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Do you pass blood gas?
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I know the title sounds like a bad True Blood episode but trust me, it isn’t. Since you’ve been reading my blog for a while I consider you to be a homie, pal, or whatever you “wanna” call it. Homies can be real with each other, right? So, from one homie to another I’m going to ask you, “ Do you fart?” I know right off some men are gonna say, “Yes!” but the women are going to shy away from that question and rightfully so. I wonder what would happen if women started dropping bombs like us guys do and laugh about it? Hmmm… I don’t want to find out so ladies keep the silent but deadly’s because I know you pass gas…it’s human. But have you ever wondered why gas happens and where it comes from?
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Go With Your Gut
Posted by: | CommentsWhat’s up? Did you have a teacher like me in grade school who would spring pop quizzes on you right after the tardy bell rang? I learned to hate the word pop quiz! It would be a 5 question multiple choice test which meant you could only miss one question and pass. I came out on the short end of the stick a couple of times on quizzes because I would second guess myself and go with another answer. When I second guessed myself, it would always be wrong. How did I know it was wrong? I would ask around the class once we passed the test in to the teacher just to see what the consensus was on the quiz. I never asked any of the dumb people in my class, I always sticked to asking the smart kids. I found out early on the dumb ones would have you second, third and fourth guessing yourself…not a good feeling! I came to one conclusion about second guessing myself and it was this: whenever you don’t go with your gut chances are it’s always wrong. It wasn’t until later on, after taking tests like the SAT where I learned to “go with my gut” and stick with my first answer. It wasn’t until later when I learned to go with my gut for health purposes too.
Is 6 really the magic Number?
Posted by: | CommentsI went to the chiropractor to have my back and neck adjusted yesterday. I normally do this about once a month or so as the body can get tight after exercising several weeks in a row. Before I get my adjustment, I usually get into an interesting conversation with my chiropractor. We talk about anything and everything which could include the latest movies to exercise tips. On this particular day, we just happened to get on the subject of diet and metabolism. He was under the impression that you had to eat 5-6 times a day to speed up your metabolism. I once shared this belief until recently.
Fitness and the 6
I remember when I first jumped into fitness. I knew nothing about diet and nutrition so I bought a bodybuilding magazine and quickly fell into marketing madness disguised as fitness. I thought I struck gold when I found an article which told me to eat 5-6 meals a day to speed up my metabolism. I didn’t give it much thought at the time because it made complete sense, didn’t it? Hmm…the more you eat, the more the body has to digest and burn the food thereby speeding up your metabolism. Oh, and if you throw in this fat burning 64oz jar of protein, you should be good to go! I fell for this hook, line and sinker for so long “till” it wasn’t funny. I believed everything I saw in those magazines which set in the check out aisle at my grocery store. How can you not believe them when you see a guy on the cover with his muscles rippling and you aspire to be the same way? I never thought to question anything, do you?
The question of breakfast
Do you really need to eat breakfast? I thought for a long time I needed to and for a long time I did, even though I wasn’t hungry. I would force myself to eat just simply because the magazine told me to do it. After I did some research, I found out eating breakfast is another fitness myth. It should be left up to individual’s preference. Most experts tell people to eat breakfast because people have the tendency to eat unhealthy food when they don’t eat in the morning. For example, how many times have you not eaten breakfast in the morning then around 11 am you become so hungry you’ll eat anything. Most of the time that “anything” might be a bagel or doughnut someone brought into the office to share with the rest of his/her coworkers! Let’s face it…we all make less than desirable choices when our hunger meter goes in the red. There is no danger in not eating breakfast, the danger is the choice we make when we suddenly get hungry.
Nuttin but the truth
I read somewhere where eating frequent meals doesn’t have any significant effect on metabolism. There you have it! I won’t get into the scientific mumbo jumbo of it all and bore you to death. Since I found this out, I have cut my meals to 3 meals a day and I don’t have a problem maintaining this. I always had a problem maintaining the 6 meal a day thing and to be honest I felt I was forcing myself to eat. Was I training myself to overeat? I think so and since then I feel better eating 3 times and just practicing some good ol’ fashion self control. Will this work for you? It might but then again you might be different from me. The real truth is to find what works for you and continue to do it. You might be comfortable with eating one meal a day or even two just don’t let a forced belief have you doing something for the sake of doing it. It’s all up to you. Until next time, see you on the lean side.
Darren McDuffie
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Certified Nutrition and Weight Management Specialist
Certified Exercise Foundations Specialist
Certified Fitness Testing Specialist
This Business of Cancer
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Since it is breast cancer awareness month, I thought I would post a video. I have some mixed emotions about the disease and I can sympathize with anyone who has had it, beat it, or died from it. I lost my mother in November 2005 to breast cancer and it is forever “etched in my memory”. As you have read in my posts, I am a natural health care advocate and believe the body can cure itself. This belief “fuels” my other belief that cancer is a business and natural cures are deliberately being withheld from the public to keep the business intact. Call me what you want but dumb isn’t one of them! While you are enjoying the video, please take a look at another post which feels the same way I do:
The Stink of Pink
Take what people say at face value. Be open to learning more on your own. Enjoy the video
Darren McDuffie
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Certified Nutrition and Weight Management Specialist
Certified Exercise Foundations Specialist
Certified Fitness Testing Specialist
Do you believe in miracles?
Posted by: | CommentsHow’s it going? I wanted to share something with you today I discovered a month ago. Actually, I didn’t discover it, my significant other brought it to my attention and I am so glad she did. Before I go on, I want to let you know I am affiliate for this product and I use it myself. If you decide to buy the product, I might get a commission. Hell, you can buy it somewhere else if you want to but its one of those “gotta have” products especially if you are trying to lose weight or wanting to maintain the weight loss you fought so hard to attain.
The weight loss formula
If you have followed the blog, you should know the weight loss formula! If you don’t here it is: calories in – more calories out = weight loss. I’ll translate this for you to make it a bit easier to understand. In order to lose weight, you’ll need to burn more calories than you consume! How do you do that you might ask? I can tell you its not an easy task since there is a chance to commit “carbocide” around every corner. Most of us commit “carbocide” and then jump on the next fad diet. We then realize staying on a diet is as hard as Wiley Coyote catching the Road Runner. 
It ain’t gonna happen… but what if there was a food which had no calories, no carbohydrates and left you feeling full?
Enter the Miracle Noodle
Back in college, I ate Ramen Noodles. I think I had those noodles every way you can have them. I ate them with hot sauce, hot dogs, and ground beef. I ate them with a spoon, I ate them with a goon. Oops… pardon me, I just had a Dr. Suess flashback but you get the picture. I had to be creative since my budget was limited at the time. Once I graduated, I swore off noodles as I ate them so much , I couldn’t stand to look at them anymore. It was a miracle in itself ( no pun intended) I would even try noodles again. I did try them again and I liked them. They just happened to be called Miracle Noodles!
Shirataki Noodles
Miracle Noodles are the commercial name for Shirataki Noodles. Shirataki Noodles come from the far east, hence the name. The noodles are made from the Konjac Plant’s root which contains a soluble fiber called Glucomannan. This fiber which is derived from the plant’s root, is considered a vegetable and has no fat, sugar, and absolutely no carbohydrates. That’s right no carbs and no calories. What does that mean?
Weight Loss made easy
Since Miracle Noodles have no carbs and no calories, this means you can eat them and lose weight. How? Think about it. If you can eat a food which has no calories , it won’t count in your daily caloric intake. There are countless stories of people losing weight as they have adopted eating shirataki noodles on a daily basis. There is no other food out there which can boast to have no calories or carbs. I believe water is the only thing which has no calories and its a liquid! As an added benefit, the noodles leave you feeling full for hours! If you don’t know, one of the biggest problems with any diet is sticking to it as it restricts you to foods which don’t fill you up and leave you hungry minutes later.
True story
I am now using miracles noodles as a way to enjoy pasta the guilt free way. I really don’t need to lose weight but its a great way for me to maintain a healthy weight. I can also satisfy my craving for pasta. There are many more benefits of this miracle plant. If you’re wanting to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight, why don’t you make it easy on yourself?
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Darren McDuffie
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Certified Nutrition and Weight Management Specialist
Certified Exercise Foundations Specialist
Certified Fitness Testing Specialist
