Dr. Anton’s Health Blog

Written by Stephen Anton PhD on January 15th, 2021

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world; it not only helps you feel more energized, burn fat and improve physical performance, but daily consumption lowers your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and certain types of cancer.

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Written by Stephen Anton PhD on December 6th, 2020

While we may be living longer, it is clear that this does not equate to living longer with a high quality of life.

To reverse this sad trend and experience successful aging, we must better understand the biological causes of aging and discover novel interventions that work at the cellular level to foster good health.

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Written by Stephen Anton PhD on October 21st, 2020

Almost two out of three American adults drink a cup of coffee per day.

With the surging popularity of intermittent fasting, many are wondering if you can drink coffee while fasting, if you can add ingredients to coffee, and which types of coffees break a fast.

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Written by Stephen Anton PhD on August 6th, 2020

When you fast long enough to activate your body’s metabolic switch (typically 12 or more hours), your mind and body starts running on super-charged energy molecules called ketones.

One reason “flipping your metabolic switch” is so beneficial for the brain is that ketones generate approximately 25% more energy in the body than glucose (sugar).

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Written by Stephen Anton PhD on August 3rd, 2020

An important question is how or why intermittent fasting helps muscles stay strong, and I think the key factor is the metabolic switch, where the body shifts using ketones as a primary fuel source.

The reason that matters is because ketones are “anti-catabolic” which means they help prevent the breakdown of muscle during fasting.

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