Quotes of the Day

When exercising and building muscle mass, the science suggests that eating 20 to 30 grams of protein within a meal best activates the cellular machinery for building new muscle proteins. That is the optimal dose of protein to kick-start muscle synthesis into action. The machinery involved in protein synthesis is the growth pathway which, as an inevitable by-product, also produces cellular garbage and causes damage to cells and DNA. A meal containing 20 to 30 grams of protein will switch on protein synthesis for around 2 hours, limiting the side effects of protein synthesis to those periods within the day. [2020] - David Raubenheimer

Citric acid is damaging in any mouth, and in a dry mouth, where it is not diluted or washed off teeth by saliva, the damage will be more extreme. Many fruits contain citric acid, as do the drinks made from them: grapefruit, oranges, limes, or lemons. Other foods, such as bananas, almonds, potatoes, vegetables of all kinds, fresh apples, and even pineapple, can make the mouth alkaline. [2025] - Ellie Phillips

People go into business for themselves thinking they'll have more time for themselves. I found out the hard way that the opposite is usually true. You end up working a lot harder a lot more hours for yourself, trying to get your business up and profitable. You think, going in, that this is your key to freedom, and it ends up being your key to killing yourself. You become a slave to it. [2005] - Adam Ginsberg

Always Tighten Stops, Never Loosen Stops. We never lower our stop when we’re holding a long position, and we never raise a stop when we’re in a short position. [2010] - Ed Ponsi

During REM sleep, cortisol is suppressed, and your metabolic rate increases. When you don't sleep well, you get less REM in the second half of the night, and that results in higher levels of cortisol and insulin, which stimulate appetite and lead to greater insulin resistance. This means that a bad night of sleep can throw you into a temporary prediabetic state. Studies have shown that even one night of partial sleep, or one night without enough REM sleep, can lead to elevated cortisol the next afternoon or evening, along with changes in the hormones and peptides that regulate appetite and lead to greater feeling of hunger. [2017] - Elizabeth Blackburn