Articles

Hey you guys. At this point we’ve covered the big supporting pillars of our fat loss journey – removing processed food, increasing nutrient density, balancing hormones, resistance exercise, sleep and stress-reduction. We’ve talked about low-carb diets and fasting. What now remains are the tips and tricks that we need to be aware of as we

Hey you guys.  In the previous parts we talked about the discrepancies between the way we eat, and the way we evolved to eat. We looked at hyperpalatability, food engineering, the role of our hormones and the advantage of whole, unprocessed foods. We asked, and answered the question of whether very low-carb diets, like keto

Last time, we looked at the foundations of our fat-loss journey – getting a handle on calorie intake, removing processed food, and prioritising nutrients over energy. That discussion, along with the one surrounding hormones back in Part 3, led to a lot of talk about carbohydrates. Today, let’s start by taking a bit of a

Part 4 What To Actually Do In the previous parts, we looked at how our evolution has affected the way we eat, and the way we store fat. We talked about how food companies can take advantage of those evolutionary traits to create products that we find hard to resist, and how the composition of

In parts 1 and 2, we talked about how our evolution has affected the way we eat, and the way we store fat. We talked about how food companies can take advantage of evolutionary traits to create products that we find hard to resist, and how the composition of our meals can further drive us

Part 2 – Sidestepping Satiety In Part 1 we mentioned some behavioural traits that kept us alive historically, but which in the modern world, are hazardous to our health: Our propensity to overeat when food was available – our dopaminergic relationship with food.  And there are people all too willing to exploit those traits for