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Genetics & Sleep Hormone
Listen in English Listen in Russian Listen in Spanish How do you know what is the best time for you to sleep? A lot of it has to do with our circadian rhythm, your stress level & work routine. Even with artificial light, most of us are awake during the day (when it is light
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What is Resting Metabolic Rate?
In general context, boosting metabolism is related to transforming your body from fat to fit. This is essentially the result of increased calorie expenditure, increased lean body mass, high fat utilization & overall weight loss. Our resting metabolic rate (RMR) or resting energy expenditure plays a major role in this. Before we go into specifics
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Does more exercise burn fewer calories?
With consistent training & a fit body, even doing 50 chin ups & 300 squats at one go can be a trivial task & even becomes more enjoyable. What earlier seemed like a herculean task soon became your Dopamine( neuro-transmitter that makes you feel good). As we indulge in workout consistently, our bodies adapt to
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Genomics Influence Your Exercise Performance
Listen in English Listen in Russian Listen in Spanish Genes have a profound effect on our exercise performance as well as propensity to injury. Any fitness folk who regularly hits the gym & indulges in all forms of exercises- weight training, cardio, elliptical & HIIT must have questioned physical/exercise results as compared to perceived effort.
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Why are whole grain foods an essential part of our diet?
When we talk of whole grains, a lot of questions come to our mind- should we have brown rice or white rice? Does all purpose flour spikes our sugar level? What does it take to have optimal whole grain intake? Let us discuss in detail about whole grain Grain refers to seeds of cereal plants
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You are overweight- Are Genes to be blamed?
Most of us you have false assumptions about biological or genetic determinism & often hear statements like: “ I will be overweight since my parents were overweight!” “ It’s in my genes that I will be fat” “ I cannot get over high calorie stuff” Genetic determinism states that our physical & behavioural characteristics are
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Is the brain to be blamed for Obesity?
This one of the most prominent questions- What causes obesity? Average Joe may reply- poor diet & lack of physical exercise. However, it has a lot to with behavioural, physiological & personality traits. It is a well known fact that obesity is associated with a person’s tendency to face negative emotions. It is also connected
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Can Genomics help athletes realize their full potential?
Sports performance of an individual is greatly impacted by its dietary nutrition strategies. This is true for all ages, ethnicity & levels of skill regardless of whether your fitness goals is to maintain a healthy & fit physique or train for high performance sport. Whatever your objective is, a curated nutrition & supplement plan is
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Energy System used During Workout
During workout, you gasp your breath for air & afterwards look to refuel with carbs & fats to balance the glycogen lost during workout. It boils down to ATP-adenosine triphosphate, the compound which is responsible for providing energy to your cells. When you are doing workout, your muscles consume a lot of energy to keep
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VO2 Max: Role of genes
VO2 Max or normally referred to as maximum oxygen uptake is generally associated with cardiorespiratory fitness &/or aerobic endurance. It is used to determine overall fitness level (specifically by athletes). It is the maximum volume of oxygen used per unit of time that a person uses at maximum exertion. It is measured as millilitres of
