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Category: Nutrition

  • Sodium Bicarbonate for Energy & Recovery

    Image Source Baking Soda as a Supplement for Endurance and General Health   This is fast becoming my favourite supplement. It’s great for my general aches and pains I normally get a pain in my foot and hand, but since taking 5-10g of baking soda for the last week, it’s completely gone. I also feel…

  • Medipen Review – MMA Recovery & Inflammation

    Vape like a pro – or Nate Diaz So, first off, I was NOT sent this to review for free. My back and neck have been killing lately, so after reading a few studies and reviews, I decided to fork out. I spent £50 on this, which nearly killed me. Here’s a pic of how…

  • Joe Rogan Experience – Mark Sisson

    The Joe Rogan Podcast with Mark Sisson from Marksdailyapple     According to Mark’s Primal Eating Plan: Protein take priority “Carbohydrate drives insulin drives fat” – ideally energy should come from dietary stored fat You should limit your carbs to only those you need to provide glucose for the brain and for limited amounts of…

  • Easy Weight Loss For Men

    *Diet at your own risk. Consult a doctor before changing your diet or undertaking a new exercise regime* Prepare yourself Psychologically Be Prepared for setbacks and anticipate any problems Set some goals Fill in this questionnaire and take ownership of your diet & fitness   Intermittent Fasting 16-hour fasts – don’t eat anything between 8pm…

  • How I lost Half a Stone by Accident

      Ah, I hate before and after pictures, but here you go: Before     After       After speaking to PPC and weightlifting guru, Alex Guest he convinced me that the “eating every 3 hours” protocol was in fact another great example of bodybuilding marketing b@llocks, and that intermittent fasting is great for natural…

  • Joe Rogan Experience #842 – Chris Kresser

    Notes below were taken whilst listening to the podcast. Please let me know if anything is incorrect. Gut flora – Food Cravings & Depression Consuming processed foods can cause inflammation. Inflammatory cytokines ‘released’ in the gut, can cause systemic inflammation, leading to mental and physical illnesses. Consuming lots of sugar foods, will generate gut flora…

  • Turning a Love for Good Food into a Business

    If you love training, then there’s a good chance that you have an interest in nutrition, good food and cooking.  You should have anyway! Don’t be one of those idiots who spends £100 a month on Mega Mass 2000 and eats processed rubbish all of the time. Good businesses start with a great idea, but…

  • Healthy Shopping List – UK

    A quick list of what you should look to pick up at the local supermarket. Having crap food in the house is a massive hurdle/barrier to committing to a new healthy-living regime.  Buy healthy foods, throw out or give away the sugary crap. Shopping List Fruit Bananas Blueberries Red grapes Apples Vegetables Cucumber Rocket Broccoli…

  • Diet, Fitness & Asthma

    I had ‘bad’ asthma for as long as I can remember. I was using 3 inhalers at one point, 2 steroid inhalers and 1 ventolin inhaler. I can still weeze and have a few issues if I’m around cats, or cut grass. But the last time that I used any inhaler was 7 years ago…

  • Healthy Protein Shake – “The Death Juice”

    ‘Fitness Shake’ – get the micros and the macros Hemp protein, 1 carrot, 1 beetroot, 30g flax seed powder, handful of spinach Blend Neck