MINION OF HEALTH

When Mastication Has Lost Its Fun

2010-03-04T22:08:00.000-08:00

I can still remember my first experience with Mastication. When you as a kid first figure it out you will Masticate at almost any time and any place. Most people start their journey with some small toy working there way up to vegetables and fruits. I still remember my mother telling me to "stop Masticating with your mouth open".

To this day I really enjoy Mastication. I find myself doing it numerous times a day and sometimes even in public. Many have forgotten what it really feels like to Masticate well. The sensation of that first burst fallowed by salivation. The strength, and fortitude it takes to really get into it. I find that with practice it gets easier. You get more endurance and then your mind really opens up to what other options you have.

Okay minds out of the gutter folks. For those who don't know, Mastication is CHEWING. For some reason people have decided that it is no longer needed. As a country our number one source of calories come in liquid form. We are constantly trying to find ways to make our food much faster. Why even chew food when you can get a drink that has all of your essential amino acids properly proportioned to your metabolic pathways. Okay I made that up but it is not that far from the actual advertising that I have seen.

There is only one required liquid for human survival after infancy. PURE CLEAN WATER. Not soda, not juice, not bovine mammary secretions, just water. I know many can make an argument for coffee or tea including myself but really stop living the lie.

Even our non liquid food stuffs need to be chewed less and less. Put a piece of white bread in your mouth, you don't have to chew it. It will dissolve. I hear meat eaters talking about "how great this steak is it melts in my mouth." Meat should need to be chewed people. IF IT MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH IT IS NOT REALLY MEAT. IT IS A FACTORY FARMED FOOD PRODUCT.

So get more Raw foods in your diet specifically fruit and vegetables and Masticate often..

Gotta Love Minor Threat Lyrics

2010-02-01T22:23:00.000-08:00

"You tell me you like the taste
You just need an excuse
You tell me it calms your nerves
You just think it looks cool
You tell me you want to be different
You just change for the same
You tell me it's only natural
You just need the proof
Did you fucking get it?

IT'S IN MY EYES
AND IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY TO ME
IN MY EYES

You tell ...me that nothing matters
You're just fucking scared
You tell me that I'm better
You just hate yourself
You tell me that you like her
You just wish you did
You tell me that I make no difference
At least I'm fuckin' trying
What the fuck have you done?

IT'S IN MY EYES
AND IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY TO ME
IN MY EYES"

Ian MacKaye

Words of wisdom

2010-01-25T08:52:00.000-08:00

"Life is a blast when you know what you are doing, mister know what your doing before you life gets ruined. Life is a thrill when your skill is developed if you ain't got a skill or trade then shut the hell up" Del The Funky Homosapien

Dan Buettner: How to live to be 100+ | Video on TED.com

2010-01-18T12:54:00.000-08:00

Dan Buettner: How to live to be 100+ Video on TED.com

Why do we do these things?

2010-01-07T21:04:00.000-08:00

It is a new year and once again the gyms are loaded with people determined to make this year the one. This is the year that I will shed those extra pounds. This is the year of the six pack. This is the year of...

My question to all, What is your motivation? Why are you doing what you are doing? Most importantly do you enjoy it? If not why?

The enjoyment factor is what I believe to be the ultimate killer in any persons quest for health and fitness. "I enjoy drinking wine so I do not want to give it up." "I just don't enjoy exercise." This single word comes up in nearly every initial training session I have ever done in my career.

So where does this leave a person? If you enjoy the things that are ultimately stopping you from reaching your fitness and health goals and you do not enjoy the things that will get you there.

It all comes back to perspective. Exercise is considered a chore to most people. It should really be looked at as a luxury.

Think about how great we have it that we have to spend extra time trying to waste calories. We have so much abundance that we have to go and simulate physical work. Is that not amazing? Do you really think someone in a third world country is going to say, "Man I just gotta get my run in today or it is all going to go straight to my hips." They do not have that choice. We do...

So enjoy the idea that we have it sooo great and find things that you actually enjoy doing. No one has ever said you HAVE to run, bike, swim, lift weights.(okay that is a lie, lots of people have said that) What you HAVE to do is move. If you do not like the gym don't go. If you do not like to run, don't run. If you really don't like, don't...

Think about physical activity you do like. Kids are amazing at this. This might sound crazy to a lot of people, but remember how fun a good game of tag was. Guess what, it still is, plus it will drive your heart rate easily into your "target zones". (I recommend at least 4-6, 1 hour long tag sessions a week for a healthy cardiovascular system)

The human body is an amazing thing. This year REALLY look at and treat as just that, AMAZING. Really take in and learn about all the incredible things that your body does without you even thinking about it and you will gain a whole new respect.

For example; we can sweat. This ability alone has had tremendous impact on the fact that the human species has survived. When most animals overheat we can keep going and going. This allowed us to escape predators, and cover long distances gathering food.

So this new year give up. Give up on doing the what you don't want to do. Find activities you love and do them a lot. Learn and be amazing.

What do Global warming, H1N1, Avian flu, and respiratory infections in children have in common?

2010-01-05T22:07:00.000-08:00

What do Global warming, H1N1, Avian flu, and respiratory infections in children have in common?

Why the food on your plate of course. Specifically factory farmed meat...

Number one contributor to greenhouse gasses.
Unsanitary conditions
Feces infused dust blowing over neighboring children.

When I talk about being Vegan people often get defensive. They feel I am telling them what to eat and what to do. "Why does it matter to you what I eat?" "Its not hurting anyone?"

Well guess what, it is hurting us all. Factory farming is the number one contributor to global warming. Let alone the fact that due to Factory farming we now have antibiotic resistant super bugs causing infections world wide, and it has been shown that children living near these farms have higher rates of respiratory tract infections.

A lot of people are switching to hybrid cars these days forking out thousands of dollars to drive around and show how "green" they are. While I do believe this to be a good thing. The reality is if that person became vegetarian, it is the equivalent of switching from a Hummer (and not the small one) to that Prius. If a person is to become Vegan, it is the equivalent of switching from that Hummer to riding a bike.

Rather than forking out money why not just change what you are forking into your mouth?

WHO ARE YOU KIDDING???

2009-12-10T22:04:00.000-08:00

WHO ARE YOU KIDDING WHEN YOU TELL YOURSELF THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW WHY YOU ARE NOT REACHING YOUR HEALTH GOALS?

TAKE A LOOK INSIDE. ACTUALLY JUST READ THE QUESTION ABOVE. THE ANSWER IS RIGHT THERE. YOURSELF!!!!!

PEOPLE FALL INTO THIS TRAP ALL THE TIME. I CALL IT THE VICTIM TRAP. "THERE IS NO WAY THAT MY CURRENT STATE IS MY FAULT." WHO ARE YOU KIDDING?? WHO ELSE COULD BE AT FAULT?

THERE IS ONLY ONE PERSON WHO MAKES YOUR CHOICES ULTIMATELY. THAT PERSON IS YOU. YOU CAN BLAME YOUR TRAVEL SCHEDULE, YOUR JOB, YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, SOCIAL EVENTS, BUT IT ALL COMES BACK TO THE CHOICES YOU MAKE.

YOU CHOOSE TO NOT EXERCISE.
YOU CHOOSE TO DRINK THAT BEVERAGE.
YOU CHOOSE TO EAT THE FOOD IN FRONT OF YOU.
YOU CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS.
YOU CHOOSE TO NOT LISTEN TO YOUR BODY WHEN IT GIVES YOU ALL THE SIGNS YOU NEED.

"I FEEL HORRIBLE TODAY I MUST HAVE DRANK A WHOLE BOTTLE OF WINE LAST NIGHT AT DINNER. I COULD NOT STOP, MY FRIENDS JUST KEPT FILLING MY GLASS. AND THAT DINNER OH MY GOD I MUST HAVE ATE LIKE A POUND OF STEAK. I DON'T THINK I AM GOING TO EXERCISE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE CRAP." REALLY?

WHY DO WE TELL OUR BODY TO SHUT UP SO OFTEN. GIVE ANY SMALL CHILD A DRINK OF WINE AND THEY WILL SAY IT TASTES GROSS.(NOT AN ACTUAL RECOMMENDATION). TELL A CHILD TO EAT A GIANT STEAK AND THEY CAN NOT PHYSICALLY DO IT. WHY? BECAUSE THEY STILL HEAR WHAT THERE BODY IS TELLING THEM. IF YOU TELL SOMETHING TO SHUT UP LONG ENOUGH IT WILL EVENTUALLY STOP TALKING.(MYSELF EXCLUDED)

START LISTENING, EDUCATE YOURSELF AND STOP PLAYING THE VICTIM ROLE IT IS OLD. TAKE A LOOK INSIDE AND BE HONEST.

MAKE YOUR CHOICE AND STOP KIDDING YOURSELF.

WHAT KIND OF EXAMPLE ARE YOU?

2009-11-25T22:08:00.000-08:00

SO A TEACHER GIVES A KID A CHOCOLATE DOUGHNUT, THE KID COMES HOME AND TALKS ABOUT IT TO HEALTH NUT PARENT AND A RANT BEGINS....

WHAT KIND OF EXAMPLE ARE YOU? DO YOU TELL YOUR KIDS, FAMILY, FRIENDS TO NOT DO THINGS AND THEN DO THEM YOURSELF? DO YOU TELL YOUR KIDS NOT TO DRINK THEN GO OUT AND GET YOUR DRINK ON? DO YOU TELL YOUR KIDS "YOUR JUST NOT OLD ENOUGH?" WHY DOES AGE MATTER? IF IT IS NOT GOOD FOR A KID IT IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU!!! DO YOU TELL YOUR KIDS NOT TO EAT TO MUCH CANDY THEN SNEAK CANDY FROM THERE STASH?(BUT ONLY THE GOOD STUFF RIGHT?)

AS ADULTS AS PARENTS WE MUST, I REPEAT WE MUST BE AN EXAMPLE OF HEALTH. OUR CHILDREN DEPEND ON THIS.. FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW, THIS GENERATION OF CHILDREN IS THE FIRST IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO HAVE A SHORTER LIFE EXPECTANCY THAN THAT OF THEIR PARENTS.. NEARLY 20% OF KIDS UNDER 12 YEARS OF AGE ARE NOW CONSIDERED OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE... HOW CAN THIS NOT BOGGLE YOUR MINDS? HOW CAN PEOPLE NOT CARE AND CONTINUE THE STATUS QUOT. "I GREW UP ON IT AND I AM FINE." BULLSHIT!!! WE ARE NOT FINE!! TWO THIRDS OF THE ADULT POPULATION IN THIS COUNTRY IS OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE. ONE IN TEN NOW IS EITHER DIABETIC OR PRE-DIABETIC. THIS IS FINE?

PEOPLE OFTEN LOOK FOR WHO TO BLAME IN THESE SCENARIOS. "IT IS THE FOOD COMPANIES.", "IT IS THE MEDIA.", "IT IS THE GOVERNMENT". DON'T GET ME WRONG I AM ALL ABOUT RISING UP AGAINST THE MAN, BUT SORRY TO TELL YOU, IT IS YOU... IF YOU ARE NOT AN EXAMPLE OF HEALTH TO YOUR KIDS, FAMILY, FRIENDS IT IS YOUR FAULT. IF YOU BINGE ON BOOZE THEN TELL YOUR KID NOT TO BINGE ON SODA OR CHIPS OR CANDY THEY SEE THROUGH YOU. IF YOU SNEAK CANDY FROM THE STASH OR HAVE A SECRET STASH EXPECT YOUR KID TO DO THE SAME..

SO STOP BEING A HYPOCRITE AND BE AN EXAMPLE.. AND FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THINGS ALMIGHTY, LETS NOT FORGET A 3 AND A HALF YEAR OLD DOES NOT NEED A CHOCOLATE DOUGHNUT AND NEITHER DO YOU.

GOING ALL VEGAN ON YOUR @#$%^

2009-09-21T15:44:00.000-07:00

I KNOW I KNOW ANOTHER BLOG FROM SOME VEG HEAD.

MANY HAVE ASKED WHY I CHOSE TO SWITCH TO THE VEGAN LIFESTYLE. SO HERE IS THE ANSWER.

IT ALL BEGAN WITH MY POCKET BOOK. MY WIFE AND I HAD DECIDED A WHILE BACK THAT THE MEAT THAT WE ACTUALLY WANTED TO EAT JUST COSTS TOO MUCH. WE SIMPLY COULD NOT AFFORD QUALITY MEAT. WE WOULD OCCASIONALLY EAT MEAT WHEN PEOPLE MADE IT FOR US OR IF WE WERE OUT ON THE TOWN, BUT WE DECIDED THAT WE JUST WOULD NOT HAVE IT IN OUR HOUSE.

I THEN STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH. WHAT I FOUND WAS NOT REALLY A SURPRISE BUT IT WAS PUT IN SUCH A SIMPLE WAY THAT I COULD NOT ARGUE AGAINST IT.

ALL CARNIVORES CRAVE RAW BLOODY FLESH AND THE PROCESS OF KILLING SAID MEAT. I COULD NOT THINK OF A TIME THAT I STARTED SALIVATING WHEN I WATCHED A COW OR CHICKEN CROSS MY PATH. SO AT THAT POINT I REALLY STARTED TO QUESTION MY CARNIVOROUS WAYS.

SO THEN I LOOKED INTO THE HEALTH ASPECT. DO WE REALLY EVEN NEED TO EAT MEAT. THE ANSWER WAS AN OVERWHELMING NO. IN FACT WE HAVE TO EAT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR SURVIVAL BUT IF WE EAT A DIET EXCLUSIVELY OF MEAT WE WOULD GET SICK AND DIE.

THEN CAME THE DAIRY. THIS VENTURE ALL STARTED WITH CHRONIC SINUS INFECTIONS. 2-4 TIMES A YEAR I WOULD END UP WITH JUST PLAIN NASTY SINUS INFECTIONS. THEN A CLIENT OF MINE WHO HAPPENS TO BE A M.D. AND A NATUROPATH MENTIONED THAT DAIRY IS REALLY NOT GREAT FOR PEOPLE WITH SINUS INFECTIONS. IT CAUSES YOU TO BECOME MORE PHLEMY. SECOND A FRIEND OF MINE WHO HAPPENS TO BE VEGAN INTRODUCED ME TO THE TERM "BOVINE MAMMARY SECRETIONS". IT JUST STOPPED SOUNDING GOOD.

SO I CHALLENGED MYSELF TO GO VEGAN FOR A WEEK WITH THE PROMISE OF IF I DID NOT FEEL GOOD I WOULD STOP. NOW IT HAS BEEN NEARLY 6 MONTHS AND I STILL FEEL GOOD? IN FACT I FEEL AMAZING. MY ENERGY IS MORE STABLE, I HAVE LOST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BODY FAT AND FOR ALL YOU HATERS YES I HAVE MAINTAINED MY MUSCLE MASS.

SO THERE IT IS WHY I AM NOW VEGAN. STARTED WITH THE POCKET BOOK ENDED WITH SOME NASTY VISUALS.

A MUST READ ARTICLE

2009-09-21T15:43:00.000-07:00

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1917458,00.html

"THE GREAT WAY IS EASY"

2009-09-05T22:03:00.000-07:00

"THE GREAT WAY IS EASY, YET PEOPLE PREFER THE SIDE PATHS. BE AWARE WHEN THINGS ARE OUT OF BALANCE, STAY CENTERED IN THE TAO.

WHEN RICH SPECULATORS PROSPER WHILE FARMERS LOSE THEIR LAND; WHEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SPEND MONEY ON WEAPONS INSTEAD OF CURES; WHEN THE UPPER CLASS IS EXTRAVAGANT AND IRRESPONSIBLE WHILE THE POOR HAVE NOWHERE TO RUN--- ALL THIS IS ROBBERY AND CHAOS. IT IS NOT KEEPING WITH THE TAO."

THE TAO TE CHING

JUST READ THIS AGAIN AND IT STILL AMAZES ME THAT IT WAS WRITTEN SOMETIME IN THE SIXTH CENTURY B.C. 2500+ YEARS AND STILL HITTING THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.

THE PLACEBO EFFECT

2009-08-29T10:44:00.000-07:00

YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHY WE NEED TO GET OUR MINDS IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

OVER THE YEARS SCIENCE HAS BEEN DUMBFOUNDED OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO THE POWER OF THE PLACEBO EFFECT. OVER AND OVER STUDIES SHOW UP FOR DRUGS, SURGERIES, FOODS, AND SUPPLEMENTS SHOWING THE TRUTH OF THE PLACEBO EFFECT.

PEOPLE ARE GIVEN SUGAR PILLS AND GET JUST AS GOOD OF RESULTS AS THE BEST ANTI-DEPRESSANTS MONEY CAN BUY. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GIVEN FAKE SURGERIES AND HEALED JUST AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE WHO WERE GIVEN THE REAL DEAL. PEOPLE GET FITNESS FROM PLANS THAT BY ALL STANDARDS SHOULD NOT YIELD RESULTS AND GET AMAZING RESULTS.

WHY? BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING. IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE IN YOUR FITNESS PLAN OR ARE CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU COULD NEVER DO THAT, YOU NEVER WILL.

YOU NEVER WILL FEEL GREAT. YOU NEVER WILL HAVE THE BODY YOU DESIRE. YOU NEVER WILL COMMIT ALL THE WAY. YOU NEVER WILL HAVE THE TRUE INDEPENDENCE OF BEING HEALTHY.

CHANGE YOUR MIND, CHANGE YOUR HEALTH

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

2009-08-25T22:00:00.000-07:00

I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE THE OTHER DAY AND THIS CROSSED MY MIND. AS I WAS SHOPPING IN THE "HEALTH FOOD" SECTION WHICH CONSISTS OF PRODUCE AND SOME OTHER VARIOUS ITEMS. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, "WHAT IS THE REST OF THE FOOD IN THIS STORE?"

THE STORE THEMSELVES ARE TELLING ME THIS IS THE HEALTH FOOD? SO WHAT IS THE REST OF THE FOOD CONSIDERED? WHY WOULD I BOTHER WITH ANY OF THE OTHER FOOD IN THE STORE IF IT IS NOT IN THE HEALTHY SECTION?

HEALTH NUT

2009-08-11T08:09:00.000-07:00

"YOU ARE SUCH A HEALTH NUT"

IF YOU LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AT SOME POINT AND TIME SOMEONE WILL PROBABLY SAY THIS TO YOU.

THE INTERESTING PART IS THAT IT IS USUALLY USED IN A NEGATIVE WAY. AS IF IT IS A BAD THING THAT YOU ARE A HEALTH NUT.

WHY ON EARTH WOULD ANYONE EVER THINK IT IS A BAD THING TO BE FOCUSED ON BEING HEALTHY? THIS AGAIN GOES TO SHOW THE ODD MENTAL STATE THAT WE ALL LIVE IN. WE MAKE FUN OF PEOPLE FOR BEING TOO HEALTHY.

"WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A TREAT?"

THIS IS ANOTHER QUESTION THAT US HEALTH NUTS GET ASKED AT TIMES.

BEING HEALTHY AND FEELING GREAT IS A TREAT EVERYDAY. IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE REWARDED WITH NON-HEALTHY HABITS. HOW HAVE TREATING YOURSELF AND UNHEALTHY HABITS BECOME IN MANY PEOPLES MIND THE SAME THING?

THIS ONCE AGAIN JUST GOES TO SHOW WHERE OUR MENTAL STATE IS AT. MAKE A SHIFT, CHANGE YOUR MIND.

CHANGE YOUR BELIEFS

2009-08-03T10:10:00.000-07:00

"Your beliefs become your thoughts
your thoughts become your words
your words become your actions
your actions become your habits
your habits become your values
your values become your destiny"
Mahatma Gandhi

If we can change our belief as to what health is and begin to discuss this new belief system, we will act, and if we act long enough, it will become a habit.

Change what you believe. If you do not believe you can truely be healthy, you will never take the actions necessary to make a life change.

MINION DEFINED

2009-07-30T21:51:00.000-07:00

Many have asked so I will answer.

Minion is a term for favourites or protégés, especially those of a monarch or prince at a royal court. Unlike a henchman or lackey, although of subordinate rank to his patron a minion is likely to be of noble birth or to be raised to the nobility, and is more of a companion and confidant to him than a servant or bodyguard

A FRIENDS VIEW OF WHAT IS HEALTH

2009-07-29T11:40:00.000-07:00

Living, really living, moving forward, pushing limits, growing and getting better, using this mind and body that was given to me to the fullest potential, completely natural the way it was meant to be used until it's used up.I think that the human body in it's purest form is completely amazing and everything that was meant to be is right here. Nothing else required but most of us try to make it more difficult than it needs to be, health is figuring out how to tap into my bodies natural strength and going with it.

By Kara Makin Bond

Thanks Kara

THE STRONG 6

2009-07-27T06:44:00.000-07:00

1.RAISE CENTER OF GRAVITY
2.LOWER CENTER OF GRAVITY
3.PUSH
4.PULL
5.ROTATE
6.STABILIZE

EVERY GOOD STRENGTH TRAINING PROGRAM SHOULD INCLUDE THESE SIX ELEMENTS. THESE ARE THE MOVEMENT PATTERNS THAT MUST BE TRAINED TO MAKE A STRONG BODY.

IF ANY ONE OF THESE IS MISSING IN A STRENGTH PROGRAM, THERE WILL BE IMBALANCE. IMBALANCE LEEDS TO INJURY. SO TAKE A LOOK AT EACH JOINT AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE DOING MOVEMENTS THAT INCORPORATE THESE SIX MOVEMENT PATTERNS.

EXAMPLE EXERCISES:
1.DEAD LIFT
2.SQUAT
3.PUSH UPS OR PRESSES
4.PULL UPS OR ROWS
5.MEDICINE BALL CHOPS AND THROWS
6.PLANK OR HOVER

THANKS

2009-07-27T06:42:00.000-07:00

JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY GOOD FRIEND MIKE FOR THE GREAT WORK ON THE LOGOS. MINION OF HEALTH WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT THE VISUAL, SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

HEALTH REFORM

2009-07-24T18:19:00.000-07:00

THERE IS A LOT OF TALK LATELY OF HEALTH REFORM. I SAY REFORM YOUR HEALTH.

IF WE BECOME HEALTHY THIS WHOLE SYSTEM WILL FALL APART ANYWAY. OUR CURRENT HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS BASED OFF OF SICK PEOPLE.

IF WE ARE NOT SICK THEY DON'T MAKE MONEY WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE TO CHANGE.

IT IS THAT SIMPLE IS IT NOT?

PROBABLY NOT BUT IT SOUNDS GREAT RIGHT AND WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE OTHER THAN SOME EXTRA POUNDS AND PILLS.

SO LETS REFORM HEALTH CARE TOGETHER. REBEL BY MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES. STOP BUYING INTO THE SHIT THEY ARE FEEDING YOU.

REFORM YOUR HEALTH!!!

HOW? COMING SOON

Stuff

2009-07-23T22:43:00.000-07:00

T-SHIRTS GET YOUR T-SHIRTS

http://www.cafepress.com/MinionofHealth

WHAT IT TAKES

2009-07-22T16:54:00.000-07:00

WHAT IT TAKES TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE. IF YOU WERE TO FOLLOW THESE COMMANDMENTS IT WOULD BE HARD NOT TO THRIVE IN THIS WORLD

THE COMMANDMENTS

Thou shall exercise.
Thou shall exercise at intensities above and beyond what you are used to.
Thou shall lift heavy objects a minimum of 2-4 times a week.
Thou shall do enduring activities a minimum of 4-6 days a week
Thou shall mix up your enduring activities to include excruciating intervals and long boring steady work.
Thou shall have FUN with it.
Thou shall stretch your muscles after every workout.
There is only one exception to The Commandments and it is death.
Thou shall not complain about any of the proceeding Commandments.
Thou shall avoid beverages of the mind altering nature.
Thou shall drink 64oz- 1 gallon of the purest liquid, water per day.
Thou shall eat 4-8 servings of FRESH vegetables a day.
Thou shall eat 4-8 servings of FRESH fruit a day.
Thou shall understand that if it was not recognizable as food in the times in which they used the term “Thou shall”, it is not food and should be avoided.
Thou shall not be glutinous.
Thou shall eat 4 to 6 small vegetable based meals a day.
Though shall learn ways to control your stress.
Though shall make a point to sleep 6-9 hours a night.
Thou shall not make excuses for not following the proceeding Commandments because there are not any. Your life depends on it.

Eat Shit and Die!!!!!

2009-07-22T16:22:00.000-07:00

EAT SHIT AND DIE. SO WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? YOU GOT IT OUR FOOD SUPPLY.

PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE CONSTANTLY EATING SHIT AND EXPECTING TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE. THE PROBLEM IS YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SURVIVE ON SHIT, BUT YOU WILL NEVER THRIVE ON SHIT.

MOST OF OUR DIET IN THIS COUNTRY TENDS TO COME OUT OF BOXES MAKING VARIOUS HEALTH CLAIMS. HIGH PROTEIN, HIGH FIBER, HIGH IN ANTIOXIDANTS, VITAMIN FORTIFIED, LOW FAT, LOW CARB, LOW SUGAR, LOW GLYCEMIC, ORGANIC. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

THIS REMINDS OF A GREAT QUOTE FROM THE MOVIE TOMMY BOY. "IF YOU TAKE A SHIT IN A BOX AND PUT A GUARANTEE ON IT, ALL YOU HAVE IS A GUARANTEED PIECE OF SHIT."

ALL OF THESE CLAIMS ALL OF THOSE BOXES. STILL SHIT....

EAT REAL FOOD PEOPLE. EAT WHOLE FOODS. HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT THERE ARE NO FRUIT AND VEGETABLE LOBBIESTS IN WASHINGTON. IT IS BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE TO CONVINCE ANYONE THAT THESE FOODS ARE GOOD FOR YOU. EVERYONE KNOWS THEY ARE GOOD FOR YOU. YOU WILL NOT SEE A COMMERCIAL ON TV OR IN A MAGAZINE SAYING GOT ORANGES?

IF IT HAS TO BE MARKETED TO YOU IT IS PROBABLY NOT GOOD FOR YOU.

MODERATION

2009-07-21T13:55:00.000-07:00

Moderation? Is it really the answer to a "healthy life"?

I hear many people talk about the idea of moderation. "Well it is all about moderation". I can not even count the amount of times I have heard this statement from moderately overweight people who are moderately at risk of diabetes and moderately at risk of heart disease.

Do we really want to be just moderately healthy? If you went to the Doctor and he or she told you that they are moderately good at what they do would that be good enough for you? Why the mediocrity?

Excel go whole hearted into being healthy. It does not make sense to do otherwise. Why be Moderately healthy when you could be actually healthy? Do you really know what it feels like to be really healthy or have you always lived a life of moderation.

A wise small green alien once said "Do or do not, there is no try." Stop trying and do, or stop complaining about your situation...

Living lean equals Living Green

2009-06-20T21:45:00.000-07:00

So there is a lot of talk out there about living a green lifestyle.

Can you really be living a "green life" if you are overweight or obese?

Being overweight in most cases means you are living a life in excess. You are taking more than your part. You are consuming for the sake of consuming and just storing the extra energy away in the form of fat cells.

Because of excess weight you will use more gas in your car. Because you consume more than your share, more food must be shipped to where you are at. Because you consume more than your share, more food must be processed, more animals must be fed and slaughtered, more fields must be sprayed with chemicals, the list go on and on.

So live green and lean. Consume less shed those extra pounds. Or even better find balance. If you are going to consume them at least use them.

The Movement

2009-06-13T22:12:00.001-07:00

THE MOVEMENT IS MOVEMENT.

WE MUST MOVE. WE MUST MOVE A LOT. WE WERE GIVEN THIS AMAZING BODY WHICH DOES SO MANY INCREDIBLE THINGS. MAKE IT DO WHAT IT WAS MEANT TO DO.

WE HAVE A HEART, LUNGS, MUSCLES, BONES ALL WITH THE PRIMARY FUNCTION TO DO ONE THING, MOVE....

I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT TAKING THE DOG FOR A LEISURELY STROLL EITHER. THAT IS ACTIVITY. ACTIVITY IS A GOOD THING, BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH. WE NEED EXERCISE.

EXERCISE IS A LITTLE PAINFUL. IT IS A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE. SOMETIMES IT FEELS DOWN RIGHT HORRIBLE. LETS NOT START SUGAR COATING THINGS NOW, THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

THE REALITY IS A LIFE OF DISEASE WILL BE FAR MORE PAINFUL THAN ANY AMOUNT OF EXERCISE YOU COULD PUT YOURSELF THROUGH. WITH DISEASE COMES LOSS OF YOUR INDEPENDENCE. YOU WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO RELY ON OTHER PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU. NOW THAT IS REBELLION....

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN WE GOT ALL THE EXERCISE WE NEEDED. WE HUNTED, GATHERED, FARMED, AND BUILT AMAZING THINGS WITH OUR HANDS. THOSE TIMES ARE LONG GONE.

Revolution

2009-06-13T22:09:00.000-07:00

WE MUST EVOLVE. HOW CAN WE EXPECT CHANGE WITHOUT CHANGING? WE ARE DE-EVOLVING. THE FIRST LIVING THINGS ON THIS PLANET WERE ESSENTIALLY SMALL SPINELESS BLOBS. WE ARE BECOMING A LARGER VERSION OF JUST THAT, SPINELESS BLOBS. YOU WERE GIVEN YOUR BONES AND MUSCLES FOR A PURPOSE. USE THEM.

JOIN THE MOVEMENT. EVOLVE YOUR MIND AND BODY. STOP MAKING UP THE REASONS WHY YOU CAN NOT AND START MAKING REASONS TO DO IT.

ALBERT EINSTEIN WAS ONCE QUOTED "THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY IS TO KEEP DOING THE SAME THING AND EXPECT DIFFERENT RESULTS."

ARE WE ALL REALLY INSANE? THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES. IT WILL NOT BE EASY NOR SHOULD IT BE. IT HAS TAKEN YEARS TO DE-EVOLVE YOUR MIND AND BODY AND IT WILL TAKE YEARS TO RE-EVOLVE IT.

Rebellion

2009-06-13T22:02:00.000-07:00

THE TRUE REBELLION

BEING A REBEL, COUNTER CULTURE, PUNK ROCK OR WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT IS ABOUT GOING AGAINST THE STREAM. MORE THAT 2/3 OF OUR POPULATION IN THIS COUNTRY IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERED OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE AND THESE NUMBERS ARE NOT SHRINKING (PUN INTENDED). THINK ABOUT IT PEOPLE. WHO BENEFITS FROM US BEING THIS WAY? DO YOU REALLY WANT TO FALL INTO THIS STATISTIC? IF SO STOP READING NOW, GO GRAB YOURSELF A 64oz SODA, KICK BACK, PLAY YOUR VIDEO GAMES AND ENJOY SOME REALITY TELEVISION.

HERE IS SOME REALITY. DUE TO MARKETING BEING A SMOKING BINGE DRINKING PUNK WHO DOES NOT CARE FOR THEIR BODY HAS BECOME MAINSTREAM. HOW IS PUMPING YOUR MONEY INTO CORPORATE MONSTERS WHILE KNOWINGLY KILLING YOURSELF IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM REBELLION? IF YOU REALLY THINK THIS IS TRUE YOU HAVE BECOME JUST ANOTHER SHEEP IN THE HERD.