Monthly Archives: September 2011

Pumping Up Your Pullups and Pushups

Pullups and pushups are the best body weight exercises for developing the muscles of the upper body.  Most people hate pullups and are lucky if they can do 5.  Others seem to have a knack for them and can pop out 10-15.  … Continue reading

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Needing a Cleanse – try Bentonite

Every now and then things get slow inside, and despite coffee’s function as a laxative, sometimes a more aggressive cleanse is required.  Bentonite is a cheap, safe, effective and extremely forgiving cleanse.  Bentonite is a natural clay often prescribed as a laxative.  A bottle costs between $8-15 … Continue reading

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Why is Low Blood Sugar so Important?

High blood sugar impedes the body’s ability to burn fat, causes fatigue, suppresses growth hormone production and eventually leads to diabetes.  This is why low blood sugar is so important. Starches and refined sugars cause a spike blood sugar, then … Continue reading

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Abdominal and Leg Exercises – Navy Style

Anyone trained in diving knows the importance of strong abs and strong legs, especially waterborne soldiers, because swimming with fins requires a great deal from both.  So here are the Navy’s bread and butter exercises: Flutter Kicks:  This is where … Continue reading

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Relieving Spinal Pain

Almost everyone suffers spinal pains of some sort, and although stretching will often alleviate such pains, most people are simply too lazy to stretch or don’t know how to stretch – but stretching doesn’t have to be a painful or protracted … Continue reading

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Don’t Poison Your Children!

Our country has the greatest selection of fresh produce in the world, at affordable prices, at almost every street corner, and yet many affluent people in my neighborhood take their children to McDonalds.  The Mercedes and Suburbans are literally lined up bumper to bumper at … Continue reading

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Greatest and Coolest Portable Water Purifier

Attention outdoor enthusiast or survivalist seeking the ultimate water transport and purification system – check out HtiWater.com.  Their 100 ounce camel back water purification system, called “Expedition” is what all Special Forces are now going with.  The system uses forward osmosis … Continue reading

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The Truth about Bottled Water

Bottled water is big business and 75% of it comes straight from the tap.  So if you think your’re getting special water, you’re probably not.  You’re just paying top dollar for the worlds most abundant resource. If you’re going to … Continue reading

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Start Exercising – But Don’t Pig Out!

Many well intentioned people start an exercise program and then gain weight.  This is because exercise generates a hardy appetite.  Yes, exercise stimulates the metabolism, but in these cases, people are taking in more additional calories than they’re burning.  When people … Continue reading

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Getting Mentally Tough – My Twisted Formula

Most people think mental toughness is about positive affirmations or avoiding negative thoughts, but in my experience, it’s quite the opposite.  In the Navy, enduring physical hardships and danger were not the factors which made one mentally tough.  Everyone around me was enduring the same … Continue reading

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