Unwrap the BEST YOU!

America is fat … and getting fatter!

I have to echo the question of a friend … ‘I wonder how sick we need to get before something is done?’

I hear it all the time – I don’t have any energy,  I ache all over, it sucks to get old, I feel bloated, I take so many pills, I can’t seem to lose weight, I’m depressed, I have skin issues, my allergies are horrible … the list of complaints goes on and on!

The attached Americans Are Fat, And Expected To Get Much Fatter, a recent article from NPR addresses the condition that America is in.

How about a solution?  There are so many ways to make a difference.  Suppose we start by supporting those farmers who are dedicated to raising grass-fed and pastured animals and those who are growing non-GMO fruits and vegetables.  How about requesting that our stores carry local, and non GMO, fruits & vegetables.  Making your voice heard by talking to peers, petitioning school boards for healthier lunch options for our children, calling your state leaders to request stronger legislation regarding our food supply are all ways of making a difference.  Above that, educating yourself, your families and your friends will bring greater awareness and WILL make a difference!

 

Congratulations to Dynamic Earth Photography!

Puyallup Adventure Boot Camp would like to congratulate Michael Schertz of Dynamic Earth Photography on winning 3rd place in Light Space & Time’s Online Gallery’s September competition “All Photgraphy”.  The submission process and competition for the artists began in the middle of August and concluded on September 29, 2011. He competed against 575 entries from 15 different countries from around the world, including the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Poland, Netherlands, Russia, Australia, Singapore, Hungary, Norway, Italy, Argentia, South Africa, Ireland and Denmark.   The winning piece of work, named ‘Spray Park Trail’ and printed on metal, is currently on consignment at Transformation Salon & Spa in Puyallup, WA. 

For more information on the contest, please click here.

 

FREE Health Seminar Thursday, 06/23/11

FREE Health Seminar!

For more information and to RSVP for this event, please call Kathy @ 360.259.3368

or email info@ResonanceFitnessConsulting.com .

WANTED! Old, Tired, Unhealthy Bodies!

Wanted!!   

Old bodies in exchange for a leaner, more energized & NEW YOU!

If you would like to trade in your old body and discover a healthier, trimmer & sexier you in 2010 go directly to www.PuyallupAdventureBootCamp.com to register for the upcoming March 22nd Puyallup Adventure Boot Camp!
 We accept bodies of all condition, ages, shapes and sizes as trade in’s for newer models!

Spaces will fill quickly for this one of a kind fitness program so hurry to claim your space in the best ‘Out of Gym Experience’ around! 

Your Boot Camp Program Includes: Weight training Running/walking Pilates Yoga Core conditioning Stretching Agility drills Plyometrics Calisthenics Obstacle courses Abdominal training FUN!! What is the Puyallup Adventure Boot Camp for Women? A four-week outdoor program of fitness instruction, nutritional counseling and motivational training. You will be inspired and have fun while participating in a fantastic workout led by Certified Adventure Fitness Trainer, Kathy Nelson. Each day, camp will be one hour in length starting at 5:30 am.

What if I’m not very physically fit? NOBODY will be left behind or asked to complete more than they are capable of doing safely. Nor will anybody go home unchallenged! Women of all ages and abilities are welcome to participate. Each day will slightly increase in intensity. You will inspire and be inspired by others. Where is the location we meet? The Puyallup Adventure Boot Camp meets at a convenient location in the South Hill area. Exact location and directions will be given before each camp begins. How often will we meet? Participants will meet every Monday through Friday for one hour during the four-week program. All participants will be expected to arrive on time. Camp starts at 5:30 AM. When does the next Adventure Boot Camp Start?   Monday, March 22nd!  What do I need to bring? An exercise mat, small hand weights (5-8 lbs.), an exercise band, water bottle, running shoes, and a sense of adventure. You can purchase your fitness equipment at any fitness retailer in the area including Wal-Mart, Target, Joe’s or The Sports Authority. There are several businesses that offer special incentives for our campers. You will be given details for participating businesses prior to the start of camp. What can I achieve from camp? Your body will become more fit and toned, and you will gain more confidence making a dramatic improvement in your physical well-being. The camp program includes exercises designed to firm your butt and thighs, flatten your stomach, reduce body fat and increase stamina. By losing fat and gaining muscle, you’ll lose inches and gain strength while looking and feeling better. Also, you’ll meet great people who share in the same vision of striving to reach their goals for a healthier mind and body. You’ll receive FREE nutrition counseling if you choose and an Adventure Boot Camp T-Shirt. Why should I participate? You will make a dramatic improvement in your physical and mental well-being. In addition, you will meet great people who share your same passion for acquiring a more healthy body and mind. You will be finished with your training before the rest of the world has even gotten started! What is the cost (investment in myself)? Each four-week boot camp has a registration fee of $299. That includes twenty hours of fitness instruction, before and after assessments, nutrition counseling and a free t-shirt! It averages out to just $14.95 per hour. Where else can you get premiere or cutting edge fitness instruction for that incredible price? Personal trainers typically charge $50 to $75 per hour for their services – this is a great opportunity to receive motivating fitness instruction by a certified personal trainer for just a fraction of the cost. In addition, can you really put a price on a healthy lifestyle and improvement in your self-esteem and confidence? Other options: You can choose a four day per week option for $249 or a three day per week option for $199. Note: Even greater results occur when you enroll in the full 5-day per week program. We are now accepting pre-registration for the next camp. You will get your pre-camp evaluation by your coach prior to the start of camp. Once we receive your registration you will be notified to make an appointment. What you can expect: One hour a day for 4 weeks Monday through Friday 5:30 – 6:30 AM FREE T-Shirt and Nutrition counseling Food Journal Evaluations Daily newsletter with health & fitness tips and recipes Body composition analysis Spaces fill quickly for this unique experience! Registration is just $299 for a 4-week camp ($199 for a three day per week program) Expected results when you complete camp are: 3-5% reduction in body fat Greatly improved posture Better relaxation 5-12 pounds of weight loss 1-3 inch decrease in the midsection 25% improvement in endurance 25% increase in strength 100% gain in self-confidence *Do you need to be held accountable? *Do you need motivation? *Would you like to meet fun people? If you answered “YES” to any of these questions, Boot Camp is for you!

Ice Cream . . . . Yummy?

 

In the old days when ice cream was made of whole eggs, milk and sugar and laboriously cranked out in the old home freezer, a serving of ice cream was only an occasional family treat which didn’t do much harm.  Today in this mass producing, synthetic age, it is another matter entirely.  Today you may be treating your family to poison!  Ice cream manufacturers are not required by law to list the additives used in the manufacturing of their product.  Consequently, today most ice creams are synthetic from start to finish.  Analysis has shown the following: 

 

DIETHYLGLYCOL:  A cheap chemical used as an emulsifier instead of eggs is the same chemical used in antifreeze and in paint removers.

 

PIPERONAL:  Used in place of vanilla.  This chemical is used to kill lice.

 

ALDEHYDE C-17:     Used to flavor cherry ice cream.  It is an inflammable liquid also used in aniline dyes, plastic and rubber.

 

ETHYL ACETATE:  Used to give ice cream a pineapple flavor – and as a cleaner for leather and textiles;  its vapors have been known to cause chronic lung, liver and heart damage.

 

BUTYRALDEHYDE:  Used in nut flavored ice cream.  It is one of the ingredients of rubber cement.

 

AMYL ACETATE:      Used for its banana flavor.  It is also used as an oil paint solvent.

 

BENZYL ACETATE:  Used for its strawberry flavor.  It is a nitrate solvent. 

 

The next time you are tempted by a luscious looking banana split sundae made with commercial ice cream, think of it as a mixture of antifreeze, oil paint, nitrate solvent, and lice killer;  and you won’t find it so appetizing.

 

~~ PPNF Health Journal / Nourishing Traditions-Sally Fallon  

Combine the “Right” Foods for Weight Loss

  Diets high in carbohydrates and low in fat don’t stick to the ribs. Unimpeded by fats, which have the effect of slowing down digestion, carbohydrate foods flood the bloodstream and quickly raise the blood sugar. Without adequate fat in the diet, the blood sugar is likely to tumble shortly thereafter, causing intense hunger and food cravings that are satisfied either by more high-carb foods—or by giving in to fats. Either way, the result is more calories. It’s no coincidence that as Americans have tried to avoid dietary fats, the rate of obesity has climbed. That’s because we’re eating too many calories, say the dieticians, wagging their fingers with disapproval. Unfortunately, only those with iron wills can eat high-carb and low-cal for any length of time. The weak-willed raid the cupboard or the refrigerator, bingeing and splurging on snack foods and sweets.

The role of fats in curbing appetite was recognized as long ago as 1863, when William Banting first proposed a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet for weight loss.Dieters often add protein powders to up the protein content without adding too many calories at the same time. The result can be a diet unnaturally high in protein, something that all primitive peoples avoided. Protein requires vitamin A for its metabolism and a diet too high in protein without adequate fat rapidly depletes vitamin A stores, leading to serious consequences—heart arrhythmias, kidney problems, autoimmune disease and thyroid disorders. Diets too high in protein also cause a negative calcium balance, where more calcium is lost compared to the amount taken in, a condition that can lead to bone loss and nervous system disorders.

Weston Price reported that lions could not breed in captivity when fed on steak alone. When liver was added, they bred easily. When lions in Africa are fed exclusively on muscle meats, they become cripples due to spinal collapse. When they were given bones that they could crush, the problem resolved. Bones provide calcium and liver provides vitamin A—among many other nutrients—and they work synergistically with the protein in muscle meats. Those on the Atkins diet should eat liver at least once a week or take cod liver oil daily (or both) and use bone broths frequently.

Reference: http://www.westonaprice.org/Adventures-in-Macro-Nutrient-Land.html

To shed the weight with exercise, you need to combine it with eating the “right calories.” And when you do, the muscles from exercise become a fat burning furnace and believe it or not, these are the “high-calorie” foods from grass fed beef, whole eggs, butter, avocados, seeds, nuts and coconut oil.

http://www.uswellnessmeats.com/newsletter/shane_ellison_jan_10_10_newsletter.html

WHY GRASS FED IS BETTER THAN ORGANIC

This article taken from eatwild.com

By Jo Robinson

Organic meat, poultry, and dairy products are now available at your supermarket, which is a change for the better. When you see the organic label, you know the food is going to be free of pesticide residues, synthetic hormones, genetically modified organisms, and a long list of questionable additives. You also have the satisfaction of knowing that raising animals organically causes less harm to the environment. But when it comes to animal production, organic is not enough. We need to be raising animals on their species-appropriate diets.

Few consumers realize that many producers of “organic” or “naturally raised” animal products, raise their animals in confinement and feed them grain—just like the operators of conventional feedlots. Feeding large amounts of grain to a grazing animal decreases the nutritional value of its products whether the grain is organic or conventionally raised. The reason is simple. Compared with grass, grain has far fewer omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E.(1) Therefore, grainfed animals have fewer of these important nutrients in their meat and dairy products. Grainfeeding also interferes with the creation of a cancer-fighting fight called conjugated linoleic acid or CLA.(2) I A test by an independent lab determined that milk from one of the largest organic grain-fed dairies had no more omega-3 fatty acids or CLA than milk from ordinary dairies. Similarly, meat from organic grain-fed beef has the same nutritional profile as meat from the largest Kansas feedlot.

The same story holds true for organic but confinement-raised poultry. Their meat and eggs have no more omega-3s or vitamin E than the products you find in the supermarket.(3) (Unless the birds are given special supplements along with the grain.)

For many consumers, food safety is an even bigger concern than nutrition. Once again, grass feeding offers an important advantage. It has been known for decades that grain feeding makes a cow’s digestive tract more acid. Now we know that this acidic environment speeds the growth of potentially dangerous E. coli bacteria and, even worse, makes the bugs more acid-resistant. Alarmingly, these acid-resistant bacteria are much more likely to survive the cleansing acidity of our own digestive juices and make us ill. (4)

Depriving our livestock of fresh greens and vastly increasing their consumption of grain has jeopardized our health in ways people never imagined. Although feeding organically raised grain reduces our reliance on pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, it does not provide the food that nature intended us to eat.

2010 No Sun Fun Run

Saturday, January 23        10:00 AM

Nathan Chapman Memorial Trail

Team Adventure Boot Camp

Rain, hail, sleet or snow, the ‘No Sun Fun Run’ will take place no matter what weather our South Sound winter provides. The run is non-competitive and welcomes all ages and abilities. Come dressed warm and bring your enthusiasm for one of the first 5K’s of the year. Remember, there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes!

This beautifully forested 5K course on the Nathan Chapman Memorial Trail is very flat and stroller friendly! Starting at Heritage Recreation Center, the course runs south and takes a large counter-clockwise loop around South Hill Park and forested wetlands. Then it runs down the middle trail section back through South Hill Park and progresses clockwise back toward Heritage Recreation Center.

For more information, visit their official page at  http://www.piercecountywa.org/pc/services/recreate/nosunrun.htm