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In this week's KitPlus TV News we report on ATG Danmon who has completed an audio system, Olympique de Marseille (OM) has signed with AI-powered cloud platform Newsbridge and GB News has chosen Quicklink Studio ST55 for introducing high-quality remote guests into their news productions for national broadcast. 

Fiilex has released a long list of color tunable LED products, LiveU recently released its statistics from the world football tournament in Qatar, Calrec has announced its new ImPulse1 IP audio processing and routing engine, and Maxon has announced updates to the Maxon One product line – including major upgrades to ZBrush and Forger, and key performance updates to Red Giant Trapcode.  

EditShare has announced that it is maintaining a strong relationship with leading post group Clear Cut Pictures, iSIZE has released first performance results taking full advantage of the special instructions enabled by Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (Intel AMX) and Flowics has announced a major update to its HTML5-based broadcast graphics solution, Flowics Graphics, with a revitalized control interface.

Codemill has released new ad-break functionality within its cloud-native, media operations solution, Accurate.Video, Amino has announced a long-term partnership with Xperi and Guntermann & Drunck is strengthening its activities in the Middle East by establishing a new international location in Dubai.

The new DTN dedolight neo LED ballast will drive the latest dedolight NEO light heads, from 20 to 90 Watt: Monocolor, Bi-Color, Infrared & Ultraviolet and finally Gravity Media has further bolstered its esports credentials by partnering with the world-leading game publisher Riot Games.

The Royal Television Society Technology and London Centres hope to shed light on a historic event on 23rd February at 6pm. As the only monarch most of us have ever known, Queen Elizabeth II had a long and illustrious reign, which sadly came to an end last year. The processes and procedures around both her death and funeral had been well-rehearsed by news organisations around the globe; but what was it like to be witness to that once-in-a-lifetime event, and shoulder the responsibility for how it was portrayed around the world? Sponsored by Timeline.tv tickets can be booked on the RTS website rts.org.uk.

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Episode Overview: 

• 0:00 Introduction
• 2:00 Exercising on your Period
• 7:00 Workout Planning
• 19:00 Endurance Style Exercise
• 26:30 Luteal Phase Push 
• 29:00 Post Menopausal Weight Training   
• 35:00 Collagen Use for Recovery 
• 40:00 Perimenopausal Stress Impacts
• 48:00 Exogenous Ketones  
• 51:45 Fasted Workouts for Women
• 57:00 Fear of MTOR
• 1:01:40 Creatine Post Workout
• 1:05:00 Amino Acids
• 1:10:00 Low Blood Glucose
• 1:17:45 Intermittent Fasting
• 1:22:00 Perimenopausal Fasting 
• 1:23:30 Experimentation

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I dag byder på et solo afsnit med mig selv som gæst. Det var ikke muligt at dække et afbud ind med en anden gæst, hvorfor det er en alle tiders mulighed, for at give et lidt bedre indblik i nogle af mine egne oplevelser og dannelser. Det er en sjov udfordring, at skære 29 år ned til halvanden time, derfor tager dagens afsnit udgangspunkt i dele af min karriere som iværksætter. Jeg arbejdet med lidt af hvert og det er der kommet en god historie ud af.

"...Five months after beginning the amino acids, I achieved a personal best at Ironman Canada, in Penticton B.C. In my new and improved physical state, I began to wonder if my vegetarian, protein- deficient diet was the reason why the anti-cancer enzymes scorched my stomach. Could it be that the mucous lining in my stomach was inadequate, and that had also held back the healing of my hamstring? I very badly wanted to find out, so I decided to try the enzymes again. I followed the full protocol, twelve tablets, six times per day for three consecutive days. I had no adverse reactions, and my stomach was fine. I learned that because my overall body protein levels had normalized, the mucous layer in my stomach was better able to handle the enzymes. What a revelation! I thought, could this also be a key problem with my patients and their various conditions? "

Thus begins the new book "The Search For The Perfect Protein", by 42 time Ironman triathlete Dr. David Minkoff. Dr. Minkoff graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1974 and was elected to the “Phi Beta Kappa” of medical schools, the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Fraternity for very high academic achievement. He then completed both a Pediatric Residency and Fellowship in Infectious Disease at the University of California at San Diego.

He worked at the University of California and Children's Hospitals in San Diego as an attending physician in infectious disease while conducting original research on Ribaviron, a broad spectrum anti-viral agent to fight disease. He also co-directed a neo-natal intensive care unit and worked in emergency medicine. In 1995, his wife became ill, and her physicians couldn't find what was wrong.

Not accepting their "no hope" conclusion, Dr. Minkoff went on a search to help her that led him out of emergency medicine into complementary and alternative medicine to find the answers. In the process he gained expertise in Biological medicine, heavy metal detoxification, anti-aging medicine, hormone replacement therapy, functional medicine, energy medicine, neural and prolotherapy, homeopathy and optimum nutrition. He studied under the masters in each of these disciplines until he became an expert in his own right. The answers he found were soon in demand when others learned of his wife’s return to good health.

In response to this, he and his wife, Sue Minkoff RN established Lifeworks Wellness Center in 1997 and it quickly became one of the most comprehensive complementary and alternative medicine clinics in the U.S. The demand for the products and protocols he discovered became a catalyst for founding BodyHealth.Com, a nutrition company that now manufactures and distributes these cutting-edge solutions for the many health problems today. Dr. Minkoff writes two free online newsletters, “The Optimum Health Report” and ”The BodyHealth Fitness Newsletter”, to help others learn about optimum health and fitness.

• The science behind amino acids and protein wasn't keeping up with the commercial PR and marketing
• Strained a hamstring while running an Ironman triathlon in 1982
  • Tried everything possible to no avail
  • Tried amino acids and felt no pain, no discomfort
  • Max heart rate rose by 12 bpm
  • Muscle and bone tissue filled in
• A patient who was familiar with natural cancer treatment recommended a pancreatic enzyme treatment; had very negative results
  • He then supplemented it with essential amino acids and was perfectly fine
  • Saw potential cure for other problems patients may be having (that are not cancer)
• ION profile with 40 amino acids - Genova Kit
• He realized that if it was effective for him, it would be beneficial for others
• He now sees amino acids as an essential element of a workout and proper recovery
• Vegans and vegetarians are notoriously deficient in aminos, B12, Iron and other nutrients
  • Highly recommend an Amino supplement

• Chymotrypsin: an enzyme made in the pancreas that is necessary to digest food
• Actin: the main protein in muscle;
  • Contains 5800 different amino acids in one chain of the muscle fiber
  • Must be broken down into individual amino acids in order for the intestine to absorb it
• Vicious cycle: amino acids not enough to make chymotrypsin; can't digest protein properly; amino acids can't get into the bloodstream
• Many people are iodine deficient
  • Also low in tyrosine (made from the essential amino acid phenylalanine)
• These are common issues

• The inner lining of the intestine is one cell thick
• Leaky barrier membranes: your body gets exposed to foreign proteins
• 70-80% of your immune system is behind the membrane barrier  (Peyer's patches, gut associated lymphoid tissue)
• Inner lining of the gut has a high turnover (every 3-5 days) due to the exposure, wear and tear, etc.
  • Leakage occurs when these membranes are not replaced
  • Lack of amino acids slows the turnover rate (10-12 days)
• Endurance training compromises the immune system due to the pounding on the body

• Podcast: How Tour de France racers make it through the grueling stages w/ Dr. Jeff Spencer
• Dr. Spencer is a former Olympic biker who worked for the U.S. team during the Lance Armstrong era
• Minkoff gave Spencer amino acids to give to the riders during one of the races:
  • After 21 days, athletes are broken down, even with optimal nutrition, medical care, etc.
  • Athletes who used amino acids didn't break down; performance improved
• Athletes and coaches overwork and don't allow adequate recovery time; results in a broken immune system

• The amount of protein listed on the package doesn't translate to amounts in other sources (fish, steak, spirulina, etc.)
• Medication to stop stomach acid stops protein digestion
• Pepsin enzyme which digests protein requires a very acid stomach
• Cells have two pathways with which to deal with the amino acids:
  • Anabolic: Turns amino acids into the proteins the cell is responsible for (hair, liver, muscle etc.)
  • Catabolic: Nitrogen becomes a waste product; chain leftover looks like a carbohydrate
• Ratio of essential amino acids in Kion Aminos is very specific; the body will use amino acids into making protein
• Nitrogen utilization study
• Spirulina is good for some things; amino acids is not one of them
• Adding non-essential amino acids decreases the efficacy of the product
• Collagen has 50% non-essential amino acids

• The body can only use the "left-handed" configuration (L form)
• Most amino acid forms have very low amino acid utilization because they include the R form

• You can take amino acids and not spike blood glucose levels
• Excessive proteins will kick you out of fasting is a myth
• Amino acids work very well for fasting in an anabolic state
• 10 g of amino acids is 4 calories (less than a stick of gum)

- Kion Essential Aminos Acids

- Dr. Minkoff's new book "The Search for the Perfect Protein"

- Pancreatic enzyme therapy for cancer

- ION Profile with 40 Amino Acids - Genova Kit

- Diagnostechs Stool Panel

- Sanesco Labs HPA Profile

- BioSteel

- Podcast: Episode #168: How To Banish Chronic Pain Forever.

- Podcast: Why You’ve Been Lied To About Cancer And What You Can Do About It.

- Podcast: Amino Acids, BCAA’s, EAA’s, Ketosis, Bonking & More With 41 Time Ironman Triathlete Dr. David Minkoff.

- Podcast: How Tour de France racers make it through the grueling stages w/ Dr. Jeff Spencer

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The recent Kion 5 Day Fast has now come to a close - and we had over 10,000 people participate (that's a whole lot of food that wasn't eaten).

During the fast, I received plenty of questions about fasting, such as:

Does coffee help or harm your fast? 

What can I do to improve my sleep during - and after - a fast?

What is the hormonal effect of fasting on males? And what about for women?

What is the best kind of fasting if your goal is body composition (fat loss, muscle gain/maintenance)?

Does fasting - especially 3-5 day extended fasts - slow down your metabolism?

What type of training is best while fasting, and what type of training should be avoided?

What other things can you do to enhance the benefits of a fast? (e.g. cryotherapy, enemas, etc.)

How should you prepare for - and break - an extended fast?

Is it OK to fast while breastfeeding or pregnant?

Does your ability to absorb food and supplements increase after a fast?

What are your thoughts on EAAs while fasting? Do they break a fast? And what about BCAAs?

And many more!

• Decreasing calorie intake 20-40% is most optimal way to regulate aging and increase life span
• Inhibit mTOR pathway, stimulate autophagy, induce ketogenesis
• Autophagy: "self eating" - not to be confused with apoptosis, which is cell death
  • Autophagosomes to lysosomes "spring cleaning in your cells"
  • Eating shuts down autophagy; fasting increases autophagy
• mTOR: mammalian target of rapamycin
  • Energy enzyme
  • ATP becomes ADP
• Every time you eat, you activate mTOR and suppress autophagy
• Ketosis: using fat as the primary source of fuel
  • Less oxidative stress; slows the aging process
• My personal protocol:
  • 12-16 hour intermittent fast daily
  • 24 hour fast (dinner to dinner) twice a month
  • Fasting mimicking diet (FMD) 4x/year

• Black coffee can enhance fatty acid mobilization from adipose tissue, alertness, metabolism,
• Coffee without any calories added (coconut oil, butter, etc.) will help the fast

• Carb intake at night (dinner time) assists with sleep
• Shut down the sympathetic nervous system to get to sleep while fasting
  • CBD (large amounts)
  • Sleep Remedy
  • Valerian
  • Passion Flower
  • Kava Kava
  • Chinese skull cap
• You  can get by on less sleep when you're fasting
• Don't forget the efficacy of breath work and meditation

• Lean and fit females do better with shorter fasts (12 hours); men are more versatile
• Insulin, growth hormone, responds favorably to a fast
• Noradrenaline increases with fasting
• Level of testosterone increase while fasting is unknown
• Podcast on kisspeptin

• Berberine
• Bitter melon extract
• Rock lotus extract
• Kion Lean
• Sauna sessions
• Cold thermogenesis
• Podcast on liver cleanse

• Anything that rapidly depletes glycogen or carb levels will have deleterious effects
  • HIIT
• High weight, low reps; body building vs. weight lifting
• Walking, swimming, yoga; something you can do and have a conversation

• When finished with a fast, you'll be less equipped to digest complex meals
• Go low and slow when reintroducing foods
• Soft cook veggies;
• Avocados, grass feed cottage cheese, eggs,
• No steaks; anything you need to chew for a long time
• Peter Attia's "nothing burger"

• Religions encourage women to refrain from fasting while pregnant or breastfeeding
• Biochemical changes in milk in response to fasting
• Think "feast" not "famine"

• Kion Flex
• Masszymes

• Don't use them if your goal is cellular autophagy
• Can be very useful for resetting circadian rhythm, gut cleanup, spiritual benefits, etc.
• Can be a good mTOR activator
• Dry mouth, from amino acids:
  • Spilanthes, electric berries
  • Ginger, cayenne powder increases salivary production
• GI effects:
  • Histamine Block
  • Histamine X

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If you read last week's article "What Is The Perfect Human Diet? Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced Meal Plans From Ben Greenfield That Tell You Exactly How To Eat For Your Unique Body.", then you are no doubt are already aware that I'm not a big fan of a myopic "one-size-fits-all" approach to diets.

And yet, despite the enormous amount of biochemical individuality that exists from person to person, there is still a plethora of diet books published each year (particularly close to swimsuit season or the New Year) that promise to be the de facto final solution for everything from fat loss to banishing acne to beating cravings and building muscle when, in fact, the same ketogenic diet that helped your neighbor shed twenty pounds can result in rampant inflammation, brain fog and oxidized cholesterol for you. The same could be said for a vegan diet, a carnivore diet or many of the other currently popular eating approaches.

In last week's podcast, Part 1 of a 2 part series on customizing your diet to you, you  discovered more about the concept of biochemical individuality, along with how to test your body to determine the perfect diet for you, and a range of dietary options to choose from that have been vetted by yours truly.

In this episode, Part 2, you're going to learn how to customize your diet even more if you are wanting to eat a plant-based diet, notorious mistakes made on a ketogenic diet and how to fix them, how to support and sustain the environment with your food choices, and my top books and resources for learning more.

• My own personal stance: While it's possible to live a healthy lifestyle minus eggs and meat, you must be very careful and knowledgeable about your diet.
  • It's easy to feel good in the short term, while doing lasting damage to your body in the long term.
  • You can build up deficits on any type of diet: ketogenic, carnivore, etc.
• 10 Strategies to keep in mind to avoid deficiencies:
  1. Eat real food. Avoid processed foods.
  2. Be cognizant of inflammatory Omega 6 vegetable oils. Get fats from Mediterranean sources.
  3. Vitamin K2 supplement
  4. Get adequate Vitamin A
  5. Properly prepare soy products (or ferment them yourself)
  6. Non heme-based iron
  7. Iodine intake
  8. Vitamin B12
  9. Taurine
  10. Creatine

• If you want to go keto, consider including some things that are not purely plant-based (like eggs.)
• Consider adding dairy to your diet (if practicable)
• If the two above suggestions are not possible, take niacin and thiamin.
• High amounts of algal oil
• Book: Ketotarian: The (Mostly) Plant-Based Plan to Burn Fat, Boost Your Energy, Crush Your Cravings, and Calm Inflammation
• Beware of the following deficiencies:
  • Sodium
  • Glutamine
  • Amino acids
  • Taurine
  • Medium chain triglycerides
  • Prebiotics
  • Choline
  • Potassium

• Identify your minimum effective dose of animal products. (Around 10%)
• Minimize food waste. 
• Support sustainability and efficiency. (Farmers markets)
• Incorporate a wide variety of foods. (Experiment, try new things.) 

• Books:
  • Biochemical Individuality
  • Returning to an Ancestral Diet
  • The Jungle Effect
  • Wired to Eat
  • The Plant Paradox
  • Deep Nutrition
  • The Art of Fermentation
• Articles:
  • Can a Vegan Go Keto?
  • F Diets
  • How to Eat a Plant-Based Diet Without Destroying Your Body

Book: Ketotarian: The (Mostly) Plant-Based Plan to Burn Fat, Boost Your Energy, Crush Your Cravings, and Calm Inflammation

-The Zen Of Customizing Your Diet To Your Unique Body And Goals – For Vegans, Females, Seniors, Kids, Fasting, & Ketosis. 

-SeafoodWatch.org, which can help you make more sustainable seafood choices.

-WaterCalculator.org, which can help you learn more about how much water your household uses.

-The Cornucopia dairy scorecard, which ranks more sustainable dairy brands.

-The Cornucopia egg scorecard, which ranks more sustainable egg brands.

-Buying Poultry, which ranks more sustainable poultry brands.

-Eat Wild, which includes sustainable meat options.

-Local Harvest, which helps you find local food options.

-Better World Shoppers Guide, which helps locate companies that engage in more environmentally friendly practices.

-CarboTax, which gives you a series of questions to help you compare how your climate impact compares to that of the average American.

-The Footprint calculator, which gives you a series of questions to help you identify your environmental footprint.

-Greener Choices, which provides consumer reports for environmentally friendly products.

-Less Meat Less Heat: The Climatarian Challenge App, which provides education on the impact that meat consumption can have on the environment.

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Robert says: I have a question about Branch Chain Amino Acids. You say that you have concerns about their insulinogenic or glycemic effects but Dominic D'Agostino says that Leucine is a more of a ketogenic amino acid and that it didn't have much effect on blood sugar. I take up to 5 grams of Leucine before a workout, especially if have been fasting to help reduce muscle loss. If you can dig into this, that would be awesome.

Andrew says: I have a Vo2 Max, incline, weighted fitness test coming up that I need to do for a fire department recruitment process. I was wondering if you have any tips, potential biohacking or training protocols that I can start using in preparation for this test. I will be wearing about 60lbs of gear, walking at a 12% incline for 12 - 15 minutes. Any help would be great!

Andrew says: Would a 12-16 hour fast be safe for someone who is experiencing hyperthyroid and borderline testosterone issues? There is a study circulating that shows intermittent fasting can raise cortisol and lower testosterone.

Jason says: I am having stem cell treatment to address an old rotator cuff tear. I am wondering if there is anything specific that I can do pre and post surgery to maximize its effectiveness. I will follow my doctor's instructions but was wondering if there is anything I can do via diet, training or biohacks to maximize the treatment's effectiveness. It ain't cheap, so I want to do all I can do.

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Dr. David Minkoff and I go way back. I first met this MD and 41 time Ironman triathlon finisher at the Half-Ironman World Championships in Florida six years ago, and interviewed him a few weeks later in the podcast episode "A Peek Into The Life of An Ironman, Natural Medicine Physician."

Then, he helped me with metal detoxification using a metal chelating spray he designed, and I interviewed him about this in the podcast "How Hidden Sources Of Heavy Metals Are Destroying Your Health, And What You Can Do About It."

He also helped me with my son's exercise induced asthma, which is now completely eliminated using the techniques Dr. Minkoff introduced me to in the podcast "Why More Kids Are Getting Exercise Induced Asthma, and What You Can Do About It."

Now Dr. Minkoff is back. And he's back to fill us in on amino acids, branched chain amino acids, ketosis, bonking and more! During our discussion, you'll discover:

-The shocking story of how Dr. Minkoff reversed his wife's MS by detoxifying the mercury build-up in her body...

-The exact dosage of amino acids Dr. Minkoff used to completely heal a hamstring injury...

-The important difference between amino acids, protein powder and food-based protein from sources like steak and eggs...

-Why BCAA's and EAA's are much different, and why EAA's are not turned into sugar in the body...

-How to use EAA's during periods of ketosis or carbohydrate restriction...

-How long before a workout to use EAA's and how many to use during a workout...

-How many amino acids you can safely take on a daily basis...

-How to use EAA's for intermittent fasting, controlling carbohydrate cravings and fat loss...  -And much more!

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More About Dr. Minkoff: Dr. Minkoff graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1974 and was elected to the “Phi Beta Kappa” of medical schools, the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Fraternity for very high academic achievement. He then worked as an attending physician in infectious disease, co-directed a neo-natal intensive care unit and worked in emergency medicine until 1995. In 1997, his interest in alternative and complementary medicine led him to open LifeWorks Wellness Center, which has become one of the foremost alternative medicine clinics in the U.S. His search to find a source of the highest quality nutritional supplements led him to establish BodyHealth in 2000, a resource that could provide doctors with the best possible supplementation and education for their patients. Today, his BodyHealth products are used by hundreds of practitioners and individual consumers who seek all-natural wellness and detoxification supplements with a demonstrated high level of quality and effectiveness. In addition to their use by patients looking to heal disease, the BodyHealth products are also used by sports enthusiasts interested in achieving and maintaining optimal performance. As a 40-time Ironman triathlon finisher, (including 8 appearances at the Ironman World Championships) Dr. Minkoff has first-hand experience to help athletes achieve optimum conditioning. His expertise in protein synthesis, detoxification, and nutrition allow them to run, swim, and bike faster and longer.

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Resources we discuss in this episode: -NatureAminos Essential Amino Acids -Pancreatic enzymes -ION Panel from DirectLabs -MetalFree detox spray Interview with Dr. Minkoff: How Hidden Sources Of Heavy Metals Are Destroying Your Health, And What You Can Do About It. Interview with Dr. Minkoff: A Peek Into The Life of An Ironman, Natural Medicine Physician. Interview with Dr. Minkoff: Why More Kids Are Getting Exercise Induced Asthma, and What You Can Do About It.

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Jan 29, 2014 Podcast: Which supplements can you replace with real food, how to grow more facial hair, calories in protein vs. amino acids, are energy drinks acidic, can healthy foods be inflammatory, and how yo-yo dieting destroys your metabolism.

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Anil asks:He wants to have six-pack abs, good shoulders, biceps and triceps but he doesn't want to take any protein powders or supplements - he only wants to use real natural foods. Is this possible and if he doesn't use supplements how much longer will it take to achieve?

Beard asks:He wants to grow a bad-ass beard but he has very patchy facial hair growth right now. Is there any food, supplement, cream, or ointment he can use to help grow a better beard?

Connor asks:He is wondering how we actually get calories from protein. When he looks at the back of a particular protein supplement it shows 4 calories per gram of protein but when he looks at a bottle of amino acids it has zero calories in it. How does this work? Also, how could this relate to staying in ketosis?

EnergyDrink asks:Her grandson (21 years old) is consuming 6 to 8 Monster Energy drinks per day and is complaining of bad stomach cramps and coughing up blood. Could the Monster drinks be causing this problem?

Glen asks: He read the book called The Plan by Lyn-Genet Recitas. What do you think of The Plan's strategy to finding foods that may be inflammatory to your system? What are your criticisms or praises of the systems set forth in this book?

Jessica asks:She is a 22-year-old former Div 1 Tennis player. She has been yo-yo dieting for a while now (between 23% and 12% body fat). She is worried that she has hurt her metabolism through this yo-yoing.

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