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I found the Hacker's Diet a useful reference for both diet and exercise. I found its engineering-minded explanation of how the body uses food resonated with me.

by dominik 18y ago

I found the Hacker's Diet a useful reference for both diet and exercise. I found its engineering-minded explanation of how the body uses food resonated with me. (I lost about 50 lbs. in 6 months). Link: http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/e4/ http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/e4/ There's also a small section on practical daily exercises that can be done quickly, without need for equipment. I'll link directly to that: http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/e4/exercise.html http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/e4/exercise.html The key to both diet and exercise, however, lies in consistency -- you have to apply yourself every day.

enra 18y ago
Thanks for the links. I appriciate the exercise advice since it's something that I'm still working on. My diet homever is in a quite good shape, its mostly paleo/low carb. For almost a year I have completely opted-out grains and sugar and moderating carbs, prosessed foods and omega6. Keeping insulin levels low is linked to longevity and greater neural processing http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16482-eat-a-little-less-remember-more.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16482-eat-a-little-les... http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/01/13/5617/insulin-leptin-diabetes-and-aging-not-so-strange-bedfellows/ http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/01/13/5617/insulin-l... I have never been overweight so I'm just trying to maximize my current health, cognitive performance and longevity. With my current diet, I seem to have more clearer mind, can eat less often and don't have desire for snacks or sugar. Green tea seems to have relaxing effect(it's also measured that l-theanine increases alphawaves) on me and alcar+ala has a slight energizing effect.
chris11 18y ago
Dragon door has a really good selection of articles on body weight exercises. Most can be done with only your body or common items like dowels, or on things like a tree branch. Linkhttp://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode2/Workouts http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode2/Workouts Body weight exercises seem to be really underrated right now by most people. One of my exercise goals, once I start working out regularly, is to be able to pull off planche push-ups. It's like a normal push-up, only your feet are kept off the ground for the entire time.

by dominik 18y ago

enra 18y ago

Thanks for the links. I appriciate the exercise advice since it's something that I'm still working on. My diet homever is in a quite good shape, its mostly paleo/low carb. For almost a year I have completely opted-out grains and sugar and moderating carbs, prosessed foods and omega6. Keeping insulin levels low is linked to longevity and greater neural processing http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16482-eat-a-little-less-remember-more.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16482-eat-a-little-les... http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/01/13/5617/insulin-leptin-diabetes-and-aging-not-so-strange-bedfellows/ http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2008/01/13/5617/insulin-l... I have never been overweight so I'm just trying to maximize my current health, cognitive performance and longevity. With my current diet, I seem to have more clearer mind, can eat less often and don't have desire for snacks or sugar. Green tea seems to have relaxing effect(it's also measured that l-theanine increases alphawaves) on me and alcar+ala has a slight energizing effect.

chris11 18y ago

Dragon door has a really good selection of articles on body weight exercises. Most can be done with only your body or common items like dowels, or on things like a tree branch. Linkhttp://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode2/Workouts http://www.dragondoor.com/articler/mode2/Workouts Body weight exercises seem to be really underrated right now by most people. One of my exercise goals, once I start working out regularly, is to be able to pull off planche push-ups. It's like a normal push-up, only your feet are kept off the ground for the entire time.