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#024 Ray Cronise on Cold Thermogenesis, Intermittent Fasting, Weight Loss & Healthspan
03 May 2016
Ray Cronise Ray Cronise is a former NASA material scientist and cofounder of zero gravity, a company that offers weightless parabolic flights to consumers and researchers. The interesting thing about this interview, isn't strictly raised professional background, however, but instead his propensity towards aggressive self-experimentation. In this episode, Ray and I discuss... (00:00) Introduction (03:40) Ray's 23-day (and counting) water fast (05:13) Using fasting and cold stress to lose weight (10:44) Meeting nutritional needs over the long-term (17:22) We are simultaneously overnourished and malnourished (23:31) Inflammation may be the best predictor of aging (29:03) What is metabolism and how do we measure it? (40:22) Meal timing to optimize health (01:12:04) Cold stress promotes wellness (01:27:19) Similarities between cold stress and exercise (01:42:27) Exercise and cold stress delay neurodegeneration (01:45:13) Cold stress increases fat oxidation (01:51:52) Anecdotes and fun facts about melatonin If you’re interested in learning more, you can read the full show notes here. Join over 300,000 people and get the latest distilled information straight to your inbox weekly: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/newsletter Become a FoundMyFitness premium member to get access to exclusive episodes, emails, live Q+A’s with Rhonda and more: https://www.foundmyfitness.com/crowdsponsor
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