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Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Saved by Daniel Wentsch and
potential food shortage—leptin levels are low. The relative absence of leptin’s message tells the brain, “I don’t have enough body fat!” Your brain then tells you to eat more and move less, which serves to change your behavior until your body fat is within a safer range. You become hungrier (and probably eat more), your metabolism slows down (thank
... See moreThis is because deep abdominal fat, the kind that wraps itself around your heart, liver, and other major organs, not only receives more blood but has four times more cortisol receptors than subcutaneous fat (the fat that you can “pinch” below the skin).
In biological systems, exceeding your MED can freeze progress for weeks, even months. In the context of body redesign, there are two fundamental MEDs to keep in mind: To remove stored fat → do the least necessary to trigger a fat-loss cascade of specific hormones. To add muscle in small or large quantities → do the least necessary to trigger local
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