http://www.modernforager.com/blog Respect Your Food. Respect Yourself. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:00:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A little over a month ago, I posted my nutrient breakdown from FitDay. Jenjen asked me to list a breakdown of what I actually eat to hit those nutrient levels. So here are five days of eating, pulled from July 14-18. Just click on the thumbnails and ... http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/07/22/so-what-exactly-do-i-eat-looking-at-fitday-again/ Well, the Bluegrass State Games for which I've spent the last three months training have come and gone. Here are my times and places by event: 100m Dash - 11.65 (3rd of 4) 200m Dash - 24.64 (3rd of 4) 400m Dash - 57.75 (2nd of 2) 4 x 100m Relay - 45.24 (2nd of ... http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/07/21/bluegrass-state-games-results-and-a-few-thoughts/ A study came out yesterday showing that an Atkins diet is better for weight loss, cholesterol levels, and blood sugar control. Let's take a look. So first, some good points: It was a 2-year trial, meaning no one can say "well, it works well in the short-term, but...". I suppose ... http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/07/18/new-study-shows-low-carb-better-than-low-fat-or-mediterranean-diets-aha-still-has-head-in-sand/ I'm not talking about these shingles Has anyone here ever had the joy of experiencing Shingles? I'm not talking about re-roofing your house. I'm talking about the wonderful painful, burning, itching sensation caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. Well, for the last couple weeks, I ... http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/07/14/the-joys-of-shingles/ So after I published the last post on Overdoing The Sauce a few weeks ago, a friend sent me a link with a bit more information (Thanks Brian!). Now, it would've been nice to have had this before I hit Publish, but that's what happens when you pick friends ... http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/07/11/more-information-about-drinking-too-much/ First, there was Fen-Phen with its promises of weight loss, but which carried the additional benefits of valvular heart disease and pulmonary hypertension. Then there was Vioxx, an NSAID which delivered great benefits in treating arthritis, but only if you weren't too concerned about the minor risks of heart ... http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/07/09/bad-news-for-pharmaceutical-companies-and-for-consumers/ That's Core Work! One of the current buzz-words in the fitness community is "core". Everyone talks about "core work" and devices that "activate your core." Stay up a bit too late and catch an infomercial and you're sure to find something that will "shred your core" (for only four ... http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/07/08/five-exercises-for-strong-abs-and-lower-back/ Fievel is protecting his prostate. Here are a few valuable articles that I didn't think warranted a full write-up. Enjoy! More girls than boys benefit from breastfeeding For the study, investigators tracked responses to a first infection after birth and found that breast-fed girls were the least likely to be hospitalized with ... http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/07/07/digest-breast-feeding-pregnancy-weight-watchers-prostate-cancer-and-erectile-dysfunction/