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The Science of A Healthy Weight
Posted in: Medicine
"I want more muscles! I go to the gym three or four times a week with a personal trainer. I can afford that now. I can't put on weight though, no matter how much I eat." -Christopher Parker Many of us struggle in all sorts of aspects of our lives: to ... More
The 8 Most Nutrient Dense Foods on Earth
Posted in: Food To Eat
We all know which foods we do best to avoid (right?). Despite the alluring appeal of Oreos, Mountain Dew or McAnything, processed foods provide little nutrition and a whole lot of risks. But when it comes to the good stuff—what are the best foods to put into our bodies? While ... More
Genetically Modified Technology is way more complicated than the regulations give credit
Posted in: Food To Avoid
By Ari LaVaux Chinese researchers have found small pieces of rice ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the blood and organs of humans who eat rice. The Nanjing University-based team showed that this genetic material will bind to receptors in human liver cells and influence the uptake of cholesterol from the blood. The type ... More
10 Stubborn Body Myths That Just Won't Die, Debunked by Science
Posted in: Lifestyle
Hair grows back thicker when you shave it! Reading in dim light turns you blind! Peeing on a jellyfish sting will soothe the pain! The way our bodies work is a bit of a mystery, and our desire to unlock its secrets has led to a vast amount of misinformation. ... More
Recipe Comix: Orange Foods
Posted in: Food To Eat
"Draw us a recipe." That's the brief we sent to a slew of our favorite comic artists earlier this year; each week, we're thrilled to present what they sent back. They're fantastic, beautiful, hilarious, thoughtful, informative, and often all of the above — and they prove that a recipe doesn't ... More
Linking Heirlooms and Civic Agriculture
Posted in: Home Grown
“Heirloom” is an interesting term, and like the word “sustainability,” it means different things to different people. Recently, I read The Heirloom Life Gardener, a book written by Jere and Emilee Gettle. The Gettles are the co-founders of the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, which publishes a lush and incredibly ... More
Reebok, CrossFit Unfurl Global Campaign
Posted in: Real Fitness
CrossFit, the largely grassroots-fueled fitness trend, is getting its first major marketing injection from its partnership with Reebok, with a new TV campaign that kicked off during the weekend’s football playoffs. Themed “The Sport of Fitness Has Arrived,” the McGarryBowen spot shows off a helicopter-supported shipping container hovering over cities like ... More
What Is Crossfit
Posted in: High Intensity Interval Training
CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program designed to help people gain a broad and general fitness. CrossFit programming concentrates on constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity to achieve overall physical fitness, so people are prepared for any physical challenge. Greg Glassman, founder of CrossFit, says: "Eat meat and vegetables, ... More
The Benefits of BCAAs
Posted in: Medicine
I started using branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) in high amounts in 1994 after meeting with one of brightest minds in exercise physiology and medicine, Dr. Mauro DiPasquale, who wrote Amino Acids and Proteins for the Athlete: The Anabolic Edge. His contention was that if money was an issue, taking supplements ... More
Richard Nikoley Frees His Inner Paleo Animal
Posted in: How To
I have been a BIG FAN of the writings and work of Paleo health blogger Richard Nikoley from the insanely-popular “Free The Animal” blog for several years and consider him a great friend and champion of what healthy living is really all about. His no-holds-barred style is in-your-face and unapologetic ... More
Paleo Diet Is Gluten Free
Posted in: Paleo Diet
There is certainly a lot of talk about Gluten-Free food items and diets nowadays. For some us, avoiding gluten is just another way of optimizing our health. For others especially those with the Celiac disease, avoiding gluten is essential to their health.For those who have never heard of the Celiac ... More
CrossFit: The Ultimate Workout Challenge
Posted in: High Intensity Interval Training
I think it's safe to say that I have a family that is moderately obsessed with one another. We're unique in that my twin sister Rachel and I arrived into this world on the same exact day that my brother showed up, only two years later. So, we all share ... More
Eat Like a Caveman to Protect Your Brain From Shrinking (Opinion)
Posted in: Medicine
Multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs are some of the most toxic drugs used in the field of medicine, and while it is my strong recommendation not to use them, conventional physicians often offer them as a first-line treatment. This is especially tragic because there are other options for fighting MS, namely nutrition ... More
Why you should eat more (not less) cholesterol
Posted in: Medicine
For decades now, the general American population has been neurotically avoiding cholesterol-rich foods for fear of developing heart disease, thanks to the promulgation of the unfortunate Diet-Heart hypothesis. (1) Those of us that follow a paleo diet are well aware by now that dietary cholesterol does not significantly affect cholesterol levels ... More
My new favorite book on nutrition and health
Posted in: Medicine
I read a lot about health and nutrition. I mean a lot. Sometimes several books a week, along with papers from the scientific literature. I’m a total research nerd. I admit it. One complaint I’ve had for a long time is that there hasn’t been a single book I can recommend ... More
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