A year in a life without refined sugar – Day 8

A year in a life without refined sugar – Day 8

Here’s what I ate on 3/8/12: Breakfast 2 large grape fruits, one orange + Green Tea (no sweetener) Lunch 2 fish tacos, chips and salsa at California pizza kitchen (business meeting lunch) Snack 1 plumb Dinner Tilapia, hummus, couscous, salad, organic veggie chips and salsa (thanks to my awesome wife who always makes yummy, healthy dinners) Diet Plan Pescetarian lunch and evening + raw fruit breakfast Supplements none Exercise day off (following 4-hour body weight gain routine) Notes Had a lot of energy all day up until after lunch.  Not sure what was in the fish tacos, chips or salsa, but it made me very sleepy. Not to self: don’t order that...

A year in a life without refined sugar – Day 7

Keeping it simple, here is what I had on 3/7/12: Breakfast 1 large grape fruits, 2 oranges + Green Tea (no sweetener) Lunch 3 bananas + cliff bar Snack 1 organic almonds Snack 2 Raw veggies (broccoli, red peppers, cucumber, tomatos, carrots) Dinner Fish tacos + chips and salsa at AMC Fork & Screen (date nigh with my wife watching Act of Valor – Unfortunately, Rotten Tomatoes reviewed this movie well) Diet Plan Pescetarian dinner  + raw fruit durring day Supplements none Exercise day off (following 4-hour body weight gain routine) Notes Had a lot of energy all day up until after lunch.  Not sure what was in the fish tacos, chips or salsa, but it made me very sleepy. Not to self: don’t order that...

A year in a life without refined sugar – Day 6

A year in a life without refined sugar – Day 6

My friend and amazing human being, Mark Joyner, launched a new site called aYearWithoutSugar.com and I’ve joined him on a quest to go a full year without sugar.  Fortunately, I’ve been doing this for a few years already; however, I’m tracking what he’s doing b/c 1. I respect him and 2. I’ve been drawn to finding healthier ways to eat even on my current pescetarian diet. He has also cut out alcohol in his diet, and though I haven’t been drawn to that yet, the 80/10/10 Diet (my amazon referral link *wink*) is quite interesting to me. Check out what he’s up to and follow along. Oh… and Its never to late to join in. Since he posts his daily meals, I figured I’d do the same starting today (in a very similar...

Food Combining: Can Trophology Improve Your Health?

Several years ago, my wife and I switched from a ‘typical’ American carnivore’s diet to a Pescetarian (vegetarian + fish/seafood) diet to maximize our health.  My initial motivation to switch came from unexplained fatigue after eating certain meals – particularly ones heavy in starch and sugar.  After running blood tests, I was relieved to find I didn’t have any blood diseases, diabetes or the like but still wanted to find the cause.  Later, I read The Celestine Prophecy and was reminded of the importance of pH balance in the body along with the alkaline and acidic properties of foods.  The book explained the importance of eating a 70-80% alkaline diet for optimal health, and after researching the topic a bit further, my wife...