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NEWSLETTER - ISSUE #16

OCT 15, 2023

Issue # 16

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Weekly Wellness Wisdom

Welcome to the Naked Newsletter, your source for wellness and wisdom.

In this edition, we'll discuss how work stress affects men, increase muscles with progressive overload training, find how to boost lower testosterone, and marvel at Alef's flying car of the future.

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Men, Work Stress Can Really Affect Your Heart Health

Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death around the world, especially for men. Today's workforce stresses, such as people returning to the office, layoffs, toxic environments, and lack of work-life balance, can contribute to increasing chances of heart attacks more quickly. You may not be able to quit your job, but developing healthy habits, improving nutrition, exercising, and setting work boundaries can help decrease concerns about heart disease.

Eating Gluten-Free Is the Way To Be, or Is It?

You can't walk down most aisles in the grocery store without seeing a gluten-free label on a box or a package.

Eating gluten-free is a popular lifestyle that many people adhere to for their fitness health reasons. However, autoimmune disorders like celiac disease and food sensitivities can make consuming gluten a matter of life and death for others. Improved digestion is one of the many pros from eating gluten free, budget concerns can prevent some people from fully committing.

Dr. Abigail Rauffer Basson, DR, LD, sets the record straight about the pros and cons of living a gluten-free lifestyle.

Can You Turn Back the Clock on Low Testerone?

Low testosterone is a sensitive topic for both men and women. It affects sex drive and causes depression, decreased muscle mass, and hot flashes. As we age, our changes increase.

The Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health and the School of Medicine at the University of California San Diego found that testosterone levels decrease by 1-2% per year after the age of 40.

This thought alone will send many people racing to Amazon or the nutrition store. See what these medical professionals have to say about the best ways to identify low testosterone and how to turn back the "T".

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Overload Your Muscles to Progress

We all have that friend who's always changing their workout routine. One month they're doing a push/pull routine, and the next they're trying an online Navy SEAL training program, swearing that "muscle confusion is the truth!"

While preventing adaptation is always a muscle training goal, does frequently changing your workout routine yield more benefits?

Find out how progressive overload and periodizing your training can help you keep your muscles challenged and growing without frequently changing programs.

Do You Need a Nutritionist or a Dietician?

Nutritionists and dietitians are often used interchangeably and confused for performing the same jobs. After all, they both teach people to make good eating choices. However, each works with a different population of people. As a result, if you're trying to bulk or cut, you'd seek the advice of a nutritionist. On the other hand, if you have diabetes or heart disease, a dietitian would be your best option.

Learn the differences between the two and how each can help you reach your nutrition and health goals.

7 Lateral Movement To Up Your Strength Gains

If you're a powerlifter or just enjoy lifting weights, you're likely accustomed to moving in a sagittal plane—forward and backward—performing pushing, pulling, and pressing movements.

Continuously training in a single-direction of movement like the frontal plane can limit your range of motion and minimize muscle use. Did you know that increasing your lateral strength can help improve major lifts such as deadlifts and squats? Get the most out of your workouts by incorporating these 7 lateral movements to enhance your gains.

Your Night Owl Habits Are Harming Your Health

Are you an early bird, or do you live for the night? The battle of the clock is real, with early risers seizing the day, brimming with energy, while night owls burn the midnight oil and skimp on sleep.

Extensive research reveals that night owls face a higher risk of developing diabetes, stemming from habits like late-night eating, sedentary lifestyles, smoking, and excessive drinking, which can lead to insulin resistance.

Making the switch from late nights to embracing the dawn may seem daunting, but for the sake of your health, why not embrace the magic of morning energy?

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How Much Protein Powder Do We Need?

You've probably heard that you shouldn't use protein powder as a primary source of protein, yet it's an ideal way to help meet macronutrient requirements for daily nutrition.

Not all protein powders are created equal, and no two bodies are the same. Scouring fitness magazines, blogs, and forums, trying to find the right protein consumption requirements tends to read more like a math logarithm than actual sound advice.

Nutrition coach Maya Valenti gets real about the raw truth regarding the right amount of protein to use per day.

Treadmilling Training for Halloween

Halloween is right around the corner. If you plan to go out trick-or-treating, make sure you get in your treadmill work leading up to the big day. You may need it.

What's Your Squat Shoe of Choice?

What kind of shoes do you prefer to use for squatting? Raised heel Olympic lifting or powerlifting shoe, low to the ground in flat-soled sneakers, soft and squishy shoes or all-natural without shoes like the bodybuilders of old?

LIFESTYLE

MOTORING

Alef Is Taking the Auto Industry to the Flying Car Era

At this year's Detroit Auto Show. Alef Aeronautics' CEO, Jim Dukhovny, unveiled the world's first fully electric flying vehicle, the Alef Model A. The SUV-sized prototype is capable of carrying two people for 200 miles, parking autonomously, and flying up to 100 miles using the eVOLT electrical takeoff system.

Backed by SpaceX, the Model A is slated for a 2025 release date. Dukhovny reassured potential buyers that the initial $300,000 price tag would be scalable, making it akin to the cost of a Toyota Corolla.

TECH

You Need the New Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses!

Remember wearing spy glasses with mirrors on the sides when you were a kid? Well, they don't have anything on the new Ray-Ban Meta Collection. Ray-Ban and Meta launched a new line of AI smart sunglasses that is more than meets the eye.

Coming off as the ultimate spy shades, disguised in Ray-Ban frames, the glasses are equipped with a 12MP camera, allow users to use social media, including five built-in microphones for music and phone calls, and a voice-activated connection to Meta AI. "Hello, Meta!"

Can you get any more "Mission: Impossible" than that? Pre-orders for these super stunners are available now.