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Culture

I often hear people say things like “this city has no culture” or “this person lacks an understanding of culture” and I said to myself, what exactly is the textbook definition of culture and its true meaning because sometimes I feel like people that are saying this don’t have a true understanding of the word. Here is Continue reading Culture

Do you juice or blend?

I am am the proud owner of a new Nutribullet Pro and today I saw an episode of Dr. Oz (which I rarely watch but for some reason God lead me to it today instead of listening to my usual music!). This episode talked about sugar content in foods and exposing sugar bombs in foods that are otherwise considered as healthy. The amount of sugar, specifically fructose found in a 4 freshly juiced apples was alarming and it got me thinking about the difference between juicing and blending. I found this site that explains juicing vs. blending in good detail: http://simplegreensmoothies.com/tips/juicing-vs-blending-whats-the-difference.

Another thing mentioned on the Dr Oz show was that eating 4 apples is much harder than drinking the juice of 4 apples. The amount of fiber found in apples gives a “feeling full” sensation and typically causes us to stop eating but when the juice is extracted from apples, this juice, which is absent the fiber content, does not provide the same “I am full” sensation.

Check it out! http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/exposed-secret-sugar-bombs-healthy-foods.

Grass vs. Grain

Cows were designed to graze pastures and eat grass.  Although most Americans know this, they do not make the correlation between this natural state and the fact that the beef they eat is not grass fed but grain fed!  The food that cows eats, mostly a corn and/or grain potluck, result in the overall health of the cow.

Grain fed beef is the beef MOST Americans eat today. The cows of today are typically raised in a giant feed lot where the animals are packed so tightly they can not move let alone turn around. The typical feed contains many different things like corn, barley, hay, process grain by-products, rendered animal products like other dead animal parts, animal waste, restaurant waste and a ton of antibiotics to keep down disease and infestation – simply put they are standing in their OWN feces, of course they need some kind of drugs! Since they are not being fed a normal diet, their body compositions changes.  This results in sickly cows that require antibiotics just to stay alive long enough to be slaughtered so they can make it to your dining table. Grain fed cows are eating a food product that does not have sufficient nutrients normally present in grass fed cows and have an unbalanced ratio of Omega 3 to Omega 6 fats normally balanced in grass fed cows.

Grass fed beef is raised humanely and naturally. They roam pastures, graze on grass that has not been sprayed with pesticides and are healthy animals. They are lower in fat and calories, being leaner than grain fed beef results in overall lower calories.  By the way, they actually MOVE around through out the day so they get exercise which helps to raised their Omega 3 levels – the Omega 3 levels are up to 4 times higher than the grain fed cow.  Omega 3’s are your “good” fats and are essential for every cell and system in the body. They have proven benefits to help the heart, lower blood pressure, promotes brain function aids in weight loss and helps prevent auto-immune diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s etc. Grass fed beef  vs grain fed beef has up to 5 times more Conjugated Linoleic  Acid (CLA) which has shown a dramatic impact on cancer prevention.  Grass fed beef is also rich in Vitamin E which is a powerful antioxidant; many Americans are deficient in Vitamin E.

Buy and eat grass fed beef – its good for your health, supports local farms, much more humane and better for the environment. YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.

Info obtained from www.eatwild.com

Day 158

Workout – Off Day. I got it in 5 days straight with cross training and some challenging routines so I am not feeling bad about a day or 2 off!

Breakfast – Leftover Mexican food. I refused to through it away, today was supposed to be the beginning of me checking my eating habits. I have been celebrating since Cinco so its time to clean it up.  But it starts tomorrow.

Lunch – Medium bowl of chili with white onions on top. YUMMY. And spicy.

Dinner – A complete disaster. Some baked Cheeto’s (don’t ask me how many, way more than a serving sized and so what if they were baked), some barbecue potato chips  and 5 baked wing drums.  Basically a bunch of BS for dinner!  I am not beating myself up I’m just sayin’!

Oh well tomorrow is a NEW day! Thats what’s SO great about the human body. We get to start OVER.

Day 157

HAPPY 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO ME!!!  I am chilling today, doing my work from home and whatever I feel like doing the rest of the day. This is a major thing I am very VERY proud!!

Workout – 3.1 miles, 225 push ups and dips.

Breakfast – small sliced green apple with sea salt.

Lunch – A few spoons of homemade chili and coleslaw.

Dinner – Bowl of homemade chili. It was organic and spicy.  And great!