Sushant Kumar
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Corporate finance professional turned Entrepreneur, Sushant has always adopted an unconventional way in meeting his life goals. His life’s journey has never been short of a roller coaster ride. His achievements have been a motivation for his followers be it fitness, adventure or business. Hailing from a middle class intellectual family, he followed his parent’s footsteps to pursue safe & sound professional career in corporate finance for over a decade before taking a plunge into different world. The aim for this endeavor was to augment his academic prosperity which for first time reflected his entrepreneurial & never give up ability.
With his never give up attitude, he followed a committed path to bring positive results in his health regime. His transformation from fat to fit ( 32 kgs weight reduction) is an exceptional success story in itself & a source of inspiration for those who are looking forward to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
He’s currently running a genomics centered digital fitness platform & offers career coaching.
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Is the Speed gene linked to Athletic Performance?
Ask any runner or athlete & they will tell you that optimal & superior performance in running & other endurance activities are dependent on many variables. Some variations such as physical training & nutrition are within their control while others such as age & genetics are not.
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Can you inherit Gluten Intolerance?
We have discussed gluten in our earlier blog. Before discussing whether gluten intolerance is a result of our genes or not, let us discuss briefly about gluten. Gluten is a protein naturally found in grains such as wheat, rye, barley & spelt. It acts as a binder which holds food together & adds a stretching quality. Gluten is usually associated with wheat & wheat containing foods that are abundant in food supply. However, most of us have doubts about its place in a healthy diet. Gluten creates problems in case of certain individuals.
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Types of Genes
Over the last 1 month, we have been writing content on genomics & the role it plays in our overall fitness. Today, we are going to discuss the basics about genes & its types.
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Are you genetically predisposed to Histamine?
Histamines are chemicals our immune system makes & helps our body get rid of something bothering us: allergy or allergens. Histamines start the process that get these allergens away from your body or off the skin. They can make you itch or sneeze or whatever that makes you get rid of that undesirable thing. When you have allergies-some of your triggers -pollen or dust are harmless. However your immune system considers them as a threat & responds. Although your body’s intention is to keep you safe, histamine’s overreaction can give you all those familiar symptoms.
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Sex hormone & visceral fat: Do genes have a role to play?
While fat composition of our body has different types of fat, visceral fat is primarily linked to negative impact on our health. We have discussed about importance of fat & different types of fat in our earlier blog. Visceral fat is the tissue behind your abdominal wall & over internal organs of your body as compared to subcutaneous fat which lies unde eath your skin. Visceral fat is metabolically active & secretes the following: Hormones which alter how we process fat & sugar. Inflammatory molecules that can damage blood vessels, muscle & other tissue.r
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The Physiology of Movement (Part 1)
Physical exercise comes in a number of forms & shapes. However, every form involves movement of muscles. How do your muscles work? How are your genes involved? We have discussed in detail how our muscles work in our earlier blog.
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The Science Behind Post-workout Recovery (Part 2)
In our previous blog we discussed the science behind movement. This blog will explain the science behind recovery after we have done our workout. Post workout recovery is the most important aspect of exercise performance since the results you get from training depends on how you allow your body to recover. Appropriate recovery from training allows you to train at higher volume & intensities and overcome injury & overtraining. Let us discuss how our genes are involved in recovery.
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Do you have specific trait when it comes to Dopamine Metabolism?
Dopamine, in simple terms, means happiness or reward you get from doing something you like. In scientific language, Dopamine is body’s chemical release due to its release in response to food, drugs, some achievement, sex or rewarding social interactions. It plays a variety of roles like control of movement, regulation of fluid balance & blood pressure and boosting motivation. Dopamine functions as a neurotransmitter (nerve signalling molecule), conveys electrical messages by moving between neurons.
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Leptin Resistance
We have briefly discussed Leptin in our earlier blog. Today we are going to discuss Leptin in detail & the role of genetics. Leptin is a hormone secreted by our fat cells (adipose tissues). It plays an important role in energy balance & regulation of body weight. Leptin’s main function is to interact with Brain & signal how much chemical energy is stored as fat. Based on this signal, the brain alters how much energy we take from food & expend on processes which are not required for immediate survival such as growth & reproduction.
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Weight management & fat distribution: Does Genetics have an upper hand over diet?
Weight loss- by name itself appears simple – you eat less, eat healthy, burn more & indulge in more physical activity both-exercise & non-exercise(NEAT) related. However, there are folks who may face challenges in burning that extra pounds &/or maintaining weight loss. To make the matter worse, people may regain weight after shedding that extra fat. So what is the reason behind it? Is it diet? Lack of physical movement? Genes or something which you are not very well aware of: Genes- Environment interplay?
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How Genes Impact our Muscle Composition?
When we talk of workout, one size fits all standard solution is not something we endorse. Every individual is unique & responds to workout differently. A specific weight training schedule would have a different impact on each individual. Some people fatigue earlier than others (folks having more of a fast twitch muscle fibre in their total muscle composition). There can be a lot of reasons that are attributed to the different & distinctive impact of a particular workout schedule on muscle fibre of different individuals.
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Do genes impact our Metabolism?
Metabolism describes the way our body controls intake, storage & utilization of nutrients. Our body’s metabolism is an intricate system that involves stomach, brain, heart, pancreas, kidney, brown fat, white fat & many more tissue types. We feel hungry for a lot of reasons. The biggest one occurs when our body detects lack of readily available nutrients. We need energy to power our brain, heart, skin & every other tissue in our body & we get that energy from the food we eat. However, it is not efficient to eat only when we need energy.
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