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CNC Weekly Macro Plans FAQs

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A common misconception about macro-counting is that it’s difficult and time-consuming. Sure, I get that. It might seem like it takes a lot of work, but it’s actually really quite simple, especially if you have recipes with the macros listed right at your fingertips! As a working mom and wife, I don’t have all the time in the world to prepare and calculate perfectly macro-balanced meals – nor do I want to! And working with nutrition clients over the years, I’ve realized that a lot of them know what they should be doing with regard to healthy eating, but they simply don’t have the time to meal plan, calculate macros, or know what to eat, which why I created the CNC Weekly Macro Meal Plans – to take the hassle out of meal planning and macro-counting! You get macro meal prep recipes delivered right to your inbox. Each month, you’ll receive 4 flexible meal plans (one each week) with macro-friendly recipes (no calculations needed) to use as a framework for the upcoming week. Each week ...

Dear Mark: Fasting, Training, and Growth Hormone; Wear and Tear on the Arteries

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For today’s edition of Dear Mark, I’m answering a couple of questions from the comment sections of the last couple weeks. First, it’s been established that fasting and exercise both raise growth hormone. What about fasted exercise—does that have an even stronger effect? And what about continuing to fast after your fasted workout? Then, I discuss the inevitability (or not) of wear and tear on the arteries from blood flow-induced shear stress. Is shear stress “bad,” or do certain factors make it worse? Let’s dig in. Marge asked : So fasting raises growth hormone levels? Interesting. So does weight lifting. I’ll bet fasted weight workouts would be pretty powerful. They do, and they are. What’s even better is to work out in a fasted state and keep fasting after the workout. This keeps the GH spike going even longer. And in my “just so story” imagination—which is actually quite accurate, judging from real world hunter-gatherers—it mirrors the circumstances of our Paleolithic ancest...

Our Trip To Great Wolf Lodge

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My parents were supposed to visit us a few weeks ago and my mom came down with a bad cold right before their visit and they had to cancel. They rescheduled for this past weekend, and then her cold returned and they cancelled again. Mazen was very sad, and we had a wide open weekend with a forecast of cold rain. Thomas and I brainstormed a few fun things we could do, and an overnight to Great Wolf Lodge moved to the top of the list. It’s a resort that has tons of activities for kids, including a giant indoor water park! I booked a last minute (probably overpriced) bunk bed room and we found ourselves en route to Williamsburg on Saturday morning! (There are Great Wolf Lodges all over the country – you might have one nearby!) Lunch In Williamsburg Our first stop was Thomas’s cousin Mason’s restaurant, Old City BBQ . In fact, we were able to meet up with a lot of his cousins, aunts, and uncles there for lunch at the last minute. If you are ever in Williamsburg, this is the place to ...

Episode 419 – Mikhaila Peterson – Carnivore Diet Advanced Blood Work

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This episode of the podcast we have guest Mikhaila Peterson. Mikhaila has become well known for putting her severe Rheumatoid Arthritis into remission by using a carnivore diet after trying everything else. Listen in as we chat about the carnivore diet and the results of her new blood work she had done recently. Show Notes [ 0:53 ] – Summary and pre-intro [ 2:18 ] – Introduction, and Mikhaila’s previous carnivore bloodwork [ 3:15 ] – Last ditch effort to manage autoimmune disease (RA) [ 3:50 ] – Pregnancy affecting autoimmune disease [ 6:50 ] – Inventing the autoimmune paleo diet protocol [ 9:08 ] – How the carnivore diet got on Mikhaila’s radar [ 15:50 ] – Mikhaila’s first round of blood work on carnivore [ 17:38 ] – Advanced testing blood work results (second round) [ 24:50 ] – Mikhaila’s takeaway from her recent bloodwork [ 27:40 ] – Robb’s great experience with loperamide (Imodium) [ 31:14 ] – How people are doing the carnivore diet [ 33:11 ] – Paleomedicina exper...

Clean Eating Corn Casserole Recipe

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This clean eating corn casserole is a delicious, dairy free alternative for this home-style family classic! If you love corn casserole, give this dish a try. It’s darker in color then the regular… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry https://ift.tt/2BTmblk