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Books

Below are some of the books which have gone into my research and influced the way I now see my diet and lifestyle.

Author Title
Dr. Casey Means Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Glucose, Metabolism and Limitless Health
Dr David Perlmutter Drop Acid: The Surprising New Science of Uric Acid - The Key to Losing Weight, Controlling Blood Sugar and Achieving Extraordinary Health
Dr David Perlmutter Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar - Your Brain's Silent Killers
Dr Peter Attia Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Dr Richard Johnson Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent--and Reverse--It
Dr Robert Lustig Metabolical: The truth about processed food and how it poisons people and the planet
Justin Sonnenburg, Ph.D. The Good Gut: Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long-Term Health
Yuval Noah Harari Sapiens, A Brief history of Humankind
Richard B. Lee, Richard Heywood Daly, Richard Daly The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Hunters and Gatherers
Neel, J. V. (1994) Physician to the gene pool
Dr Matthew Walker Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams
Simon Sinek Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Actions
Simon Sinek The Infinite Game: From the bestselling author of Start With Why
Bob Chapman, Raj Sisodia Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family
John Mackey, Rajendra Sisodia, Bill George Conscious Capitalism, With a New Preface by the Authors: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
Robert R Updegraff Obvious Adams: The Story of a Successful Businessman
Daniel H. Pink Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Abraham H. Maslow A Theory of Human Motivation
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Articles

Below are some of the articles that have contributed to our research and influenced the way we see diet and lifestyle.

Author Title Reference
Constantine E. Kosmas. et al (2023) The Triglyceride/High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) Ratio as a Risk Marker for Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease Diagnostics 2023, 13, 929 https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13050929](#Constantine-2023)
Cordain L, Eaton SB, Sebastian A, Mann N, Lindeberg S, Watkins BA, O'Keefe JH, Brand-Miller J. Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the 21st century Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Feb;81(2):341-54. doi: 10.1093/ajcn.81.2.341. PMID: 15699220. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15699220/
Eaton SB, Konner M. Paleolithic nutrition. A consideration of its nature and current implications N Engl J Med. 1985 Jan 31;312(5):283-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198501313120505. PMID: 2981409. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2981409/
Josh Turknett, Thomas R Wood Demand Coupling Drives Neurodegeneration: A Model of Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia Turknett J, Wood TR. Demand Coupling Drives Neurodegeneration: A Model of Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia. Cells. 2022 Sep 7;11(18):2789. doi: 10.3390/cells11182789. PMID: 36139364; PMCID: PMC9496827.
THEODOSIUS DOBZHANSKY BIOLOGY, MOLECULAR AND ORGANISMIC THEODOSIUS DOBZHANSKY, BIOLOGY, MOLECULAR AND ORGANISMIC, American Zoologist, Volume 4, Issue 4, November 1964, Pages 443–452, https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/4.4.443
Kyle Mandsager, MD; Serge Harb, MD; Paul Cremer, MD; et al Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Long-term Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Exercise Treadmill Testing Mandsager K, Harb S, Cremer P, Phelan D, Nissen SE, Jaber W. Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Long-term Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Exercise Treadmill Testing. JAMA Netw Open. 2018;1(6):e183605. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.3605
Peter Kokkinos, Charles Faselis, Immanuel Babu Henry Samuel, Andreas Pittaras, Michael Doumas, Rayelynn Murphy, Michael S Heimall, Xuemei Sui, Jiajia Zhang, Jonathan Myers Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Mortality Risk Across the Spectra of Age, Race, and Sex Kokkinos P, Faselis C, Samuel IBH, Pittaras A, Doumas M, Murphy R, Heimall MS, Sui X, Zhang J, Myers J. Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Mortality Risk Across the Spectra of Age, Race, and Sex. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Aug 9;80(6):598-609. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.05.031. PMID: 35926933.
Kyle Mandsager, Serge Harb, Paul Cremer, Dermot Phelan, Steven E Nissen, Wael Jaber Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Long-term Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Exercise Treadmill Testing Mandsager K, Harb S, Cremer P, Phelan D, Nissen SE, Jaber W. Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Long-term Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Exercise Treadmill Testing. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Oct 5;1(6):e183605. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.3605. PMID: 30646252; PMCID: PMC6324439.
Iñigo San-Millán, George A Brooks Assessment of Metabolic Flexibility by Means of Measuring Blood Lactate, Fat, and Carbohydrate Oxidation Responses to Exercise in Professional Endurance Athletes and Less-Fit Individuals San-Millán I, Brooks GA. Assessment of Metabolic Flexibility by Means of Measuring Blood Lactate, Fat, and Carbohydrate Oxidation Responses to Exercise in Professional Endurance Athletes and Less-Fit Individuals. Sports Med. 2018 Feb;48(2):467-479. doi: 10.1007/s40279-017-0751-x. PMID: 28623613.

Videos

Below are a small selection of the videos/podcasts which have gone into this research and influced how we see diet and lifestyle.

Author Title Reference
Levels Levels (2022) Understand Your CHOLESTEROL PANEL & Metabolic Health Tests - The ULTIMATE Guide | Dr. Robert Lustig https://youtu.be/C3rsNCFNAw8?si=6l5Aob5_bQPegaaY
Andrew Huberman Dr. Robert Lustig: How Sugar & Processed Foods Impact Your Health https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n28W4AmvMDE
Levels Uric Acid: A KEY Cause of Weight Gain, Diabetes, Heart Disease & Dementia | Dr. David Perlmutter https://youtu.be/QZ6jPCcFNa8?si=g-AuxDAyM0WZRKCX
Levels Is Fructose a Driver of Alzheimer’s Disease? | Dr. Richard Johnson & Dr. Rob Lustig https://youtu.be/NbWE-J1JpKs?si=8yvyHpmOsW23KtQM
Andrew Hubermann Dr. Justin Sonnenburg: How to Build, Maintain & Repair Gut Health | Huberman Lab Podcast #62 https://youtu.be/ouCWNRvPk20?si=feFxJPYe_3DMzpC0
Peter Attia MD 296 - Foot health: preventing common injuries, enhancing strength and mobility, & picking footwear https://youtu.be/htF_GapzU_c?si=ELaS-e97uCNiaM9F
Andrew Hubermann Dr. Matt Walker: The Science & Practice of Perfecting Your Sleep https://youtu.be/gbQFSMayJxk?si=CISqzVScs49ggEJO
Nebraska Research The Truth about Hunter-Gatherers https://youtu.be/xa6fok_GQJU?si=Xk1kA2XZsWlvifA6

Websites

Below are some of the websites which have gone into my research and influced the way I now see my diet and lifestyle.

Author Title URL
Dr. Matt Walker Sleep Diplomat - Matt Walker https://www.sleepdiplomat.com/author
thepaleodiet.com The Paleo Diet: The Strong and Healthy Diet https://thepaleodiet.com/
Andy Galpin Andy Galpin, PhD https://www.andygalpin.com/
Peter Attia Peter Attia, MD https://peterattiamd.com/
Rehabilitation Prague School Rehabilitation Prague School https://www.rehabps.com/
Postural Restoration Institute (PRI) Postural Restoration Institute (PRI) https://www.posturalrestoration.com/
Maya Shetty Why We Need Exercise: An Evolutionary Perspective - Standford, Lifestyle Medicine https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/2022/12/09/why-we-need-exercise-an-evolutionary-perspective/#:~:text=By%20being%20sedentary%2C%20we%20oppose,slowing%20cellular%20senescence%20and%20aging.