Equilibrium Transformations

Why some times you just have to eat steak for breakfast!

Now of course it does not have to be a steak but recent research has shined new light on the importance of what time of day your protein is consumed.

As muscle protein synthesis (MPS) is 50% higher during the day than at night it make sense that mice and humans who consumed more protein earlier in the day had better muscle growth than those that broke their fast layer in the day.

Now there are too many offshoots to what this statement means as a whole to cover in detail but here is a summary.

Eating 20-30g of a protein source that is solid (not a shake, smoothy or anything liquid), will have the following benefits
Increased muscle growth Increased chance of fat loss Increased cognition
Improved digestive cascades through the day Improved circadian clock regulation Improved mood regulation Improved glucose regulation Reduced inflammation Reduced hunger

Protein is the primary building block our body uses not just to build muscle but to fuel immune responses, neurological communication, digestive response among many others.

My advice is throw out the old idea that a food or meal belongs at a time of day etc and expand your choices at breakfast.

Oh and for those that struggle with breakfast, that is a major sign of hypochloridryia (poor acid production). I suggest you look in to why.

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When somebody asks why is melatonin important its hard to relay mainly because there are so many reasons that involve very precise mechanisms.

For many it is just the sleep hormone but to pigeon hole melatonin like this is honestly short sighted.

Melatonin is fundamentally one of the most important regulators of the immune system and oxidative stress.

It also regulates angiogensis very well (the creation/destruction of blood vessels) which is related to many disease States.

For these very reasons captioned and written above hacking and supplementing melatonin is one of my top priorities when improving the health of an individual.

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The amount or type of fat you eat is irrelevant without understanding your prostaglandin pathway (PG).
Many will claim some specific dietary plan is superior based it having a type or amount of a nutrient.
Unfortunately it's not so simple that we all just need to follow one set of rules, we have all lived different lives to get us to this piont in life so what we need to solve what ever issue is infrastructure of us is unique.

By looking at one pathway as shown above its easy to see the complexity and interconnectivity nutrients will have on each other, to find your answers you must be more specific or rely on luck or trail and error.

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By looking at your lipid profile you can gain key insights into the direction you need to nudge your PG pathway to optimise inflammatory pathways.

Many will order organic acid tests but fail to really understand the importance of the kreb cycle metabolites.
One important finding you may see is monocyte/macrophage shifts.
The shift to a more inflammatory systemic response by immune cells is directly related to obesity, diabetes and much more.
Itaconate is a key anti-inflammatory metabolite related to the conversion of citrate to cis-aconitate.
A build up of citrate and succinate and or a depletion of aconitic acid and fumaric acid can be a key sign of immune cell disregulation .

Its tough to get a good insightful interpretation of a test, so while ordering the test is the first step, many still end up guessing as to what they need or missing key facts if they don't get the right help.

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But don't forget to get proper advice included