Some links for you to persue...

I'm going through some stuff that I don't really care to talk about, and it's making it hard for me to think straight. I can't really seem to put a lot of effort into a post because my attention span seems to equal that of a toddler right now. So today I'm going to share some interesting links and leave it at that.

New Video Blog
Fellow blogger Mark McManus, from MuscleHack.com, has joined us in the YouTube world. His first episode is a nice tutorial on making easy and delicious low-carb substitutes. Be sure to check it out and tell Mark how much you enjoyed his video!

Margin Notes by Casey Ellis
Casey Ellis has a wonderful blog that any food enthusiast will love! Her writing style is fun and classy. Be sure to check out the right hand margin for some fantastic low-carb recipes!

Jimmy Moore Shares the Top 20 Worst Foods in America for Calories
Jimmy gives us a glimpse of some very surprising calories counts of popular dishes all over the nation. Be sure you are sitting down when you read this one!

Endurance Athletes and Electrolytes
Kent Altena gives us a great video discussing endurance athletes and electrolytes. He even shares a recipe for making your own sugar-free gatorade. Be sure to check it out!

New Blogs I've Added Recently
Some other blogs I've recently added to my favorites list are as follows:

Dr. McCleary - author of The Brain Trust Program

Fred Hahn's Ideas and Insights - My DVD Slow Burn coach. ;0)

Justin's Blog - Just a real guy tellin' it like it is. :0)

Enjoy!

Links of all shapes and sizes

Some links I thought you'd enjoy:

The Low-Fat Diet is Fueling Our Rate Of Obesity - I really can't add anything to this other than to say BRAVO!

The High Carb Diet - be sure to watch the video so you can get the gist of it. As a summery, this guy lost 70 lbs in 5 months because he ate nothing but carbs and left out meat,eggs and dairy. The Doctor selling this plan is John McDougal. He claims humans were meant to eat this way and starches should be the mainstay of your diet. PETA LOVES this man. *Huge Eye-roll Here*

Your Brain Needs Carbs - *Snort! Laugh! Snicker* Excuse me while I finish laughing over this one. This has to be the most unscientific piece of drivel I've read in a long time. I've gotten to where I don't even want to share these kind of links anymore because it's always the same old story. I'm tired of repeating myself. But this one was too funny not to share. Let me bring out the finer points here:

Carbs, however, give us the sugar we need to function in the form of glucose that the body gets when it breaks down food. Glucose is the easiest fuel for our body to use.

So because it's the "easiest" that makes it the best? Where's the research to back this statement up? Anyone who believes this should really check out Dr. McCleary's book The Brain Trust Program - lots of good stuff in there.

We need a minimum of 130 grams of carbs per day for our brains to operate properly, Roberts says. For a 2,000-calorie-per-day diet — the amount recommended for the average adult — that's 225 to 325 grams of carbs per day, she says.

I've gone years without consuming 130 carbs per day (most of the time it's been between 30 -40) and my memory is better than ever. I no longer have "brain fog" and I feel amazing. Roberts will have a hard time convincing me I need them.

Dade suggests limiting carbohydrates from processed foods like chips, cookies, candy and soda.

Well, at least we agree on this one.

"(Any food) that takes you longer to chew up (is) probably better for you," Smith says.

Ok, THIS wins the Stupid Quote of the Week Award. Ya know, I think wood would take me a long time to chew and I'm sure it's loaded with fiber. Maybe I should just eat that. This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. I can see it now - The "Chew Longer Diet - lose weight with just one LONG meal a day!"

*sigh* NEXT!


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