February 2012
2 posts
“If your health were perfect in every respect, what would you look like? How...”
– Brian Tracy, Focal Point pg. 150
January 2012
3 posts
Racehorses
You bought an expensive racehorse, one that cost $500,000. If you owned an expensive racehorse, what kinds of foods would you feed it? If you had invested all that money in a horse, would you feed it junk food, potato chips, soda, donuts, bagels, candy bars, and jugs of coffee? Of course not!
How much more valuable are you than a racehorse? Just as you would feed an expensive...
High Fructose Corn Syrup
HFCS is a man-made sweetener that’s cheaper and sweeter than sugar. Food manufacturers love it because it enhances their profits, so they add it into an unbelievable number of foods. Cereal. Ketchup. Soda. Pasta sauce. Cookies. Even some meal replacement bars, which are supposed to be good for you, list HFCS way up high on the ingredients list. If “High...
“90-95% of your 60-100 trillion cells are replaced each year. Every year is a new...”
– Don Colbert, MD. The Seven Pillars of Health
November 2011
2 posts
Sauna Sweat
Using the sauna at the gym for a “sweat bath” has many health benefits, and has a profound effect on the human body. Your skin temperature soars to 104° F, and your internal body temperature rises to 100° F within minutes. Your metabolism increases. Your pulse rate jumps by 50% or more, allowing the heart to nearly double the amount of blood it pumps each minute. This...
October 2011
1 post
August 2011
1 post
Brown Rice
> White Rice
The difference between brown rice and white rice is not just the color! The difference lies in the way it is processed and its nutritional content. If the outermost layer of a grain of rice (otherwise known as the husk) is removed, the result is brown rice, and it is a “whole grain.” If the bran layer underneath is also removed, the result is white...
July 2011
1 post
“Guess where illness is in your life right now? Testing the outer edges of your...”
– Jim Rohn
March 2011
1 post
“Physical fitness is the basis for all other forms of excellence.”
– John F. Kennedy
January 2011
1 post
“You become healthier only after you push yourself beyond your limits, and fail...”
– Robert Kiyosaki
November 2010
1 post
The Meatrix
To large corporations, maximizing profits is the name of the game. In fact, the goal of modern industrial agriculture is to grow it faster, fatter, bigger, and cheaper. Which leads to antibiotics, pesticides, steroids, and hormones, all of which end up in the meat we eat. And it’s not very good for our health.
The sad reality is our meat no longer comes from happy farms....
September 2010
1 post
“I ate vegan for an entire week. I have to admit, it does feel good.”
August 2010
1 post
Dropping Some Wisdom (Teeth)
So I got all my wisdom teeth taken out a few days ago - all 4 of them. I must say I was terrified of getting put to sleep, since I’ve never been put under with anesthesia before. I don’t even remember knocking out. #scarythought. All I remember was feeling delirious momentarily, and then knocking out again. lol. Anyways, knowing that I couldn’t...
June 2010
1 post
Dendrites
The human brain is an amazing organ. Our brains are made of 50-100 billion neurons that process information at lightning speed. The world’s fastest supercomputer doesn’t even come close. We have been given a gift. Each of those neurons are connected to each other by dendrites, which send and receive information between neurons. I presented this in a Samahan meeting back...
April 2010
1 post
No Brain, No Gain Nappy time in EE 490, taken by Jared. Fucker.
So I’ve been staying up late in senior design lab recently, and I haven’t been getting as much sleep as I need. When I walked in the gym the next day, guess what - I didn’t feel like doing shit! And I’m usually a pretty energetic guy. This goes to show that the amount of sleep you get directly affects the...
March 2010
1 post
Your Fave 5
The water line from Disney’s “Holes” standing in order of respect
When your body lacks the water it needs, it prioritizes and gives it to your vital organs first - “The Starting Five,” similar to the starting five of a basketball team. Or if you’re a T-mobile user, your fave 5. They are your: 1. Brain
2. Heart
3. Lungs
4. Liver
5....
February 2010
1 post
What is the first thing you see when you walk into a Barnes & Noble during New Years?
Everyone’s New Year’s resolution, and our bookstores know it. =)
January 2010
3 posts
The Arnold Way
This clip always makes me lol. Other than the fact that Arnold really enjoys everything about bodybuilding, the 7-time winning Mr. Olympia also wrote an entire encyclopedia about it. I personally find it the most authoritative guide to sculpting your body, for both men and women. After all, the goal for men and women is the same: to create the maximum possible aesthetic...
“One of life’s curious ironies is that individuals who are overweight also...”
– The Encylopedia of Modern Bodybuilding by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Wall-E
I loved everything about this movie, Wall-E. If you haven’t watched it, it’s about a world that is governed by a megacorporation called Buy’N’Large, causing mass consumerism and completely trashing the Earth, forcing the humans to go on a 700 year cruise in space as the Wall-E machines clean up their mess. The human race is completely reliant on technology to...
December 2009
3 posts
Why Is Santa Fat?
I’m sure we’ve all done our research when we were kids on this matter. Here’s what we think: Santa Claus promotes obesity and an unhealthy lifestyle. Instead of feeding him cookies and milk every year, we should be feeding him a fruit basket, or maybe even a protein shake. Right? haha. Some say he needs all that belly fat to survive Christmas, the...
Soda Is Garbage
It’s the holidays, and I see everyone drinking soda, even though we know that what we’re drinking is garbage. There is nothing in soda that should be put into the human body. If you are making an honest attempt at your own health, please realize that feeding your body garbage only means that your body will give you garbage in return. Soda has absolutely no...
“Your brain does not get “fried” from studying. It’s actually...”
November 2009
1 post
“Eating the orange is a lot more nutritious than drinking the orange juice in the...”
– You might as well reach for the real thing. Oranges are more filling because it has more fiber, and it has less calories than their orange juice counterparts! Sweet citrus, just eat the orange, people. haha
October 2009
2 posts
The Paleolithic Diet Bahag brothers, this is for you… The ideal way to eat to get and stay lean, and prevent chronic disease is to follow the Paleolithic diet. In other words, eat the way that our ancestors ate during the pre-agricultural age. To be honest, this way of eating is not convenient in today’s times. Nevertheless, we believe it to be, hands-down, the healthiest way of eating...
“Far too many people tend to spend their health to gain wealth, only to spend...”
September 2009
2 posts
Stir Your Waters A breathtaking view of Niagra Falls
Our bodies are approximately two-thirds water. Think of what happens when water sits for a long time in a cup, puddle, or pond. It eventually gets covered with slime and gunk, breeds disease, and becomes toxic. Think of those green algae-covered ponds you see when you drive through the country. That process is similar to what’s going...
“If it seems you are hungry too often, you may be dehydrated. Drink more water!”
July 2009
9 posts
Mmm Dark Chocolate
Chocolate is actually a healthy choice in prudent amounts. It’s not only a way to pamper ourselves, but it actually works with our brain chemistry to lift our mood and make us feel better. It elevates two key neurotransmitters, serotonin and endorphins. Low levels of these brain chemicals are linked with depression and anxiety. By raising them you feel calmer, more...
Okinawan Centenarians
Okinawa is the home of the longest-lived people in the world - ages well into their 100s.. People there seem to have beaten the aging process and the debilitating diseases that accompany the “golden years” in the West. Heart disease is minimal, breast cancer is rare, and most aging men have never heard of prostate cancer. As a group, the three leading killers in the West...
Healthy Biblical Times
The wisdom of the Bible extends far beyond the spiritual issues to encompass every area of life - including dietary, hygienic, and moral guidelines. History reveals that the healthiest people in the world were generally the most primitive people as well! Our ancestors rarely died from the diet- and lifestyle-related illnesses that kill most modern people before their...
“If you’re looking to prevent afternoon and evening sleepiness, coffee or a...”
– Psychology Today, July/August 2009
“How well your brain works depends on how well it receives oxygen.”
– Another reason to do cardio!
Recess At Every Age This was my show as a kid. lol Many districts across the nation are getting rid of physical education and recess because of the increased reliance on test scores for school survival. Given the powerful cognitive effects of physical activity, this makes no sense. Physical education did not hurt the kids’ performance on the academic tests… children actually did...
Nap Like a Kid Again Napping is actually a natural phenomenon. I also now have a greater insight into the sleeping patterns of Friendship Games. It is written in our DNA. Ever wonder why you feel the most sleepy during the midday, between 1pm and 3pm? The answer is ahead…
If you look at the rest of the animal kingdom, no other species tries to get all their sleep in one long stretch....
Everyone’s Top 4 Goals
Success is the ability to live your life the way you want to live it, doing what you most enjoy, surrounded by people you admire and respect. In a larger sense, success is the ability to achieve your dreams, desires, hopes, wishes, and goals in each of the important areas of your life. Although each of us is unique and different from all other human beings who have...
Go Bananas
• Boosts brainpower, makes pupils more alert
• Contains serotonin and norepinephrine, which improves your mood
• Helps muscles contract properly, reducing cramps
• Replaces electrolytes, gives instant energy
• Two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90 minute workout
• Excellent source of iron, fiber, potassium, magnesium, folic acid, vitamin B6
• High potassium...
June 2009
2 posts
Shower Your Insides Ever hear the legendary story of the fountain of youth? Each year many people visit the historical site and drink from its water in hopes of reversing the aging process and look forever young. The irony is that the myth is partially true: water does rejuvenate your skin which can make you look years younger. When you don’t drink enough water you may lose your good looks....
“Before Thomas Edison invented the light bulb in 1879, Americans slept an average...”
– Jennifer Harper, Washington Times
It’s amazing to think that one of the greatest inventions of all time is also the reason for our less than adequate sleeping habits. The marvels of modern technology can work for us and work against us. This is one of the reasons why Americans are so fat...
One Night Stand in Disneyland Every night when the Walt Disney World theme parks close their gates and the crowds go home, the most important hours of the Disney day begin. Big lights go up, and massive crews of workers repair and clean every ride, every walkway, and every concession stand. When the gates open the next morning, the parks are completely renewed. The trash from the previous day...
May 2009
5 posts
As Nature Intended It Ever since the dawn of man, we had a craving for sweets. But in those days, the sweetest things on earth were fruits. Fruits are packed with nutrients: vitamins to fend off disease, minerals to assist with cell function, and fiber to regulate hunger, control blood pressure, and help ease digestion. Without our sweet tooth, we would have been happy to eat nothing but wooly...
Eat Six+ Small Meals A Day
More Food = More Muscle = Less Flab
“Think of your body as a fireplace. Would you expect a fireplace to burn consistently throughout the day, keeping your living room at a steady temperature, if you threw logs into it two or three times a day and left it alone the rest of the time? Hell no. If you wanted the room to remain at a consistent, comfortable...
Weight Lifting > Aerobic Exercise
Don’t get me wrong, Aerobic exercise is very important, I’m a runner myself. But when it comes to long term weight management, choose gym iron over road rubber.
You can run six days a week and not lose a single pound. Your heart will run better, but you’ll still have a belly of jelly. Why? Because steady-state cardiovascular exercise...
The Triangle Offense of Life
Summer is finally here! If you want that beach body, keep reading. Some of you may have seen this triangle before during Samahan meetings. But if you haven’t, the Triangle Offense of Life (coined by my friend Abe, thanks bro. Go Lakers!) is my way of looking at everyone’s #1 goal, our health. These three categories, Exercise, Nutrition, and Sleep...