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Some Important Exercises to Perform
In no particular order, below are some exercises which are some of the most useful and beneficial exercises you can perform.
Push-ups
Begin by placing your palms on the floor and step out with both legs. Keep your back flat and palms below your shoulders. Bend your arms and lower your chest just above the ground, push [...]
Cervical Cancer Vaccination – Do Your Research
With deaths, severe adverse reactions and absolutely NO research showing the effectiveness of the cervical cancer vaccination, it makes you wonder why the Australian government is spending $436million dollars on making the cervical cancer vaccine free for females aged between 12 and 26.
On the Australian Cancer Council website, they provide a fact sheet with information [...]
Tabata Intervals
Interval training is one of the best conditioning routines you can undertake. Tabata Intervals are one form of interval training which involves performing 20seconds of exercise, followed by 10seconds of rest, then repeated for 8 intervals, or more.
Sound easy? Think again. Tabata Intervals are tough, both physically and mentally. For 20seconds you are working at [...]
Acid / Alkaline Balance
An acidic imbalance can cause many health problems, and although most conventional doctors don’t believe that an acid-producing diet can be the leading foundation for chronic illnesses, conventional medicine has evidence supporting the link between an alkaline diet preventing many illnesses, such as osteoporosis, age-related muscle wasting, heartburn, insomnia and nasal congestion.
The human blood pH [...]
Setting Goals
Not too long ago, a few things changed in my life that completely turned my days upside down. I found myself going through days only completing tasks of personal interest and not doing anything which impacted my life positively. It was then that I sat down to re-write my goals and when I picked up [...]
Best Oils to Cook With
Article written for FeedtheFitness.com
Some oils are better than others when applying heat to them when cooking. Those that don’t do well in a hot environment quickly turn rancid and turn into free-radicals, which damage our cells.
Keep these tips in mind when next cooking with oils:
High Heat/Frying/Browning
Coconut oil
Palm Oil
Ghee (clarified butter)
Lard
Medium Heat/Light Sauteing
Olive Oil
Sesame Seed Oil
Hazelnut [...]
Calcium and Osteoporosis
When most people think about what they need to do in order to prevent osteoporosis, they will think of what they know keeps bones strong and healthy. The dairy industry has made us believe that the main thing you need to keep bones healthy is a good intake of calcium; however this can’t be more [...]
Anderson Silva, Urijah Faber and GSP Wallpaper
I’ve put together three desktop wallpapers of some of my favorite MMA fighters.
Click the image to download full size versions.
Anderson Silva wallpaper
Urijah Faber wallpaper
George Saint Pierre wallpaper
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Paleolithic hunter gatherer diet
I’m a firm believer that nutrition has the ability to take charge of our health, wellness and longevity. Whether the nutrition is good or bad, the foods we put into our mouth can dramatically alter our hormones, our energy levels and of course, our wellbeing.
We are living in a society where the rate of illness [...]
The Food Pyramids
Article written for FeedtheFitness.com
The first food pyramid came out in 1992, with the basic advice that people should consume a diet high in complex carbohydrates (bread, cereal, pasta, rice, etc), and low in fats. Not long after the pyramid was introduced, more and more research began showing that the food pyramid provided misleading nutritional guidance [...]
