Links to my current Sources on nutrition and strength training.

Links to my current Sources on nutrition and strength training.

I will not get involved with study-for-study battles with friends on facebook.  There are just too many legit-looking sources that conflict each other.  We all need to pick our mentors, follow their advice and see what happens.  It is too much work for me to keep sending people the same  links over and over again to the experts I currently follow.   I figured I should make something of a "sticky" linking to the stuff I strongly believe to be true.

You can expect this list to change over time, adding stuff, taking stuff away.  I'm open to changes if I believe a person is talking about facts and not emotions.   I will be adding to this later today, this is just a start.

Do not allow yourself to be overwhelmed by all this information.  It is a product of about 3 years of what I consider my own serious research.  Just take one topic at a time as it applies to your health and strength goals!

Added 10/2/2013
How testosterone can be increased by lowish carb high-fat diet.

http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/01/18/how-to-increase-testosterone-naturally/

Added 8/18, 2013
Gary Taubes, author of "Why We Get Fat" explains in almost-laymans terms how insulin regulates fat accumulation in fat cells.
http://garytaubes.com/2011/03/dose-of-intervention-land-of-dr-oz/


Added 8/13,  2013
Mark Sissons Primal Blog - one of my earliest reads on paleo/primal lifestyle.  Whenever I am attacking a new topic I usually start here. www.marksdailyapple.com

Petro Dobromylskyj's blog makes me realize how little I understand about nutrition! Purely science based this blog is  a great read if you are willing to take your time with it.  I like this blog because it seems to have no agenda other than finding and spreading the truth about fats and carbs. www.hyperlipid.com

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Dr. Mercola on diabetes - Why a Type 2 diabetic should NEVER be put on insulin and how to treat this condition 100% with diet: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/09/02/diabetes-most-of-what-youve-been-told-may-be-wrong.aspx

Dr. Mercola on cholesterol:  http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/12/05/Does-High-Cholesterol-REALLY-Cause-Heart-Disease.aspx

Dr. Mercola on the benefits of eating raw organic eggs, a real Superfood!
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/02/why-does-this-commonly-vilified-food-actually-prevent-heart-disease-and-cancer.aspx

Dr. Mercola on the science of addiction and processed carbs. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/07/18/brain-imaging-confirms-food-addiction.aspx

Dr. Mercola on inflammation being the #1 bio-marker for future health problems.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/06/06/eft-on-chronic-inflammation.aspx

Paul Jaminet, Ph.D.& Shou-Ching Shih Jaminet, Ph.D, authors of my current favorite nutrition book, The Perfect Healh diet also on cholesterol     http://perfecthealthdiet.com/category/biomarkers/hdlldlcholesterol/

Paul Jaminet, Ph.D.& Shou-Ching Shih Jaminet, Ph.D on why wheat, not animal products are the source of a leaky gut and chronic health problems.http://perfecthealthdiet.com/2010/10/wheat-is-a-cause-of-many-diseases-i-leaky-gut/

Dr. Weston A. Price (1870–1948), Passing at the age of 78, he outlived  all of his science-deniers. He is one of the few "old-school" doctors I follow on nutrition.

"In his search for the causes of dental decay and physical degeneration that he observed in his dental practice, he turned from test tubes and microscopes to unstudied evidence among human beings.  As he traveled, his findings led him to the belief that dental caries and deformed dental arches resulting in crowded, crooked teeth and unattractive appearance were merely a sign of physical degeneration, resulting from what he had suspected--nutritional deficiencies. "

Dr. Weston A.  Price on how to fight cancer with natural foods.
http://www.westonaprice.org/cancer

Dr. Weston A. Price on the benefits of  the natural fats found raw milk, cheese, eggs, liver meat, cod-liver oil, seafood, that have nourished generations of people with 0 lifestyle disease for generations.  http://www.westonaprice.org/know-your-fats

Brendan Brazier is a successful vegan triathlete. His book taught me a tremendous amount about nutrition. The main thing I learned from Brendan is how important it is to avoid stimulating foods like sugar or caffeine in order to get energy for the moment.  His book "Thrive"  details all the foods a successful vegan athlete needs to be strong and healthy. 
http://www.vegacommunity.com/forum/category/listByTitle

Why healthy gut bacteria is crucial to long term weight-loss.
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/04/gut-microbiome-bacteria-weight-loss?page=4


Chinese Food combining 
Correctly combining foods makes all the difference in the world to proper digestion,  
cholesterol and metabolism. Without complete digestion, the nutrients in even the most 
wholesome food cannot be fully extracted and assimilated by the body. 
http://www.mydr2.com/cgi-bin/english/fetch2.pl?refnum=853&querry=colitis


The Worlds Best Kettlebellers and why kettlebells are different than any other strength, conditioning and fat-loss tool

The StrongFirst discussion forum.  A very small forum relative to the giant ones I also follow but in this small forum lies information from the most intelligent strength and conditioning coaches in the world.  You could post a question here about strength training and get answers from the best in the world, sometimes even from our Chief, Pavel Tsatsouline himself!  Loving modern technology when I read this stuff as it has been practically a secret before the internet forced all this info out into the open.   http://www.strongfirst.com/forums/forum/strongfirst-forum/

Mark Reifkind "Rif" has forgotten more about strength training than I could hope to learn for the rest of my life! http://www.rifsblog.blogspot.com/

Tracy Reifkind, "The Queen of the Swing" on kettlebell traning and nutrition for long-term  fat-loss. She lost over 100 lbs at the age of 41. This is almost totally unheard as I have found at that once a person is around my age (42) their belief systems get caught in a karmic cycle that will not let them free.  Great advice for men and women.  http://tracysfoodandthought.blogspot.com/ 

Dan John,  world famous strength and conditioning coach.   "Dan John has spent his life with one foot in the world of lifting and throwing, and the other foot in academia. An All-American discus thrower, Dan has also competed at the highest levels of Olympic lifting, Highland Games and the Weight Pentathlon, an event in which he holds the American record"
http://danjohn.net/

Dr. Mark Cheng on kettlebells as a rehabilitative tool
 http://kettlebellslosangeles.blogspot.com/

Dr. Mark Cheng and his  Chung Hua Institute for pain relief and human performance.
http://chunghuainstitute.blogspot.com/

StrongFirst team leader Steve Freides -  I look up to anybody with genetics like mine (basically skinny) who has grown as strong or stronger than anybody else.  If you watch his videos remember he is nearly 60 years old!  From his bio -

"I hold a doctoral degree in music and, after 17 years teaching college, now give music lessons in my home for most of my living (although I am increasingly teaching over Skype as well). It is my honor to serve as a Team Leader in the StrongFirst Girya - SFG - program. (A "girya" is a kettlebell.) I have also won several gold medals and world records as a Powerlifter. I have served as Director of the Professional High Holy Day Choir at Temple Sinai in Dresher, PA, for more than 30 years.
http://ridechickens.blogspot.com/




more to come, time to hike the puppy!