# Warrior body and mind > A blog orientated to bridging the gap between the science and broscience of nutrition, metabolism, training and their respective effects on real word applications. ## Posts - [Modafinil - a smart drug or just a drug?](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/modafinil-a-smart-drug-or-just-a-drug/): <p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">First off&comma; what is Modafinil&quest; Well&comma; its main use is being a medication to treat sleepiness due to&nbsp&semi;narcolepsy&comma;&nbsp&semi;shift work sleep disorder&comma; or&nbsp&semi;obstructive sleep apnoea&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">It was approved for medical use in the United States in 1998 and today it&&num;8217&semi;s available as a generic medication&period; So why would I write about a prescription drug for narcolepsy&quest; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">You know me better than that right&quest; Well&comma; the truth is <strong>Modafinil or Provigil is a drug most associated with&nbsp&semi;improving cognitive ability<&sol;strong>&period; Fatigue and sleepiness are conquered when using Modafinil&comma; which allows people to improve their overall health and performance&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">It&&num;8217&semi;s also […] - [Bodybuilding supplements - which are useless](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/bodybuilding-supplements-which-are-useless/): <p>There are a lot of useless bodybuilding supplements&period; The kind whose only role is to empty your wallet and give you almost nothing in return&period; Be it minimal effects&comma; or not even that&comma; just your regular ol&&num;8217&semi; snake oil&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Let&&num;8217&semi;s go through a list of which products to avoid&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Bodybuilding supplements<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<h3>Testosterone boosters<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Be it lone compounds like d-aspartic acid&comma; or any other product blend that contains extracts of exotic plants or their roots&period; <strong>They just don&&num;8217&semi;t work<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The only thing you will achieve with using them is wasting your hard earned money&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you want to <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;warriorbodyandmind&period;com&sol;how-to-increase-testosterone&sol;">increase your testosterone<&sol;a> levels you should focus on proven […] - [Vaccination and autism - is there a connection?](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/vaccination-and-autism-is-there-a-connection/): <p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Is vaccination safe&quest; Chances are you asking that question if you&&num;8217&semi;re a parent&period; The fear of side effects and the possibility of causing autism is not something you should take lightly&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">In the last decade there has been a strong anti vaccination movement&period; On top of that we are being bombarded from the media and celebrities about the dangers and risk that come with vaccination&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">So are these concerns real of is it just fear mongering and pushing a certain agenda&quest; Let&&num;8217&semi;s dive in and do our research together&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"> Vaccination linked to autism &&num;8211&semi; the begining<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">So how […] - [Vegetarians and milk](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/vegetarians-and-milk-products/): <p>We live in a time&comma; where people don&&num;8217&semi;t look at us funny if we say we&&num;8217&semi;re vegetarians&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s been accepted as a valid diet&comma; and a lot of people know the advantages of it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The thing is that just like any diet&comma; it has its weaknesses and strong points when it comes to nutrition and practicality&period; Due to the narrower food choices there are&comma; we need to pay more attention to what we eat so we get all the necessary nutrition for our body&comma; be it from a performance or health viewpoint&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That being said&comma; vegetarians have a strong ally to help us&period; […] - [Mental health and exercise](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/mental-health-and-exercise/): <p>Despite finding excuses not to exercise&comma; deep down everyone knows that regular exercise is good for your body&period; I&&num;8217&semi;d argue it&&num;8217&semi;s actually necessary but that&&num;8217&semi;s another topic&period;  So how many of you know that on top of all the physical health benefits exercise&comma; has a profound effect on mental health&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>And that is arguably the main reason that motivates most people to stay active and keep exercising&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Mental health benefits<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>So where can exercise help you when it comes to mental health&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><strong>It pumps up your endorphins&period;<&sol;strong> Physical activity helps bump up the production of your brain&&num;8217&semi;s feel-good neurotransmitters&comma; called endorphins&period; Although this function is often […] - [How to become a personal trainer these days](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/become-personal-trainer-days/): <p>The bodybuilding and fitness industry is currently being taken over by social media obsession&period; Actually&comma; the whole world is&comma; but we will stick to the theme of the fitness industry and being or should I say becoming a personal trainer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With the help of Facebook and Instagram&comma; you can pretty much create a version of yourself that is anything but accurate&comma; realistic&comma; honest&comma; respectable&comma; reputable&period; You can present yourself to be whatever you want to be&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You only need balls and audacity to dive face-first into a career or a side hustle job&comma; that you probably have no business being involved in&period; With […] - [How to make kefir and why](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/how-to-make-kefir-and-why/): <p>I won&&num;8217&semi;t bore you with the history of this great drink&comma; but I will tell you how to make kefir and why&period; There are two main reasons to make it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The first reason is the health benefits&comma; which are immense and the second is that its delicious&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Regular consumption of kefir has been associated with the following benefits&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>improved digestion and tolerance to lactose<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>antibacterial effect<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>hypocholesterolemic effect<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>control of plasma glucose<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>antihypertensive effect<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>anti-inflammatory effect<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>antioxidant activity<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>anticarcinogenic activity<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>anti-allergenic activity<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>better immune system<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>A number of recent studies have shown numerous health benefits from the probiotics when consumed as Kefir&period; These range from cholesterol metabolism and angiotensin-converting enzyme &lpar;ACE&rpar; inhibition&comma; antimicrobial activity&comma; […] - [5 reasons why you should use Cialis](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/reasons-why-you-should-use-cialis/): <p>Yes&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;m willing to bet good money&comma; that you squinted when you read the title&period; I mean what other reason could there be to use Cialis besides erectile dysfunction&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Turns out&comma; quite a few&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Cialis has been on the market legally for erectile dysfunction treatment since 2003&period; And it turns out it also has some additional health and performance benefits&comma; like the following&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Prostate health<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>In 2011 Tadalafil &lpar;Cialis&rpar; has been approved by the FDA &lpar;Food and Drug Administration&rpar; for the treatment of BPH &lpar;benign prostatic hyperplasia&rpar;&period; This is a condition in which the prostate gland enlarges&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There is a variety of signs and symptoms that […] - [What is the best diet for you](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/what-is-the-best-diet/): <p>This will be more of a rant post than anything else&comma; but it has been festering in me for a while now&period; Let&&num;8217&semi;s do this&period; Rant mode on&period; What is the best diet for you&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I have been asked quite a few times what is the best diet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>The short answer is of course&comma; none&period;<&sol;strong> There is no best diet &lpar;even <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;warriorbodyandmind&period;com&sol;keto-diet-health-benefits&sol;">keto<&sol;a>&rpar;for all people and the variety of their goals&period; The reason I don&&num;8217&semi;t recommend a single diet is the following&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I am not arrogant or foolish enough to think such a thing was possible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>We are not machines&comma; we are not mass-produced in […] - [6 huge benefits of cold showers](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/benefits-of-cold-showers/): <p>There are many benefits of cold showers and they have an amazing effect on your well being and health&period; Something as simple as rotating the temperature gauge can really have a big improvement in your life&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>So in this article&comma; you’ll not only learn why to take them but also how to start doing them&comma; as they will pose a challenge in the beginning&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>So let&&num;8217&semi;s go and check out the benefits of cold showers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Benefits of cold showers<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>These are not all the benefits of cold showers as the list is somewhat longer&comma; but these are the ones that will probably be the most […] - [Fasting diets - from A to Z](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/fasting-diets/): <p>Fasting diets seem to be all the rage now &&num;8211&semi; well actually for a while now&period; But sadly they range from practical and effective to stupid and useless&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In this article I will focus on the former&period; Intermittent fasting diets that help you shed a couple of pounds&comma; while at the same time maintain as much muscle mass as possible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-843" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;warriorbodyandmind&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;07&sol;fasting-300x300&period;png" alt&equals;"fasting diets" width&equals;"407" height&equals;"407" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>BENEFITS OF FASTING DIETS<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>&NewLine;<h3>Cell repair<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>As we age&comma; rogue cells&comma; both human and foreign&comma; can multiply throughout the body unchecked and this damaged tissue can contribute to progressive disease&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fasting diets sends your body into cell recycling&comma; […] - [DNP - the magical fat loss pill](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/dnp-the-magical-fat-loss-pill/): <p>Let me preface this article with a statement that <strong>I don&&num;8217&semi;t sell or promote the use of DNP&comma; so dont bother contacting me about it<&sol;strong>&period; This is a informational article only&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the end of the day&comma; you should be smart enough to decide what is a good idea&comma; and what is not&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>INTRODUCTION<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Everyone that has at least some basic knowledge on fitness and nutrition knows&comma; there is no easy way out&period; No one simple trick&comma; exercise or supplement to magically <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;warriorbodyandmind&period;com&sol;how-to-lose-weight-or-gain-muscle-mass&sol;">lose weight or gain muscle&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>So we tend to laugh or at least let out a chuckle every time someone tells us&comma; […] - [Coffee benefits - and why you should drink more](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/coffee-benefits/): <p>Due to coffee benefits and it&&num;8217&semi;s properties I can easily rank it in my top 5 drinks of all time&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s right up there with Coke Zero&comma; kefir and chocolate milk&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s a gift from nature and while plain dark coffee isn&&num;8217&semi;t delicious by itself&comma; as it is an acquired taste it has many benefits that makes it a great drink&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>So when I write about coffee benefits have in mind that <strong>I&&num;8217&semi;m not talking about that pink unicorn stuff that you get in starbucks&period;<&sol;strong> I personally like my coffee like my women&comma; cold and bitter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Also&comma; most of the coffee benefits come due to caffeine so you […] - [Keto diet health benefits and why to try it](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/keto-diet-health-benefits/): <p>Unlike other fad diets&comma; the keto diet health benefits and the effect on weight loss are real and proven&period; And on top of that&period; It is very easy to follow&comma; way easier than the breadcrumb trail left by two small children&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>So without further ado&comma; let&&num;8217&semi;s take a look at some of the keto diet health benefits and why it might be a smart choice for you to try it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>KETO DIET IMPROVES GENERAL HEALTH<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Improves cholesterol levels<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Decreases triglyceride levels<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Decreases weight and fat mass<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Lowers blood sugar<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>The present study shows the beneficial effects of a long-term ketogenic diet&period; It […] - [Keto ice cream recipe - make it at home](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/keto-ice-cream-recipe/): <p>One of my bigger transgressions when it comes to food is ice cream&comma; I just can&&num;8217&semi;t&comma; or won&&num;8217&semi;t live without it&period; Considering that I&&num;8217&semi;m willing to bet there are a couple of people who feel the same as me&comma; and are on keto&period; So you&&num;8217&semi;re in luck as here is a tried and tested keto ice cream recipe for the summer&excl; And winter&comma; and every season to be honest&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s just that good&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Keto ice cream recipe<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s very simple and easy to make&period; You DO need an ice cream maker&comma; but nothing fancy&comma; the cheapest one will do&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I have a simple one&comma; […] - [Weight loss success stories](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/weight-loss-success-stories/): <p>This will be the first article of the upcoming series from the category weight loss success stories&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It will feature people from various walks of life&comma; as to try to show you that <strong>anyone can achieve the goals they want<&sol;strong>&period; As long as they put their mind to it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We all love weight loss success stories&comma; especially if its about people who are close to us&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In this case a good friend of mine approached me about helping her&comma; and prepare a meal plan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She is a very smart woman and even has a college degree in nutrition&comma; <strong>but conventional wisdom and medicine has failed her […] - [Tomatoes, weeds and the garden of life](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/tomatoes-weeds-and-the-garden-of-life/): <p>I&&num;8217&semi;m currently on my regular once a month business trip&comma; and during my free time&comma; which I have a lot I am often left to my own devices&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I can&&num;8217&semi;t speak for others&comma; but I personally find it hard to be away from my family&period; That being my wife and my 2 month old son&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>So as to take my mind away from the distance between us&comma; when I&&num;8217&semi;m not working I usually spend that time hiking and thinking&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Now onto the story&period; While I was taking a hike I passed a house with a small garden in front of it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That kind of set the […] - [Omega 3 benefits and why to increase their intake](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/omega-3-benefits/): <p class&equals;"head no&lowbar;bottom&lowbar;margin ui-helper-clearfix">Lets talk about omega 3 benefits&comma; or fish oil benefits&period; Fish oil contains&comma; two important omega 3 acids&comma; namely <strong>EPA<&sol;strong> &lpar;eicosapentaenoic acid&rpar; and <strong>DHA <&sol;strong>&lpar;docosahexaenoic acid&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Omega 3 benefits aren&&num;8217&semi;t immediate&comma; they build up through days&comma; weeks and months of use<&sol;strong>&period; That means that over time with consistent intake&comma; <strong>the benefits can be felt and seen<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Omega 3 or fish oil as is the common term used to refer to two important omega 3 acids &&num;8211&semi; DHA and EPA&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>These omega 3 fatty acids are mostly found in fish&comma; while some can be also found in other animal products&period; <strong>The reason fish […] - [How to lower high blood pressure](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/how-to-lower-high-blood-pressure/): <p>Although there are a lot of people who have high blood pressure&comma; a lot of them don&&num;8217&semi;t bother with how to lower high blood pressure&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They tend to think it is not that important&comma; despite what their doctor tells them&period; High blood pressure is also interlinked with <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;warriorbodyandmind&period;com&sol;how-to-deal-with-stress&sol;">stress<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>And if you&&num;8217&semi;re one of them I recommend you reconsider your opinion as you are shortening your life&comma; each day your blood pressure is to high&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A<strong>dmittedly a lot of us don&&num;8217&semi;t trust the pharmaceutical industry<&sol;strong>&comma; so before you get so far that you need prescription drugs i have a couple of things&comma; you can […] - [Ketogenic diet and protein](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/ketogenic-diet-protein/): <p>The thing that bothers me when it comes to a ketogenic diet are the myths about protein&period; <strong>Although admittedly some of them at least sound kind of plausible&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>They are untrue and plain wrong<&sol;strong>&period; And the longer you believe in them the longer it will hurt you result wise&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>EATING TOO MUCH PROTEIN WILL KNOCK YOU OUT OF KETOSIS<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Is your goal <strong>ketosis<&sol;strong> or <strong>fat loss<&sol;strong>&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Ketones are a side product<&sol;strong> of fat burning and <strong>not the goal&period; <&sol;strong>Repeat it with me&period; <strong>Ketones are a side product<&sol;strong> of fat burning and <strong>not the goal&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Ketones are only a goal if you suffer from epilepsy<&sol;strong>&period; You need to have them as […] - [Insulin resistance - How to use it to your advantage to build muscle and lose weight](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/insulin-resistance-for-building-muscle/): <p>Insulin resistance&comma; timed feeding&comma; and saturated fats&period; Chances are this post will ruffle some feathers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I would use a more explicit phrase but let&&num;8217&semi;s keep this PG13&comma;  for the children&period; As they say&comma; the children are our future&period; Sadly that is wrong &&num;8211&semi; <strong>I&&num;8217&semi;m the future<&sol;strong>&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But thats a different story&comma; and before we go off the rails&comma; lets return to the beginning&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>No not the Big Bang&comma; but the start of the post&period; Most of what I will write today will be contrary to what is the current belief in the fitness and nutrition world&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Especially the IF and Paleo crowd will be told things that go […] - [Spicy peanut butter with chicken](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/spicy-peanut-butter-chicken/): <p>After years of eating chicken breast&comma; I got sick of it&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s bland&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s dry&comma; sure it has protein but if you&&num;8217&semi;re not enjoying your food&comma; it kinda misses the point&period; I mean there is a reason they try to make protein shakes delicious&comma; <strong>if they tasted like ass&comma; you wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t drink them<&sol;strong> unless you were a competitor and REALLY needed it&period; So I was thinking about how to make chicken breast keto style&period; <strong>I wanted to add quality good fats&comma;<&sol;strong> not just douse it in butter or coconut oil&period; And after some thought&comma; I decided to try with peanut butter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Now […] - [How to increase testosterone](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/how-to-increase-testosterone/): <p>Oh boy&comma; get ready&period; <strong>This will be a long&comma; but worthy read<&sol;strong>&period; But before we start on how to increase testosterone&comma; let&&num;8217&semi;s answer the question of why should we increase testosterone&period; <strong>What are the benefits of having it higher or in the optimal range&quest;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Well&comma; you may or may not heard&comma; but testosterone is a very important hormone for us men&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s what makes men&comma; men &&num;8211&semi; literally&period; From the drive and determination to our muscle mass&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>The benefits of optimal levels are&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><em>increased ability to build lean mass &lpar;Kadi&comma; 2008&rpar;<&sol;em><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><em>improved rate of lipolysis&comma; aka&period; fat loss &lpar;Frederiksen et al&period;&comma; 2012&rpar;<&sol;em><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><em>improved mood&comma; confidence&comma; and […] - [When to take bcaa](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/when-to-take-bcaa/): <p>So you started hitting the gym&comma; you got your gym membership&comma; you bought your whey protein and pre-workout&comma; and of course BCAA&period; You take your pre-workout before the exercise&comma; shake immediately after&period; <strong>But when to take BCAA<&sol;strong>&quest; Before&comma; after&comma; during&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You are told to take bcaa&comma; because they are very important anti-catabolic&comma; anabolic supplement&period; <strong>Well you are told that by the people who can profit from it<&sol;strong>&period; The fitness magazines&comma; supplement makers and sponsored bodybuilders&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You are sold the fact that&nbsp&semi;BCAA are quickly digested and assimilated into your muscle for those muscle gains&period;&nbsp&semi;But what&&num;8217&semi;s the truth&quest; Are they effective&comma; do they have a […] - [Meal plan to lose weight - Steaks and eggs](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/meal-plan-to-lose-weight-steaks-and-eggs/): <p>In a previous article of mine&comma; I said I would write about one of the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;warriorbodyandmind&period;com&sol;how-to-lose-weight-or-gain-muscle-mass&sol;">easiest ways to lose fat<&sol;a>&period; Its a very simple yet effective meal plan to lose weight&period; Steaks and eggs&period; That&&num;8217&semi;s it&period; That&&num;8217&semi;s the only thing you eat&comma; <strong>steaks and eggs<&sol;strong> cooked in as much or as little butter you want&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For your first meal of the day you eat 3&sol;4 lb to 1 1&sol;2 pounds of steak and 4-8 eggs&period; For your second meal you eat the same thing&period; Nothing else&comma; you season it with salt and pepper and that&&num;8217&semi;s it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Every sixth day you do a […] - [How to deal with stress](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/how-to-deal-with-stress/): <p>Today we will talk about a silent killer&period; No not electrical cars&comma; which at low speeds present a danger to pedestrians&period; Well your phone is more important than your surroundings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The true topic at hand is stress&period; What is stress&comma; what causes stress&comma; and more importantly&period; How to deal with stress&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There could be many reasons for stress&period; Money&comma; work&comma; health&comma; spouse&comma; children etc&period; The possibilities are endless&comma; but not in a good way&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the end of the day we all experience stress&comma; the important thing is how to deal with stress&period; Some people turn to comfort foods&comma; some to drinking&comma; and others to smoking&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While […] - [Nutrition studies - have you read the latest one?](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/nutrition-studies-read-latest-one/): <p>Nutrition studies tend to go like this&period; Tomato causes cancer&excl; Tomato cures cancer&excl; Don&&num;8217&semi;t eat more than one egg a day&period; Three eggs a day lower cholesterol&period; Red wine will extend your longevity – or not&period; Is coffee good for you&quest; Maybe&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I think you get the point i made&period; We live in a world where we are flooded with information and advice based on nutrition studies&period; So how do you know which ones to trust&comma; when you can get conflicting information on a daily basis&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>NUTRITION STUDIES – GOLDEN STANDARD<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>There are certain criteria that must be meet for a study to be reliable&period; […] - [Weight loss plateau - and how to break through!](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/weight-loss-plateau/): <p>The dreaded weight loss plateau&excl; I can safely say if you have ever dieted you have been there&period; After a while the weight is not coming off anymore&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>So with time you really start to question yourself and everything you are doing&period; Should I eat less&quest; Should I train more&quest; Maybe I should just end it all since there is no point in it&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>So lets see a couple of reasons of why you might of hit a weight loss plateau&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>WEIGHT LOSS PLATEAU<&sol;strong><strong> – WHAT IS CAUSING IT&quest;<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<h3><strong>LACK OF SLEEP<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>This is a big problem when it comes to a weight loss plateau&period; If […] - [Milk protein - Myprotein review](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/milk-protein-myprotein-review/): <p>Today I will be doing a totally unbiased review of a milk protein powder&comma; Myprotein Milk Smooth actually&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I talked about the benefits of <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;warriorbodyandmind&period;com&sol;casein-protein-vs-whey-protein&sol;">milk protein concentrate<&sol;a> in a previous article&comma; and why I use it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Due to being 20&percnt; Whey and 80&percnt; slow releasing casein it is very versatile&period; You can use it after workout&comma; before bed&comma; or anytime in between&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It’s especially useful if you know you will be going more than 3 hours before your next meal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>MILK PROTEIN QUALITY<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Despite being a relatively new company&comma; it has undisputed quality standards&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Considering the amino acid spiking fiasco&comma; where we found out some companies […] - [How to improve sleep](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/how-to-improve-sleep/): <h2>HOW TO IMPROVE SLEEP<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>One of the most important thing for weight loss&comma; muscle building&comma; and health&comma; in general&comma; is sleep&comma; the quality of it&comma; and getting enough of it&period; You have to look at how to improve sleep if you want good progress&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Lack of sleep can cause <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;warriorbodyandmind&period;com&sol;weight-loss-plateau&sol;">weight loss plateaus<&sol;a>&comma; increase appetite&comma; slow down recovery additional <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;warriorbodyandmind&period;com&sol;how-to-deal-with-stress&sol;">stress<&sol;a>&comma; and a plethora of health-related problems&comma; from cancer to diabetes&comma; and so on&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I’m a night shift worker so I know how badly lack of sleep can affect you&period; The list below on how to improve sleep is what I use and it […] - [How to lose weight or gain muscle mass](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/how-to-lose-weight-or-gain-muscle-mass/): <p>How to lose weight&quest; Calories to lose weight&quest; How much protein&quest; What kind of workout program&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>These are the questions you have&comma; once you have decided to make a change&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You want to lose body fat&quest; Maybe gain a couple of pounds of muscles&quest; Bigger chest&comma; huge arms or cobra like lats&quest; Well my friend&comma; you came to the right place&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2><strong>CALORIES TO LOSE WEIGHT OR GAIN MUSCLE<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<h3><strong>MUSCLE BUILDING DIET<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>If you want to gain muscle you NEED enough calories&period; I personally don’t care&comma; if you get them from fat or from carbs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You can go high carb&comma; or do a ketogenic diet&comma; like TKD or CKD&comma; but […] - [Is milk good for you?](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/is-milk-good-for-you/): <p>Is milk good for you&quest; What kind of question is that&quest; It depends<strong>&comma; do you consider gaining muscle and losing fat good<&sol;strong>&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you do&comma; then yes milk is very good for you&period; This could be the whole article right here&comma; but as you know me&comma; I will go a little more in-depth to explain how and why&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ever since the beginning of time aka when I first started going to the gym and lifting weights <strong>I was told that I should avoid dairy products<&sol;strong> on a cut&comma; especially milk&comma; since it will make me look soft and smooth&period; Sounds familiar&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chances are you […] - [Health benefits of a sun tan](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/health-benefits-of-a-sun-tan/): <p>While enjoying outdoor activities or at tanning salons&comma; getting a sun tan was just one of many things we did through countless years of human history that we thought was completely normal and benign&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Apparently we were wrong&comma; we were so wrong&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But thankfully now we know better&comma; for the last thirty some years we know that the sun is our enemy&period;<strong> Its rays are apparently a huge cosmic danger&comma; a catastrophic emission from space that threatens mankind as a whole&excl;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Thankfully we came to the realization before it was too late&period; To protect us from the dangerous UV rays and getting a sun tan&comma; […] - [Casein protein vs whey protein](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/casein-protein-vs-whey-protein/): <p>Before the casein protein vs whey protein question&comma; I remember the days of yore when I first started going to the gym&period; <strong>I knew I had to buy protein powder&comma; that was just common sense and a rule<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Kid if you want to get big&comma; you need to buy yourself some protein powder&excl;&&num;8221&semi; So of course I asked around and everyone told me to get whey protein since it was the best&comma; it was fast-acting&comma; easy digested&comma; and cured every disease known to man&comma; since it was apparently magical&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A while later when I dug deeper I found out about its nemesis aka […] - [How to make your own homemade pre-workout](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/how-to-make-your-own-pre-workout/): <p>In a perfect world we would always be well rested&comma; we would <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;warriorbodyandmind&period;com&sol;how-to-improve-sleep&sol;">sleep<&sol;a> 8 hours a night&comma; eat the perfect diet and always be full of energy&period; We would have no need for a pre-workout supplement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In reality we work night shifts&comma; are on diets and without energy&period; We are stressed from our jobs&comma; kids or our partner so we need that little extra boost&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Something that gives us energy and laser focus&comma; when we go into the gym to give the best performance and get the best results&period; Be it <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;warriorbodyandmind&period;com&sol;how-to-lose-weight-or-gain-muscle-mass&sol;">losing weight or gaining muscle mass<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Now I don’t know about you […] - [Nicotine benefits for weight loss success](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/nicotine-benefits-weight-loss/): <p>Recommending nicotine for weight loss or in general could be seen controversial if not out right insane&comma; but hear me out first before you come to any conclusions&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong> Admittedly you should have your training and diet optimised<&sol;strong> or else you won’t see much of the benefits of nicotine use for weight loss&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With all that said&comma; I believe <strong>It can be a useful tool in your toolbox<&sol;strong> to use when dieting or controlling your weight&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Although this article will only focus on the weight loss benefits of nicotine&comma; <strong>I would like to point out nicotine use has cognitive benefits as well&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It improves […] ## Pages - [Buy Adspace](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/buy-adspace/) - [Home page](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/home/): <p>This is your front page&period; Click the &&num;8216&semi;edit&&num;8217&semi; link to change the contents<&sol;p>&NewLine; - [Privacy Policy](https://warriorbodyandmind.com/home/privacy-policy/): <div id&equals;"ppBody">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"innerText">This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their &OpenCurlyQuote;Personally Identifiable Information’ &lpar;PII&rpar; 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