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Nice open access (free) review paper on how skeletal muscle communicates and directly facilitates brain health. Paper covers how muscles increase: 1. Mood 2. Memory 3. Executive Function. 4. Neurogenesis 5. Angiogenesis 6. Synaptogensis and more. More specifically it covered the evidence for how: Muscle-derived molecules (e.g., cathepsin B, FNDC5/irisin, Interleukin-6) play key roles in brain functions including learning, memory, and mood Myokines trigger signaling mechanisms that favor synapse plasticity in the brain. Metabolic disorders and skeletal muscle disease may impair brain function. Physical exercise may boost muscle-brain communication, cognition and mood.   Summary quote from the conclusion: “it is conceivable that proper muscle-to-brain signaling is an essential physiological mechanism that, once disrupted, may contribute to defective endocrine communication, and predispose individuals for brain disease.  Which molecules derived from the myokinome that can effectively cross the BBB and display neuroactive roles, as well as how they synergize or antagonize, remain to be uncovered. “  Specific paper is here PMID: 34363812 or just Google the title, it’ll come up.

Fun short Q&A with @dangarnernutrition @andersvarner out now on @barbell_shrugged podcast. 1. Are naps beneficial or harmful for optimal sleep? 2. What are the most common mistakes you see when people undertake a gut cleanse? 3. What are some of the key things anyone undertaking a gut cleanse should be doing/not doing? 4.How to get rid of a parasite? 5. Are parasites related to skin problems, and if so, how? 6. Any new research around the nervous system and its impact on general health What is your opinion on hyperbaric oxygen therapy for recovery and do you recommend/use with your athletes?

@dangarnernutrition are stoked about this! See my stories for details. Thank you to all the teams who donated. @insidetracker @genovadiagnostics @chweingroff @rapidhealthreport @barbell_shrugged @live.momentous @xptlife @ Absolute Rest #AbsoluteRest Please help us get these executed to people who may benefit 🙏 🙏🙏

Ad Astra. What a wild, wild ride.

IG Live later today (6 pm EST) with the legend of all legend, @chweingroff . If you got questions, post them below!

Only 5 weeks left until we reveal what we've used for countless professional athletes, Olympic medalist, MVPs, Cy Young Winners, All Pros, All-Stars HOFers, World Title fighters, and the #1 player in the World in 4 of the major US sports. @dangarnernutrition will teach you how to design high-precision, science-based protocols based on your (or your clients) UNIQUE physiology, biomarkers, and lifestyle. We'll cover this for sleep, recovery, nutrition & supplementation, breathwork, and more. Swipe for specific schedule and topics. Plus, some ULTRA sick special bonuses that we'll be announcing soon This is a ONE TIME ONLY live event. No virtual. Now you get to learn the system and hear all the secrets. See you in CA soon!

Saturday track session for @briantcity crafted by @mikesaffaie Couldn't let him have all the fun. Here's the sled push finisher. 8 seconds work 5 rest until you complete 100 yards (need to check that track, I'm pretty sure it's actually 125 yards or maybe even 150.....will measure today with laser and report back). Thankfully IG cuts the vid at 1 min so ya'll don't have to watch the end 🤣🤣 2 weeks out and T-City is ready for 5 x 5's. Me, not so much. #2WeeksOut #UFC #Neasuous #OMGiCantWalk #Brothers

1st paper published out of our non-profit @hhpfoundation showing the feasibility of a VERY short breathing intervention in kids learning remotely during COVID. This stuff is very easy to execute and surprisingly impactful for mental health - especially in this vulnerable population. Huge ups to Tanya for all the hard work on this one. ✅️ @hhpfoundation for more info like this ✅️ my upcoming seminar (bio) for more about how I use breathing tests and protocols in my professional athletes. ✅️ in with someone today, just in case. ----------‐----------------------- from @_brianmackenzie Kids, teenagers, people respond well to consistently applied tools that aid in balancing the system out in a world that is a pressure cooker in the opposite direction. Here’s the biggest takeaway that I learned about this project. If you’re a parent, give your kids the opportunity to learn. Not the learning by memorizing the mostly unusable information they are being horse-fed in school. Learning by understanding that the path we currently have them on is not sustainable. Anxiety, depression, fitness and health are all byproducts of this paradigm. The level at which parents seem to care about grades more than they do about the health of their own children is fascinating to say the least. Alas, it would only match the very same way that we behave in the “grown up” world where 7 billion children run around with the mask of an adult. *Never trade the playful child for the emotional one. **Paper will be linked up through @hhpfoundation // @shift_adapt @hhpfoundation @pneuma.plus • • • • #shift #stress #adaptation #N1 #suffocationfalsealarm #interoception #breathe #breath #natURe #co2tolerance #co2 #oxygen #physiology #psychology #biology #mouthwideshut #explorerpage #breathing #humanperformance #coldexposure #useyourbreath #explorer #explorerpage #environment #artofbreath #AOB #SkillOfStress #SOS

#Zion is beyond rad. 10/10. Stoked to experience with one of my longest and closest friends, @douglaselarson and our gal pals @natashabgalpin & @marcypaulsenlarson Oh, and before you all go asking, my dope *Strength* shirt is from @gritandteeth . I'd strongly encourage checking his gear out along with his remarkable books while you're at it.