Local Foods

If you live in the Kingston, ON area, I found a website that has a map of local producers.

As well, click here to view a .pdf version.

Robb Wolf Video

Here is a great video about eating Paleo while at a restaurant. It isn't as hard as most people think it is. I've done this before and it works fine.

Slacking

Holy crap!!! Talk about procrastination. I have been so lazy over the past month that I haven't done too much research or even wanted to do any research. That "Weekly Food" idea didn't last too long. Sigh. Oh well. Maybe sometime in the future I'll get back to it.

I've been spending the past week putting together a new nutrition challenge for CrossFit Kingston. Just click the link below the picture to get to the challenge page.

Fats

There has been so much controversy over the past couple of decades regarding fat. "Fat makes you fat." "Fat promotes heart disease, diabetes, cancer, etc." "I eat a low-fat diet." All I have to say is WTF?

Fat is such an important and essential component to our every day lives. There are several vitamins that are dependent on fat for their absorption. And energy... How would you expect to wake up every day and do the things you do without fat in your diet? Here is why fat is so important.

Whole 9 Seminar

*image from CrossFit Generation*

5 of us from CrossFit Kingston attended the Whole 9 Nutrition Workshop yesterday (July 24, 2010) and they did not disappoint. Melissa and Dallas are very knowledgeable in this field and were able to make the content very easy to understand so everyone could follow along. Their main focus on this seminar was to educate us in making smarter nutritional choices for long-term health as opposed to short-term goals. Despite the constant flow of sweat trickling down my spine all morning it was very enjoyable.

Carbohydrates (Part 2)

Now that we have a better understanding of what carbohydrates (CHOs) are, we can now focus on the quality of CHOs. Not all CHOs are created equal. Each one contains its own set of vitamins and minerals. How it exerts its effect on blood sugar levels differs as well. The glycemic index (GI) determines how quickly blood sugar levels rise after CHO consumption.

What is the GI?

Paleo Commercial

Once again digressing from my 'Carbohydrate Part 2' post. Sigh... I'll get to it some day.

Great commercial. I know that registration for the certification is pending but if anyone ever stumbles on foods with the label shown on the right in Canada, post where you have seen it in the comment section.

Soccer

I know I'm diverting and putting off my 'Carbohydrate Part 2' post but I thought this was just hilarious coming from CBC. I thought sports people were supposed to stay objective about things. Unless you're Don Cherry. I'll post the article and a link to the article. The video at the end of the post is not from CBC.Gotta love soccer, errr... I mean, football players.

THE DIVING INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Shoulder Rehab

Many people experience some type of injury while performing some type of exercise during their lives. The shoulder appears to be one of the most commonly injured areas. The reason for this is that the shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in the body and endures a lot of wear and tear every day.

For those of us that have had or are experiencing a shoulder injury, the people at CrossFit Invictus have a great post dealing with shoulder prehab and rehab. The following post was written by Mike Hom:

Fructose

Carbohydrates (CHOs) are important to the human diet. Fructose is a simple CHO (monosaccharide) that is found naturally in fruits, vegetables, and honey. It is also used as a sweetener in processed foods, fruit juices, and pop to name a few. For some time, nutritional experts thought that fructose was better for the body because it didn't cause as big a rise in blood sugar like glucose did. However, these experts have changed their point of view on this subject.

Fruits and vegetables provide small amounts of fructose. These amounts can be tolerated well by the body. It has been found that fructose helps the body process glucose better. There are so many benefits to eating fruit that the fructose levels should not be a concern. You would have to consume over 8 - 10 servings a fruit every day for a prolonged period to see the adverse effects of fructose.