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The researchers were floored. Even the head researcher, a professor named Herman Pontzer (who has a Ph.D. at Harvard), was puzzled. Everything they believed about exercise and weight loss toppled like a house of cards. What was common sense before now shattered like a mirror dropped from a tall building. And the one thing that blew their minds the most? This scientific breakthrough was made by people who had nothing to do with science. In fact, these people’s lives haven’t changed for the past 10,000 years. They had no rules or calendars... let alone a research lab. It was their...

“How does SHE get to do it and stay skinny?” We all know that person. Naturally thin since forever and can devour all the cake she wants without it sticking to her waist. Her metabolism just torches it all, no problem. This can really piss you off sometimes. But is it just her fast metabolism? Is she really ‘naturally skinny'... or does she have a secret she's not telling you? If you strapped a camera on these naturally fit people and watched what they did all day, what you’d discover would be... anticlimactic: They only eat when they're hungry. If...

“Getting in shape is easy. Just eat less and exercise!” If you’re sick and tired of the average weight-loss advice that sounds like a tape stuck on repeat, then this post is for you. Most fitness gurus want you to give up all the foods you love and swap them for something tasteless, bland and void of any real flavor. This cookie-cutter advice requires you to sit there with a bland celery stalk in one hand, a forkful of bland chicken breast in the other and a big fake smile on your face, pretending to like it all. “Just learn...

This year is going to be my year!” Resolutions. Getting in shape is one you hear a lot. It’s also one of the hardest to accomplish. You go ham with working out, then the motivation fizzles out after a few weeks. You try all the fad diets and diet supplements, only to find yourself back in the same spot again. You get a nice streak going for a few days, but the unstoppable food cravings get the best of you. STOP IT. Seriously, stop doing everything at once. There’s a reason why you climb a mountain one step at a...