Longevity
Autophagy and Fasting: What Is Proven and What Is Hype
What autophagy is, whether fasting really 'cleans your cells' and extends life, and why most of the loud claims about autophagy are not yet proven in humans.
3 min read
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Weight & Metabolism
Cheat Meals and Refeeds: Do They Really Boost Your Metabolism?
How a cheat meal differs from a refeed and a diet break, whether they really 'boost metabolism' via leptin, and what actually helps you get through a long diet.
3 min read
Weight & Metabolism
Safe Weight Loss Rate: How Many Kg a Week Is Normal
What rate of weight loss counts as safe, why faster is not better, how to preserve muscle while losing fat, and when a slowdown on the scale is normal.
3 min read
Nutrition
Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal?
Randomised trials do not support the idea that breakfast helps you lose weight or speeds up metabolism. Who genuinely needs it, and what to put on the plate.
14 min read
Weight & Metabolism
Metabolism Myths: What Actually Speeds It Up
What your daily energy burn is really made of, why metabolism does not crash at 30, and which levers — muscle, NEAT, protein, sleep — actually move the number.
11 min read