Posts Tagged ‘insulin’

Primal Body – Primal Mind

This paleolithic nutrition book was high on my list to read for a while. Primal Body-Primal Mind: Empower Your Total Health The Way Evolution Intended (…And Didn’t) by Nora Teresa Gedgaudas is another great book on nutrition.  As I continue reading more about this topic, I find that I’m being exposed to less new information.  [...]

Caloric Nonsense at the Glitter Gym

While at my Glitter Gym, the gym paused the soccer mom workout music for an important announcement.  It was a professionally made audio clip encouraging members to sign up for some nonsensical aerobic class, because it burned lots of calories.  The implication is that burning calories will equate to permanent fat loss.  Take the class and get [...]

My Cold Weather Challenge To You

Last winter I did a cold weather exposure project that I named No Jacket Required. It involved going without a coat the vast majority of the winter. From the post Still No Jacket Required: Other than the Seattle snowstorm, I went this entire winter wearing at most a long sleeve shirt. On most days, even those that [...]

Somehow I Stayed Thin While the Other Guys Got Fat

Today at the Glitter Gym, the one trainer I respect the most turned to me in front of his client and commented on how lean I have gotten.  Then he asked for my secret.  I think he expected me to say that I eat 5-6 small meals a day.  This is the message that he [...]

The Primal Blueprint – 10 Old School Laws For Nutrition and Fitness

The newest trend in nutrition is actually the oldest trend.  Evolutionary nutrition and fitness is gaining momentum online.  When it comes to diet, I’ve been slowly moving in the evolutionary direction for a year now. One of the blogs I read regularly is Mark’s Daily Apple.  When Mark Sisson came out with a book on [...]