Opting for a low-fat diet while on a training program might sound like the right thing to do to get lean, but the opposite may be true, particularly when it comes to hormone production. From marksdailyapple.com: Eat plenty of saturated and monounsaturated fat. Fat blunts insulin secretion while increasing testosterone production. Insulin may be useful for stuffing your muscles … [Read more...]
Red Cabbage
I’m sure you’ve seen the commercials for the pills and gels promising to reduce the symptoms of “low T.” “It’s just a number,” they say, then promise increased muscle and bone mass, elevated mood, more energy and a whole host of other benefits. Sounds appealing.Perhaps you can skip the pills. I have an alternate solution.Red cabbage.I’ve got your attention now, … [Read more...]
Soybeans and Testosterone
It’s time for a little myth busting. Y’all know we do that around here now and again. Let’s roll.I’ll never forget the day a teammate of mine saw me destroying one of my signature giant salads topped with organic soybeans. “Kap, you know that soy murders testosterone, right?”I nearly spit my bite out right there.I went home and immediately started Googling. Check … [Read more...]
Body Language and Confidence
It’s been well publicized that your body language can have a remarkable impact on the way people respond to you. More importantly, there is growing sentiment that your body language changes the way YOU respond to you.If you’ve been reading my posts, you know I use the word intuition quite a bit. I believe strongly that we can learn much from our gut if we learn to trust … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Oysters
What’s better than eating oysters near the ocean in sunny SoCal? Understanding, then absorbing all the health benefits oysters pack into their shells.I don’t play when it comes to my meals. When the time arrives for me to try a new restaurant, I review and research everything about the joint. I use crowdsourcing sites like Yelp to help me make decisions. 5 stars and 89 … [Read more...]