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Eat and Exercise like your Great Grandparents did...with an Ancestral Lifestyle!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
The perfect spice: BACON!
Grass fed burgers, beef filets, and the "spice"!
I have gotten into what I feel is a very positive habit; that of grilling about a weeks' worth of meat on my day off, usually Sunday. But, today being a rainy Wednesday, I enjoyed putting this little ensemble together!
The thing about bacon is, it is relatively cheap, it adds a lot of good fat, which adds a LOT of great flavor, and it goes with anything- fish, fowl, beef, or even PORK! (fancy that!)
And afterwards, after you've eaten some of the meat for supper, you have a lot of bacon to save! (If you've eaten some already, fine... but I usually save most of it).
Along with your morning (free range!) eggs, you now have grilled bacon to heat up briefly in the microwave! Trust me- this makes for a breakfast that you will dream about. Just add some coffee with real whipped cream, sweetened with stevia and topped with cinnamon, and you are not only fortified for many hours that day, but also loaded down with beneficial nutrients!
Add in a Paleo smoothie, and you might not have to eat at ALL that day, if you get too busy! (And I guarantee you won't miss the toast, muffin, or whatever other harmful filler you used to think was necessary!)
Sunday, May 22, 2011
The Hunt!
Right now, I am grilling!
There is a rainstorm outside; I know very well, since I was out in it!
Why, you may ask? Well, on Sundays I like to work out "heavy", meaning in the basement. I use my power rack to press against full-out in "aerobic isometrics", doing slow, isometric-type movements that simulate chins, dips, and military presses, against a bar at various levels in the rack. Usually now for one minute at a time "under load". Strenuous, to say the least!
I also do elevated, full-range pushups on chairs, chins and dips for high reps, leg lifts, hyper-extensions, grip work, and hack squats, leaning far back in the rack to take the strain off my knees (and glutes!), leg raises, and a few other weird exercises that I promise I will detail at length soon! (I really like them, and they work very well for me!) They are good at alleviating "injury-prone" zones, and work the muscle well, and quickly- the whole deal takes me about 35 to 40 minutes total.
I wind up with Tim Ferris' )of Four Hour Body fame's kettle bell swings- I do 75 reps, as he recommends, and have for some time now. I have a kettle bell I built out of pipe, which is adjustable, and it really is the bomb!
If there is one exercise to get the whole body, this is it!!
Then, I did bare-foot sprinting in the yard; about 50 yards at a time. It had started raining, and I almost gave it up, but then- Hey! the rain feels kind of good on my bare shoulders- very cooling!
My point in all of this?
I have vegetable shish kebabs grilling right now. I will add grass-fed beef filets and scallops shortly. I am sipping red wine as I write this post...
I feel great, and I know NOTHING I do this coming week will
be even one iota as hard!!
I think this is a valuable point: after exerting yourself really hard; giving it your ALL, it puts everything else in modern life in perspective.
The stresses we all undergo each week, after simulating the HUNT as I just did- the chase, the kill, the sheer physical exertion that our ancestors necessarily underwent, and that we should for our own physical (and mental!) well being-
Well, our modern stressors are put into perspective. Very underwhelming; almost easy in comparison.
And now, I will really enjoy the feast!
Time to go baste the vegetables in coconut oil, tribespeople!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Is coconut oil the secret cure for Alzheimer's disease? -- Health & Wellness -- Sott.net
Is coconut oil the secret cure for Alzheimer's disease? -- Health & Wellness -- Sott.net: "http://www.sott.net/articles/show/224961-Is-coconut-oil-the-secret-cure-for-Alzheimer-s-disease-"
Monday, April 4, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
My current Paleo Smoothie recipe- excerpt from "Paleo Quick Start"
The Paleo Smoothie
This is really a lynch pin of this book! The Paleo Smoothie is not only incredibly convenient, it is also very tasty, filling, and fast and easy!
This one piece of information is worth more than the cost of this book.
If you do only one “Paleo” idea, this will give you such a jump-start, that you won’t even recognize yourself after a few months. This is also a great time saver- use it as a total breakfast, lunch, or both!
After you drink a Paleo Smoothie, you will be so satisfied, both hunger-wise and nutrient-wise, that the rest of the day’s eating will be...
optional!
Here is a Paleo Smoothie, just before blending:
Doesn’t that look yummy?
It truly is!
And the nutrients are “off the charts” for what your body needs!!
Quick Paleo Smoothie ingredients list:
My current recipe- variations are not only possible, but encouraged! But the base outlined here is very representative of a transformative replacement meal/ultimate real food supplement in one tasty drink!
Coconut Milk- 1 can
Carlson’s or Nordic Naturals Cod liver oil- 1 Tablespoon
Powdered kelp- 1 teaspoon
Unsweetened almond milk- 1/4 cup
Unsweetened kefir- 1/4 cup
Organic, unsweetened lemon juice- 1 teaspoon
Apple cider vinegar- 1 teaspoon
1-2 cups of green tea
Frozen spinach- approximately 1 cup
Frozen mixed “California Mix” vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots), ~1 cup
Frozen mixed berries- blueberries, raspberries, strawberries- 1 cup
1/2 banana (I freeze mine so they don’t over-ripen)
1 peeled orange
- That’s it! You can also “mix and match” with fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables you have on hand- cranberries are a favorite of mine, as is liquid vitamin D in the Winter months!
I also recommend here that you buy a Vitamix brand high speed blender! This appliance will liquify pretty much whatever you throw into it, and will last virtually forever!
New or used- get yourself a Vitamix as soon as possible-
You can eat paleo without it, but it’s a LOT harder!
My current Paleo Smoothie recipe- excerpt from "Paleo Quick Start"
The Paleo Smoothie
This is really a lynch pin of this book! The Paleo Smoothie is not only incredibly convenient, it is also very tasty, filling, and fast and easy!
This one piece of information is worth more than the cost of this book.
If you do only one “Paleo” idea, this will give you such a jump-start, that you won’t even recognize yourself after a few months. This is also a great time saver- use it as a total breakfast, lunch, or both!
After you drink a Paleo Smoothie, you will be so satisfied, both hunger-wise and nutrient-wise, that the rest of the day’s eating will be...
optional!
Here is a Paleo Smoothie, just before blending:
Doesn’t that look yummy?
It truly is!
And the nutrients are “off the charts” for what your body needs!!
Quick Paleo Smoothie ingredients list:
My current recipe- variations are not only possible, but encouraged! But the base outlined here is very representative of a transformative replacement meal/ultimate real food supplement in one tasty drink!
Coconut Milk- 1 can
Carlson’s or Nordic Naturals Cod liver oil- 1 Tablespoon
Powdered kelp- 1 teaspoon
Unsweetened almond milk- 1/4 cup
Unsweetened kefir- 1/4 cup
Organic, unsweetened lemon juice- 1 teaspoon
Apple cider vinegar- 1 teaspoon
1-2 cups of green tea
Frozen spinach- approximately 1 cup
Frozen mixed “California Mix” vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots), ~1 cup
Frozen mixed berries- blueberries, raspberries, strawberries- 1 cup
1/2 banana (I freeze mine so they don’t over-ripen)
1 peeled orange
- That’s it! You can also “mix and match” with fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables you have on hand- cranberries are a favorite of mine, as is liquid vitamin D in the Winter months!
I also recommend here that you buy a Vitamix brand high speed blender! This appliance will liquify pretty much whatever you throw into it, and will last virtually forever!
New or used- get yourself a Vitamix as soon as possible-
You can eat paleo without it, but it’s a LOT harder!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Metabolic syndrome
It is likely that the metabolic syndrome may extend to other chronic illnesses and conditions that are widely prevalent in Western societies, including: myopia (80), acne (81), gout (79), polycystic ovary syndrome, epithelial cell cancers (breast, colon, and prostate), male vertex balding, skin tags and acanthosis nigricans
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Friday, February 25, 2011
"Triage" effect of inadequate, nutrient poor Standard American Diet!
Here is a quote from Danny Roddy's blog- I think this guy is really on to something!--------
According to Professor Bruce Ames from the University of California, Berkeley, our short-term survival is achieved by prioritizing the allocation of scarce micro-nutrients. He believes that this "triage theory" has enormous implications for human health and aging.
Triage theory explains that age-related diseases like hair loss, heart disease, cancer, and dementia may be unintended consequences of mechanisms that engender human survival to protect against episodic vitamin and mineral shortages.
Such deficiencies would decay all "non-essential systems" but allow critical metabolic functions, such as ATP production, intact," explained Prof Ames in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Professor Ames is also a senior scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI).
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Big Fat Lies
Check out this video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8WA5wcaHp4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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