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High Low High 19 + Last Week’s (Meh) Workouts

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Hey, hey! Happy Monday, friends! How was your weekend? Ours was really nice. It was fairly low-key, but we had plenty of fun too. Here’s a recap of our weekend via  High Low High , which also includes my less-than-stellar workouts from last week. More on that in a minute. Ok, here we go with High Low High! HIGH : I did CrossFit Open WOD 17.2 on Friday morning and linked together 15 T2B, which is a PR for me. Woohoo! I could barely do 2-3 linked during last year’s Open, so they’ve come a long way! LOW : Having 7 minutes left of the 12-minute workout to get, oooooh, zero Bar Muscle-Ups. ZERO!?! It was so disappointing. I got 3 BMUs in last year’s Open, so I figured I’d at least get a few, but it just wasn’t my day. Boo. Although, I’m not super surprised either since I hadn’t done a single one since last’s year Open. I didn’t even practice before 17.2, which was a dumb move for sure. Oh, well… onto 17.3! HIGH : Sharing a donut with Qman after CrossFit. H...

To Boost Your Health, Spice Up Your Life

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When we season our foods with spices, we tend to have flavor in mind. But herbs and spices have myriad health benefits. They can help us to cut down on salt and — since they are plant-based — spices may pack an impressive phytonutrient punch, with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory or even anti-cancer potential. In fact, registered dietitian nutritionist Carrie Dennett recently compared your spice cabinet to “a natural pharmacy in your kitchen.” So are some herbs and spices more potent than others? Yes, actually. “Generally the brighter or darker in color, the higher the antioxidant content,” says registered dietitian nutritionist Serena Ball, MS, RD, who writes about food and nutrition at Teaspoon of Spice , as well as for Healthy Eats. “Think turmeric.”  Ball advises health-minded cooks to keep spices such as cinnamon, cayenne and cumin on hand, as well. “Several teaspoons of cinnamon a day could help increase insulin sensitivity in people who have diabetes,” she says. Cayenn...

Weekend Link Love – Edition 442

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RESEARCH OF THE WEEK Your back really could be killing you . Anti-smoking ads that use nostalgia are more effective than ads that use shame. For people with the rarest and most severe form of epilepsy, keto might be the best option . Fasting regenerates the pancreas in diabetic mice. Pregnant women should avoid licorice . Lullaby as the first salvo in the great child-parent war. Your testes didn’t borrow much from the Neanderthals. Diverse gut microbiomes improve cancer immunotherapy efficacy. Auditory and visual distractions  make runners hit the ground with more force . Prebiotics improve sleep, especially after stressful periods . NEW PRIMAL BLUEPRINT PODCASTS Episode 158: Cindy Lu and Earl Martin : Host Elle Russ chats with the husband and wife duo who founded Malibu Essential Oils and provide the most honest, actionable aromatherapy advice around. INTERESTING BLOG POSTS Terry Crews does IF . If you’re not cleaning your hands with a zebra’s stomach content...

Clean Eating Thai Peanut Chicken Recipe

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I’ve really been into Thai flavors lately. I go through phases quite often when all I want for an entire week or two is a particular type of food. I’m not sure why, but as long as I keep it clean,… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://ift.tt/2n20ghV