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“Intermittent energy restriction” and the off-day or cheat-day diet

Everyone who has ever considered a weight control or weight loss program heard about “cheat days” and “off days”. The technical term for this is “intermittent energy restriction” (IER). Like “intermittent fasting”, it is a diet regimen in which longer periods with a constant energy consumption level are interspersed with an unrestricted period or a …

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Science news of the day: Brain-gut microbiome axis

Brain-gut microbiome axis: it seems we are indeed into something potentially big The article below is open-access, so go ahead and download it. A few weeks ago I shared a folder-full of files on gut microbiota, gut microbiome and the brain-gut-microbiome axis. As I pointed out, the hypothesis that this is a “big thing” in …

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The Role of Mental Toughness in Sport Performance

“Have the courage to choose the future rather than the past.” — Dr. Salvatore Maddi  “You must unlearn what you have learned.”— Yoda Introduction: Another Brick in the Wall A while ago, I wrote a series of articles about motivation. My goal was to offer an evidence-based introduction to the concepts involved in motivation. The terms that expressed …

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