Archive for April, 2008
The Evils of Dairy
Most people will aim to achieve optimal health and wellness during their lives, un-fortunately a lot of people believe their current nutritional diet is fantastic and leading them to a healthy lifestyle, but in actual fact the foods they are consuming are playing negative rolls towards their health.
Why is it that so many people are [...]
Agave – A healthy alternative to table sugar
Agave nectar is a natural sweet syrup, similar to honey and is commonly produced in Mexico from the Agave Americana plant, also known as Century Plant.
Pretty much all agave nectar that can be purchased is natural; which means it isn’t over processed and doesn’t contain added ingredients such as sugar and colours. It’s the natural [...]
Get fit with kettlebells
Kettlebells are a traditional Russian training tool with a history dating back to 1704, they where used by strongmen and the Russian Elite Military Forces to develop supreme functional fitness and also for injury rehabilitation.
A Kettlebell looks like a cannonball with a handle and will sometimes appear daunting to first time users, however Kettlebells are [...]
Quinoa recipes
I’ve put together a few quinoa recipes.
Click here to download the PDF file.
Enjoy!
Stuffed Baked Pumpkin
Quinoa and Tuna Stir Fry
Swordfish Kebabs with Spiced Quinoa
Moroccan Chicken with Almond Quinoa
Quinoa Pumpkin and Pesto Risotto
Tuna and Quinoa Salad
Chicken and Quinoa Patties
Chicken with Roast Vegetable Quinoa
Sausage and Quinoa Salad
Quinoa Pudding
Quinoa and Cococnut Pancakes
quinoa recipes
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To Stretch or Not To Stretch Pre Workout
Stretching or not stretching before a workout is a pretty controversial topic, especially when it comes to static stretches. There is research that shows better performance when stretching prior to a workout, and there is also research showing better performance when not stretching prior to a workout.
I don’t really believe anyone is really wrong when [...]
Health benefits of coconut oil
There are still many people who have negative associations with anything that contains ‘saturated fat’. I believe this mainly is conceived through the belief that saturated fat from animals raises blood cholesterol levels and causes heart disease. However, there is no evidence showing that too much animal fat in the diet promotes heart disease. In-fact [...]
Time to bust out the Cod Liver oil!
Winter is here… or is it just me wearing three layers and a beanie?
Ok, so it’s still reaching 20 degrees or so during the afternoons, but the mornings are freezing, dark … and freezing, which is enough for me to say winter is starting to set in.
With winter comes shorter days, which means less sunlight [...]
