The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
Take one day o each week and one week
off every two months. This week off is critical.
Let's look at our new cast of characters.
POLICOSANOL
Policosanol, an extract of plant waxes, often sugar cane, is the most controversial element in the
PAGG stack. I originally experimented with policosanol at low and high doses to increase HDL
cholesterol and decrease LDL cholesterol. Used in combination with time-release niacin, one
orange before bed, and chromium polynicotinate (not picolinate) during the four-week "Geek
to Freak" project detailed in later chapters, I lowered my total cholesterol from 222 to 147
to Freak" project detailed in later chapters, I lowered my total cholesterol from 222 to 147
while almost doubling HDL.
There was a pleasant side e ect: an unintended but signi cant reduction in bodyfat. I isolated
the policosanol over several weeks of further testing. The research studies are far from