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Go out and get you some fish oil!

Monday, October 5th, 2009

WHY YOU NEED OMEGA 3s

When Omega 3 consumption increases, your risk of cardiovascular disease decreases
High levels of the Omega 3 fatty acid – DHA are required for optimal mental performance and vision
Low levels of Omega 3s have been associated with depression, Alzheimer’s disease, ADHD, as well as developmental coordination disorder.
Omega 3 supplements have been shown [...]

What cavemen can teach us about good eats

Monday, October 5th, 2009

What cavemen can teach us about good eats
Pre-agriculture diet of wild meat, plants healthier than modern nosh
Jennifer Sygo, National Post Published: Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Did cavemen eat better than we do? While they didn’t have the most glamorous lifestyle– they were at the mercy [...]

Feel Good!

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Yes it happens to the guy that works at the gym…….Sometimes I just don’t feel like doing the workout.  Sometimes I have had too many kid football games, and too much other stuff and I am tired and just don’t feel like I can complete a workout.  Then something down deep inside me comes out [...]

The Zone and Athletic Performance! By Robb Wolf

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Amidst yesterdays comments the question was asked “Where is the science for the Zone or paleo with regards to improving athletic performance?” as both a scientist and coach I would have normally told this person to go pound sand as my gym is full of people who are performing FAR better with a paleo diet [...]

MORE AMERICANS AT HIGHER RISK OF HEART DISEASE

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Study From Time Magazine
Epidemiologists love to crunch numbers — and Americans, on the whole, love to ignore them. Even the most health-conscious among us soon grow numb to the storm of statistics warning us about rising levels of obesity or falling levels of exercise or all the other numerical indicators that tell us how unwell [...]