Comments on: Autophagy and Loading Trucks For UPS

By: Paleo in Ohio – Adventures in Inflammation | Critical MAS

Paleo in Ohio – Adventures in Inflammation | Critical MAS — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:32:25 +0000

[...] Intermittent Fasting - On the flight to Ohio and the return to Seattle, I fasted. Both fasts were over 20 hours. Fasting allows the cells to self clean via a process called autophagy. [...]

By: MAS

MAS — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:24:58 +0000

@Chuck – With the exception of my current caffeine detox, I tend to increase my espresso intake during fasts. Caffeine is effective at mobilizing fatty acids. I also engage in long walks.

For the readers that don’t know me, I never put milk or sweetener in my espresso.

By: chuck

chuck — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:15:21 +0000

Yes, I have read similar theories that the optimal fast length will have to do with the starting health of each individual. Based on what I know of myself, I tend to have several galsses of wine and/or vodka on the weekend. A heavy Sunday feed followed by an early week fast might be best for me. Do you do coffee during your fasts?

By: MAS

MAS — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:08:05 +0000

@Chuck – I don’t think optimal parameters have been figured out. My guess is that longer fasts would benefit those with more visceral fat, but that is just a guess.

De Vany’s book doesn’t go into the details. I haven’t looked into this topic in a while, but one of theories that I’ve heard about is protein fasting.

Paleo Protein Fasting and Autophagy

As far as keeping the weight on, we just need to eat more during our window of eating.

By: chuck

chuck — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:57:30 +0000

OK, I am intrigued but concerned. I want to balance the positive cleansing effects of autophagy while maintaining my weight. Based on your research, would an 18 or 24 hour fast be effective for cleansing? Are there any good books on this subject, De Vany’s?

By: TigerAl

TigerAl — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:07:49 +0000

Sorry to hear that, MAS This would count as a complete misuse of Time and Motion Study tools and concepts. Work standards are supposed to be set at the “steady state” not at the top 1-5%.

By: MAS

MAS — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:50:04 +0000

Yes. Few employees reached that target, but that was the metric. if too many employees reached the goal, then the goal was too low.

It took months before I achieved that pace. I can’t recall if a bag of envelopes counted as 1 box or as several parcels. Regardless, at the end of a shift, I lost a few pounds of water weight and my arms were bruised.

By: TigerAl

TigerAl — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:43:50 +0000

More than 10 per minute? I know UPS had a relatively high hourly wage back then but that rate seems very high for an inspection/lifting/moving work standard..their industrial engineers (if they had any) needed training or maybe another job.

By: MAS

MAS — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:40:20 +0000

At UPS I was loading 700 boxes an hour, all while checking zip codes. It was the toughest job I’ve ever had. It made Army Basic Training seem like working at the library.

By: TigerAl

TigerAl — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:29:52 +0000

Cool concept! It reminded me of something much more morbid though. In dysfunctional situations, people will naturally put all their energy into getting through the day rather than taking the time to figure out the root cause and addressing it appropriately

BTW, companies like UPS and Amazon use high volume, low error, sophisticated, automated outbound sortation systems today that are amazing to watch if you ever get the chance to do so.