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In addition, if youre on a strict diet regime it may also help curb cravings and assist with appetite
Menopause Transition & Body Composition There are very few meaningful differences between men and women in nutrition During the menstrual cycle, cravings go through the roof for about a week Strategy: Use diet breaks go hard for 3 weeks, then ease up during the period week Dont fight Mother Nature, ride with it instead Coincide your higher calorie week with your menstrual cycle For menopause: a lot of scaremongering, but actual changes arent that dramatic SWAN study (biggest/longest study) showed an average of 3.5 lbs fat gain and 0.5 lbs muscle loss over 3-4 years This is the general population, not fitness people with high protein/resistance training Set expectations at maybe 50% the rate of progress during menopause transition Instead of 1 lb/week weight loss, maybe expect 0.5 lb/week The symptoms (hot flashes, poor sleep, joint pain) make adherence harder, not the physiology itself 02:07:04 Collagen Supplementation, Skin Appearance Evidence-based fitness people are weirdly pathological about avoiding supplements Collagen is the single most abundant protein in the body (20-40% of total body protein) Makes up significant amounts of bone, joints, ligaments, tendons, and skin Skin is 80% collagen by dry weight Why do people accept taking calcium for bones but get weird about collagen for connective tissues
Also, NAD + supplement could directly inhibit PARP-1 and prevent pro-inflammatory cytokines and resolve hyper-activated immune system
