From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Roles and Expectations in Life

January 30, 2009

This is sort of a different post for this blog, but I think in order to have a healthy life, it also needs to be balanced. In your life at and away from the gym you fulfill certain expectations that you set for yourself, or you fail to meet those expectations.  setting those goals and [...]

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Daily Supplementation

January 29, 2009

If you haven’t gathered by now, I totally believe that you cannot get the nutrition you need simply by eating healthy and whole organic foods. Not that those aren’t what I eat, it’s just that the soil is so depleted of nutrients that our food no longer contains what we need to sustain a long [...]

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HMB a quick overview

January 28, 2009

I started taking HMB, Calcium-B-Hydroxy-B-Methylbutyrate Monohydrate,  because of all the studies that have been done that have shown that it helps you to retain muscle mass as you are trying to lose weight. This is really important to me, and likewise should be important to you because your muscle mass burns calories 24/7 for you. [...]

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Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)

January 27, 2009

A double-blind study was reported in the Journal of Nutrition in December of 2000 found that Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) helps both with reducing body fat and preserving muscle tissue. Definitely a double win for those of looking to drop some weight and not lose lean mass.
For this reason I have decided to include the [...]

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Feel Good Naked

January 26, 2009

Yesterday I was reading an article on CNN with Laure Redmond who wrote a book called Feel Good Naked
Now this is a book recommend by Oprah, and I am not an Oprah-ite, but I thought the article was very revealing. Ouch. no pun intended.
The gist of the book is that women are uncomfortable with what [...]

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Week 2 Body for Life

January 26, 2009

Well, it’s time for the results from my first week on “Body for Life”
My weight is down 4.5 pounds since last Monday. Not too bad. I also lost 2 inches off my waist. I am pleased about that. Comfort wise, I am feeling good. I’m eating plenty – mostly chicken, eggs, fish and shakes for [...]

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Source Of Information

January 24, 2009

Today we got a ‘magazine’ in the mail from a vitamin retailer. It was quite lovely and presented in an esthetically pleasing way. There were plenty of informative articles and opinion-type columns in it. And why, you may be wondering, did I bring this up?
Advertising and information have been getting blended and mixed for many [...]

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Fluoride

January 22, 2009

Doing a lot of research on fluorine. I really can’t come up with a whole lot of positives that aren’t overwhelmed by the negative impact that it has on your body. Just as the pharmaceutical companies are so intent on selling you prescriptions you probably don’t need, at a cost you can’t afford, for limited [...]

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Stevia, A Healthy No Cal Sugar Substitute

January 21, 2009

Stevia, what is stevia? I’m glad you asked….
A lot of people are looking to lower the amount of calories that they take in and so turn to various artificially sweetened products. The key word in there is “artificially.” The other key is low or no calorie. One of these is OK the other, maybe not. [...]

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Protein – A Building Block for your Body

January 20, 2009

Protein is a hugely important part of a healthy diet. My youngest daughter has decided she is a vegetarian, or probably more accurately has temporarily decided not to eat meat. Which is fine, lots of people have made that choice. The Question they have to ask themselves is where are the nutrients that normally would [...]

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