Azi este pentru mine a 13-a zi din programul de antrenament Insanity.

6 zile pe saptamana, 30-40 de minute, antrenamentul facut acasa acasa. Inainte sa incep antrenamentul devin anxioasa pentru putin timp, lucru ce ma motiveaza si mai mult. In timpul antrenamentului ma bucur de fiecare data cand reusesc sa micsorez pauzele, cand depasesc performantele de data trecuta, iar spre sfarsit abia astept sa se termine mai repede. Dupa ce se termina, abia astept antrenamentul din urmatoarea zi. Pe cat de solicitant, pe atat de relaxant este.

Dig Deeper.

De ceva vreme, imediat cum ma trezesc deschid geamul larg, iar apoi beau 2-3 cani cu apa.
Respir adanc, ma dezmortesc, ma oxigenez, gâl gâl niste apa, ma hidratez.
Parca ziua devine mai frumoasa

My name is Lillian Chan, I live in New York City, and this is my story…

It has been over 3 and a half years since I had eczema, psoriasis, allergies, and acne.

What worked for me was not topical, but instead it was a mostly raw, vegan lifestyle.

Why not topical? Because, skin issues are signals to show us that
we are not eliminating waste efficiently through our natural exit route.

Since our bodies are made to survive, our bodies may choose to eliminate through the largest organ- the skin. That’s why sweat can smell bad, your body is eliminating waste through your sweat.

Also, be thankful that YOUR body is smart enough to eliminate through your skin, instead of store the toxin into a cancerous tumor or something.

Anyway, back to the beginning…
Ever since I was 13, I had acne or some type of skin issue… This caused me
to be very shy, and insecure. …I felt like nobody could see me beyond my skin… I would be very anti-social when I had a skin flare-up. I would have highs and lows of energy. This all started around the time I had finished the surgery of removing my appendix.

After that, I spent over 10 years trying every topical cream, antibiotic medicine, and dermatologist suggested regimen… I was getting desperate, and I was ready for a chemical peel or something.

But, before I looked into more medical options, I started to listen to the beautiful people around me. They had great skin, so I found out what they were doing. Many neighbors in my dog run & park are vegetarian. It was all very curious, so I started to do my own research.

I delve into the vegan world, reading book after book after book. You won’t believe how many restaurants cater to the vegetarian world until you LOOK!

Anyway, health gurus like Harvey Diamond, Dr. Norman Walker, Victoria Boutenko, Sarma Melngailis, and Matthew Kenney gave me a “success map” through their books.

This map was how I was going to make the best out of my life. I took control of my life. No more advice from dermatologists. I was tired to being told what to do. I was going to find out what was right for me. After all, every human is different, so why would the same medicine work for everyone?

A high raw food, vegan lifestyle just made sense. Humans are the ONLY animals on the planet that eat cooked food, and are also the only animals with degenerative diseases and cancer.

I started off slow on salad or fruit before my cooked meals. The raw fruits or salads would give me enzymes to digest the cooked meal. Since I’m a Chinese American, dairy was
never a part of my life. So, veganism was simple, just cut out the meat, and I could eat everything else. I enjoyed Chinese food, and sushi.

After a few months, I lost some weight and my skin was looking better. I was feeling physically more active. I wanted to keep going. I got into raw vegan foods. This is wear my health skyrocketed. I would eat raw until dinner. After 1 year, I was feeling great, lost a lot of weight, and patches of eczema disappeared.

I would enjoy freshly squeezed juices, raw fruits, salads, raw chocolate, and raw gourmet foods before dinner. At dinner, I would have my cooked meal. So I never felt deprived.

It took me 3 years to completely clear my skin, and I was very impatient at times.
It’s important to remember that if you had eczema or psoriasis for 10 years, than you must honor that period. Understand that it may take awhile to completely clear your skin, but it will happen if YOU make it happen.

Pentru ca de cand mi-am cumparat smartphone-ul nu-l mai las din mana, pe langa tot felul de gadget-uri computericesti si de fitness (inglobeaza timer cu harti si GPS , aproximeaza consumul caloric dupa formule de ei stiute ), mi-am pus si un calorie counter.

Baza de date pe care o acceseaza calorie counter-ul este online si tot online salveaza datele. Oricand, pot exporta un pdf sau csv cu informatiile despre ce-am balotat.

Pentru ca am avut o perioada in care am mancat si gatit (nu are rost sa stau sa enumar scuzele si explicatiile, pur si simplu uneori ne pedepsim pe noi insine prin neglijenta), mi-a fost destul de greu sa revin la 100% raw (mi-a luat cateva zile). Asa ca am stat sa analizez ce se intampla, ce imi provoaca pofta de mancare gatita etc.. Se pare ca cel mai usor imi este pe low fat raw vegan (o sursa buna de informatie este cartea lui D. Graham – The 80/10/10 Diet; foarte ok sunt si site-urile http://www.30bananasaday.com/ si http://foodnsport.com/).

Acum, sa revin la partea din subiect cu proteinele. Aici este un pdf generat de aplicatia de pe telefon despre care am vorbit la inceput. Ce incerc sa evidentiez este faptul ca desi am mancat numai fructe si legume (si patrunjel ), intr-o zi cu 1828 de calorii am avut 51g de proteine, in alta zi cu 1841 calorii am avut 52g proteine, intr-o zi cu 1459 calorii am avut 43g proteine. Si tot asa.

Deci, se pot obtine proteine si din fructe. Deocamdata nu intru in polemica legata de aminoacizii esentiali.

One of the primary ways we handle painful emotions is to literally “eat ourselves numb,” with dense, hard-to-digest foods, the so-called “comfort foods.” This is effective because of the nature of our nervous systems. Our bodies have a finite amount of nerve energy at any given time. The digestion of food and the conduction of emotions each demand so much energy that they cannot be performed simultaneously.

A classic example to demonstrate this property of our nervous system is a funeral, where some people are grieving so intensely they cannot eat at all, while others cannot stop eating.

The 80/10/10 Diet – Dr. Douglas N. Graham

Phytotherapeutics: an evaluation of the potential of 1000 plants

The aim of this review is to evaluate and summarize the available scientific information on the commonest plant extracts marketed in
Western countries. In view of the intense, ongoing search for new plant extracts with powerful anti-inflammatory activity, we paid particular attention to this topic. The aim is to provide broad coverage of as many potentially useful plants as possible and then to focus on those with the greatest therapeutic potential.

Studiul aici.

Azi au plecat inca 450ml de sange ancutian sa salveze vieti.

Tu cand ai donat ultima oara?

Weekend-ul asta mi-am multumit, eu mie, ca am facut in ultimul an genuflexiuni cu haltera in spate si exercitii la presa.
Ieri am mers pe munte 8 ore, iar azi 5 ore, din care 2 ore coborand prin ploaie torentiala. Chiar daca nu am mai facut asta pana acum, m-am tinut dupa veterani si m-am descurcat onorabil

Am avut la mine curmale si merisoare deshidratate si morcovi

Planul pentru vara este sa renunt la sala si sa inlocuiesc cu alergari in parc, mers pe munte si alte activitati care implica miscare.

Poze aici.

Sursa.

Pe 26 si 27 aprilie, haide la o vanzare de prajituri!
(face parte din Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale)

Vei putea alege briose, tort, placinte, fursecuri, prajituri cu ciocolata, chec… toate delicioase, facute in casa, ieftine si fara ingrediente animale! Vor fi si sucuri proaspete!

* LUNI 26.04: la Ceainaria Serendipity, str. Dumbrava Rosie nr. 12
* MARTI 27.04: la nou-infiintata Biblioteca Alternativa, str. Bogdan Voda nr. 9, care de acum incolo va gazdui si o colectie de carti a SVR!