Meal Of The Week - Tuna & Veggies

Spicy Tuna, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, safflower oil, red wine vinegar

2 spicy tuna in a pouch, 1 steam mixed vegetable bag. Add safflower oil and the red wine vinegar as desired,

mix in a bowl and serve warm.

Eric
Dempsey's Resolution Fitness

White Flour And Diabetes

 White flour is used in damn near everything we eat in the processed food world. It's in most of the bad carb type foods and many people still bake all sorts of stuff with it. White flour has been around for ages and everyone is familiar with it. But the issue with it is that it has long been linked to the rise in type-2 diabetes and nobody says anything about it. Type-2 diabetes has been on the rise for years while everyone sucks down more white flour. So what does white flour have to do with it all? It's actually not the flour itself but a chemical in the flour called alloxan.

How does alloxan cause diabetes? According to Dr. Hari Sharma's Freedom from Disease, the uric acid derivative initiates free radical damage to DNA in the beta cells of the pancreas, causing the cells to malfunction and die. When these beta cells fail to operate normally, they no longer produce enough insulin, or in other words, they cause one variety of adult-onset type 2 diabetes. Alloxan's harmful effects on the pancreas are so severe that the Textbook of Natural Medicine calls the chemical "a potent beta-cell toxin." However, even though the toxic effect of alloxan is common scientific knowledge in the research community, the FDA still allows companies to use it when processing foods we ingest.

Not everyone will get type-2 diabetes from eating white flour. But if you have a family history of diabetes and a predisposition towards it, then your odds of becoming diabetic are higher. There are numerous other causes of adult-onset type 2 diabetes. The strange thing that can't be overlooked is the wide spread use of white flour, the increased use of processed food containing white flour and the steady rise of adult-onset type 2 diabetes.

Of course, this also has something to do with the rise in obesity levels. As with any increase in sugar levels, the likelyhood of gaining bodyfat is huge. You don't see many skinny pre-diabetic or diabetic people although there are some. It just comes with the territory.
 
So what do you do? First, stop eating anything with white flour. If you must have flour based food, then use coconut flour, almond meal, flaxseed meal, pecan meal or if you have to - whole grain wheat flour. Anything but white flour. Or avoid the carbs type foods that require flour altogether.

If you are prediabetic or diabetic there are many natural things you can take to lower blood sugar. Check with your doctor before using anything naturally. Some common stuff that has been shown to lower blood sugar are garlic, onions, vitamin E, aloe vera and ginseng amongst many others.

Once again it comes down to eating right and staying away from the garbage in society. Lean proteins, good fats and fibrous carbs are all that you need to be lean and healthy.

So put down the white flour filled, super glazed golden donut and get tracking on good foods and your risks of being diabetic and obese will be dramatically less.

Eric
Dempsey's Resolution Fitness

Obesity -The Growing Threat

I just listened to a radio show on NPR this morning talking about the continuing trend in the rise of obesity numbers amongst adults and children. In 2007-2008, the prevalence of obesity was 32.2% among adult men and 35.5% among adult women. Obesity is a risk factor for a variety of chronic conditions including diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, stroke, heart disease, certain cancers, and arthritis. Higher grades of obesity are associated with excess mortality, primarily from cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. 


So with the whole universe turning into Jabba The Hut, the question remains-what is causing these ridiculous rises in obesity? The common answer: Everyone is eating too much. The common solution: Eat Less / Exercise More. Yeah, hold on, isn't that what they have been telling people for the last 30 years?? Yeah, it hasn't worked for the last 30 years and it damn sure isn't working today. Reason: Eating too much isn't the problem or the cause- Dumb Ass!! 


I deal with people who have weight issues - or in reality body composition issues. Your body weight is really relative to what it's composed of. People say they weigh too much. I say people are too fat. I could give a damn about how much you weigh. How much of that weight comes from blubber? If you don't know then you don't have a clue. So back to the issue of what is the cause. If I say people aren't eating too much- then what is it? There are alot of reasons actually. The environment, social brainwashing, chemical additives, preservatives and dangerous ingredients in food, the whole western diet and food related economy, social changes in behavior and the list goes on -but we can't forget my number one cause -people not eating enough of the right stuff at the right times. 


So if you fear turning into Jabba The Hut with a big 'ol Gut - come try my proven method. Learn how to eat the right stuff, at the right time, in the right amounts, while doing exercise that will actually help you enhance your performance and fit into your old jeans the healthy way. Just say no to the eat less/exercise more crowd and learn to do it the right way. Don't be one of the growing numbers on the obesity list. Become a member of my growing Bootcamp Tribe and workout amongst those who defy the mainstream evil ways. Begin the journey to lifelong health & fitness with those who shun mediocrity and demand excellence in their lives. Start today! 

Eric
Dempsey's Resolution Fitness   

Monday Night Madness With The House Bootcamp

I'm running out of parking space! Bootcampers at the house showed up in force for a monday night leg dominant workout that was bringing the heat. Everyone worked hard and did a great job. They did overhead walking lunges, tire flipping, tire plyo jumps and stone/sandbag squats followed by sprints. It was an awesome time.

Eric
Dempsey's Resolution Fitness 

JP Conquers The 79lb Kettlebells & Hits The Big Tire

Tonight, JP successfully cleaned and executed a squat to overhead press with the big 79lb kettlebells. He has been working at it for several weeks now and he did great. Then he went outside and tackled the new big tire and the 62lb kettlebell to finish the workout. Awesome job JP!

Eric

Dempsey's Resolution Fitness

Bigger Tires Rolling Into The Yard - It's Tire Flipping Time

Tonight Melanie brought the first installment of the big tires. She brought two decent size tires and is gonna bring some even bigger ones soon. Of course, that means it's tire flipping time. So I flipped the tires across the yard to try them out. These ones aren't too bad. Should be fun for the bootcampers. Melanie has already said that she knows she'll regret bringing the tires and I, of course, said "Yup- you sure will".

Eric

Dempsey's Resolution Fitness

Best Time Of Day Ever To Workout

I really do get asked this all the time:

"When is the BEST time to workout?"

Well, in reality, the best time truly is whenever you are actually going to do it.

Look, some people love to get their training in first thing in the morning.

Some love to go during their lunch hour.

And, of course, many people just wait until after work.

Hey, with some many people completely out of shape and unhealthy I'm happy whatever time you go and workout, so long as you actually go! ;-)

But many people are confused as to what and when they are supposed to eat based on when they get their workout in.

And they are also baffled as to when they should take their supplements.

You're in luck if you're one of the confused! My partners over at Prograde Nutrition have created this really simple chart that shows you examples of what you can eat and when, and it's all based on what time of day you workout.

Plus, it also shows good times to fit in your supplements for optimal results.

Even better is that they made a version for men and a version for women.

Check out the female version here: http://dempseysresolution.getprograde.com/how-to-use-prograde-products-female.html

OR

Check out the male version here: http://dempseysresolution.getprograde.com/how-to-use-prograde-products-male.html

Yours in health,

Eric

Dempsey's Resolution Fitness

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