The Basic Premise

The basic theme here at this blog is simple health tips and lifestyle rules to live by to promote health, longevity and performance. I always have a bias toward performance however (my competitive nature) but it is not necessary as a primary goal. The older I get the more I tend to be interested in the first two goals as the real goal (or goals) with performance being an added bonus.

My basic premise is that we are eating, moving and thinking in a way this is in-congruent with the way that we are designed. We were not designed for high-calorie, low nutrient density foods (processed and agricultural foods) but instead designed for nutrient dense natural foods (think more along the foods that your grandma made you eat before dessert).

We jump on crazy fad diets, exercise regimes and distorted ways of looking at things because as a culture we have strayed from the basics. We require natural whole foods that don't contain anti-nutrients and toxins. We require movement and exercise that mimics the movement we would do in nature. We absolutely require the culture that reinforces core values of small groups in a tight knit community (less then 150 people). The community does not mean your geographical location, it can be social groups but it must be supportive to you and you must actively contribute to the group or groups.

I could try to reinvent this stuff but that would be silly so I have included some of my favorite explainations of this concept from different bloggers and authors that I admire.


Theory to Practice

Mov Nat

The Paleodiet

The Whole 9

Art Devany

Nathaniel Branden

and ya gotta listen to the podcast here Robb Wolf