SARAH GETS STRONG: A CROSSFIT/PALEO LOVE AFFAIR *

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My name is Sarah and I'm a once-skinny-kid macaroni-eating-swimmer now dangerously turned on to CrossFit, Paleo nutrition and overall badass-ness.

I am training as a first time participant for CrossFit's 2011 Sectional Qualifier and, through this, hope to increase my physical strength and (otherwise absent) mental fortitude. No more frustration during WODs. No more "I can't". I will stop being good at one thing, and become great at everything.

Join me on my journey to greatness!




crossfit homies

MANNY @ INVICTUS

RACHEL @ ALBANY

DREW @ ROCKLAND

AUSTIN @ ALBANY



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Article: "Lunching for Longevity: Anti-Inflammatory Eating"

This is fabulous. FABULOUS!

I am psyched about this for several reasons, with the most important reasons being that this highlights many Paleolithic ideologies AND was published on a reasonably popular news website—- meaning that the mainstream media is finally catching on. It even goes as far as listing “10 Steps to Anti-Inflammatory Eating” which, with exception to a few items, is pretty much Paleo.

Go figure?

The article goes in depth about how corn & soybean have become the CHEAP and easy way to feed both people and cattle. Below describes the result of such and how it effects our health via Omega ratios:

              

”Cows were not designed by evolution to eat corn. When animals eat grass, the products they produce are rich in fats called omega-3 fatty acids. When they consume corn, omega-6 fats are more prevalent.

This is important because omega-6 fats increase inflammation in the body, while omega-3 fats decrease inflammation. Research shows that the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids in our diet 100 years ago was approximately 2-to-1. Recent estimates show our food supply has changed the ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fats to a whopping 20-to-1.

When we eat large amounts of omega-6 fats, these compete with the omega-3’s, which affects not only inflammation, but can also increase diseases linked to inflammation.

Increasing our intake of the three omega-3 fats — ALA, DHA and EPA — and lowering our intake of omega-6 fats could be the link toward health and increased longevity.” 

—-SOURCE: HUFFINGTONPOST.COM