Top 5 reasons for feeling tired all the time – Part 1: physiology

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Top 5 reasons for feeling tired all the time – Part 1: physiology

Do you ever feel like you’re having to force yourself to get out of the bed in the morning?
Do you struggle to maintain energy levels throughout the day and find it hard to get work done in the afternoon?
Do you feel so tired when getting to the bed that you can’t actually fall asleep?
 
You’re not the only one. “Chronic fatigue” is a very common problem affecting millions of people, and especially those seeking to achieve a lot in life.
 
Reasons for “chronic fatigue” can be classified as physiological (physical) and psychological (mental).
 
In this post (Part 1) I’ll address the Physiological (physical) aspects. In Part 2, I’ll discuss Psychological aspects.

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I’ve never done this with a book before, ever

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I’ve never done this with a book before, ever

If you were to ask me what my favorite book is, I wouldn’t have an answer. I could list a dozen books which I would recommend to absolutely anyone, but I couldn’t pick one out as my absolute favorite.
 
If you were to ask me if I’ve re-read any book, my answer would be yes.
 
BUT if you were to ask me if I’ve re-read a book immediately after reading it for the first time? Well my answer would have been no, until last week.

I’m half-way through a book for the second time in 10 days, and I have a feeling I’ll be reading it for a 3rd time next week!

 

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The High Performance Health & Nutrition Digest

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The High Performance Health & Nutrition Digest

In today’s post:

  • Folic acid potentially dangerous to mother and child
  • Dark chocolate: a powerful tool to reduce cardiovascular risk factors
  • Harvard study says marathon training makes you fat
  • Cyclists and triathletes: Red Bull is BS
  • Large-scale Harvard study demonstrates that low-carb diets are far superior to low-fat for weight loss
  • Male triathletes: watch your testosterone
  • Just one alcoholic drink by pregnant mothers is enough to cause growth retardation of baby
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So… should you eat red meat or not?!

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So… should you eat red meat or not?!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you would have read the headlines and stories and heard the reports exploding over the “WHO says red meat causes cancer” story last week. 

Vegans were smug. Paleo people went on the attack. Virtually everyone voiced an opinion on it. 

For this reason, I’ll refrain from voicing my own opinion on the matter (frequent readers will know my opinion anyway). 

So my aim in this post is to present the facts, and let the reader use his/her own judgment and decide on a course of action. So here we go.

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Do this test to find out if you’re even capable of losing weight

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Do this test to find out if you’re even capable of losing weight

Many people struggle to lose weight despite doing all the right things. And by “right things”, I don’t mean the advice commonly dished out by nutritionists and medical doctors (these obviously don’t work), but rather the scientifically-based advice geared towards getting your body in balance. 

There is a simple test I ask people to do to find out whether their body is even capable of burning enough fat in the first place: the results will shock you.

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The reason you can’t lose weight despite diet and exercise

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The reason you can’t lose weight despite diet and exercise

Many are surprised when they see someone struggling to lose weight despite working out hard and eating “healthy”.

However, it’s much more widespread than you think. In fact, “eating too much and not working out enough” is often NOT the reason for people who are unable to lose weight.

 I went through this a few years ago, struggling to lose weight despite burning thousands of calories every week and eating a “healthy” diet.

 So, if it’s not that, then what is it?

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From the archive: Fruits & Veggies with highest pesticide exposure

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From the archive: Fruits & Veggies with highest pesticide exposure

Not all fruits and veggies have the same concentration of pesticides. This is important because organic produce is expensive!

In this post, you will find a ranking of various fruits and veg based on pesticide concentrations and recommendations on which to buy only "organic".

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Dreams and regrets

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Dreams and regrets

Every year on 31st December, millions of us look back at our year looking for something we accomplished and which makes us proud. 

Often times, we realize that it’s been “just another year”, with the usual ups and downs, the occasional challenge or small achievement, but nothing really substantial, nothing that makes us feel that we’ve grown as a human being. 

It’s time to change all of that.

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My 5 rules to responding to attacks

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My 5 rules to responding to attacks

Today’s wide presence of social media and ease of communication makes it so much easier for people, jealous of your success, to launch attacks. 

You may have lost weight, found the love of your life, or launched a thriving business: there will be people who will admire you and others who will attack you. 

Should you care? Should you respond?

 Here are my 5 rules for dealing with such attacks.

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My interview with Entrepreneur Magazine

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My interview with Entrepreneur Magazine

 

I was interviewed by talented Entrepreneur writer Shoug Al-Nafisi on a variety of topics I consider to be the cornerstone of High Performance, including:

  • Bouncing back from set-backs in your personal and professional lives.
  • The illusion of “time management”
  • My top tips for entrepreneurs living the “fast life”
  • The importance of having a “support network” 
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Guess who’s back! The Health & Nutrition Digest that’s who!

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Guess who’s back! The Health & Nutrition Digest that’s who!

The Health & Nutrition Digest is back with a new format and a more practical approach! 

Topics for this digest:

  • Expecting Mothers: increase your protein intake if you don’t want your child to grow up “under-muscled” and “skinny fat”
  • Stick to low GL breakfasts if you want your mind to perform well in the next 48 hours (not just on the same day)
  • Make sure your young daughters stay away from artificial sweeteners & caffeinated drinks to avoid triggering early menarche (puberty)
  • More evidence that a high-fat diet is better for your heart than a low fat one
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Stop burning your fingers!

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Stop burning your fingers!

“Old school” says: the only way to learn is by your failures.
 
“New school” says: the optimal way to learn is from other people’s failures! Why? Because today’s world is so fast-paced that while you’re still learning from your failures, someone has copied your idea, learned from YOUR failures, and is now running with it!
 
Which one would you rather be?

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