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We separate fact from fiction by exploring the most persistent intermittent fasting myths, revealing what the science actually says about its effects on metabolism, muscle, and health.
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You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
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Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power.
— Viktor Frankl
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The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
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Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.
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