Hypochondria & Workout
Hello , i have question about body sensations , i am a fit person i wokrout 4-5 times per week for about 5-6 years , last year because of high stress i developed panic attacks etc... Hypochondria , which is making my workouts very hard especially body sensations during or after workout . is there any tips that i can use ? thank you. ( i am not english speaker sorry for grammar mistakes :) )
The "No Alcohol" advice was wrong?
I stopped drinking alcohol after listening to your alcohol podcast and have been sending it to lots of other people. Yesterday though I read part of the book The Matter With Things by Iain McGilchrist (see - Appendix 2), where he says that the conclusions from the studies on alcohol were not in accordance with the data. He said that although clear that cigarettes are bad, the same cannot be said for alcohol use when not to excess. That moderate alcohol use lowers risk of heart disease and diabetes effects. That moderate drinkers have longer lifespan than non-drinkers. He cites the same studies but examines the actual data rather than looking at just the conclusion. Is there more to say on this subject? My relatives in rural Italy who drink moderate amounts of red wine frequently (with lunch and dinner) and are still quite sprightly despite no modern health interventions are good adverts for this. They know nothing about gym, sauna, superfoods, supplements, but are quite fit and active when 70+
Low blood glucose and fasting
Recently, I bought a CGM, because visits to the doctor has shown that I struggle with low blood glucose numbers. The CGM data shows that I have consistently low blood glucose during night and morning (usually around 3-3.5, and occassionally below 3. I do TRE and fast from around 8 p.m to 12 a.m. It has had significant benefits on my gut health (I have IBS). My question; Would I be better off not doing TRE, and potentially sacrifice my gut health in order to increase blood sugar? Or will it not even help?
intermittent fasting linked to 91% higher risk of death?
The American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention|Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2024, Abstract P192, suggests that 8-hour time-restricted eating is linked to a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death. Can you break down this study for your listeners and help us understand the contradiction to the immense intermittent fasting benefits often shared by experts and time restricted eaters? This study shook me! Article: https://newsroom.heart.org/news/8-hour-time-restricted-eating-linked-to-a-91-higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-death