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Metabolism 101: What Actually Controls Your Daily Energy Burn
As much of the nation prepares for a winter cold blast and icy onslaught, what better time to talk about your Metabolism and what makes up your daily energy burn, because trust me, you’re going to want to keep the calories this weekend! Metabolism is one of the most misunderstood, yet overused concepts in health and fitness.
GLP-1 Medications: The Big Picture and What You Should Know
As I sat around with my extended family and friends over the past week (and I could even relate this back to Thanksgiving), the topic of GLP-1’s was certainly in the air.
Now What? How to Turn Your Reflection & Gratitude into Action
In my last article I talked about reflection, gratitude, and next-year planning but not as tasks to check off, but as meaningful waypoints in your health journey. Maybe you read it, maybe you thought about it, maybe you wrote a few things down, or maybe you got partway through and felt like you didn’t quite land on a plan. That’s okay. Reflection is a process, not a sprint.
Reflection, Gratitude and Next-Year Planning
As the year winds down and the holidays approach, many of us may feel a mix of emotions. Maybe a little relief, some nostalgia, sense of accomplishment, and possibly a little uncertainty about what next year may bring. Whether your fitness and nutrition journey this year went exactly as planned or it took some unexpected detours, now is the perfect time to pause, reflect, express gratitude for what did happen, and chart a path forward.
Are you asking your Doctor the right questions?
Over the past few weeks I have had interactions with extended family members or listened to stories from others in relation to their own family members about visitations with doctors.
Excuse of the Week: “I’m Not Where I Thought I’d Be”
Excuses are pretty common in the fitness and nutrition realm and one of the most used phrases I hear (and one that the beholder doesn’t often realize as an excuse) is the “I’m not where I thought I’d be” line which is usually accompanied with the phrase “I feel like I am doing all of the right things and nothing seems to work.” They are easy statements to make and even easier ones to hide behind. But the problem isn’t the statement itself, it’s what often follows.
Fitness Isn’t Seasonal. It’s Foundational.
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash One of the biggest trends I have noticed in my career as a professional has been the weirdness that is summer fitness.
Look Back to Leap Forward: What the First Half of the Year Has Taught You
The end of the month is a great time to pause, reflect, and reset as the page turns to the next one and this month as we conclude the first half of the year it offers a unique opportunity look to July with hopefully a little more clarity, ownership, and renewed momentum. You can’t really leap forward unless you know what you’re leaping from. That’s what this article is about, using reflection as fuel and taking a hard, honest look at what the last 6 months have taught you. What worked. What didn’t.
Staying Active With a Busy Life
If you’ve read any of my previous work you know I have talked about the importance of controlling your calendar, especially if you are trying to stay active. For many of you, life is chaotic and there is no escaping it, every day/week brings something new and just when you think you’re in the clear it smacks you in the face again.
Why Everyone Should be Lifting Weights, Not Just Athletes
I want to talk about the importance of lifting weights. If you have been doing so for a while, awesome, but if you have been hesistant to make it the MAIN part of your workout routine, then this is the article for you. And yes, I said, it should be the MAIN part of your workout routine.
Did You Survive “Quitters Day”?
I was planning to write this last week prior to the day coming and going, but I felt it may be more appropriate after the fact. You see, each year, typically during the second week in January has come to be known as “Quitters Day”, a point in January when many people abandon the New Year’s resolutions they were so eager to embrace just a couple of weeks earlier.
What’s Your Thanksgiving Game Plan?
We are less than a week away from one of my favorite holidays, Thanksgiving, where I get to spend some high quality time with my family, watch some football (even the Cowboys ;), and partake in an array of foods that keep me going for days. This is certainly one holiday for most where typically the gloves come off and it become a free-for-all of eating and a lot less movement, and to be honest, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
What’s Your Thanksgiving Game Plan?
Daniel Dodd, PhD. · Follow Published in Change Becomes You · 5 min read · -- Photo by Jed Owen on Unsplash We are less than a week away from one of my favorite holidays, Thanksgiving, where I get to spend some high quality time with my family, watch some football (even the Cowboys ;), and partake in an array of foods that keep me going for days.
Are you being logical with your fitness?
Daniel Dodd, PhD. · Follow 7 min read · -- Photo by Lindsay Henwood on Unsplash I was talking with a client recently about ways to achieve a goal she has been going after for some time and as we discussed ways to work through her stumbling blocks I suggested we create a Logic Model to help her. What’s a logic model you ask? A logic model is a powerful tool that can help individuals achieve their nutrition and fitness goals by providing a structured, step-by-step approach.
How Do You Like to Be Yelled At?
Let’s be honest, contrary to the title of this article, no one really likes to be yelled at, but if we are being honest, we all know at times, we definitely need to be. As a former athlete and someone who has been coached, I have had my fair share of being yelled at by different coaches. Some were extremely harsh and some were less. Both (at least as I reflect back) appeared to be in an attempt to improve my performance. But what’s interesting, my response to these altercations were very different.
What to Do If You Missed Your Summer Fitness Goals
I feel this is a timely piece as we enter August with kids going back to school and we get one last real month of heat before cooler temps prevail. For those of us outside the lower states where fall and winter temperatures are actually tolerable, we spend many months building excitement toward to the middle of the year. Summer often comes with the promise of longer days, warm weather, and the motivation to get fit.
Olympics: Watching Potential Unleashed
I can honestly attest that for the next two weeks my excitement radar goes off the charts. Four years in the waiting, the Olympics gives us an opportunity to get as close to greatness as we can from our living rooms. As a former athlete, in a sport very different from what we will see over the next two weeks, I very much appreciate the athletic prowess that all these athletes portray. The fitness of Olympic athletes stands as a testament to human potential and the pinnacle of physical conditioning.
Fitness of a Rockstar!
Over the weekend I was fortunate to watch two amazing rock bands, REO Speedwagon and Train, bands that have spread music entertainment across more than a few decades. Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately), I am old enough to have enjoyed the amazing music each have provided over these decades, but what really impressed me this weekend was more than the music, it was the amazing fitness that these band members showed, particularly the lead singers.
Decision Fatigue in Health and Fitness
Recently I had a conversation with a client centered around âDecision Fatigueâ and how it was affecting her choices toward her nutrition and fitness routine. My client is a successful businesswoman and also mother of 3 children that are of teenage years.
A pandemic agreement is within reach
Anita Cicero and Alexandra PhelanAuthors Info & Affiliations At the end of May, 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) will meet for the World Health Assembly. Negotiations underway now will determine whether they vote then to adopt a pandemic agreement. For the past 2 years, discussions have focused on articulating essential components of a robust and equitable architecture for pandemic preparedness and response.
Repair of CRISPR-guided RNA breaks enables site-specific RNA excision in human cells
Research Article Anna Nemudraia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4190-6306, Artem Nemudryi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0121-1363 artem.nemudryi@gmail.com, and Blake Wiedenheft https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9297-5304 artem.nemudryi@gmail.comAuthors Info & Affiliations Abstract Genome editing with CRISPR RNA-guided endonucleases generates DNA breaks that are resolved by cellular DNA repair machinery. However, analogous methods to manipulate RNA remain unavailable.
Cleavage-independent activation of ancient eukaryotic gasdermins and structural mechanisms
Research Article Yueyue Li https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7886-2051, Yanjie Hou https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5234-9277, [...] , Qi Sun https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1515-1239, Huan Zeng, [...] , Fanyi Meng, Xiang Tian, Qun He, Feng Shao https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9562-7791 jding@ibp.ac.cn, and Jingjin Ding https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9941-7997 jding@ibp.ac.cn+6 authors +4 authors fewerAuthors Info & Affiliations Abstract Gasdermins (GSDMs) are pore-forming proteins that execute pyroptosis for...
Nitrate reduction enables safer aryldiazonium chemistry
Research Article ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Javier Mateos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2358-9183, Tim Schulte https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3976-1907, [...] , Deepak Behera https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9351-6282, Markus Leutzsch https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8171-9399, [...] , Ahmet Altun https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8818-9925, Takuma Sato https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2213-3117, Felix Waldbach https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2030-0874, Alexander Schnegg https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2362-0638, Frank Neese...
Observation of current whirlpools in graphene at room temperature
Research Article MESOSCOPIC PHYSICS Marius L. Palm https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1732-228X, Chaoxin Ding https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1510-4377, [...] , William S. Huxter https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1170-4241, Takashi Taniguchi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1467-3105, [...] , Kenji Watanabe https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3701-8119, and Christian L.
Global trends and scenarios for terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem services from 1900 to 2050
Research Article BIODIVERSITY LOSS Henrique M. Pereira https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1043-1675 hpereira@idiv.de, Inês S. Martins https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4328-7286, [...] , Isabel M. D. Rosa, HyeJin Kim, [...] , Paul Leadley https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8994-5507, Alexander Popp https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9500-1986, Detlef P.
Expansive discovery of chemically diverse structured macrocyclic oligoamides
Research Article PROTEIN DESIGN Patrick J. Salveson https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0962-6010, Adam P. Moyer, [...] , Meerit Y. Said https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3150-3140, Gizem Gӧkçe https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5009-4429, [...] , Xinting Li, Alex Kang https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5487-0499, Hannah Nguyen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9696-4004, Asim K. Bera https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9473-2912, Paul M.
Food perception promotes phosphorylation of MFFS131 and mitochondrial fragmentation in liver
Research Article PHYSIOLOGY Sinika Henschke https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4264-1581, Hendrik Nolte https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1560-5099, [...] , Judith Magoley https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1649-3340, Tatjana Kleele, [...] , Claus Brandt https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7871-7437, A. Christine Hausen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5700-7313, Claudia M. Wunderlich https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6468-6568, Corinna A.
The genetics of niche-specific behavioral tendencies in an adaptive radiation of cichlid fishes
Research Article ADAPTIVE RADIATIONS Carolin Sommer-Trembo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9952-2906 carolin.sommer-trembo@unibas.ch, M.
Pre- and postnatal noise directly impairs avian development, with fitness consequences
Research Article NOISE POLLUTION Alizée Meillère https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1323-1954 alizee.meillere@deakin.edu.au, Katherine L. Buchanan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6648-5819, [...] , Justin R. Eastwood https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5294-3321, and Mylene M.
A sound beginning of life starts before birth
Perspective Developmental Biology Long-term impact from prenatal noise exposure in birds should raise general concern Hans Slabbekoorn h.w.slabbekoorn@biology.leidenuniv.nlAuthors Info & Affiliations Abstract The acoustic environment of animals and humans has never been quiet, encompassing all sounds, from natural to those made by humans.
Corporate emissions targets and the neglect of future innovators
Policy Forum Climate Policy Targets can distort competition in favor of incumbent firms Yann Robiou du Pont yann.rdp@climate-energy-college.org, Joeri Rogelj, [...] , Angel Hsu, Detlef van Vuuren, and Andreas G. F.
Frans de Waal (1948-2024)
Perspective Retrospective Primatologist who brought animals and humans “a little closer” Sarah F. Brosnan sbrosnan@gsu.eduAuthors Info & Affiliations Frans de Waal, groundbreaking primatologist, died on 14 March. He was 75. De Waal spent his career, as both a scientist and an award-winning science writer, shrinking the distance between humans and animals.
Developing future nanomedicines
Perspective Materials Science Quantitative analysis of biodistribution and clearance may improve nanoparticle development Neus Feliu and Wolfgang J. Parak wolfgang.parak@uni-hamburg.deAuthors Info & Affiliations Colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) are being developed for disease treatment and diagnosis (1)—for example, as carriers for mRNA, agents that induce photothermal eradiation of prostate cancer, or contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Microbes and vitamin D aid immunotherapy
Perspective Cancer Vitamin D modulates intestinal epithelial cell function to enhance antitumor microbes Fabien Franco and Kathy D. McCoy kathy.mccoy@ucalgary.caAuthors Info & Affiliations Abstract Tremendous progress has been made in improving cancer immunotherapy, which is now established as a pillar for cancer treatment.
Map and protect seagrass for biodiversity
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A future to look forward to
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Observation of a Chern insulator in crystalline ABCA-tetralayer graphene with spin-orbit coupling
Research Article 2D MATERIALS Yating Sha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3199-3151, Jian Zheng https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2572-9087, [...] , Kai Liu https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1438-8547, Hong Du https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9117-9750, [...] , Kenji Watanabe https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3701-8119, Takashi Taniguchi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1467-3105, Jinfeng Jia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9900-281X, Zhiwen Shi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3928-2960, Ruidan Zhong, and Guorui Chen...
In Science Journals
Conservation Effective conservation actions Bianca Lopez Protected areas, such as Kruger National Park in South Africa, can provide beneficial effects even if they do not reverse declining biodiversity. PHOTO: RICHARD DU TOIT/MINDEN PICTURES The current biodiversity crisis requires action to protect species from extinction and ecosystems from severe degradation. Billions of dollars are thus invested annually in global conservation.
Dangers of disposable electronic devices
Laura Young l.young2100@abertay.ac.uk, Sue Dawson, [...] , David Lavallee, Mark Midownik, [...] , Imogen Napper, Richard Thompson, and Rebecca Wade+4 authors +2 authors fewerAuthors Info & Affiliations Get full access to this article View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.
Ciliopathy patient variants reveal organelle-specific functions for TUBB4B in axonemal microtubules
Research Article CELL BIOLOGY Daniel O. Dodd https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3636-6501, Sabrina Mechaussier https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3801-2416, [...] , Patricia L. Yeyati https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5094-5182, Fraser McPhie https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3861-1870, [...] , Jacob R. Anderson https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1179-717X, Chen Jing Khoo https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8352-1058, Amelia Shoemark https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7360-6060, Deepesh K.
Genomic factors shape carbon and nitrogen metabolic niche breadth across Saccharomycotina yeasts
Research Article ECOLOGY Dana A. Opulente https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3224-7510, Abigail Leavitt LaBella https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0068-6703, [...] , Marie-Claire Harrison https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3013-9906, John F. Wolters https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5477-4250, [...] , Chao Liu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4252-4019, Yonglin Li https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2774-9106, Jacek Kominek https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1916-0122, Jacob L. Steenwyk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8436-595X, Hayley R.
Data, death, and what comes next
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War: not an unlikely topic for science lessons
As a seven-year-old child, I experienced war in Cyprus. Armed conflict has not been far from my conscience ever since. At a time when there are active conflicts in many parts of the world, war is unlikely to be far from many children’s minds globally today. Can a “war” theme be included in science lessons and play a role in helping young children develop into socially responsible scientists and peaceful citizens?
Livestock intensification: No panacea for emissions
Get full access to this article View all available purchase options and get full access to this article. References and Notes 1 FAO, “Achieving SDG 2 without breaching the 1.5°C threshold: A global roadmap,” (2023); https://www.fao.org/interactive/sdg2-roadmap/en/. 2 J. Poore, T. Nemecek, Science 360, 987 (2018). 3 4 P. J. Gerber et al., “Tackling climate change through livestock: A global assessment of emissions and mitigation opportunities” (FAO, 2013).
In Other Journals
Conservation Citizens monitor biodiversity Caroline Ash Birdwatchers in Japan can use a smart phone app to log observations that are useful in biodiversity monitoring. PHOTO: DAMON COULTER/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO To reduce the loss of biodiversity, we need to know what is threatened. Although our activities are often harmful to wild nature, humans also like to observe and count other species.
Nickel binding enables isolation and reactivity of previously inaccessible 7-aza-2,3-indolynes
Research Article ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Jenna N. Humke https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5305-0181, Roman G. Belli https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6146-670X, [...] , Erin E. Plasek https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7236-4853, Sallu S. Kargbo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5834-0487, [...] , Annabel Q. Ansel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7456-5827, and Courtney C.
Sequence basis of transcription initiation in the human genome
Research Article MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Kseniia Dudnyk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8161-3487, Donghong Cai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5426-3047, [...] , Chenlai Shi https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2374-0113, Jian Xu, and Jian Zhou https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3721-4550 jian.zhou@utsouthwestern.edu+2 authors fewerAuthors Info & Affiliations Editor’s summary What sequence characteristics define a promoter?
Large-scale chemoproteomics expedites ligand discovery and predicts ligand behavior in cells
Research Article PROTEOMICS Fabian Offensperger https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4304-2346, Gary Tin https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1298-3221, [...] , Miquel Duran-Frigola https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9906-6936, Elisa Hahn https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4064-1828, [...] , Sarah Dobner https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4186-9958, Christopher W. am Ende https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8832-9641, Joseph W.
AAAS Names 2023 Fellows
AAAS proudly congratulates the newly elected 2023 Fellows! In 2023, the AAAS Council elected 502 members as Fellows of AAAS. Election as a Fellow honors members whose eff orts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications in service to society have distinguished them among their peers and colleagues. Presented by section affiliation, they are: Section on Agriculture, Food and, Renewable Resources Siobhan Brady, University of California, Davis John Davis, University of Florida Jay D.
What Does Your Physical Retirement Plan Look Like?
I just finished reading through a book written by a former client of mine Lynette Ritchie, titled: Idled Too Long: A Re-Engaging Health and RVing Adventure while simultaneously listening to the audiobook Outlive by Peter Attia (I know it’s a skill to do both 😉 One tells the story of how Lynette and her husband Tim transform their body and mind to such a state that puts them in a much healthier position, but more importantly, allows them to live their retired life on their terms.
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