Experiences
I think I’m becoming a bit of an ‘expert’ in making Greek-style “kokoretsi” — or lamb innards on a spit. Kokoretsi is not only a classic dish, it’s origins are ancient. Making it is an involved process, and it takes some practice. Assuming you can find the ingredients on the fresh market, you also have to know how to clean and prepare everything, and that’s time consuming. I blogged a bit about my previous attempt earlier…including the ordeal of thoroughly cleaning the intestines.
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This past weekend, I had the pleasure of participating in the 2011 Ancestral Health Symposium (AHS), a fantastic gathering of academics, scientists, authors, doctors, and the wider paleo community at U.C.L.A. in Los Angeles. The Ancestral Health Symposium was organized under the mission of “Ancestry”, a nonprofit public benefit charity run by a group of dedicated volunteers.
We all need to spend more time in nature. Being disconnected from the natural world has been linked to a rise in all kinds of conditions, from obesity, to attention disorders and depression. The trend is particularly alarming amongst children and youth, who spend an average of 8 hours per day interacting with some kind of media screen (smartphone, computer, TV, gaming device, etc.)
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“Explore your true nature”. It’s a tag-line that sums up the whole MovNat experience, and the participants at the latest Toronto clinic dove-in to their own MovNat explorations wholeheartedly. The StrengthBox proved to be a great indoor training environment, with its balance beams, climbing platform, logs, precision jump stands and other unique training tools [...]
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I’m really happy to post some of our paleo success stories here. A little over a month ago, we challenged our members to “eat real” for one month, dropping processed foods, sugar and flour, grains, legumes and dairy. You guys not only took to the challenge, but you proved to yourself that it works! We’ve seen huge improvements in weight and body composition, energy, fitness levels and even in mood. Thanks for sharing your experiences; you will help inspire others to do the same.
Joe Rogan – stand-up comic, MMA fan/UFC colour commentator, and former host of TV’s Fear Factor – is in terrific shape. He’s functionally strong, and super flexible, likely as a result of his Taekwondo and other martial arts training. Joe was in Toronto last week for UFC 129, where he came through with his usual detailed on-the-spot analysis. Earning his black belt in Taekwondo at age 15, and holding a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Eddie Bravo, this guy knows what he’s talking about!
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We had a fun morning at the StrengthBox this past Monday with Jennifer Valentyne and the Live-Eye crew from Breakfast Television Toronto! A huge thank you to Jennifer for braving a few challenges and to the BT gang for cheering her on back in the studio. There were a few hilarious moments…
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“Paleo Solution” author Robb Wolf was in town last week to deliver one of his awesome road-trip seminars here in Toronto, which he aptly sub-titled “Fad Diet since 3 Million BC!!” It’s always exciting when Robb is in town — he’s part educator, part mentor, part friend and all-round good guy. Once again I had [...]
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What’s more fun that a barrel of monkeys? Why an adult jungle-gym to play on, of course! We’re big fans of climbing, an essential MovNat skill, and we’ve played around with everything in the gym from pull-up bars, climbing walls and even a log that hangs from the ceiling, but our new MovNat climbing platform really does take the prize for all-out fun.
Attempting to represent a modern-day Vitruvian Man was quite the challenge, as da Vinci’s original sketch is based on the Classical concept of ideal human proportions. While I may not be the epitome of his “Canon of Proportions”, the illustration also relates man to nature, and that’s a concept I can certainly identify with. Leonardo believed the workings of the human body to be an analogy for the workings of the entire universe.
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