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No, but I have plenty of fat to sustain me.
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Ditto this. MCTs which are found in abundance in Coconut oil are only 8.3 cals per gram and are utilized as energy right away in the ketogenic pathway for energy production. There are double blind placebo controlled studies backing up the thermogenic properties as well. MCT's are a great way to incorporate a healthy fat,…
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Adding my $.02 Fructose is handled by the liver, while just about all other sugars are absorbed be the intestinal lumen into the bloodstream and transported to various cells within the body. The liver will actually stop whatever else it is doing to process the fructose, so if you have high liver enzymes you will want to…
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That can be true, but it isn't an absolute. When you have let yourself "go" or taken in excessive amounts of pharmaceuticals or environmental toxins (which can damage P450 enzyme families causing toxic "back up") you may need excessive amounts of certain biological constituents to right the imbalance, to take the stress…
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I read the first page and there is a lot of misinformation about coconut oil. First. The majority of the constituents of Coconut oil do not need bile salts to be digested. They are MCT's or medium chain triglycerides, so it is readily absorbed by the GI without the need for further digestion, and as an MCT it is able to be…
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Build muscle, is what I am told by my trainers. It raises your resting metabolism and burns more fat on a calorie restricted diet. My genetics makes me put all my weight on in the middle too. I look like a crescent roll ;) I have heard that spot reduction doesn't work either (well, it does, but on a microscopic scale--much…
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Could it just be coincidence that this is happening after these workouts, and just be the estrogen releasing then from burning fat?
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Thank you! I have lost noticeable inches which is nice. The first couple weeks were awful, and I am sore just about every day, but I FEEL healthier now--I just need to figure out why my lady parts are all askew. I thought PCOS ruptures happened with or without exercise, and this is happening specifically after intense…
