Photo courtesy of The Peru Guide To the Land of the Incas we go. From Lima to Machu Picchu, let’s see what Peru is all about. History of Peru: The first indication of human presence in Peru is the Norte Chico civilization, around 11,000 BCE. ... (read full article)
The opposite of bland! Photo courtesy of The Food Pornographer I was asked a question last weekend by a guy I know about how to increase the variety of his diet. The exact words he used in reference to his diet were, if memory serves me right, “bland... (read full article)
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. – Mark Twain Every successful man I have heard of has done the best he could with conditions as he found them, and not waited until the next year for better. –... (read full article)
I finished reading In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan a few days ago. All in all, it was a well-written, easy to follow and comprehend book. The Message Pollan’s message is simple and is printed right on the front... (read full article)
Building bigger muscles is at heart a hormonal event. Hormones such as insulin, growth hormone, testosterone and cortisol are giving the body signals on whether to build muscle, or break it down. While exercise is necessary to create a stimulus for certain... (read full article)
Well my quick experiment with a 3 day fast is officially over and sometimes I just think my life is a TV sitcom that just hasn’t been picked up yet. I learned some important things about myself and other lessons to use from this point on. Fasting... (read full article)
Image courtesy of Karl Loren I came across this article awhile back: What Does And Doesn’t Affect Immune System. Scientists know that a number of factors can affect the body’s immune system: poor diet, certain steroids, chronic stress. Now... (read full article)
Ok, was going to wait a while to get into this but seems it is fitting into my own personal schedule as I am looking to do a 3 day fast. But let’s just quickly overview the longer fasting benefits. Health in my mind is simple and based on a cellular... (read full article)
Photos courtesy of justydrink and Roger Smith Recently, there was a comment left by Carl on my Veganism post from October of 2007. In his comment, he made the following claim: Just before man began to take it’s first steps towards being the humans... (read full article)
If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know that I’m a big fan of Intermittent Fasting. This post is intended to lay out my success story since implementing IF as part of my lifestyle. I started implementing Intermittent... (read full article)
