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Diet for weight loss, Exercise for health. Ancestral diets and lifestyle for modern health and effective weight loss. A chat with Professor Pontzer – “New Research Blows The Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy”
17 Mar 2021
"Diet and Exercise are 2 different tools for 2 different jobs.You can't outrun to earn your doughnut."In our chat you’ll learn about:Why exercise isn’t good for weight loss;What exercise is actually good for;Why being a professional athlete isn’t healthy and how an athlete can minimize some negative effects of intense training;What’s good amount of exercise and movement to shoot for as a modern screen worker;How much do Hadza, modern hunter-gather, usually move;What’s the biggest difference between the diet of a modern city dweller and a Hadza hunter-gatherer;What’s modern hunter-gatherer diet;What ancestral diets actually looked like – vegan, carnivore, high fat, high carb;Do hunter-gathers snack? Do they fast?Weight Loss: we can’t boost and increase our metabolism much (although some things can help); why never-ending calorie restriction leads to resistant weight loss, health and hormonal problems; what’s the best way to lose weight; how to stick with healthy eating; what are some best foods to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight; keto, vegan, potato diet, intermittent fasting, low carb, low fat – are there better diets for weight loss?And so much more!Herman Pontzer, Ph.DBIO:Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology and Research Associate Professor of Global Health at Duke University, investigates how our deep, evolutionary past shapes our lives today. His team conducted the first measurements of daily energy expenditure in traditional hunter-gatherers and in non-human apes, with discoveries that have changed the way we think about diet, exercise, metabolism, and health. Dr. Pontzer is the author of the new book, Burn: New Research Blows The Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy.Herman Pontzer's research and profile at Duke: Scholars and Global Health Institutehttps://www.hadzafund.org/Herman Pontzer on TwitterProduced by Angela Shurina,CERTIFIED HEALTH AND NUTRITION COACHIG: @1000yearyoungGET MY FREE 10-DAY EMAIL HEALTH COURSE. THE FOUNDATION SERIES. JOIN TEAM LEAN!Fit, Lean and Healthy Body and Mind Simplified!best science + routines of high achievers = simple daily action steps for you! SUBSCRIBEText Me Your Thoughts and IdeasSupport the showBrought to you by Angela Shurina Behavior-First, Executive, Leadership and Optimal Performance Coach 360, Change Leadership & Culture Transformation Consultant
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