I'm reposting my alkaline blog post along with this video to get a better understanding and the importance of becoming more alkaline with our eating habits. so here it is. bottom line: drink more water, eat more raw fruits & veggies as they are as much as possible, stay away from fried anything, fast food w/ too much grease, sodas, any juices that aren't 100% juice, and drinks w/ too much High Fructose Corn syrup..
http://logancdo.blogspot.com/2010/04/alkaline-foods-more-energy-and-weight.html
watch this video after reading the post:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvzMKQL0wwI&feature=related
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
DRINK WATER = LOSE WEIGHT
You already know I drink 7-8lbs of fluids a day and yet remain around 165lbs consistently. But here's some facts you guys should know when it comes to water:
** Quick note: people always ask "well how much water should I drink a day". The general answer is this: take 1/2 of your body weight (ex: 120 lbs) and divide it in half (60)..NOW you should drink AT LEAST 60 oz of water a day (assuming you don't work out). I've always used this calcuator online to help me remember how much water intake I should have: http://www.hydroxycutadvanced.com/tools/water/index.shtml
+I know drinking more than 4lbs of fluids of day for most people seems crazy and everyone will complain " OMG..I'm pissing like crazy, I don't like it, fuck it, I don't wanna drink all this water, I feel bloated". My response to that is don't worry, your body will take about 1-3 (assuming you consistently hydrate your body like this) to acclimate to this proper hydration. Once your body gets used to it your body will flush out the excess water weight your body doesn't need and you'll be fine. After this GETTING USED TO DRINKING ALL THIS FLUID has taken getting used to, this is how your body should look and feeel in terms of hydration.
+NOT drinking enough fluids everyday slows down your metabolism which causes your body to NOT burn as many calories (fats/proteins/carbs) per day.
+Drinking water before each meal prevents you from over eating. Once your body conforms to a balance of liquid intake everyday, your body will not tell the difference if you ingested 8oz of steak or 8oz of water. This is why I drink about 12oz of water 10 minutes before I eat a meal; this way my stomach will feel somewhat full already and I won't have the urge to eat too much. This also aids me in my 5 small portion meals a day.
+Being dehydrated (not having proper liquid intake) will lead to over eating of food; this is because once your body hasn't had it's proper hydration, your stomach and brain will tell you that you're hungry, you're also actually really thirsty, but if you don't fulfill that thirst first, you're most likely to eat a lot of food until you feel full ( just think if you didn't drink anything for 4 hours knowing you could've had at least 32 oz of fluids and a snack or small meal, but instead you didn't eat or drink anything. Now when you choose to eat or drink something, you'll over indulge and most likely eat a lot of food first before you actually hydrate yourself.)
+Scientifically, when you drink more water, you're body is burning more fat. Your metabolism increases due to proper hydration.
HERE'S WHY AND HOW: Your kidney helps break down stored fat that's in the body for energy (like during exercise or daily living/activities). When your body is properly hydrated, your kidneys are working properly which trigger the liver to activate more and proceed to find fat to burn off for energy.
+FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT EXERCISE: your body will respond better and cause you to exercise more effeciently when your body is hydrated.
+FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH MUSCLE: which is all of you! haha..we all know that muscle burns fat, and the more muscle you have the more fat you can burn off. ALSO, your muscles burn more fat easily if they're hydrated. So water becomes more important the more active you are. Think of it as a cycle: The more muscle you maintain, the more water is held by the body and the more calories are burned by that additional muscle. So the more muscle you have, the more water you must have available.
+ Water is often called the forgotten nutrient since many people take it for granted, but water is essential to life. We can live with less than enough food for weeks, months, even years, but take away our water and we last just a few days. Water makes up about 60 percent of the average adult's weight. It is the medium the human body uses for nearly every activity it performs and has many functions, including: · Carrying nutrients in the body · Cleansing the body's waste products · Acting as a solvent, dissolving minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and other substances · Being involved in the chemical reactions in the body · Lubricating joints · Acting as a shock absorber for many organs · Helping to regulate body temperature Since water is so important, its balance is delicately monitored by a number of mechanisms.
+FROM SUZY Q : I am repeatedly appalled that we are teaching our kids from birth on to drink ANYTHING but water!!! WHY do we do that? People erroneously think juice is better for kids, but it is almost all sugar and only a precentage of real juice anymore and studies have shown kids who drink too much juice have stunted growth and do not develop enough growth hormones. When the juice is taken away,the body then makes more growth hormones, giving the child a chance to grow normally.This is espeically true with any "failure to thrive child".Teach your kids to like and drink yummy water! It is GOOD for them! Give them real whole fruits for the vitamins from fruits instead of juices. Now,remember -drink 64 ounces minmum of water EVERYDAY. Some say 1/2 your body weight in ounces and some 64 ounces plus an additional 8 ounces for every 25 pounds you need to lose.
These are just a few facts about water. But you get the hint. If you have a question, just message me, I'll be sure to answer it.
Hope this helps!!
-LOGAN C.D.O.
** Quick note: people always ask "well how much water should I drink a day". The general answer is this: take 1/2 of your body weight (ex: 120 lbs) and divide it in half (60)..NOW you should drink AT LEAST 60 oz of water a day (assuming you don't work out). I've always used this calcuator online to help me remember how much water intake I should have: http://www.hydroxycutadvanced.com/tools/water/index.shtml
+I know drinking more than 4lbs of fluids of day for most people seems crazy and everyone will complain " OMG..I'm pissing like crazy, I don't like it, fuck it, I don't wanna drink all this water, I feel bloated". My response to that is don't worry, your body will take about 1-3 (assuming you consistently hydrate your body like this) to acclimate to this proper hydration. Once your body gets used to it your body will flush out the excess water weight your body doesn't need and you'll be fine. After this GETTING USED TO DRINKING ALL THIS FLUID has taken getting used to, this is how your body should look and feeel in terms of hydration.
+NOT drinking enough fluids everyday slows down your metabolism which causes your body to NOT burn as many calories (fats/proteins/carbs) per day.
+Drinking water before each meal prevents you from over eating. Once your body conforms to a balance of liquid intake everyday, your body will not tell the difference if you ingested 8oz of steak or 8oz of water. This is why I drink about 12oz of water 10 minutes before I eat a meal; this way my stomach will feel somewhat full already and I won't have the urge to eat too much. This also aids me in my 5 small portion meals a day.
+Being dehydrated (not having proper liquid intake) will lead to over eating of food; this is because once your body hasn't had it's proper hydration, your stomach and brain will tell you that you're hungry, you're also actually really thirsty, but if you don't fulfill that thirst first, you're most likely to eat a lot of food until you feel full ( just think if you didn't drink anything for 4 hours knowing you could've had at least 32 oz of fluids and a snack or small meal, but instead you didn't eat or drink anything. Now when you choose to eat or drink something, you'll over indulge and most likely eat a lot of food first before you actually hydrate yourself.)
+Scientifically, when you drink more water, you're body is burning more fat. Your metabolism increases due to proper hydration.
HERE'S WHY AND HOW: Your kidney helps break down stored fat that's in the body for energy (like during exercise or daily living/activities). When your body is properly hydrated, your kidneys are working properly which trigger the liver to activate more and proceed to find fat to burn off for energy.
+FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT EXERCISE: your body will respond better and cause you to exercise more effeciently when your body is hydrated.
+FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH MUSCLE: which is all of you! haha..we all know that muscle burns fat, and the more muscle you have the more fat you can burn off. ALSO, your muscles burn more fat easily if they're hydrated. So water becomes more important the more active you are. Think of it as a cycle: The more muscle you maintain, the more water is held by the body and the more calories are burned by that additional muscle. So the more muscle you have, the more water you must have available.
+ Water is often called the forgotten nutrient since many people take it for granted, but water is essential to life. We can live with less than enough food for weeks, months, even years, but take away our water and we last just a few days. Water makes up about 60 percent of the average adult's weight. It is the medium the human body uses for nearly every activity it performs and has many functions, including: · Carrying nutrients in the body · Cleansing the body's waste products · Acting as a solvent, dissolving minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and other substances · Being involved in the chemical reactions in the body · Lubricating joints · Acting as a shock absorber for many organs · Helping to regulate body temperature Since water is so important, its balance is delicately monitored by a number of mechanisms.
+FROM SUZY Q : I am repeatedly appalled that we are teaching our kids from birth on to drink ANYTHING but water!!! WHY do we do that? People erroneously think juice is better for kids, but it is almost all sugar and only a precentage of real juice anymore and studies have shown kids who drink too much juice have stunted growth and do not develop enough growth hormones. When the juice is taken away,the body then makes more growth hormones, giving the child a chance to grow normally.This is espeically true with any "failure to thrive child".Teach your kids to like and drink yummy water! It is GOOD for them! Give them real whole fruits for the vitamins from fruits instead of juices. Now,remember -drink 64 ounces minmum of water EVERYDAY. Some say 1/2 your body weight in ounces and some 64 ounces plus an additional 8 ounces for every 25 pounds you need to lose.
These are just a few facts about water. But you get the hint. If you have a question, just message me, I'll be sure to answer it.
Hope this helps!!
-LOGAN C.D.O.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Those defining moments – we got through this
Break up to make ups – we got through this
Heart forever stolen – we got through this
Appreciation for her – we got through this
Going out of our way.
Staying loyal to the soil.
Never forgetting you.
For what I’ve learned.
And for what it’s worth.
I’ll never go back on it.
You’ll never know everything that I had to say
But that was your choice so live with it…Nevermind closure
we go through this...
Break up to make ups – we got through this
Heart forever stolen – we got through this
Appreciation for her – we got through this
Going out of our way.
Staying loyal to the soil.
Never forgetting you.
For what I’ve learned.
And for what it’s worth.
I’ll never go back on it.
You’ll never know everything that I had to say
But that was your choice so live with it…Nevermind closure
we go through this...
One of my first poems..I was only 14
These nightmares don’t get away from me
They stick to my head like glue
I wake up in the morning not wanting to even continue
Because everyday I wanna get away from my life
and live it in another form.
cuz somtimes when I’m lifted I think
of the reason of why I was even born
So I can forget about the pain
+to myself I refrain
just kick back with a zig zag
and drink away all of my mental pains
But if I could start back from scratch
You wouldn’t even know
I could start back when I was a lil brown kid
Back in new mexico
and yall still wouldn’t know
these pains I go through everyday
its kind of hard when people smile at you
u smile back cuz that’s the only thing that you can do
u don’t wanna show them your suffers and your negative sides
that wouldn’t be the manly thing to do, cuz besides
you have a reputation to live up to
no real man is soft inside like my mens say
that’s just a bitch move, it’s just a bitch mood
but honestly, how can I resist
I’m only human, we all go through this
Questioning Moments
They stick to my head like glue
I wake up in the morning not wanting to even continue
Because everyday I wanna get away from my life
and live it in another form.
cuz somtimes when I’m lifted I think
of the reason of why I was even born
So I can forget about the pain
+to myself I refrain
just kick back with a zig zag
and drink away all of my mental pains
But if I could start back from scratch
You wouldn’t even know
I could start back when I was a lil brown kid
Back in new mexico
and yall still wouldn’t know
these pains I go through everyday
its kind of hard when people smile at you
u smile back cuz that’s the only thing that you can do
u don’t wanna show them your suffers and your negative sides
that wouldn’t be the manly thing to do, cuz besides
you have a reputation to live up to
no real man is soft inside like my mens say
that’s just a bitch move, it’s just a bitch mood
but honestly, how can I resist
I’m only human, we all go through this
Questioning Moments
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
My view on sodas & diet sodas
Everything is good in moderation. Just like 1-2 servings of alcohol (1 glass of wine, 1 beer, 1 shot) have been proven in thousands of studies across the world has health benefits like antioxidants and promotes better heart health. As for sodas, they are both good and bad because of the high fructose corn syrup (HFC's) and phosphoric acid.
Pros about soda:
-good quick energy source since sodas are in liquid form (if needed). liquids absorb into the blood stream faster.
-caffeine helps the mind become more alert and relieves minor headaches.
Cons about soda:
-high amounts of phosphorus (phosphoric acid) decrease calcium absorption into your bones.
*side note*: vitamind D (as in milk w/ calcium or Orange Juice w/ vitamind D & calcium) helps the absorption of calcium onto your bones!
-almost all 12oz soda cans are about 120-150 calories, so if you're drinking a 24oz or more ounces than that of soda every day or more than 3,4x a week..you're packing on unwanted calories and damaging your bones even more with every serving of soda you drink.
Personally, I drink soda/diet sodas about 2-3x, not all the time, but most of the time. But I also drink about 7-8lbs of fluids a day and eat pretty healthy throughout the week with MY required servings of carbs/proteins/fats. The multi-vitamin pills and protein shakes help my body too so my kidney's aren't just filled with a lot of phosphoric acid and HFC's from sodas and fruit drinks (not fruit juice..haha)
more health tips later, I'm gonna write on water intake it's importance later..
Have a good everyone!
-MUITO AXE!
Logan C.D.O.
Pros about soda:
-good quick energy source since sodas are in liquid form (if needed). liquids absorb into the blood stream faster.
-caffeine helps the mind become more alert and relieves minor headaches.
Cons about soda:
-high amounts of phosphorus (phosphoric acid) decrease calcium absorption into your bones.
*side note*: vitamind D (as in milk w/ calcium or Orange Juice w/ vitamind D & calcium) helps the absorption of calcium onto your bones!
-almost all 12oz soda cans are about 120-150 calories, so if you're drinking a 24oz or more ounces than that of soda every day or more than 3,4x a week..you're packing on unwanted calories and damaging your bones even more with every serving of soda you drink.
Personally, I drink soda/diet sodas about 2-3x, not all the time, but most of the time. But I also drink about 7-8lbs of fluids a day and eat pretty healthy throughout the week with MY required servings of carbs/proteins/fats. The multi-vitamin pills and protein shakes help my body too so my kidney's aren't just filled with a lot of phosphoric acid and HFC's from sodas and fruit drinks (not fruit juice..haha)
more health tips later, I'm gonna write on water intake it's importance later..
Have a good everyone!
-MUITO AXE!
Logan C.D.O.
Monday, July 12, 2010
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