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Let's Talk Real Health with Mark Schauss

From a world renowned researcher and expert in laboratory testing as well as environmental health issues, Dr. Mark Schauss. While Dr. Schauss's degrees are in business, he has over 25 years experience in laboratory test interpretations. His work with his daughter who suffers from epilepsy further pushed him into researching environmental toxicity and health, a subject he has lectured on all over the world and is now sharing on his podcast.

Mark Schauss, author and lecturer, has a wonderful podcast. Each episode is about 12 to 15 minutes long and packed with useful, and sometimes scary, information. Give them a listen. Go here and click on the podcast archive on the left. Enjoy.

Be your best,

Nate

I've read Gary Taubes's last book, Good Calories Bad Calories. It was well researched and packed full of useful info, but I have been reticent to recommend it because it is so dense with information. After hearing him on Robb Wolf's podcast, I went out and purchased his new book. It is great! It's an easy read and flips the current paradigm on its head. A novel idea from Taubes book is that obesity is a symptom of malnourishment. Taubes completely dismisses the idea of "calories in, calories out" and forces the reader to review their most basic thoughts on nutrition and exercise. Read this book and listen to Robb's podcast with Taubes. The podcast is free, so no excuses there. Sadly, the book is not free but well worth the cost.

Be your best,

Nate

My continued gratitude goes to the brave citizens serving in our armed forces. A special acknowledgement goes to the Navy Seals. From the bottom of my heart, a sincere thank you for all the effort and sacrifices you make on our behalf.

If you're so inclined, the following link is to a charity I like whose mission is:

We welcome home, empower and restore American Wounded Warriors, their families and surviving families while motivating Hometown USA to pay it forward to local veterans and their families.

Visit them here lonesurvivorfoundation.org

Be your best,

Nate

Just got back from Lake Tahoe/Incline Village. I was there to attend a Lab Analysis course taught by Mark Schauss. He's the author of the Toxic World book listed several entries ago (I HIGHLY recommend his book).

The course was, in short, incredible. We covered blood work, MRT (food sensitivity testing), Urine organic acid testing, and a plethora of other things. If you're interested in lab testing to see what's going on under the hood, please speak with me. I'd be happy to discus it with you. It's another tool to optimize your health and performance.

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Nate

nate@columbiastrengthandconditioning.com

Our daily rountines can be detrimental. Many common beauty products contain some questionable chemicals - from parabens (a potential carcinogen, endocrine disrupter, and hormone mimicker) to phthalates (a plasticizer shown to be a carcinogen) and toluene (a byproduct of styrene manufacturing that is considered a neurotoxin). This is a very limited and imcomplete list. Exposure to these and other chemicals can "castrate" males and cause a slew of health issues in females. You can research your current products at EWG's Skin Deep product database. For the guys out there, I recommend you read Charles Poliquin's article on the metrosexual look and its ramifications (warning on the language and situational humor in the article). Do yourself a favor and reduce or eliminate your exposure to these toxins. There are cosmetic product options out there that carry little to no health hazard.

Be your best,

Nate

You can find out what pollutants we deal with on a day to day basis at this website- Scorecard.org. I was pleased how well Boone county scored in several areas. Give it a look over and see what our livers deal with every day.

Be your best,

Nate

I can't recommend this book highly enough. If you're concerned about your health and the health of your loved ones, give it a read. It's a real eye opener. It's already changing the way I approach liftestyle and nutrition with myself and my family. Do yourself a favor and get it, read it, and implement it. You can purchase it a amazon.com, but you can buy it elsewhere. I don't get a kickback for any of this, I just wanted to offer you the tools to enrich your life.


Be your best,

Nate

This is legit. I really enjoyed Mark Sisson's book and would attend, but I'm already scheduled for a different seminar/certification that same weekend. I think it would be very informative and contain tons of immediately applicable knowledge. Let me know if you go and what you thought of it. I didn't set up all the links that go with it, but you can call the phone number listed below or google it.

Be your best,

Nathan

Primal Accelerated Success Training - Prairie Village, Kansas - Apr. 30

Primal Accelerated Success Training (P.A.S.T.) is an entertaining and interactive 6-hour course that will immerse you into Mark Sisson’s wildly popular Primal lifestyle movement and best-selling book, The Primal Blueprint. By the end of your PAST experience, you’ll have a clear understanding of the key Primal Blueprint concepts, and develop a specific plan of action to “get Primal” over the ensuing 30 days and beyond. The course material stands alone for those who are relatively unacquainted with Primal living, but reading the book in advance will enhance your seminar experience.

Location: Bootcamp Fitness, 5317 W 94th Terrace, Prairie Village, Kansas 66207, (913) 905-1944

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011

Time: 9am-3pm

Participant Registration Kit:

1. How to Forage in the Modern World - Convenient 60-page guidebook with lists and strategies to shop and cook Primally.
2. Primal Blueprint Fitness - A 58-page printed guidebook detailing the three Primal Blueprint exercise laws and the Five Essential Movements for strength training to develop full-body functional fitness.
3. Primal Blueprint Quick & Easy Meals - A harcover, full-color cookbook with over 100 mouth-watering recipes and easy-to-follow instructions that will get you in and out of the kitchen in 30-minutes or less.
4. $20 Discount Coupon for Primal Blueprint products ($50 minimum order required).

Presenter:

Mark Sisson (bio): The founder of the Primal Blueprint movement and publisher of MarksDailyApple.com will conduct a limited number of PAST events for larger groups.

P.A.S.T. Agenda:

Morning Session: Primal Blueprint Key Concepts. Detailed scientific explanation and practical discussion of the how’s and why’s of Primal living, and how they contrast sharply with Conventional Wisdom about diet, exercise, and lifestyle habits. Understanding the key concepts will help you build a solid foundation for your transition to a Primal lifestyle. Advanced Primal enthusiasts will appreciate how the discussion picks up where the book left off!

Break: A ten-minute morning break will be provided with beverages and snacks available.

Q&A: The delivery of the presentation material will be balanced with audience engagement at regular intervals. We want to make sure you “own” each of these concepts and have a complete understanding of how they apply to your health and fitness goals.

Lunch: Enjoy 45-minute of free time, and the opportunity to complete your first assignment of eating a Primal lunch!

Afternoon: Primal Accelerated Success Action Plan. Armed with the knowledge presented in the morning, you’ll develop a step-by-step action plan to transition to a Primal-lifestyle over the next 30 days. You’ll learn how to clean out your fridge and pantry and surround yourself with Primal foods. You’ll commit to a 14-day test period of Primal eating and evaluate the impact on your energy level, appetite, immune function, body composition, and overall sense of health and well being. You’ll learn how to restructure your workouts away from a chronic approach to model the Primal Blueprint Fitness principles. You’ll engage in a hands-on demonstration/fitness evaluation involving the Five Essential Movements - a simple, safe, total-body workout program for all fitness levels. You’ll develop a customized plan to optimize your sun exposure, sleep habits, and play time, and more!

Break: A ten-minute afternoon break will be provided with beverages and snacks available.

Small Group Discussion: Leverage the presentation material with additional brainstorming and insights from your new Primal buddies. Time to crystallize your goals and put pen to paper with specific commitments and To-Do List items.

From the Wall Street Journal. Yes, the Wall Street Journal. Give it a read.

Clues to Gluten Sensitivity

Some nice info from the Weston A. Price Foundation. They have a ton of other useful articles on their site along with a list of scientific references to support their claims. Enjoy.

Current USDA dietary guidelines are based on the flawed notion that cholesterol and saturated fat are unhealthy. They are unrealistic, unworkable, unscientific and impractical; they have resulted in widespread nutrient deficiencies and contributed to a proliferation of obesity and degenerative disease, including problems with growth, behavior and learning in children. The US government is promoting a lowfat, plant-based diet that ignores the vital role animal protein and fats have played in human nutrition throughout the ages.

The pyramid with its strictures against fat consumption does not recognize variations in human metabolism. Recommendations for fat restriction are predicated on the assumption that fat causes weight gain and heart disease; several recent studies have shown that that restriction of natural fats actually leads to more obesity in both children and adults, while the refined carbohydrates, polyunsaturated and trans fats that frequently replace natural saturated fats contribute to weight gain and chronic disease. Restriction of animal fats in children leads increased markers for heart disease and to deficiencies of vitamins A, D and K2, needed for growth, strong bones, immunity, neurological function, and protection from tooth decay.

RECOMMENDED NEW GUIDELINES:

The Weston A. Price Foundation strongly urges the USDA Dietary Guidelines committee to scrap the food pyramid and replace it with the following Healthy 4 Life guidelines, based on four groups of whole foods.

Every day, eat high quality, whole foods to provide an abundance of nutrients, chosen from each of the following four groups:

1. Animal foods: meat and organ meats, poultry, and eggs from pastured animals; fish and shellfish; whole raw cheese, milk and other dairy products from pastured animals; and broth made from animal bones.
2. Grains, legumes and nuts: whole-grain baked goods, breakfast porridges, whole grain rice; beans and lentils; peanuts, cashews and nuts, properly prepared to improve digestibility.
3. Fruits and Vegetables: preferably fresh or frozen, preferably locally grown, either raw, cooked or in soups and stews, and also as lacto-fermented condiments.
4. Fats and Oils: unrefined saturated and monounsaturated fats including butter, lard, tallow and other animal fats; palm oil and coconut oil; olive oil; cod liver oil for vitamins A and D.

Avoid: foods containing refined sweeteners such as candies, sodas, cookies, cakes etc.; white flour products such as pasta and white bread; processed foods; modern soy foods; polyunsaturated and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils and fried foods.