Tag: ATP

• Fat metabolism slows down the TCA cycle

  It doesn’t sound like a cheerful statement as we desire an abundance of energy to support our daily activities whatever they are. But do not despair, it is part of our evolution so there are some benefits to it, and in my opinion there are some major benefits.  I’ll also address what it means for…

  DesignedByNature

  10 August 2022

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  ATP, fat metabolism, fat oxidation, ketogenic diet, MCT oil, NAD+, NADH, TCA cycle

• The misunderstanding of endurance adaptation and how to train all muscle types together

  

  There are plenty of articles that explain much more in detail the different muscle fiber types and how to train for endurance or how to build muscle so I won’t go into those details. What I do want to address is the issue with getting both trained at the same time. First, the problem with…

  DesignedByNature

  5 November 2021

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  ampk, ATP, blood flow restriction, insulin, leucine, metformin, mitochondrial biogenesis, mtor, muscle fiber type, PGC-1a

• The bigger picture on fat-adaptation

  A paradigm shift in understanding I’ve looked into various topics related to metabolism and what a high fat diet changes versus high carb. Topics such as heat production, weight management, ATP production, protein sparing, lactate, BHB, glycogen, starvation, evolution, bone health and collagen cross-links specifically, pyruvate etc.. have come together in a meaningful way. What…

  DesignedByNature

  27 September 2021

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  advanced glycation end products, ATP, evolution, glucose, health, heat production, maillard reaction

• The intimate triad glycogen – lactate – beta-hydroxybutyrate

  There is a close relationship between glycogen, lactate and beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) that I would like to highlight in this post. Although it looks like a simple relationship, it has important implications. There is more to cover but I’ll focus on the acute phase. The essence A first scenario, no matter the available fuel type (fat,…

  DesignedByNature

  6 September 2021

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  ATP, beta-hydroxybutyrate, glycogen, lactate, metabolism