You are what you eat!

Are you a Vitamin I popper when you are really sore from a workout?  If so, take a read of this article posted by CrossFit San Fransisco.  Thanks for the post Kath! Get Off The Ibuprofen Peoples! Hey Kelly, At the seminar you said no more ibuprofen, so I stopped. But what should I take […]

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Not all fish oils products are created equal – (original photo courtesy of Krill Oil Dangers) We’ve spoken a lot about the importance of taking fish oil for health and recovery.  But what if the fish oil you have isn’t the best?  Take a look at this interesting article from CrossFit AI: Unethical Fish Oil

What things SHOULDN’T you put in your shopping cart? Here is an article from my American Council on Exercise newsletter.  Believe it or not, sometimes they actually have interesting things to say other than how to do bicep curls and crazy things with Kettlebells OTHER than a swing… This one is for those Non-Paleo peeps

Image courtesy of Adlib CHOOSING THE RIGHT KIND OF CHOCOLATE Choosing the right kind of chocolate will provide many health benefits that make it not only “good for you” but better for your body than most of the fruits and vegetables your mother made you eat when you were a child.” In general, the healthiest

Original post and image courtesy of CrossFit Kernersville The best type of diet is always up for debate in the fitness world and that includes CrossFit.  Watching the CrossFit games and listening to the athletes speak about nutrition is enough to prove this.  Zone, Paleo, eat whatever you want because you bust your a** in the gym

The Truth About Dark Chocolate, Dutch Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate and the Healthiest Chocolate! Dark Chocolate – The Good Stuff Dark chocolate contains the three elements of cocoa liquor or cocoa mass (cocoa cake), cocoa butter, and sugar. A bittersweet dark chocolate bar contains about 70% chocolate liquor*; while a semisweet dark chocolate contains

I came across this recipe in Mark Sisson’s Primal Blue Print cook book. Primal Cereal: Time in the Kitchen: 10 minutes 1/2 cup almonds slivered or whole 1/2 cup pecans 1/2 banana 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk Pulse all ingredients in a food processor or blender

Mmm!  Don’t they look yummy? (image courtesy of Animal Wildlife)   Hey Zoners!  Craig, here.  It’s time to think about meat again! I just got an email from Karsten (our Bison guy). The next order of Bison will be delivered in October. I know that this is a ways away, however last year we had

Photo from http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com SO WHAT’S GOOD ABOUT COCOA? You may be surprised to learn that cocoa is actually a FRUIT – and even more surprised to learn that it is actually one of the healthiest fruits commonly eaten by man! Cornell University food scientists discovered that cocoa powder has nearly twice the antioxidants of red