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The ENERGY Formula by Shawn Wells: Book Review
Followers here on the PricePlow Blog and The PricePlow Podcast need no introduction to Shawn Wells, a supplement industry mastermind who’s been on several of our episodes. For those who enjoyed those podcasts, we have some incredible news: Shawn has published a book titled The ENERGY Formula, and it’s absolutely loaded with a […]
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How I “Fixed” My Cholesterol Levels with a Low-Carb Diet
TL;DR
Using 100g net carbohydrates per day (85-100% of them around AM workouts), I was able to make the following lipid and metabolic changes:
Triglycerides: 41 (down from 46 and 66) HDL: 56 (down from 66 and 59) LDL: 125 (down from 205 and 193) Total Cholesterol: 193 (down from 280 and[…]Continue Reading →
My LDL Cholesterol is High, But I’m Not Worried. Here’s Why.
Note: This is part one of a three-part series on cholesterol, heart disease risk, and the start of my personal journey towards health optimization via food and dietary strategy.
On March 8, 2019, I made a post on social media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) explaining that after a dietary change, I was feeling better than […]
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How Much Protein Per Meal to Build Muscle? ~50g, 4x/Day
Gyms are filled to the brim with old-heads trying to educate newer gym rats with advice that may stretch back decades. Often, this advice has little scientific backing and only has roots in anecdotes and “broscience”. Unsurprisingly, some of the most successful older athletes have already figured out what science eventually proves to be true.[…]
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Want to Die Sooner? Then Don’t Eat Your Vegetables
We’ve always “known”, but now we know. In lieu of the “Standard American Diet”, eating your fruits and vegetables makes you live longer.
Or, to put it in a way that will hit closer to home, not eating vegetables in this food environment generally makes one die sooner.
Nearly every health enthusiast, doctor, […]
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The Beverage Hydration Index – Is Water the Best?
Chances are you’re familiar with the Glycemic Index (GI) – a relative scale ranking (0-100) how various carbohydrate-centric foods affect blood glucose levels.[1] The lower a food’s GI rating the less it will spike blood sugar levels and affect insulin levels. The problem with the Glycemic Index, and diets based around its premise, is that […]
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Can Sucralose / Splenda Cause Cancer or Leukemia?
A new research study was published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health titled “Sucralose administered in feed, beginning prenatally through lifespan, induces hematopoietic neoplasias in male swiss mice”.[1]
In short, male mice in certain sucralose groups had significantly higher leukemia rates.
This set off all kinds of alarms, and half-baked […]
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BCAA Weight Loss Study by Scivation Makes Questionable Diet Claims
WARNING: The results from this study are under question by Alan Aragon and Brad Schoenfeld. You can read their critique here.
BCAA supplements are some of the most popular products used in the bodybuilding and fitness arena. They’re extremely beneficial during times of caloric restriction as a means of preserving lean muscle mass while losing […]
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No Whey?! Pea Protein Stands Toe-to-Toe with Whey
If you’re supplement-savvy (and who out there reading this blog isn’t?), then you may have heard through the grapevine that Pea Protein is on the rise!
And a new study is giving it even more fuel for its recent surge of sales:
According to a new study published in the Journal of the International Society […]
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