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More importantly, AMPK works to inhibit the activity of mTOR, the cellular growth regulator. Specifically, it seems to be a drop in amino acids that induces mTOR to shut down, and with it all the anabolic (growth) processes that mTOR controls. Instead of making new proteins and undergoing cell division, the cell goes into a more fuel-efficient and
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This is all possible because reducing the amount of carb and getting most of our calories from healthy fats resolves insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia.
Ivor Cummins • Eat Rich, Live Long: Mastering the Low-Carb & Keto Spectrum for Weight Loss and Longevity
This slow decline of glucose in your blood triggers your cells to switch over to the second energy system—called the ketogenic energy system, or what we lovingly call the fat-burner system.
Mindy Pelz • Fast Like a Girl: A Woman's Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy,and Balance Hormones
Metabolic switching is a shift from utilizing glucose for energy to fatty acid–derived ketones for energy.
Mindy Pelz • Fast Like a Girl: A Woman's Guide to Using the Healing Power of Fasting to Burn Fat, Boost Energy,and Balance Hormones
Having a temperature of 98.6° F is one of the most accurate indicators of a high metabolic rate.
Mark Sloan • Bath Bombs & Balneotherapy
of T4 to T3, etc.) doesn’t downshift from extended caloric restriction.