Find below a number of bonus materials, lost chapters, and resources related to The 4-Hour Body. Several of these chapters never made it to final edit and are therefore in rough draft form.
If there are errors or typos in guest pieces, I should be considered responsible for the screw ups. I hope to update a few of them in the coming weeks.
Here are two forums for discussions about The 4-Hour Body (4HB):
Comments on the main blog – This is the most active location
Reddit forum – there are a number of 4HB threads and discussions here
Thank you for reading. I hope you find something useful. Barring that, I hope at least one sentence makes you laugh and shoot a little beverage through your nose.
Spot Reduction Revisited: Removing Stubborn Thigh Fat
Becoming Brad Pitt: Uses and Abuses of DNA
Creativity on Demand: The Promises and Dangers of Smart Drugs
An Alternative to Dieting: The Bodyfat Set Point and Tricking the Hypothalamus
The China Study: A Well-Intentioned Critique
Hyperclocking and Related Mischief: How to Increase Strength 10% in One Workout
The Top 10 Reasons Why BMI Is Bogus (Better Title: Do You Believe in Fairies, Unicorns, or the BMI?)
Heavy Metal: Your Personal Toxin Map
In fun developments, the “Becoming Brad Pitt” dialogue with scientist Raymond McCauley about MTHFR led to coverage in Nature Medicine. His help was invaluable during testing (and doubly so during interpretation), which made his e-mail all the more wonderful to receive. It began as follows:
Tim,
Since we last talked, I’ve been doing more work on the MTHFR project you’d suggested. It’s started to bear some fruit, as well as coverage in Nature Medicine http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v16/n9/full/nm0910-953.html
I haven’t outed you as a participant, as you’d requested anonymity for all things genome related — but would love to if you reconsider.
Pretty damn cool stuff. My answer was: of course I’ll reconsider! Raymond and I will be doing more together and reporting the results. Are you beginning to see how exciting this process of discovery can be?!? I hope so.
It doesn’t require a PhD, and it doesn’t take a lot of money. It requires an inquisitive mind, a good hypothesis, and a willingness to test the uncommon.
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