En estos pasajes de su libro, Dr Greger explica los beneficios del consumo de soja en cuanto al cáncer de mama. LA SOJA Y EL CÁNCER DE MAMA La soja contiene isoflavonas naturales, otro tipo de fitoestrógenos. Cuando leemos la palabra «estrógenos» en «fitoestrógenos», tendemos a asumir que la soja tiene efectos parecidos a los de los estrógenos. No es necesariamente así. … Read more
Want to stretch your imagination and learn about technology at the same time? Read this book Predicting the future based on technological trends of today Moore’s law is one of the best known technological trends. It predicts the trend that computing power doubles every 18 months since the invention of the microchip. Meteorologists make … Read more
Ya sabemos que para aumentar masa muscular es mejor entrenar con una intensidad de >50%, pero con qué frecuencia deberíamos entrenar? El bro-split clásico divide al cuerpo en 4 o más grupos para entrenar un grupo cada día. Se ve algo como: Monday: Back Tuesday: Chest Wednesday: Quads/Hamstrings Thursday: Shoulders/Calves Friday: Biceps/Triceps Claramente este método funciona. Pero es realmente la … Read more
El conocimiento común de los gimnasios desde que empecé a entrenar enseñaba que repeticiones bajas con pesas pesadas es mejor para el aumento de masa muscular que repeticiones altas con pesas mas livianas. Pero no teníamos una explicación muy concreta de qué exactamente significa mucho peso y poco peso. Hoy por suerte sé investigar mejor, … Read more
Everyone seems to talk about periodization training but what exactly is it? I like the explanation of Mark Lauren from his Book You are your own gym, one of my favorite exercise books and the one with which I started my new fitness journey some time ago. Let’s read what Mark has to say about … Read more
El éxito de Bitcoin ha causado un hype de las criptomonedas. Con éxito me refiero al tremendo crecimiento del valor de bitcoin y su mercado lo cual ha causado un gran ROI (retorno de la inversión). Bitcoin popularizó un mercado que hace poco no existía, el mercado de las criptomonedas. Hoy en día hay cientas … Read more
Today I came across a review on Goodreads which pretty well sums up the notion most people have about self-help books: This book reminded me of why I stopped reading self-help books. I found this one particularly overwhelming. Filled with great inspirational advice I will just ignore because all I want to do is keep … Read more
One night while I was walking through the streets of Asunción and listening to the audiobook Becoming Steve Jobs I picked up a gold nugget which I really liked. I had seen his commencement speech at Stanford before but somehow this idea hadn’t stuck with me before. I’m talking about, I guess you can call … Read more
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En los pasajes de abajo que son del libro Comer para no morir, Dr. Michael Greger explica como se puede revertir diabetes del tipo 2 con una alimentación basada en plantas. Hace unos años, Millan, una de las integrantes de la comunidad de <NutritionFacts.org>, tuvo la amabilidad de compartir su historia conmigo. Cuando tenía treinta años, … Read more
Learn how to be yourself Most of us don’t live out their true desires but instead, live according to other peoples rules. The problem with trying to fulfill other’s expectations, however, is that we will never satisfy them all and even if we do, we are still not funfilled because we don’t really like what … Read more
In the following excerpt from Dr. Garth Davis’s book Proteinaholic he explains how to recognize valid research and manipulated/biased/sponsored research. Research Truth and BS: How to Speak Science In Chapter 3, I told you about my rapid transformation from sick, overweight, and sluggish patient to healthy, lean, energetic triathlete. Had I been an accountant, a bricklayer, … Read more
Learn how to start your own journey towards happiness What is the greatest good in life? For thousands of years, philosophers and other intellectuals have tackled this question. Most of them, including Aristotle, declared that happiness was the summum bonum, that it is the sense and purpose of the entire human existence. Gretchen Rubin, the … Read more
I’ve read many books about motivation, drive and willpower, but I had never seen lack of motivation from the stress angle. It makes a lot of sense, as I myself feel more energized and motivated since I switched to a plant-based diet. Brendan Brazier’s explains in his book Thrive that stress is a big deal … Read more
In this excerpt from The Art of Happiness the Dalai Lama explains the difference between beneficial and less beneficial desires. Crossing the hotel parking lot on my way to meet with the Dalai Lama one afternoon, I stopped to admire a brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser, the type of car I had been wanting for a … Read more
This is from one of my favorite books The 7 habits of highly effective people. When we make deposits of unconditional love, when we live the primary laws of love, we encourage others to live the primary laws of life. In other words, when we truly love others without condition, without strings, we help them … Read more
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First destiny, Milan I wasn’t so interested in visiting this city but my travel partner chose this city as the first destiny. After all, I liked the city, it has a lot of very beautiful architecture. The city expresses a romantic vintage ambient. The street running is from 1890 or something and has incandescent light … Read more