"Yo, how much can you bench?"
Let's face it - sometimes well-meaning and wonderful people talk shit and say dumb things. And they often say dumb things with conviction.
I reached into my gym fridge the other day to eat some duck mousse pate from D'Artagnan Foods. I was looking forward to the creamy, rich flavor and enjoy the fact that I was eating something healthy. I've had some of their products before in the past and have enjoyed them.
My friend Regina Wilshire, author the the amazing blog Weight of the Evidence, posted some interesting numbers that I wanted to share with you all. They elucidate the difference between the protein and amino acid profiles of meat and veggies. Quite an eye opener.
Fat loss is by far the number one desire for 99% of the clients that walk through the Serious Strength door. As many of you already know our approach to achieving fat loss is:
I saw this article in the NY Times yesterday on balance training for the elderly. I braced myself for the fallout.
Well sportsfans it seems that The NY Times has joined forces with The Huffinton Post in getting their facts twisted on the recent survey which indicated, albeit weakly, that if you eat a lot of carbs and eat fat and meat you run a slightly higher risk of dying earlier and suffering more maladies than if you eat a lot of carbs and not so much fat and meat.Take a look.
A favorite teacher in college once said to me: "The world is full of hacks." As I've gotten older and balder, I realize he couldn't have been more right. The world abounds with shills and sheisters.
If you want the skinny on how to become healthy and know what is scientifically so about nutrition, here are ten must read books that you'll eventually want to lay your hands on. Some of them are easy to read, some are more "heady" and others are somewhere in-between.
A few people wrote to me in response to my last blog post on Dean Ornish. They felt I unfairly attacked him and that this was not justified or worthy of me.
For well over two decades Dean Ornish, M.D., current Senior Medical Editor for the Huffington Post, has been advocating and promoting a low-fat, plant-based diet.
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Here are 5 of the best health websites on the web:
For those of you who can't seem to kick the pancake and waffle habit, there is a solution - almond flour!
I don't think so. Not much of it at least.
