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I agree @ weight training. Your goal is to lose fat and build muscle: I'd recommend Starting Strength or Stronglifts as a beginner's weight/strength training programme, and combine this with eating at a deficit. You only need 3 workouts a week, so it's not hard to fit into a busy schedule... if you're really limited to 20…

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granted. here's a genie in a lamp. It does everything you ask, no hidden catches. Then you wake up and find it's all been a dream and the lamp is just a regular oil lamp, and not even one with any antique value because they're two a penny. I wish I knew the future results of all sporting events so I can bet on them and…

having gone through various phases of being vegetarian and vegan and omnivorous (currently omnivorous) I would say that my body functions at its best on an omnivorous diet. That said, you should not be feeling weak on a vegetarian diet - are you getting enough iron? Lack of iron will make you feel weak or tired, but if…

^^^^ this!!

I totally get you about the difference between surviving and thriving, but I am thriving just fine without eating any kind of dirt. This isn't an essential vitamin or mineral, it's something that's being sold by people who are scaremongering about intestinal parasites to people who are at a very low risk of intestinal…

whey protein isolate (the most commonly used protein powder) is the protein from milk... so what do you think will be in that which won't be in fortified milk? Protein powder is pretty much the same as fortified milk, but without the fat and carbohydrate.

I don't see why this wouldn't be a good thing. She'll be getting extra protein in the morning. Check the added vitamins in the protein powder - the only one I've had that specifically said it was not suitable for children had a lot of added iron. Once she starts menstruating, the iron would probably do her good anyway,…

Wish granted. But in order to make that possible, the human race had to go extinct. In a couple of million years, bonobos might evolve enough to start their own civilisation. Maybe they have a better chance at world peace. I wish I had a pet unicorn.

Best advice is to get out and do stuff, e.g. classes or groups for the kinds of activities or hobbies you like doing, that way you get to meet like minded people and there's a very strong chance you'll make friends with the people in the same group/class. What issues do you have when you try to make friends with people? If…

Granted. But all the talking monkeys from the previous wish get a taste for pizza, and eat it all, and there's a big fight between the humans and the talking monkeys, but the talking monkeys win and because they never evolved to be relatively nice like humans (yes I've studied baboon behaviour, they're a kind of monkey and…

Granted. It's a matchbox toys replica that's about 2 inches tall. I wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time and to anthropological field studies on Homo erectus and other human ancestors.

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What intestinal parasites are people in western societies getting that it helps with? Also, what peer reviewed studies exist that show that the "positive results" are really from this and not a placebo affect?

if someone has parasites, shouldn't they just go see a doctor? I mean intestinal parasites are due to poor hygiene issues that don't really apply in modern society. So what parasites do people have that this might help with? also, if it's indigestible, what's the point of eating it? and how did people survive without it…

you don't have that much to lose - it seems to me that your calorie deficit is too big (losing 6lb in 2 weeks when you only have a few lbs to lose)... if you only have a few lbs to lose then you need to aim to lose more slowly. The less you have to lose, the greater the risk of having problems caused by undereating - and…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_Earth sand, basically.... sedementary rock formed from the fossilised remains of hard shelled algae. It does contain some minerals, although I'm not sure whether the body can actually absorb the minerals in this form. Look at the wikipedia page to see all the things it's used for.…

Chordates rule! :drinker:

but that just explains how the baby got its DNA, it doesn't explain how it was formed. how it goes from being a single cell to a fully formed little tiny human at around 12 weeks is far more complex.

I didn't read anything in her reply to you that suggested she was insulted by your question or was reacting in a bad way, simply that she was answering your question from the perspective of a parent, i.e. understanding why someone might take their baby to the gym. I think you read a tone of voice into her reply that wasn't…

your digestive system uses energy to digest foods. For some foods, it uses more energy than for others, and the above list mostly look like foods that take more energy to digest (not sure about dark chocolate though)... but the actual amount of extra energy is very little, and while it's good to eat the above foods due to…

Or you can eat sand, because it's basically the same thing. I'm not knocking eating sand either. I lived in Saudi Arabia for 5 years. There was sand in the water and I'm pretty sure most of the food too. I probably ingested lots of sand in my time there. But there is an LD50 limit on silica (silicone dioxide), so it's…

When I was a kid, there were these silver sweets called cola balls, which were a bit like aniseed balls, only silver and cola flavoured rather than aniseed flavoured. They were taken off the market because the silver colour in them came from aluminium. (Yep in true 80s kid style, ate sweets full of toxic metals). Anyway,…

I'm moving back to the UK in less than 2 weeks

If you can fit it in without going over your weekly total then go for it ETA: and don't feel guilty either because you have nothing to be guilty about - you stuck to your goal and i'm sure you got plenty of protein and micronutrients the rest of the week :drinker:

I'm not talking about either of those women though. I'm talking about the look that comes from having strong, healthy muscles and around 21% body fat. So the above is a strawman argument. Additionally, if you really would prefer to look like a woman who has 15% body fat and weak, wasted muscles rather than a woman who has…

^^^^ this this so much this my mum is someone that's never had a weight problem in her life, never been on a diet, always been thin.... Well, what are two of her favourite hobbies? gardening and hiking. How did she travel to work each day before she retired? walked 3 miles each way, and took the stairs to her office, not…

^^^^ this kind, on my plate with gravy, mint sauce, roast spuds, yorkshire pudding, brussels sprouts, broccoli and spinach. Yes I know mint sauce is traditionally for lamb but I like it with beef too.

I had the "hi, what height are you?" one. I replied that I was average height for a female neanderthal and gave him a peer reviewed journal reference for a study that determined the average height of neanderthals so he could look it up. I really didn't understand the request as my height is on my profile. (and yes it is…