#cavebaby | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

captainlenfan · 5 years

Photo

New Post has been published on http://websiteshop.network/episode-435-qa-with-robb-and-nicki-28-2/

Episode 435 – Q&A with Robb and Nicki #28

http://robbwolf.com/2019/07/12/episode-435-qa-with-robb-and-nicki-28/

We’re back with more of the Q&A you crave! Episode 435, Q&A #28

Submit your own questions for the podcast at: https://robbwolf.com/contact/submit-a-question-for-the-podcast/

If you want to see the video for this podcast, be sure to check out our YouTube channel.

Show Notes:

1. Overeating On Keto [2:08]

Steve says:

Hi Rob,

I don’t want to take too much of your time. But going Keto for me has found me doing exactly what I feared I could do. I have been Paleo for five or six years and so has my wife. We have no kids at home so grains and junky carbs are not and issue or even a temptation. I am in the middle of doing the keto masterclass, which I am savouring because I have been making some mistakes.

I am 50 years old and work out regularly doing either mixed kettlebell workouts or if I do weight and resistance training at the moment I like to do whole body workouts 3 X a week and can mix in some cardio in between. I have kept fit most of my life, my goal is as I age to stay lean and keep mobile. Pretty simple goal.

We live in Perth in Western Australia so we have great weather and lots of sun. I work as a gardener in a private school, a job I love doing as I’m outside and moving all day, not as hard as say some sort of construction worker but that can happen on a given day just not every day.

Coming from eating paleo the transition for me has been pretty easy. As I went low carb and increased the fat I was eating my wife liked the sound of it so she hopped on board. She is doing great and in fact better than me. We aren’t really that worried about measuring ketones at this stage, it has been more about getting the diet right.

My issue is, I love the food. For some reason it has made me hungrier. Stocking our fridge and cupboards I made sure that we had all we needed and I wanted to see what I liked to eat also.

So I have blown it on all sorts of things. I have had days where I ate too much thickened cream, one tub has 800 calories and it is so easy to eat. I have blown it on nut butter and blown it on cheese. I can’t believe it.

At first it was wrapping my head around the fat content. I think I get it now. But I have put on body fat, which is so annoying. It’s not a train wreck but I feel like I am in a rut now and it’s hard to get out. I don’t want to quit because I can see and have felt the benefits. It’s just with the fat content and my physiology there seems to be no room for error.

I listen to your podcast and since listening I have gone to the ketogains website and worked out my macros. I was still tracking somewhat but some days I may have blown it by 5 or 6 hundred calories.

I have come so close to quitting as for me it seems to have been an easy way to get fat rather the leaner.

I’m not sure that you can help and not sure what else that I could tell you. Diet wise I have intermittent fasted for 3 or more years with differing protocols. Doing 16 – 20 hours is pretty comfortable. I workout in the mornings and often don’t eat until lunch time or when I get home from work.

My diet hasn’t changed too much except I have eaten cream, which I am now over. Adding more fat to my meals. Cooking in butter eating nuts and doing other keto style things. Apart from that my diet is still pretty primal. I love veggies. I have for years done a version of Mark Sisson’s big ass salad. Which would be my daily staple. Evening veggies could be broccoli with brussel sprouts maybe some Kale and mushrooms. Also we do milk Kefir but I try to keep that to a minimum.

If you have any suggestions that would be great. Are there others that have had this sort of issue, going keto has made them fatter?

Really enjoy your podcast and thanks for all of the really useful info that you have put out. I have also read your books.

Best regards

Steve

2. What’s Up With Fiber & Kids? [8:58]

Rory says:

As part of restoring my own gut health, I’ve used prebiotic fibers in various doses based somewhat on Grace Liu’s advice, and I’m curious if and when supplemental fiber would be beneficial for my daughter?

Again assuming that she started off at a disadvantage because of the antibiotics, it seems to follow logically that prebiotic fiber would help her gut bacteria develop, and increase her overall health and resilience.

Is that actually logical?

And are there any cautions? Is there a certain dose that’s age-appropriate, or do I just slowly increase until she has digestive upset?

Should I mix fibers in order to feed a variety of bacteria, or are there certain fibers that are optimal for a young gut (i.e. what would a cavebaby be most likely to eat chew on for fun?).

3. Tips For Increasing Testosterone [13:07]

Mads says:

Hey Robb,

In a previous Q&A, you talked about how muscle gain/hypertrophy is caused by calorie surplus and progressive overload. You also mentioned that gaining muscle is, without a doubt, easier if you have High testosterone. Calorie surplus and PO is easy, but how do I increase my testosterone? You mentioned that there are a number of different tactics that you can use?

My testosterone is not low, but definitely not high either. I’m 27 and my testosterone is 640 ng/dL and my free testosterone is 16.36

4. SHBG Elevated On Keto/Carnivore [19:47]

Eoin says:

Since switching to keto I’ve noticed an increase in SHBG levels which brings down my free test. Total test has stayed high normal but was wondering how functional it is with the free portion bound up. DHEA is a bit low too. I feel great all in all but was just wondering what your thoughts are on that

5. Are Chicharrones (pork rinds) a Healthy Snack? [22:47]

Isaac says:

Hi Rob,

Chicarones (pork rinds): are they a healthy snack?

I’ve heard you indirectly mention them on the podcast some time ago, but I wasn’t able to infer whether your opinion is favorable or cautionary.

I’m an ultra-runner, and during peak training season will spend about 20 hours per week running. In the bad old days I would top off my calories with a gigantic bowl of cold cereal in the evening, or an enormous serving of lentils and rice. But then I got woke, started monitoring my blood sugar, and started looking for low-carb options to fuel. I’m already having two salads each day, huge amounts of veggies, and as much meat as I can stomach. So I’m just looking for some calories to fuel the movement.

So are pork rinds okay? I avoid the flavored variety – the bags I buy just say “fried pork skin” on the ingredients list, and I dip them in sour cream. The best part is how easy it is to get an extra 1000 calories. And the flavor.

Am I headed towards clogged arteries? Are pork rinds actually healthy in the way that bacon is healthy…?

Thanks!! Love the show.

-Isaac

After submitting my question about whether pork rinds are an acceptable snack, I realized that Robb’s answer might be ‘we’d need to see your lab work’…

So, in case it is relevant (and in case my question is selected for the show), here are some details. (I’d be glad to share the rest of the lab results, if they’re relevant.) Thanks!

*****

Cholesterol, Total: 249 mg/dL

HDL: 71 mg/dL

Triglycerides: 71 mg/dL

LDL-Cholesterol: 161 mg/dL (calc)

Apolipoprotein A1: 186 mg/dL

Omega 3 (EPA+DHA) Index: 7.1 %

Omega 6 / Omega 3 ratio: 3.7

EPA/Arachidonic Acid Ratio: 0.4

EPA: 3.0 %

DHA: 4.1 %

Lipoprotein (a): 99 nmol/L

Apolipoprotein B: 107 mg/dL

Nonesterified Fatty Acids (Free Fatty Acids): 0.12 mmol/L

LDL Particle Number: 1149 nmol/L

LDL Small: 116 nmol/L

LDL Medium: 229 nmol/L

HDL Large: 5144 nmol/L

LDL Pattern: A

LDL Peak Size: 225.5 Angstrom

HS CRP: <0.2 mg/L

Where you can find us:

Submit questions for the podcast: https://robbwolf.com/contact/submit-a-question-for-the-podcast/

Transcript:

Download a copy of the transcript here (PDF)

Robb: Welcome back, wife.

Nicki: Hubs.

Robb: What’s new?

Nicki: A lot.

Robb: I always love asking that, because we just spin in the same four walls all day long.

Nicki: So, you know everything that’s new?

Robb: We have nothing new. Well, we’re in the process of packing, getting ready to move.

Nicki: Mm-hmm (affirmative). Kids are out of school.

Robb: Kids are out of school. So we’re swimming, and the kids are walking the dogs around on leashes, and basically torturing the animals. Nicki’s been watching the wild kingdom that is our backyard, and our cat slaughtering all of the baby birds in the backyard.

Nicki: We have this wonderful nest, a robin nest up in the tree, and I’ve been watching the parents come and feed the babies, and then yesterday morning there were no parents.

Robb: Silence.

Nicki: It was silent, and I think our cat slayed the whole family.

Robb: The cat’s been eyeballing this thing for probably a week, and I think he just waited for the baby birds to get fat enough to make it worth his while to climb the tree.

Nicki: Those ones I was particularly attached to, because I was watching them every day in the morning.

Robb: Oh, so the cat was pretty attached to them also.

Nicki: All right, let’s jump in on our questions. Okay. Let’s see. Our first question this week is from Steve. He says, “He keeps stuffing up and it’s driving me crazy. Hi, Rob. I don’t want to take too much of your time, but going keto for me has found me doing exactly what I feared I could do. I have been paleo for five or six years and so was my wife. We have no kids at home, so grains and junky carbs are not an issue or even a temptation. I’m in the middle of doing the keto masterclass, which I’m savoring, because I’ve been making some mistakes.

Nicki: 50 years old, workout regulAarly, doing, either mixed kettlebell workouts, or I do weight and resistance training. I like to do whole body workouts three times a week, and can mix in some cardio in between. I’ve kept fit most of my life and my goal is, as I age, to stay lean and keep mobile. Pretty simple.

Nicki: We live in Perth, in Western Australia, so we have great weather and lots of sun. I work as a gardener at a private school, a job I love doing, as I’m outside and moving all day. Not as hard as some sort of construction worker, but that can happen on any given day, just not everyday. Coming from eating paleo, the transition for me has been pretty easy. As I went low carb and increased the fat I was eating, my wife like the sound of it, so she hopped on board. She’s doing great, in fact, better than me.

Nicki: We aren’t really that worried about measuring ketones at this stage, it has been more about getting the diet right. But my issue is I love the food. For some reason, it has made me hungrier. Stocking our fridge and cupboards, I made sure that we had all we needed and I wanted to see what I liked to eat also. So I’ve blown it on all sorts of things. I’ve had days where I ate too much thickened cream, one tub has 800 calories, and it is so easy to eat. I’ve blown it on nut butter and blown it on cheese. I can’t believe it.

Nicki: At first, it was wrapping my head around the fat content, but I think I get it now. But I have put on body fat, which is so annoying. It’s not a train wreck, but I feel like I’m in a rut, and it’s hard to get out. I don’t want to quit, because I can see, I have felt the benefits. It’s just with the fat content and my physiology, there seems to be no room for error.

Nicki: I listened to your podcast, and since listening I’ve gone to the Ketogains website and worked out my macros. I was still tracking somewhat, but some days I may have blown it by 500 or 600 calories. I’ve come so close to quitting. As for me, it seems to have been an easy way to get fat rather than leaner. I’m not sure that you can help me, and I’m not sure what else I could tell you. Diet wise, I have intermittent fasted for three more years with different protocols. Doing 16 to 20 hours is pretty comfortable. I work out in the mornings, and I often don’t eat until lunch or when I get home from work.

Nicki: My diet hasn’t changed too much, except I’ve eaten cream, which I’m now over. Adding more fat to my meals, cooking in butter, eating nuts and doing other keto style things. Apart from that, my diet is still pretty normal. I love veggies. I have for years done a version of Mark Sisson’s, Big Ass Salad, which would be my daily staple. Evening veggies could be broccoli with brussels sprouts, maybe some kale and mushrooms. Also we do milk, kefir, but I try to keep that to a minimum.

Nicki: If you have any suggestions, that would be great. Are there others that have had this sort of issue where going keto has made them fatter? Really enjoy your podcasts, and thanks for all of the really useful info that you’ve put out. I’ve also read your books. Best regards, Steve.”

Robb: You know, it’s funny when we were going through this, when I saw stuffing it up, I thought it was going to be a sinus issue. Do you have any thoughts on this? Like shooting [inaudible 00:04:30]

Nicki: The thing is he didn’t mention protein at all, and he seems pretty focused on the fat, which as you talk about in the keto masterclass, fat is a lever. Protein is first, because it’s the most satiating macronutrient. You know, he says he’s hungry, so I’m wondering if he’s not getting enough protein.

Robb: Right, right. That’s kind of my first thought as well. The protein leverage hypothesis. It’s so hard to unpack this stuff, because a lot of people, if they come from a kind of a traditional western diet, they shift to low carb or even paleo, but let’s just say low carb. Instead of being on these carb roller coasters all the time, you just get this nice, even energy, even blood glucose levels. Whether it’s ketone fueled or not, it’s just like you’re not on the ups and downs. Generally, they notice that they’re not as hungry. But I think that that can kind of give way over time to being low protein.

Robb: Again, with that whole protein leverage hypothesis idea, whether you eat low carb or low fat, if you eat adequate protein, you’re probably going to be pretty good, you know, all other things being equal. But if you’re skinny on the protein, then your body is going to stimulate hunger and you’re going to tend to eat more food. There is kind of a reality that one of the dangers of kind of keto eating is that the bulk of the food is pretty calorically dense, you know? I mean, you could go pretty crazy on plain sweet potatoes or something like that. You know, I mean, just the calorie density is not any-….

Nicki: An extra wedge of cheese, depending on how you measure a wedge.

Robb: Right, yeah, wedge. Yeah.

Nicki: Is a significant number of calories.

Robb: A significant chunk of calories. So the protein would definitely be a thought. An additional thought, he seems to be kicking the bulk of his calories to later in the day. So I would, following a lot of Bill Lagakos’ work, and things that we’re learning around time restricted eating, I would try shifting more of the calories earlier in the day. All things being equal, it seems like people generally do better with that.

Robb: Then one final piece, is thinking about your electrolyte intake, in particular, sodium. So Tyler and Luis shot me an interesting paper the other day. So, there’s a lot of folklore in the keto world, which I kind of alluded to, that we get this kind of appetite suppressing effect while in ketosis and while fasting and stuff like that, and there’s definitely truth to that. But, when ketone salt had been studied, kind of head to head with ketone esters, it’s interesting, the esters produce higher levels of blood ketones, but they do not have an appetite blunting effect, not the way that ketone salts do.

Robb: Now, this is totally speculative, but one of the key features of ketone salts is they have a shit load of salt in them. We’ve often kind of joked that, you know, when people are like, “Man, I feel great using ketone salts.” It’s because they’re actually getting a decent wack of sodium, in particular, in addition to the other electrolytes. So, I would really be fastidious on protein, and then also make sure that you get at least that five grams per day of sodium specifically-

Nicki: Especially because you’re in a warm climate, you’re outside all the time, you’re … yeah.

Robb: Yeah. So those are some biggies in that. So I guess the three are be on point with protein, make sure that you’re getting your electrolytes addressed, and then finally, try shifting more of the calories earlier in the day, versus this later in the day eating schedule.

Nicki: Okay. So Steve, do all that, and then report back.

Robb: Ping back and let us know. Yep.

Nicki: Okay. So our next question is from Rory. “What’s up with fiber and kids?” Rory says, “As part of restoring my own gut health, I’ve used prebiotic fibers in various doses based somewhat on Grace Liu’s advice, and I’m curious if and when a supplemental fiber would be beneficial for my daughter?

Nicki: Again, assuming that she started off at a disadvantage because of the antibiotics, it seems to follow logically that prebiotic fiber would help her get bacteria develop and increase her overall health and resilience. Is that actually logical? Are there any cautions? Is there a certain dose that’s age appropriate? Or do I just slowly increase until she has digestive upset? Should I mix fibers in order to feed a variety of bacteria? Or are there certain fibers that are optimal for a young gut? I.e. what would a cave baby be most likely to eat or chew on for fun?”

Robb: Man, that’s a lot going on there. So, I think I’ve mentioned the Sonnenberg Lab a couple of times. I got to speak with Erica Sonnenberg at the event that Akil Palanisamy puts on each year with UCSF. They’ve done so many different things, but just consuming fermented food, this was one of the studies. Folks were consuming fermented food and they looked at their gut microbiome profile, the diversity, and the, you know, various ratios before and then during, and after the intervention of adding fermented foods like kimchi and sauerkraut, and stuff like that.

Robb: What was interesting is that the gut diversity increased while consuming the fermented food, but it wasn’t any of the bacteria that were part of the fermented food. It’s been understood for a long time, or at least somewhat understood, that that bacteria doesn’t necessarily play a role in populating the gut, at least not longterm, but it seems to tune the immune response, and perhaps creates an environment that’s more amenable for other organisms to occupy the space.

Robb: So that’s an interesting thing. It seems a little bit more holistic, and kind of leaves all the information processing up to the gut and the ecology of the gut, instead of trying to, you know, have this notion that we’re going to pinpoint, you know, fix anything that’s going on there. We’ve talked about this in previous episodes, supplementation with prebiotic fibers, it seems to be a little bit of a mixed bag. Some people do great with it, some people do terribly. The point about having a really diverse mixture I think makes a lot of sense.

Robb: Garden of Life, like Dr. Perlmutter’s prebiotic fiber, is a really nice spectrum. It has acacia in it, and lemon and orange peel pulp. It just has 20 different things in it. So, something like that could potentially be something that you add to maybe some apple sauce or something like that. I would probably keep the doses a little on the smaller side. I don’t know that I would really want to run a GI, you know, pressure test on that. But those are the things that I would noodle on with all that stuff.

Robb: If you’re doing white potatoes, cassava, white rice, going through the whole process of cooking it, chilling it, you know, improving the resistant starch profile, I think that stuff makes sense. But I would be a little bit careful doing outright supplementation beyond that. Do you have any additional thoughts?

Nicki: I got nothing.

Robb: Okay. Yeah. But our kids love both kimchi and sauerkraut. They eat it. If we put it out, they will eat it. We just sometimes, in putting out the meal, forget to, but most kids will gravitate towards that pretty well. So I think that that’s kind of a nice, simple baseline that you can have that-

Nicki: Just get the mild one.

Robb: Yeah, just get the mild one. Yeah, yeah. Every once in a while I mess up and get the red lid. Even though Sagan has a pretty spicy palateYup.

Nicki: Alrighty. Let’s see. Our next question is from Mads. Tips for increasing testosterone. “Hey, Rob. In a previous Q&A you talked about how muscle gain in hypertrophy is caused by calorie surplus and progressive overload. You also mentioned that gaining muscle is, without a doubt, easier if you have high testosterone. Calorie surplus and progressive overload is easy, but how do I increase my testosterone? You mentioned that there are a number of different tactics that you can use. My testosterone is not low, but it’s definitely not high either. I’m 27, and my testosterone is 640 nanograms per deciliter, and my free testosterone is 16.36.”

Robb: Man, this is a good question. So a young guy, it’s-

Nicki: His testosterone is lower than my dad’s.

Robb: Yeah, who’s 70.

Nicki: 70.

Robb: Yeah, yeah. Which he’s just kind of a stud, so you’re-

Nicki: Well, no, but, I mean, also, I know you’ve talked before about how our parents and grandparents generation, as a baseline, had higher testosterone than-

Robb: Yeah, Kirk Parsley has some numbers that he quotes that, my grandparents’ generation, both men and women, appeared to have testosterone levels about three times on average what we’re seeing today. So, yeah, I mean, it’s probably not optimal from a recovery standpoint. This is the thing, again, we don’t really know why this is changing. Is it xenoestrogens? Is it a change in the gut microbiome? Is it all of these things?

Robb: The stuff that can definitely help, usually something that looks kind of akin to a lower carb diet tends to help, because people lose body fat. It’s interesting, on the testosterone story, specifically with men, being super lean is antagonistic towards testosterone. So once you get below about 10%, maybe 8%, as a baseline, your testosterone will tend to start dropping because of some stress response issues.

Robb: Some people run leaner and high testosterone, but this is, again, you know, kind of generalization. But then once you start cresting up above maybe about 14%, 15% body fat, you have enough fat mass, which contains an enzyme called aromatase, which can convert the testosterone into estrogen. The interesting kind of downward spiral with that is the brain doesn’t sense testosterone levels, it senses estrogen levels.

Robb: So with estrogen levels are high, the brain says, “Oh, we’re good with testosterone, I don’t need to stimulate luteinizing hormone, and, you know, ping the Leydig cells to, you know, release the precursors and co-factors involved with the whole testosterone production cascade.”

Robb: So someone who is overweight will have low testosterone, which tends to feed into overweight, which then elevates their estrogen levels, which suppresses testosterone production at the brain. Then even if they go and get some sort of testosterone replacement therapy, if the doctor is ham-handed with this, they just give them a big huge dose of testosterone, which further suppresses indogenous testosterone production.

Robb: So, with someone like this, some things like zinc citrate have been shown to be pretty effective, about 50 milligrams per day. You have to be careful with doing that consistently, because it can deplete your copper levels.

Nicki: So when you say careful doing it consistently, like once a week? Every other day?

Robb: You could do it maybe four or five days on, and then take four or five days off, and or you could use a supplement like Jarrow’s zinc citrate, which comes with copper, five milligrams copper. So, that’s something to do, is to make sure that you’re supplementing with that. If your body fat levels are north of about 14, 15, if they’re in there, then I would try to do some things to get leaner and see if that improves testosterone levels.

Robb: Sleep is going to be a huge factor. So, what time are you going to bed? What time are you waking up? What’s the sleep quality? Completely black room.

Nicki: Getting in bed before midnight.

Robb: Earlier is better. Yeah, yeah.

Nicki: As many hours asleep before midnight as possible.

Robb: Yup, yup, ideally. Which is harder in the summer months, depending on where you are, and what latitude you’re at. But improving sleep, improving body composition. Those are the places that I would look first, and I would really dig into the diet and lifestyle features first and figure out what if any bump you can get from that.

Robb: Only then, if we aren’t seeing favorable changes, do we start working with a knowledgeable functional medicine doctor, like anti-aging doctor. Starting with things like Clomid and some mild aromatase inhibitors and stuff like that to try to goose endogenous production first. Particularly someone that’s 27, you do not want this person getting into a, you know, a testosterone replacement therapy scenario.

Robb: I guess one other question is for Mads, has he ever suffered a significant traumatic brain injury? Sometimes you may not be aware of that, but if you played youth football, if you played hockey, if you fell off of a trampoline. So this could be something too that is part of the sleep piece. If sleep seems to be pretty good, but, you know, everything isn’t really kicking over, then there can be some sleep studies, there can be some brain imaging and some testing to look at what’s going on between the pituitary and the other elements of the story. So that’s kind of getting in another layer.

Robb: It’s going to be awhile, but we will have some material that’s going to really help people unpack this stuff in a completely systematic process, because there’s so much shitty information on this and it’s so confusing and you need a lot of nuance. There is never a one size fits all approach on this, other than maybe sleep better. That’s about the only one that, you know, that’s going to benefit virtually everybody. But occasionally, you have these outliers of people who have a particular type of depression or mania and they actually benefit from certain periods of sleep deprivation.

Robb: So again, there’s an exception to fucking everything. This is why when people just paint everything with these broad brush strokes, there’s just seemingly an exception to everything. So yeah, I know that I was kind of all over the map on that, but it’s a lot of stuff. We’ll be doing some work with Kirk Parsley in the future to get some materials so that people can really navigate this story in an effective way.

Nicki: All right. Let’s see. Our next question is on sex hormone binding globulin elevated on keto carnivore, and this is from Ian, Ian. I’m not sure how to pronounce your name. Ian says, “Since switching to keto, I’ve noticed an increase in sex hormone binding globulin levels, which brings down my free test, total test, or free testosterone. So total testosterone has stayed high normal, but was wondering how functional it is with the free portion bound up? The AGA is a bit low too. I feel great, all in all, but I was just wondering what your thoughts are on that.”

Robb: Yeah, and so the previous question, I should’ve mentioned the sex hormone binding globulin story as well. It’s interesting, generally when insulin levels go down on a relative basis, we tend to see sex hormone binding globulin go up. What’s unclear about that, is it’s somewhat similar to thyroid, specifically T3, decreasing on low carb, because you need more thyroid hormone to process carbohydrate. If you’re eating fewer carbohydrates, thyroid decreases, but is that clinically significant? We just don’t really know.

Robb: Another piece of this whole kind of androgen story, and again, this is true whether you’re male or female, is that you may have a particular level of a hormone that may look kind of low, but you may have particularly high receptor site density or receptor site affinity. So a little bit of the hormone goes a long way. The flip side, is that you could have quite high hormone levels and low receptor site density and or affinity, and so you’re still not getting, you know, an effective kind of story.

Robb: I’m not entirely sure how to fully unpack that, doing some side of full body radio immunoassay to determine what your receptor site density is. Receptor types change moment by moment too, they come online and offline all the time. So yeah, I mean, I guess the best answer that I have with that is that we could play around with titrating in more carbs, start with 50 additional grams of carbs a day, stick it in the post-workout window. Do you feel better? For both men and women, do you experience better libido? For men, do you wake up with morning wood and stuff like that? Whereas, perhaps previously you did not.

Robb: If we see those things improve, then we might make a case that the insulin levels were suppressed beyond what may be beneficial. So, we may have been getting an unfavorable elevation in sex hormone binding protein or globulin, whatever they’re calling it these days. So, those are some things to play with on this. These are the, you know, last 10% things for most people that we have to devote some time to unpack.

Nicki: Okay. Let’s see. Our final question this week is on chicharrones.

Robb: Cha, cha, cha.

Nicki: From Isaac. “Hey, Rob. chicharrones, pork rinds, are they a healthy snack? I’ve heard you indirectly mention them on the podcast some time ago, but I wasn’t able to infer whether your opinion is favorable or cautionary. I’m an ultra runner and during peak training season we’ll spend about 20 hours per week running. In the battle days, I would top off my calories with a gigantic bowl of cold cereal in the evening or an enormous serving of lentils and rice. But then I got woke, started monitoring my blood sugar and started looking for low carb options to fuel.

Nicki: I’m already having two salads each day, huge amounts of veggies and as much meat as I can stomach. So I’m just looking for some calories to fuel the movement. So are pork rinds okay? I avoid the flavored variety, the bags I buy just say fried pork skin on the ingredients list and I dip them in sour cream. The best part is how easy it is to get an extra thousand calories, and the flavor. Am I headed towards clogged arteries? Or are pork rinds actually healthy in the way that bacon is healthy? Thanks. Love the show, Isaac.”

Nicki: He says, “After submitting my question about whether pork rinds are an acceptable snack, I realize that Rob’s answer might we’d need to see your lab work.” So then he has his cholesterol and some of that stuff.

Robb: That’s doing some diligence. We don’t have an LEO. Oh, do we? No, we have lipoprotein, ApoB. Oh, he does, yes. LDL particle is 1149, that looks phenomenal. Quick triglyceride, HDL ratio looks great. C-reactive protein is tiny. Okay, cool. Those numbers we’ll put in the show notes.

Robb: So, this is one of these funny things. So, Rhonda Patrick, who I think is great, but pork rinds have been one of the things that she’s just gone after. She’s like, “Oh, it’s just still unhealthy, you know? There’s no nutritional value there.” Which I mean, there’s not a lot of vitamins, there’s probably not a lot of minerals particularly, but it is a really interesting source of collagen. When you’re in this kind of lower carb, unprocessed food world, there’s not much that’s crunchy. You’ll grab a piece of ice just to be like, “Oh, man, I want some sort of crunch.”

Robb: We’ll do some jicama thin sliced every once in a while. But you just kind of, you miss that crunch, and chicharrones are phenomenal for that. Typically, they’re cooked in pork fat. I guess you could make the case that maybe some of that stuff is producing some oxidized cholesterol. But I was just reading some stuff recently that people in ketosis, their liver preferentially identifies lipo proteins with oxidized cholesterol and removes them from the system.

Robb: So, it’s kind of an interesting story, where even though cholesterol levels, possibly even lipo protein levels may go up under a ketogenic or low carb diet, your body also seems to be more savvy about removing the offending particles that appear to be the most problematic. So, it’s kind of, you know, is that a wash? Is it a net win? A net loss?

Robb: With the option of always modifying my position in the future, I would say, in general, I can’t really see pork rinds in the context of a keto carnivore type diet being the least bit problematic. The cool thing here is that Issac has done the diligence of doing some good blood work that actually answers some questions. Even just glancing at it, it’s kind of like, okay, we’re pretty good to go. We don’t have any type of wacky discordance, we don’t have hidden insulin resistance.

Robb: There’s a few other things we could take a peek out if we wanted to. But from reading between the lines, it sounds like he’s looking, feeling, performing well, but he’s just kind of curious about like, “Hey, is this one thing that I’m throwing down the pie hole going to crush me?” So, I would just repeat this blood work, probably once a year or something like that, to just use as a baseline. Maybe at some point, additionally doing a coronary calcium, just so you’ve got that in your back pocket, and we can use that again as a baseline.

Robb: The CIMT can be handy also, but it takes a very skilled practitioner to do the CIMT well. So those are a little bit of a mixed bag and they’re a little more variable than the coronary calcium. But beyond that it seems good. You know, I will make a plug for the Epic pork rinds. They have a barbecue flavor, a sea salt and vinegar and salt and pepper.

Nicki: Salt and pepper is really good.

Robb: Yeah, and the barbecue one, the kids … It literally can-

Nicki: They have a baked one too.

Robb: Yeah, they do have a baked one, which I like less, honestly. I like the ones that are fried in pork fat. But either one of the flavors, but mainly the barbecue flavor will provoke the girls into a fist fight, practically, as they get down to the bottom of the bag. Which I don’t know if that’s good or bad, but they’re good, they’re tasty.

Nicki: The dog likes them too.

Robb: The dog definitely likes them too.

Nicki: The bag comes out and he hears it, and he’s right there sitting, pleading.

Robb: So Isaac, good question, and good on you for doing some diligence on your blood work. It’s incredibly frustrating when people spend time and money to go get an assessment that answers nothing. This is another area that we’re going to be dipping our toes into to help people make better decisions around the lab work that they’re choosing, why they’re choosing it. So keep your eyes open for that too.

Nicki: Making sense of it once they get it.

Robb: Yeah, because literally, 90% of the time, 95% of the time, people do blood work and they’re more confused by what is ordered than otherwise. It’s because it’s just not enough to really make a definitive call in general.

Nicki: All right. That was our last question for the week. Thanks everyone. As usual, if you have questions, you can submit those at Robbwolf.com on the contact page. What else?

Robb: Most of my online activity currently is over at Instagram at dasrobbwolf.

Nicki: D-A-S-R-O-B-B-W-O-L-F.

Robb: That’s it. So, thanks for the awesome questions. You guys are fantastic, and-

Nicki: We’ll be back next week.

Robb: We’ll be back next week. We may be a little bit hit and miss between now and August, mid August, because we’re going to be moving and stuff like that. We’re going to try to bank some of these so that we stay ahead of stuff. It’s possible that life may just grab us by the shorthairs, so in demand that that doesn’t happen. But we will do our best to stay on top of. Yup.

Nicki: All right. Thanks guys.

Robb: Bye.

Keto Masterclass

The keto diet is one of the most effective ways to shed fat and improve your health. Keto Masterclass helps you start keto right, step-by-step, so that you can be successful long-term.

Learn More

Don’t forget, Wired to Eat is now available!

Amazon, Barnes & Noble, IndieBound, iBooks

0 notes

halloweenfor · 5 years

Photo

Historical Costumes - Girl's Cavebaby Costume

Theme Halloween Costumes

Caveman Costumes

Your little one is already a naturally gifted finger painter (we saw what she did to the kitchen walls. And kitchen table. And sofa.); why not costume her so that she fits flawlessly into a time period where her skills will be honored and admired?We can see that she’s great at gathering leaves and berries (from the yard). She’s clearly adept at using rocks as tools (to chisel holes out of the walkway). And she’s often heard talking for a loooooong time without saying a single word of modern English (googoo gahgah, indeed). Thus, we’ve deduced that this Girl’s Cavebaby Costume won’t require much imagination to come to life on your little one. She’ll love embracing her untamed heart, and as a bonus, she’s bound to look so super cute as she hunts around the neighborhood for sweets that her sack will be filled to the brim—meaning your brood won’t need to worry about your stores of sugar during this cold season! You both can skip the epic battle of hair brushing and instead slip this bow-adorned wig onto her head. The simple dress boasts a bone accessory, and makes for easy dressing, even when she’d rather be preying on the housecat under the bed, coaxing him to play. These furry leg warmers offer a mammoth dose of cute and cozy! You’ve worked hard to make sure that she has a comfortable cave to call home, now send her out into the world looking prehistorically adorable! And buy washable paint while you’re at it.

See Details & Get More Deals at: Best Halloween Costumes 2019 :: Shop

#Array

0 notes

letitgoloser · 7 years

Note

what have you been listening to lately? great job on the teeth, you're a babe.

Wow fucking thank you!! I've been listening to soft music like nicetry dogbreth watercolorpaintings cavebabies shania twain lmao

1 note · View note

thelioninmybed · 7 years

Text

too many replies

erotetica replied to your post “caranthir + waking up”

Kahlua tho does he invent Kahlua

cycas replied to your post “caranthir + waking up”

My pity for Caranthir just magnified tenfold.

Caranthir sure is climbing the ranks, most relatable Feanorian and my new favourite.

vardasvapors replied to your post “crocordile replied to your post“Finarfin + in-laws”That’s a reading I...”

oh yeah i'm totally certain that the teleri were pretty side-eye at him for a good long while after that, with good reason O.o sorry if i came off too strong?

ahh, no of course not! What would the world come to if we could not agree to disagree on bad elf life choices? (or, in this case, mostly agree anyway, it seems like)

valaraukars replied to your post “caranthir + waking up”

caranthir remains the most relatable feanorian

maglor - kombucha feanorian; caranthir - coffee feanorian; celegorm - gatorade feanorian; curufin - sparkling water feanorian; amrod and amras - root beer feanorians; maedhros - flowering tea feanorian; feanor - MONSTER ENERGY FEANORIAN

I can’t argue with any of these, they are unsettlingly accurate.

actualmermaid replied to your post “caranthir + waking up”

^ Maedhros is clearly a feanorian

*gin feanorian

Gin, rubbing alcohol, methylated spirits, whatever’s on offer really.

randomunitelligiblewords replied to your post “Does Tuluspen spend like, a couple hundred years looking for Maglor as...”

...Did Maglor really steal a kid from that village? Maglor no put it back.

Correlation of missing kids with Maglor’s presence in the vicinity does not equate to causation! (yes)

witchking-jr replied to your post “I got an anon prompting me for more Fingros. I’ll get to it soon...”

my heart grew 5 sizes

If you need surgery for that, please record the heartwarming results.

valaraukars replied to your post “Does Tuluspen spend like, a couple hundred years looking for Maglor as...”

'll have you know that what SOME people might perceive as 'wailing' is actually known as pre-synth progressive improv a cappella and highly regarded by people in the know

but also dear god THE CHILD.

Even in these waning days, true music lovers make pilgrimages to find Maglor’s gross cave to bask in his wildly avant garde compositions and try his seaweed soup.

curufins-smile replied to your post “Does Tuluspen spend like, a couple hundred years looking for Maglor as...”

your tags omfg CHILDRENS MAKALAURE im crying holy shit

Just to clarify, which may be necessary given this meme and my past of writing cannibalism AUs, Maglor is gonna take excellent care of his cavebaby.

simaethae replied to your post “Does Tuluspen spend like, a couple hundred years looking for Maglor as...”

MAGLOR

leave him alone he’s just doing his thing, living his truth, he doesn’t need your guilt trips

erotetica replied to your post “Does Tuluspen spend like, a couple hundred years looking for Maglor as...”

what an incorrigible bitch. is the kidnapee holding his metronome or did he eat it.

what am I saying of course maglor eats metronomes.

also I said 'sucking susurrus' to myself maybe four times so thank you

why do you think he has such good internal rhythm?

berrysphase replied to your post “vardasvapors replied to your post “valaraukars replied to your post...”

soulbond AU RPF dying

where is the lie

thearrogantemu replied to your post “vardasvapors replied to your post “valaraukars replied to your post...”

I have way too much fun shamelessly appropriating LACE details. Currently contemplating the one about how the parents of both spouses are supposed to give gifts to their new son or daughter in law...

that custom’s the one LACE thing I find cute and I should write fic about it and you should write fic about it, we should all write awkward jewel exchange fic.

valaraukars replied to your post “vardasvapors replied to your post “valaraukars replied to your post...”

Takes me back to that time when I explained yaoi hands to my colleagues.. our work browser history was forever changed

please god tell me you used incognito mode

#erotetica #vardasvapors #cycas #valaraukars #actualmermaid #randomunitelligiblewords #witchking-jr #curufins-smile #simaethae #berrysphase #thearrogantemu #replies #SO many replies

13 notes · View notes

thegrizzlies · 6 years

Text

i just found out they gave diego a wife????????? hes a big GAY sabertooth tiger u absolute dreamwork writing dummYS

#dumbasses #did u not???????? see him try 2 raise a lil cavebaby w manny and sid???????? was that all just a LIE??????

0 notes

fayecallasdatingblog · 6 years

Text

Lust vs. Love: 7 Proven Signs What You Feel Is Just Lust And Not Love

Lust vs. love: the eternal battle.

For eons, homo sapiens have existed on Earth.

And for eons, homo sapiens have mistaken lust for love.

Cavelady Clara thought she loved Caveman Carl. After all, he brought dinosaur meat home and gave her some beautiful unibrow Cavebabies. But after a few years, she realized those were the best things about him.

While we might feel so evolved compared to Clara and Carl, the fact is: women are still getting it wrong when it comes to lust vs. love. And throw in online dating…and the water just gets murkier.

youtube

When your hormones and emotions are raging, it can be difficult to know who’s really controlling the ship, so I created this video and article to help you figure out the difference between physical attraction and love.

Your Coach,

P.S. If you keep finding yourself in lust vs. love situations, you might need a little guidance finding the one. For a limited time, I’m offering my Find the One training to help you get the right man to pursue you. Sign up while you still can!

Introduction: Understand The Differences Between Lust vs. Love

If you’ve never been in love, how can you be sure it’s not just lust?

Just like love, lust feels pretty fantastic. It lights you up inside. Gives you a reason to get up in the morning. And yet…lust and love are quite different.

Let’s look at characteristics of lust vs. love so that you can learn to separate them.

Lust tends to be present in the early stages of a relationship and is fueled by physical attraction and/or sex. You may have nothing in common with a man, but you have an inexplicable attraction to him. The sex might be fireworks…but general conversation isn’t all that exciting.

When you’re in lust, it’s like your brain is on drugs. MRIs have shown that the same part of the brain that lights up when an addict takes a hit of cocaine as when someone is in lust. You can’t get enough of this guy…but truth be told, you haven’t really gotten to know him on a deeper level. It’s been superficial so far, and that’s okay with you.

Because when things get real, you either end up in love or you realize you have no deep attraction to this person. Maybe you see what he’s like angry or depressed and it sends you running for the hills.

On the other hand…if it’s love, you’re willing to accept a man with all his flaws. While sex is important, it’s not the focus of your relationship. You enjoy spending time with him, but you also continue to do the activities you enjoy outside of your relationship.

There is balance.

So that’s a basic explanation of the differences between lust vs. love. Now the question is: is it a bad thing to be in lust?

Is Being in Lust a Bad Thing?

If you’re both into it, lust is perfectly natural.

Absolutely not. In fact, most healthy relationships begin with a large dose of lust. It’s where things go from there that matter. As long as you’re willing to open up to this guy and see if there’s something of more substance you can build on, lust can be part of a solid relationship.

And ideally, 50 years from now, you can still feel lust for this man, even though you’ve been in love for decades and experienced a ton — both good and bad — together.

The only time I can think that being in lust vs. love might be a negative thing is if you know that he’s falling for you and you know you will never feel the same. Consider how you would feel if the role was reversed and he let you keep thinking that he felt the same when he didn’t.

So unfair.

So if you know that you’ll never fall for a guy, give him the respect of letting him know, even if it means things are over.

7 Differences Between Lust vs. Love

You know you dig this guy…but sometimes you like him more than others. Sometimes, frankly, you’d rather be home alone.

So what’s the deal? Are you in lust or in love? Here are 7 ways to figure it out.

1. The Relationship Revolves Around Sex

via GIPHY

Man. Things are freaking amazing in the bedroom with this guy. It is quite possibly the best sex of your life. That fact alone is enough to make you hope that you’re in love rather than in lust but…

You know his favorite sexual position…but you have no idea if he likes dogs.

You know the nickname he likes you to call him in bed…but not his last name.

He’s been up close and personal with every inch of you…but hasn’t met your friends.

Now, on the one hand, it may just be too early in your relationship to expect to know each other better. And sex is definitely one way new couples get to know each other. But realize that sex is tricky. It can force an emotional connection when there isn’t one, thanks to that cocktail of hormones and pheromones. You can avoid this confusion by simply waiting a while to have sex.

If you resist the very large temptation and then realize that the guy is a complete jerk, you’ll be glad you never slept with him.

If you’ve already been sleeping with him, ask yourself whether you truly enjoy spending time together outside of the bedroom…or if that’s the one place you always enjoy him. If it is, you’re definitely in lust vs. love.

2. Your Physical Attraction to Him Minimizes All His Flaws

You stay awake at night fantasizing about his biceps.

“Ooh, I love those tattoos he has on his arms. And the way he picks me up. Not the way his breath stinks, though. Focus on the arms!”

When you’re in lust vs. love, it’s easy to get carried away by your physical attraction to a man and ignore all the things that are wrong about him.

He’s got a chiseled chin and he smells fantastic…but he legitimately thought that Austria was its own continent.

He makes you scream in bed…but he laughs like a hyena.

You may be building a fantasy world around this guy, in part, because you know you have to create fiction to make up for his very real flaws. You’re willing to overlook what would ordinarily be rather large warning signs because you want him on a very basic and physical level.

Now, this isn’t the same as being in love. Yes, when you’re in love, you accept a man’s shortcomings. But you don’t completely ignore them. You’re aware of them and love him anyway, whereas, with lust, you simply bury them so you can focus on the physical connection.

That might work temporarily, but eventually, the fairytale will burn off and you’ll be left with a man who talks with his mouth full. Ug.

3. You Skipped the Friendship Stage

I always encourage my coaching clients to be friends with someone first, even if they’re dating. What do I mean by that? Just spend time getting to know one another and doing activities you enjoy, like you would with a friend.

But if you went straight from sleeping together a lot to meeting his parents, you didn’t really have that friendship stage. Something happened that sped up this relationship from being a casual one to being a serious one…and yet something feels missing.

You can’t force a relationship. I know you might want this guy that you lust after so much to be The One, but if you’re researching lust vs. love, I’m going to have to call it: he’s not The One.

4. You Don’t Really Want to Open Up to Him

Outside of the bedroom, you don’t feel comfortable being vulnerable.

You’re willing to show him the most private areas of your body, to be incredibly intimate physically with this guy, but you are absolutely not willing to tell him anything that makes you feel vulnerable.

Red flag!

As a relationship develops, you should both be opening up gradually to one another as you get to know each other’s personalities and issues. That means you need to feel comfortable talking to him about your fear of commitment, your traumatic relationship history, or even your discomfort in talking about all of this!

I’m not saying you need to open up after two dates, but you should at least want to let him see who you are inside, and not just in the bedroom. This is a classic example of you being in lust vs. love.

5. You Don’t Really Know Him

So you’ve been dating this guy for a few weeks or months and you meet some of his friends for dinner.

“So I’m sure he’s told you about Veronica,” says one friend, “Man, she really changed his life.”

Wait…what? Who’s Veronica? Why don’t you know about someone so important to your boyfriend? Is she a sister? An ex? A dog?

One of the signs of lust is that, even if you’ve spent a decent amount of time together, you still know virtually nothing about him. You talk about easy things, like sports and the weather, but you never dive into the level of, oh, say, Veronica.

If this bothers you, then talk about it. Open up more and ask him more questions about his life and his past. If you don’t really care, acknowledge that you’re in lust.

6. You Don’t Feel Committed to Him

You’re at a time in life when you want to find love and have put a ton of energy into looking for it…but you don’t want to spend longer than an hour with this guy, let alone a lifetime with him.

And yet…you stay.

My dear, you’re in what I call a Good Enough relationship. There are some things you like about this guy (mainly his body and performance), and you figure there’s not enough negative to want to leave. And yet, you find yourself making excuses so you don’t have to hang out with him…or only see him when you know you’ll end up in bed together.

If you’re both acting casual about it, it’s fine. But if he seems to want more from you than you do him, cut him free.

Also, be honest with yourself. If you’re looking for love, aren’t you wasting time with him? You’re not single and so aren’t truly open to finding The One. It’s better to be on your own so that you can focus on attracting love, not lust.

7. You Have a Hard Time Making Plans For the Future

You want to invite this guy to that wedding you were invited to in six months because you’ve been sleeping together the past six months, but you legitimately don’t know if he’d go…or if he’ll still be around…or if you’ll even want him to be.

When you’re headed toward love, you can see making plans because you see a future together. When you’re in lust — with no possibility of love — it’s hard to see beyond today.

If you’re trying to figure out if you’re in lust vs. love, ask yourself: “can I confidently make plans with him six months out? What about three? One month?”

If the answer is no, it’s bound to be lust.

Conclusion:

Be honest about whether lust is enough for you right now.

Knowing whether what you feel is lust or love is incredibly helpful because you can know where to go from here. If you’re genuinely okay with having a casual relationship right now, keep doing what you’re doing. I get that, even if you are looking for forever with a guy, sometimes you want to keep things light. If you truly enjoy his company but can’t see a long-term future with him, just live in the moment.

On the other hand, if you thought you were in love and now realized that it’s just lust, back up a little and reassess what you want and need right now. Is this relationship preventing you from finding true love? You bet. Realign your actions with your goals and get back on track.

In part 2 of this article, I give you the 3 words he says that tell you he’s only in lust with you. Trust me: you’re going to want to read this. But it’s only available to Sexy Confidence members. Ready to join and start reaping all the benefits of this exclusive community? Subscribe now.

The post Lust vs. Love: 7 Proven Signs What You Feel Is Just Lust And Not Love appeared first on Sexy Confidence.

from Meet Positives SM Feed https://ift.tt/2NBxnY0 via IFTTT

#IFTTT #Meet Positives SM Feed

0 notes

travisandersondatingblog · 6 years

Text

Lust vs. Love: 7 Proven Signs What You Feel Is Just Lust And Not Love

Lust vs. love: the eternal battle.

For eons, homo sapiens have existed on Earth.

And for eons, homo sapiens have mistaken lust for love.

While we might feel so evolved compared to Clara and Carl, the fact is: women are still getting it wrong when it comes to lust vs. love. And throw in online dating…and the water just gets murkier.

youtube

Your Coach,

Introduction: Understand The Differences Between Lust vs. Love

If you’ve never been in love, how can you be sure it’s not just lust?

Just like love, lust feels pretty fantastic. It lights you up inside. Gives you a reason to get up in the morning. And yet…lust and love are quite different.

Let’s look at characteristics of lust vs. love so that you can learn to separate them.

There is balance.

So that’s a basic explanation of the differences between lust vs. love. Now the question is: is it a bad thing to be in lust?

Is Being in Lust a Bad Thing?

If you’re both into it, lust is perfectly natural.

And ideally, 50 years from now, you can still feel lust for this man, even though you’ve been in love for decades and experienced a ton — both good and bad — together.

So unfair.

So if you know that you’ll never fall for a guy, give him the respect of letting him know, even if it means things are over.

7 Differences Between Lust vs. Love

You know you dig this guy…but sometimes you like him more than others. Sometimes, frankly, you’d rather be home alone.

So what’s the deal? Are you in lust or in love? Here are 7 ways to figure it out.

1. The Relationship Revolves Around Sex

via GIPHY

You know his favorite sexual position…but you have no idea if he likes dogs.

You know the nickname he likes you to call him in bed…but not his last name.

He’s been up close and personal with every inch of you…but hasn’t met your friends.

If you resist the very large temptation and then realize that the guy is a complete jerk, you’ll be glad you never slept with him.

2. Your Physical Attraction to Him Minimizes All His Flaws

You stay awake at night fantasizing about his biceps.

“Ooh, I love those tattoos he has on his arms. And the way he picks me up. Not the way his breath stinks, though. Focus on the arms!”

When you’re in lust vs. love, it’s easy to get carried away by your physical attraction to a man and ignore all the things that are wrong about him.

He’s got a chiseled chin and he smells fantastic…but he legitimately thought that Austria was its own continent.

He makes you scream in bed…but he laughs like a hyena.

That might work temporarily, but eventually, the fairytale will burn off and you’ll be left with a man who talks with his mouth full. Ug.

3. You Skipped the Friendship Stage

4. You Don’t Really Want to Open Up to Him

Outside of the bedroom, you don’t feel comfortable being vulnerable.

Red flag!

5. You Don’t Really Know Him

So you’ve been dating this guy for a few weeks or months and you meet some of his friends for dinner.

“So I’m sure he’s told you about Veronica,” says one friend, “Man, she really changed his life.”

Wait…what? Who’s Veronica? Why don’t you know about someone so important to your boyfriend? Is she a sister? An ex? A dog?

If this bothers you, then talk about it. Open up more and ask him more questions about his life and his past. If you don’t really care, acknowledge that you’re in lust.

6. You Don’t Feel Committed to Him

And yet…you stay.

If you’re both acting casual about it, it’s fine. But if he seems to want more from you than you do him, cut him free.

7. You Have a Hard Time Making Plans For the Future

When you’re headed toward love, you can see making plans because you see a future together. When you’re in lust — with no possibility of love — it’s hard to see beyond today.

If you’re trying to figure out if you’re in lust vs. love, ask yourself: “can I confidently make plans with him six months out? What about three? One month?”

If the answer is no, it’s bound to be lust.

Conclusion:

Be honest about whether lust is enough for you right now.

The post Lust vs. Love: 7 Proven Signs What You Feel Is Just Lust And Not Love appeared first on Sexy Confidence.

from Meet Positives SM Feed 3 https://ift.tt/2NBxnY0 via IFTTT

#IFTTT #Meet Positives SM Feed 3

0 notes

ricardocardosoblr-blog · 6 years

Text

O Que As Mulheres Acham Atraentes Nos Homens? - 8 Traços Cientificamente Comprovados

Você sabe, se alguém lhe dissesse na 8 ª série que a ciência iria ajudá-lo a se deitar algum dia, eu aposto que você teria pago muito mais atenção na aula. Bem, a má notícia é que ainda é altamente improvável que nós vamos começar a ensinar as habilidades sociais e de atração de nossos filhos em um nível escolar em breve. Mas a boa notícia é que a ciência realmente tem algumas respostas na medida em que a dinâmica de atração masculino e feminino vai.

Seguem-se 8 traços, tanto físicos como comportamentais, que a pesquisa científica real descobriu que as mulheres acham atraente nos homens. Estes não são meras suposições ou opiniões, mas conclusões reais que os cientistas comportamentais vieram na sequência de uma extensa pesquisa. E o que é ainda melhor, eles são realmente traços que você pode trabalhar ativamente no cultivo e na melhoria.

Fato 1: a altura importa

Uma pesquisa de 2014 realizada por professores da Universidade de Rice e da Universidade do Norte do Texas descobriu que, em torno de cerca de 1000 Yahoo! Anúncios pessoais de namoro, quase 50% das mulheres alegaram que prefeririam namorar um homem mais alto do que eram. Mas como o estereótipo de TALL, sombrio e bonito surgiu? Bem, os psicólogos sociais afirmam que a maioria das mulheres está psicologicamente orientada para encontrar homens mais altos, porque a maioria das culturas de nosso mundo considera homens altos como encarnações de tudo o que é masculino.

Mas alguns cientistas acreditam que as razões para isso vão ainda mais profundas. Um grupo de pesquisadores da Universidade de Utah publicou um estudo que mostra a idéia de que a preferência de uma mulher por homens mais altos realmente remonta aos nossos dias das cavernas. Numa época e idade em que a proteção física dela e de seus descendentes potenciais faziam parte de uma mulher, ela teria sido evolutiva voltada para gravitar em homens mais altos que tivessem uma clara vantagem física em um confronto. E, embora essa vantagem possa parecer um pouco menos importante em um contexto moderno, os pesquisadores ainda acreditam que esta programação evolutiva para encontrar homens mais altos é mais atraente ainda está profundamente inserida na psique feminina.

Mas e se você não for o homem mais abençoado verticalmente lá fora? Não se desespere. Um grupo de pesquisadores holandeses descobriram que, no final do dia, o que realmente importa é que você é mais alto do que seu objetivo de afeto.

Além disso, lembre-se de que também ajuda um ótimo negócio a desenvolver uma boa postura, independentemente da sua altura. Não só vai ficar em linha reta com os ombros para trás, deixa você parecer muito mais alto, mas também irá ajudá-lo a parecer mais confiante e dominante.

Fato 2: um pouco de restolho ajuda

Há um motivo pelo qual os atores como George Clooney, Brat Pitt e Hugh Jackman balançam o olhar de dois dias sem brilho. Eles entendem que as mulheres cavam um pouco de restolho. É uma das marcas registradas de garotas ruins que as mulheres têm um local suave (e molhado) para.

Na verdade, um grupo de pesquisadores australianos da Universidade de Nova Gales do Sul conduziu uma pesquisa com mais de 350 mulheres em suas preferências pelo cabelo facial masculino e a maioria esmagadora concordou que um pouco de restolho era o caminho a percorrer. Os especialistas em psicologia evolutiva humana até afirmam que, de um ponto de vista evolutivo, os homens com um pouco de restolho teriam sido considerados mais dominantes, masculinos, agressivos e socialmente maduros.

Fato 3: uma voz profunda é mais atraente

Pergunte a qualquer mulher com quem ela preferiria se conectar, David Beckham ou John Hamm (com base em suas vozes sozinhas) e as chances são de que ela escolherá o Don. Mas por que as mulheres em geral parecem encontrar homens com vozes mais profundas e mais esquisitas, mais atraentes? Bem, de acordo com um grupo de pesquisadores do University College de Londres, é porque as mulheres percebem uma voz mais profundacomo sinal de uma fisicalidade maior e mais forte; algo que as mulheres são evolutivamente orientadas para encontrar atraente.

Mas e se a sua voz não é um amor como um amigo, digamos, Javier Bardem? Bem, como cantora, posso dizer-lhe que a voz é um instrumento incrivelmente versátil que pode ser adaptado um pouco. Então, se você não está satisfeito com o grito que está produzindo quando fala com mulheres, inscreva-se para algumas sessões de treinamento de voz ou de fala, e você ficará surpreso com a quantidade de versatilidade que você encontrará em sua voz.

Leia nossos artigos sobre como obter uma voz mais profunda e os erros que impedem que sua voz seja mais profunda .

Fato 4: um corpo atlético

Agora, antes de acertar o ginásio e carregar os suplementos de proteína, leia adiante. Os pesquisadores descobriram que, de todas as formas do corpo, as mulheres em geral parecem preferir um corpo atlético "em forma de V" em um homem; isto é, uma musculatura forte e bem definida na parte superior do corpo e uma cintura estreita e fina. Então, se você está faltando neste departamento, talvez seja hora de obter uma vantagem com um bom exercício e plano de dieta.

Vestir roupas que se encaixam perfeitamente é outra boa idéia. Um blazer bem adaptado costuma dar a impressão de ombros largos, enquanto as camisetas com decalques em V podem ajudar a tornar seu tronco mais magro.

Confira nossos artigos sobre como preparar seu corpo para a temporada de praia , obtenha o abs perfeito e fique motivado para se exercitar .

Fato 5: movimentos mais lentos

Olhe para qualquer personagem arquetípico alfa masculino de um filme e a primeira coisa que você notará é que eles parecem fazer tudo extra lento. Pegue qualquer personagem de Clint Eastwood, por exemplo. Ele quase não diz mais do que algumas dúzias de palavras em um filme, mas ele ainda se parece com o cara de merda mais legal do mundo. Na verdade, os pesquisadores descobriram que os homens que têm movimentos mais lentos e fala são muitas vezes percebidos como mais à vontade e confiantes e, portanto, mais atraentes. Então, comece a prestar atenção à velocidade na qual você opera no dia a dia. Desacelerar-se pode sentir-se anormal no início, mas com a prática se tornará uma segunda natureza.

Fato 6: Um senso de humor é um grande trunfo

Você sabe que o clichê é verdadeiro; Você realmente pode ir até a calça de uma menina. Mas não tome a nossa palavra para isso. Vá em qualquer site de namoro e dê uma olhada em dez perfis e garanto-lhe que pelo menos 8 deles irão listar um bom senso de humor como uma característica importante em um parceiro potencial. Mas por que garotos engraçados conseguem a garota? Bem, pesquisadores da Universidade de Northumbria afirmam que os seres humanos percebem um bom senso de humor como sinal de intelecto e inteligência social. E de acordo com Kristofor McCarty, chefe do projeto de pesquisa, as mulheres são evolutivamente voltadas para responder a sinais de inteligência e inteligência social como fator de atração. A lógica por trás disso é que um homem inteligente seria mais capaz de prover e proteger uma mulher e sua prole potencial.

Mas e se você não é engraçado? Bem, aqui está a boa notícia, desenvolver um senso de humor de muitas maneiras é como aprender um novo instrumento. Você definitivamente pode aprender e você só melhorará com a prática. Então, para começar, escolha alguns personagens de filmes ou televisão que você acha engraçado e comece a prestar atenção ao que é exatamente o que os torna engraçados. E se você estiver disposto a ir no quintal cheio, talvez até se inscreva para uma aula de comédia amadora. Você ficará surpreso com os resultados com um pouco de humor e o humor irá levá-lo com as mulheres.

Fato 7: o valor social é extremamente poderoso

Vamos encarar; as mulheres realmente não querem estar com o cara que se senta ao redor de seu apartamento jogando Xbox o dia inteiro. As mulheres querem estar com os homens que são a vida do partido onde quer que vá. Eles querem estar com homens que sempre parecem ter um bando de homens e mulheres que se aglomeram ao redor deles, tentando fazer parte de sua vida excitante. Isso é valor social.

Aqui está um exemplo. Em uma pesquisa realizada em 2010, um grupo de pesquisadores da Duke University pediu a um grupo de voluntários heterossexuais que avaliem a atratividade de homens e mulheres que foram fotografados por eles mesmos. Os pesquisadores mostraram então um segundo grupo de fotos de voluntários dos mesmos homens e mulheres, mas desta vez emparelhado com uma pessoa do sexo oposto a quem os voluntários disseram eram seus exes. Suas descobertas? Os homens e mulheres que foram fotografados ao lado de um ex "quente" foram quase sempre classificados como mais atraentes pelos voluntários do segundo grupo, mesmo que não fossem classificados como altamente por voluntários do primeiro grupo. Você pode ler mais sobre este efeito aqui .

Então, como você faz a criação desse "valor social" e pré-seleção ? Bem, você pode começar pequeno. Em vez de se concentrar em sair sozinho e tentar atrair mulheres atraentes, em vez disso, comece por sair com o objetivo de conhecer pessoas novas e interessantes. Cultive amizades com pessoas que agregam valor à sua vida e agregam valor à sua presença social. Faça e esforce e, em breve, você será o cara que todos na festa sabem e conseguem ignorar a linha em qualquer clube. Você será o cara com "valor social".

Fato 8: habilidades de liderança são atraentes também em sua vida social

Imagine-se vivendo nos dias dos nossos antepassados das cavernas, quando costumávamos caçar mamutes lanudos para jantar e lutar contra os tigres de dentes de sabre todos os outros domingos. Em um ambiente desse tipo, a melhor chance de supervivência de uma caverna e criar um grupo saudável de cavebabies teria sido conseguir com o homem das cavernas que liderava o grupo.

E de acordo com os psicólogos comportamentais, esta programação evolutiva ainda está em vigor nas mulheres de hoje. Em um estudo realizado em 2014, os pesquisadores descobriram que as pessoas que fazem parte de um grupo específico eram muito mais propensas a encontrar o líder do grupo atraente do que as pessoas que não estavam no grupo. Por exemplo, os funcionários de uma determinada empresa encontraram maior probabilidade de encontrar o CEO da empresa atrativo do que as pessoas fora da empresa.

Então, como você vai cultivar essa característica? Você pode começar pequeno. A liderança é, em muitos aspectos, uma arte que leva tempo para se desenvolver. Coloque-se em situações onde você é forçado a tomar as rédeas. Poderia ser algo tão simples como assumir o controle de seu grupo de amigos ou poderia ser algo tão ambicioso como a criação de sua própria empresa de inicialização. Uma vez que as mulheres percebem que você é capaz de controlar e inspirar um grupo de pessoas de forma fácil e elegante, eles vão te achar cem vezes mais atraentes.

Então, você tem isso. 8 características cientificamente comprovadas que as mulheres acham atraentes nos homens. E lembre-se, como sempre, o conhecimento só é útil, desde que seja aplicado. Então espero que você trabalhe no desenvolvimento e aperfeiçoamento desses 8 traços em sua própria personalidade e que você desfrute de um aumento significativo em seus sucessos com as mulheres.

0 notes