Category Archives: FITNESS & TRAINING TIPS
Power Salads
Mizuna One of the mildest mustard greens, mizuna — often found in mesclun mixes — is high in immune-boosting vitamin C, folate and iron. It also contains powerful glucosinolates — antioxidants linked to decreased cancer risk, says Tanya Zuckerbrot, R.D., … Continue reading
Orange you glad I didn’t say apple?
Don’t discount the rind (white part) of oranges. Chinese medicine has valued orange rind for centuries for its healing properties. The main component in an orange peel is d-limonene (often also used as a natural cleaning solution). This ingredient is … Continue reading
Yum Yums..
Thank you Kristie S. for the yummy, homemade chocolate…!
Paddleboard Yoga
Following Bikram Yoga, Hot Yoga and restorative yoga, there’s a new yoga style in town, and it lives on a paddle board. Meet paddle board yoga — a yoga practice that is carried out on paddle boards in the water. … Continue reading
Flaxseed!
I take a tablespoon a day. Flaxseed oil is very high in essential fatty acids. It contains omega-3 essential fatty acid, known as alpha linoleic acid. Alpha linoleic acid is the precursor to two other omega-3 essential fatty acids, which … Continue reading
Conan!
Thanks to Rachel, Conan, Jeff, Allan, Tracy, Ashley, Rob, Keri, Dixon, Eric, Bill, Greg, Steve, and everyone at Conaco for a great show last night. And thanks to Fila for supplying the wardrobe for our stunt team (Sam Looc, Ben … Continue reading
The Sais have it
According to Okinawan folklore, the sai began as an agricultural tool used to measure stalks, plow fields, plant rice, or to hold cart wheels in place. It may have also been an evolution from a pitchfork but evidence for this … Continue reading
I am your butterfly…
Thank you Gamble for finding this gem… Music video by Die Antwoord performing Enter The Ninja. (C) 2010 Interscope Records
Russia and Japan put aside conflict in wake of tsunami
A simmering dispute over the Kuril Islands fades as Russia reaches out to Japan in wake of deadly tsunami Miriam Elder March 14, 2011 01:57 Russia has increased its monitoring of radiation levels along its Pacific Coast, following explosions at … Continue reading
My Shoulder Scope
WARNING: If a little blood makes you queezy and/or if you are my wife Nina, don’t watch this. I had some minor shoulder issues that have been restricting me from boxing, and I wanted to nip them in the bud … Continue reading