VINTAGE HEALTH and FITNESS

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.

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:

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

Mechanisms of Sugar Addiction: Or, Why You’re Addicted To Bread (Updated) – GNOLLS.ORG

http://www.gnolls.org/905/mechanisms-of-sugar-addiction-or-why-youre-addicted-to-bread/

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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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Sunday, January 30, 2011

The 4 Hour Body by Tim Ferriss

I promised I would review the 4 Hour Body, and here I am, at last to do so!

As Tim Ferriss himself points out, this is a book not meant to be read cover to cover- it is more of a reference book about physical stuff- albeit a "crazy" sort of reference book, written for a younger audience for sure, and so much more "alternative". Think of The Whole Earth Catalog, but then, if you know what that was, I guess you're not so young after all, so you'll know exactly what I mean by "alternative".

Not to say that this book doesn't have useful, even essential information- it surely does! Who wouldn't like to know how to best lose fat, build muscle, and eliminate prior injuries? It's just that, in addition to those instructions, which are extensive, and actually quite perceptive and ahead of the curve by a mile!, he also has chapters about Holding your breath for 5 minutes! and Adventures in Tripling Sperm Count. Although I'm sure there is an avid target audience for those chapters, and some even more esoteric ones; I'll let you discover those when you read the book, since I really think you should!

This book has TONS of really useful, really accurate advice! And, it all comes "pre-tested" by Tim, as he is a "human guinea pig"! (He so attests himself!) He really puts himself through all of these "quests", and walks the walk of really doing what he is talking about in his book! Very unusual, in this day of "armchair pundits"...

The Kettlebell Swing in his chapter "Building the perfect Posterior" has to be a classic version of cutting to the chase- letting you know the one exercise that will give you the very most in terms of results! (I've started doing it on a regular basis- that alone was worth the cost of the book!)

But then, I know a lot of what he is talking about from first hand experience. And, from that, I know that what he is talking about overall is right on the money! Paleo Diet (He calls it "slow burn", and adds in beans). In fact, as an AVID Paleo fan, I heard him on the podcast "The Paleolithic Solution" with Robb Wolf- that's how an old dude like me even heard about the book!

He knows about Arthur Jones and Nautilus, Ken Hutchins and Superslow training, the Casey Viator experiment that packed 63 pounds of muscle onto an already advanced bodybuilder in 28 days!, and lots more that occurred at a time when he was too young to have known about it directly.

And he replicated the same protocol onto himself, with similar (and even more visually striking) results!

Not your usual how-to book.

I recommend this book to all! Although I believe mainly (young) men will buy it, due to it's provocative book jacket and marketing, I think women, and especially older women and men would have the very most

to gain from what information he offers.

Go thee and read! (But not the whole thing at once)

Jay

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

ELVIS PRESLEY - I WAS THE ONE (live)

This early Elvis clip is GREAT!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Taco Bell's "beef"!

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2011/01/taco-meat.jpg

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Soon I will review this book!

It appears upon quick review to be fascinating...

Monday, January 17, 2011

Breakfast

Mrs. Axe's Story from Dr. Josh Axe on Vimeo.

I really found this tribute to Josh Axe from his Mom a powerful endorsement of him!

-----Original Message-----
From: Jane Bowers <jjhbowers@aol.com>
To: Bowers Jay <jjhbowers@aol.com>
Sent: Mon, Jan 17, 2011 10:22 am
Subject: Breakfast




Jane

Primal, paleo, healing diet- why all different?

Here is the way I usually start my day. (After exercising, that is!) It's actually a double espresso that I make in my "Aerobie" coffee press, topped with real, organic whipped cream (whipped via Kitchenaid mixer in background), sweetened slightly with stevia, and sprinkled with the excellent anti-oxidant cinammon! And then, of course, my trusty barbarian smoothie, that actually satisfies just about every nutritional need of my body for the entire day! But you all know about that, from prior posts...

Today, I thought I'd write an answer to my tiny little brother, who shall remain nameless. He emailed me from his iPhone, asking about Dr. Josh Axe, who along with Mark Sisson and his Primal Blueprint, and Robb Wolfe and his Paleolithic Solution, and Loren Cordain and his Paleo Diet- well, they are all somewhat the same, BUT they also all have their differences. When you really start getting into eating in this natural way that our forebears ate for many thousands of years, well, you just want to get it right!

The point is, all of these "gurus of health" are way more similar than they are different. Although Josh Axe is biblically based, and so eliminates pork and shellfish from his healing diet, and also includes beans, otherwise he is quite paleo/primal. Loren Cordain says "No" to dairy, and Mark Sisson says grass fed butter and heavy cream are great. Robb Wolfe loves coffee, and Dr. Axe says it's bad.

The truth is, everyone will come up with their own version. The Barbarian Diet works for me- I imagine I am a Germanic or Celtic barbarian, living on the outskirts of decadent Rome, eating the way my forebears always ate, but learning from the Romans without being sucked into their self-destructive civilized ways. So, dairy is fine for me, at least with grass fed cows. I don't drink milk, but enjoy butter, full fat cheese and kefir, yogurt, and cream.

The one thing is, eliminate all fake, processed, manufactured foods!

This means things like margarine, corn oil, all hydrogenated fats like Crisco (cottonseed oil! Are we equipped to eat cotton plants??), and all wheat, flour, and sugar!!

Sugar is the "fertilizer of cancer". Flour turns immediately into sugar, right in your mouth! Think about your dental health with this one...

Also, eliminate all medications. They ALL have really bad, long-term side effects; this includes so-called "benign" drugs like aspirin! Tylenol is poison to your liver, and the Statin drugs are the worst! One side effect of statins is cancer! Quite a "side effect"!

Oh yes, all soda pop is just awful- this includes "diet" pops, with chemical artificial sweeteners.

So, it really is pretty simple- eat like your great great great grandparents ate- real food. You won't believe how much better you'll look, feel, and perform!