Epic Bars Review
I first heard about these through Mark’s Daily Apple when he offered them as a prize for one of his contents.
Since I’m on the road so often I was eager to try these out since they seemed like the perfect paleo snack.
Grass fed, gluten free, preservative free, antibiotic free, hormone free, low glycemic, dairy free, and low glycemic. The ingredient lists are also filled with items that I recognize and can pronounce.
The company even lists ‘ketogenic’ on its website. … Read More
The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy
I’m not even sure where to begin in my review of this book except by saying two things:
This is the best health book I’ve ever read
And
I wish I had read this sooner
I’m a frequent visitor of Mark Sisson’s site, Mark’s Daily Apple. In fact I’ve read every post starting from December 2012 when I first discovered his site, around the same time I started my own blog.… Read More
Great article by Mark Sisson of Mark’s Daily Apple, a blog I follow daily, discussing potential reasons for elevated LDL in people who eat Primal (a paleo low carb variation). Potential explanations include:
An interesting point is his description of the role iodine and thyroid hormone plays in the expression of LDL receptors and subsequently LDL-C which pretty much is in line with everything I’ve been reading about.… Read More
One of my favorite blogs to follow is Mark’s Daily Apple, and when I came across this post, one of the letters really caught my attention. One of his reader’s was wondering about his “gynoid” pattern of fat deposition. A gynoid pattern is when there is increased fat in the hips, buttocks, and thighs as compared to an “android” pattern where the fat is increased in the chest and belly. Here is part of Mark Sisson’s response:
… Read More“…For you, a male with a more “feminine” pattern of fat deposition, I would suspect low testosterone levels.
Here’s a video of one of the greatest grapplers in the world, Rickson Gracie, playing with his son Kron Gracie who is now a formidable grappler himself.
Just read this article from Mark’s Daily Apple about the benefits of carrying your child rather than pushing them along in the stroller and I got to thinking about whether this relates to grappling and BJJ and wrote this comment:
… Read More“No babies yet… but when they do come around I’ll know what to do!
Funny thing though, not sure if it’s entirely related, in my bjj class, there’s an autistic kid and his dad who come around to train occasionally, and when they’re on the mats wrestling around and doing BJJ the kid really perks up and you can feel a tangible joy emanating from him…
After these articles, I’m now thinking it may have to do with the constant touch and close contact that normally happens in grappling sports that may be having the positive impact on him…
Sports played these days don’t have this kind of close contact now.