Mothers Give

To encompass what mothers do in one word: Give. 

Mothers give you their mitochondria which make food for every cell in your body!
Mothers give you the rhythm of your heart, as yours picked up the beat of theirs!
Mothers give you room to grow, sheltered from the sometimes harsh world!
Mothers give you nutrients, milk, and eventually solid food!
Mothers give you time to dream, often letting go of theirs!
Mothers give you life and advice on how to live it!
Mothers give up sleep to help you find yours!
Mothers give up lots of things just to give to you!
Mothers never give up on you, and you will never forget the sound of her voice!

I dedicate this to all mothers everywhere, especially the ones who were not ready but gave all they could.

Eating Against the Grain, Part 1

Eating against the grain - a series explaining the dark side of eating grains year round.  In this series I hope to explain in detail one detrimental aspect of relying upon grains as food in each part.  I shall simply present the truth and let you decide if you are ready to start eating and living against the grain.

Unnatural food source 
Grains, unlike seeds or nuts cannot be eaten without a good bit of processing.  So let's have a contrasting look at grains versus seeds.

A Wheat Spikelet

Quite appetizing?  Just the sort of thing that begs to be eaten, looks like it will just slide painlessly through fifty feet of your insides.
Imagine the amount of processing involved in not only growing this, but it turning into flour.  This is why Farm Bills give over $40 Billion of our Taxes to a few enormous companies involved in processing yearly!

These are Hemp Seeds still in their shells.  Just like any nut or seed, simply crack the shell and enjoy.  Simple to store, transport, and consume in its basic raw, real, and natural state.  No need to steal from taxpayers subsidize the considerable lack of processing involved in producing nuts and seeds because they are natural sources of food.

So why the difference between grains and seeds?  Simply put they are different strategies of offspring propagation.  Grains are designed to travel on the wind, while seeds, nuts, and fruits are designed to hitch a ride in or on animals like humans. 


Grains - Unnatural food source.

Better than Whey

A month or so ago I blogged about protein power and gave examples of a whey protein that I really like.  A few weeks ago an Augmented protein complex was introduced to me.  It consists of different types of proteins which digest at different rates.  I find this good for several reasons.  Its more like real food, though still liquid so it puts less strain on your digestion system.  It offers you a more steady flow of protein which helps lengthen the release of Leptin which tells your brain to feel satiated from a meal.  This also gives your muscles and tissues more time to synthesis cell components like sarcomeres!  Finally this system also includes all the B vitamins which are kind of important.  Again B vitamins are water soluble so you must take them daily.  They also enable your body to break down and synthesis all sorts of important molecules required for cell metabolism, repair and growth.  The only improvement I can think of for this product is a good amount of Vitamin C (2,000 mg) some Zinc (30mg) and a little bit of selenium to support anti-oxidation and testosterone and cortisol production.   This is just to keep everything water soluble.  If you mix in your fats like you should (Coconut Milk) I would also add EPH & DHA Omega3's, Vitamin E and COQ10, and you will have quite a solid meal.  I usually add honey to my mix as well to support the High Intensity workout that relies on the Glycolitic pathway as well.  If you doing low to medium intensity then the honey will just end up as fat and not as glycogen in your muscles!

Eye Protection

or Eye Pro as its called.  Few can argue that our eyes are not worth protecting.  We suffer a daily barrage of damaging UV rays which can lead to all sorts of complications.  Macular degeneration is where the cells in your retina slough off into the eye causing "floaters," or eventually blurriness and blindness.  Cataracts are no fun either, when the proteins in the lens break down or form improperly distorting or even blocking vision.  A high carbohydrate diet elevates risk or even causes these and other eye conditions.  Still it is to easy to wear some UVA/UVB protection.  Working in shops or construction sites, or combat you might want impact resistant lenses to protect your eyes from particles and impact damage.  I know of one instance in which a Soldier's eye pro slowed a ricocheting bullet enough that it entered but did not destroy his eye.