Andrew: In the report in which Aoyama authored, in the discussion, the second paragraph states "In our study, feeding a high protein meal in the late active phase (defined as dinner) attenuated muscle hypertrophy in mice, in comparison, mice that were fed a high protein diet at the early active phase (defined as breakfast) showed the highest response of mucscle hypertrophy to overloading." My question is, yes they found a link to japanese women and their greater SMI and grip strength in the breakfast protein group and now the word "attenuated" muscle hypertrophy causes me to think whether late protein is regressive or hurts muscle growth. Basically, Last year I changed my diet to greater morning BCCA protein, and greater evening carbs, ( I take Crossfit daily) and gained 6 pounds of Skeletal Muscle over 5 months. Could it be counter productive to eat high protein at the evening meal? Jon L Hardinger DDS 69 years old.
Extremely curious about your thoughts on Rhodiola, Ashwaganda and 5_HTP as I have been dealing with anxiety all my life and have taken SSRIs before but never want to again. I meditate, get low angle sunlight and do the forward ambulation walk and all the other beneficial suggestions you have made but I still feel the need of something to take the edge off, regulate the brain chemistry. I don't drink or use any narcotics. I exercise. So apart from smoking (I know, I know don't judge please!) I lead a pretty healthy lifestyle. So the question is; Are there any reliable research on any of these supplements/adaptogens? If so, could you please do an episode on these? Maybe with Rhonda or someone who is super informed on these supplements...or a solo one? many thanks, you're special.
Hey doc, What fitness protocol changes would you recommend geared towards women, if any? And also I work a swing shift (12-12)sometimes 16hrs a day ,3-4 days a week as a nurse. Would you recommend fitting in a working out on these work days?