science – Sustainable Balance Sustainable, high-quality human lifestyles. Mon, 27 Mar 2017 04:13:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /?v=4.4.8 Nutrient Density Part 1 – A Look at Two Models /nutrient-density-part-1-look-two-models/ /nutrient-density-part-1-look-two-models/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:40:47 +0000 /?p=1869 Introduction Nutrient density – that’s a term I used fairly frequently, but took for granted for a long time. I hadn’t really thought about exactly what it meant until the past few months. First – a story: A few months back I was out with some friends that I met with regularly (ulti fris team!), and the … Continue reading Nutrient Density Part 1 – A Look at Two Models →

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]]> /nutrient-density-part-1-look-two-models/feed/ 5 Is Consciousness Fundamental? /is-consciousness-fundamental/ /is-consciousness-fundamental/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:00:18 +0000 /?p=1730 Introduction About a year ago, I wrote an article called The Essence of Life: Two Potential Models. In that article, I explained that all the matter around us, which includes the bodies and brains of living beings, are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. These fundamental particles “swap out” all the time, and yet … Continue reading Is Consciousness Fundamental? →

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]]> /is-consciousness-fundamental/feed/ 1 The Basics of Energy /basics-of-energy/ /basics-of-energy/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:47:50 +0000 /?p=1455 I was intending to get into a series of posts on human energy needs, but figured it would be a better start to post on the basics of what energy is, what forms it takes, how it is measured, and a few other physical parameters involved. This will hopefully be a light, fun read, and … Continue reading The Basics of Energy →

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]]> /basics-of-energy/feed/ 0 Sleep Series – Part 3: Serotonin, Melatonin, and your Circadian Rhythm /serotonin-melatonin-and-your-circadian-rhythm/ /serotonin-melatonin-and-your-circadian-rhythm/#comments Tue, 13 May 2014 14:00:03 +0000 /?p=760 Introduction – Your Circadian Rhythm: My previous post explained what sleep scientists have measured during sleep using EEG, and scientists’ current state of interpretations. Included in that post was my definition of objective sleep quality: going through the  proper sequence of sleep cycles during the night with sufficient amounts of both stage 3 sleep (slow-wave … Continue reading Sleep Series – Part 3: Serotonin, Melatonin, and your Circadian Rhythm →

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]]> /serotonin-melatonin-and-your-circadian-rhythm/feed/ 30 Microbes Over Medicine? /microbes-over-medicine/ /microbes-over-medicine/#comments Tue, 06 May 2014 13:30:19 +0000 /?p=765 You’ve heard it before- “you are what you eat”- but generally in the context of avoiding the McGrets, putting the double cheeseburger down, and choosing to munch on fruits and veggies to be a better, healthier you. Bet your last french fry you’ve never considered what you’re eating today has the ability to change the … Continue reading Microbes Over Medicine? →

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]]> /microbes-over-medicine/feed/ 4 Sunlight Series – Part 9: The Dark Side of Sunscreen /the-dark-side-of-sunscreen/ /the-dark-side-of-sunscreen/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:00:28 +0000 /?p=652 Featured photo courtesy of edition88. Introduction: In a previous post in this series, I wrote about how the total amount of UV radiation hitting Earth’s surface has not significantly increased, and we are probably getting less UV exposure than in the past. I then wrote about how UV radiation (UVB, specifically) produces vitamin D synthesis … Continue reading Sunlight Series – Part 9: The Dark Side of Sunscreen →

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]]> /the-dark-side-of-sunscreen/feed/ 4 Sleep Series – Part 2: Defining Sleep Quality with Sleep Architecture /defining-sleep-quality-with-sleep-architecture/ /defining-sleep-quality-with-sleep-architecture/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:30:22 +0000 /?p=135 Featured image courtesy of Regine Debatty. Introduction: What is sleep? As human beings, we all obviously have some intuitive understanding that we get tired and get the urge to sleep with some regularity, and after sleeping we (generally) feel recharged. As I mentioned in the first part of this series, however, not all sleep is … Continue reading Sleep Series – Part 2: Defining Sleep Quality with Sleep Architecture →

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