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A Quarter Steer Order from Hooke Farms

Fri, 16 Dec 2016 16:00:26 +0000

Introduction Before I get into the specifics of my quarter steer story, here’s some background. I love beef. The heartiness. The meatiness. The warmth. The fat. The feeling of satisfaction after eating it. The high nutrient concentrations. I love it. There is a reason it’s so freaking popular. Problem is, when beef is raised unnaturally … Continue reading →

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A Half Pig Order from Gelderman Farms

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 14:00:02 +0000

My Half Pig Order I eat animals. To some extent, I eat animals and animal products pretty much every day. I’ve already discussed the ethics around eating animals in “Should Humans Eat Animals“, and a later link to two articles in “Feeling Guilty About Eating Meat?”, so I won’t bother this time around. What I’d … Continue reading →

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Sleep Series – Part 8: The Power Nap

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 15:00:38 +0000

Introduction to the Power Nap As I write this, I am brimming with mental energy. I don’t have this sort of mental energy all day long, so I have to take advantage of it when I do. As long as I got a good sleep and am healthy, I have this kind of energy about an … Continue reading →

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Feeling Guilty about Eating Meat?

Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:46:35 +0000

If you’re feeling guilty about eating meat, you’re not alone. I get hit with it too sometimes, even though I consume animals and plan to for life. It’s been a couple of years since I shared my thoughts on “Should Humans Eat Animals“. I still stand beside what I shared in that article. Basically, I … Continue reading →

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A Cedar Self-Wicking Planter

Wed, 13 Jul 2016 15:00:07 +0000

In my last post, I described the changes I had made to my balcony to increase the amount of “nature” in my apartment to provide a more soothing and relaxing environment. As part of that, my friend and I made a bare cedar self-wicking planter with a waterproof basin in the bottom. The basin holds … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Your Environment

Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:00:24 +0000

I’d heard before that being in a natural environment was healthy. Forest bathing and those types of things were always talked up in the Primal/Paleo communities, and hey, I definitely enjoyed hiking, camping, and cottaging and all that. It just feels good. That said – I’ve also always been mostly a city boy. Growing plants … Continue reading →

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Nutrient Density Part 2 – My Take on Nutrient Density

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:00:02 +0000

Introduction Nutrient density – just what exactly does it mean? In the first part of this two-part series, I took at look at Dr. Fuhrmann’s and Mat Lalonde’s work on nutrient density. In short – Dr. Fuhrmann based his calculation on “Nutrients per Calorie”, and his nutrient-selection for this analysis was suspect at best. Mat … Continue reading →

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Nutrient Density Part 1 – A Look at Two Models

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:40:47 +0000

Introduction Nutrient density – that’s a term I used fairly frequently, but took for granted for a long time. I hadn’t really thought about exactly what it meant until the past few months. First – a story: A few months back I was out with some friends that I met with regularly (ulti fris team!), and the … Continue reading →

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Good Fats and Bad Fats: Fatty Acids Revealed

Tue, 06 Oct 2015 14:00:06 +0000

When I meet other health/fitness/nutrition minded folk and mention that I follow a mostly Primal/Paleo lifestyle, a lot of the following discussion centres around defending my decision to limit grains in my diet, or how much meat I eat. What usually doesn’t come up, or isn’t focused on much, is the restriction or even elimination of … Continue reading →

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Is Consciousness Fundamental?

Thu, 02 Jul 2015 15:00:18 +0000

Introduction About a year ago, I wrote an article called The Essence of Life: Two Potential Models. In that article, I explained that all the matter around us, which includes the bodies and brains of living beings, are made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons. These fundamental particles “swap out” all the time, and yet … Continue reading →

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