Category Archives: Nutrition
PALEO CHALLENGE: MAY 2012
CrossFit Full Strength Rules Must attend meeting: May 19th @ Noon. If you cannot attend the meeting please let us know ASAP! Start/Finish: Start: May 19th Finish: June 17th (remeasure at NOON) Entry Fee: $25, sign up HERE This is not a … Continue reading
What is really bad for us: FATS or CARBS???
This article is great. I highlighted my favorite part in orange. It just blows my mind that people truly believe that what they are eating is healthy and is 100% pushing them closer to heart disease and more! When I … Continue reading
Sodium Fix: Five Foods With the Most Salt
Article from: http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/06/25/5-foods-with-the-most-salt There’s been much to-do about salt lately. In April, the Institute of Medicine said that 100,000 lives could be saved each year with salt cutbacks. The FDA heeded the warning, promising industry-wide reductions in sodium levels on … Continue reading
Truth About Food…
Some great points in this article. Nutrition seems to be such a complicated subject for people. Stick to the basics. Look at some things on the nutritional facts. Some are more important than others. Sodium should be one of the … Continue reading
Paleolithic diet is so easy, cavemen actually did it
From THE WASHINGTON POST Here’s a question for the weight-conscious: How often do you see a fat caveman? Exactly. Maybe excepting Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble, most portrayals of the people who lived 12,000 years ago depict svelte folks baring … Continue reading
The Importance of an Athlete Staying Hydrated for Top Physical Performance
People always talk about nutrition in regards to food, but always forget one of the most important parts…STAYING HYDRATED. Now would be a great time to read up on this since it is getting very hot outside. Its always important … Continue reading
Not all calories are created equal…
I notice a lot of people tend to count their calories and think that if they eat 100 calories in junk food it is equal to 100 calories in good food. That is 100% FALSE. Your body absorbs and metabolizes … Continue reading
The healthy sports drink…
One rule that we have tried to stick to with our program is no sports drinks allowed in the gym ie Gatorade, Powerade, Vitamin Water, you get the point. The sugar content just makes me cringe. Too many times society … Continue reading
Being realistic with your nutrition…
Too many people starting to learn about Paleo always look shocked when I explain what they can and cannot eat. I know it seems so limiting at first, especially when you go strict Paleo and vinegar is not even recommended. … Continue reading
