hormones, some fats can help us lose weight, and some make us gain it.
Now, there are many types of fat, both that you eat and your body creates, and different fats are used for various actions in your body.
by Dr. David Minkoff
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