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Hi,
I am a 25 year old female. I just started a job where I work 11pm to 7am. I am trying to lose weight and was wondering what would be the best way to schedule my meals. I want to try a plan that has me eating 6 small meals a day. I don't know if I should sleep first thing when I get off or wait a few hours and sleep then. Also, when should I exercise?
Thanks
Meal timing is a contradictory matter. To answer your question, I should know more about your dieting/exercise history, body weight, fitness level, and food preferences.
Generally speaking, you might want to try two things:
1. Read these articles at
http://dietandbody.com/article1010.html
http://dietandbody.com/article1153.html
http://dietandbody.com/morning_exercises.html#Exercise
2. Try our free plan bassed on 6 meals a day:
http://dietandbody.com/3xdiet.html
Hope it helps :)
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Tanya Zilberter, PhD
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I am in neurophysiology since 1972, my research started with studies of neuronal interactions in the hypothalamic centers of hunger and satiety. I worked for 20 years in interdisciplinary teams, with physicists and mathematicians, as an expert in neuroscience preparing conceptual models of brain regulatory systems for their further implications in larger-scale mathematical and computer modeling. Since 2007, I focus on the metabolic aspects of neuroprotection.
Experience
Academic print books:
- The current concept of homeostasis
- Cascade effects of regulatory peptides
- Physiological effects of neuropeptides
Recent academic articles:
- GABA action in immature neocortical neurons directly depends on the availability of ketone bodies
- Neuronal activity in vitro and the in vivo reality: the role of energy homeostasis.
Organizations
I am a freelance research consultant for the Infotonic Consultancy. I participate in a research project concerning neuroprotectors including energy substrates. The website related to this project is Brain Fuels where I'm trying to popularly write about brain metabolism and neuroprotection.
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Education/Credentials
PhD in Physiology
Past/Present Clients
Currently, I affiliate with Infotonic Consultancy as a freelance research consultant. In 1972-1991, I wrote for/collaborated with: Informatics Div., Moscow State University, Institute for Continuing Education for Physicians (Russia), Glushkov's Institute of Cybernetics (Ukraine), State Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (Russia). In 1995-2007, I used to write for the online publishers such as about.com, lifetips.com, dietandbody.com, infozine.com, atkinszone.com, bantadiet.com, reflexo-therapy.com. In 2005-2007 and in 2009, I worked for the Mediterranean Institute of Neurobiology, Marseille, France.
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