Folks, This Ain't Normal-Book Review & Avoid the Supermarket

Good day to you,

Folks, this ain't normal. Joel Salitin Book Review 

Well reading Joel's book I feel like I have had a huge weight taken of my chest, finally somebody that understands real farming and living. This book is a game changer, realising that I am not a lone on this planet with strong beliefs on educating children and people to source their food locally and actually be in touch with nature. I am learning an absolute boat load of information which I am sure you will to.

Joel has a great interest in debating which when reading shows, with actual laugh out load moments - which are very tough to find in books and of course laughing is one of the best stress reducers. 

Joel describes in great detail how it isn't normal for anyone the play video games and even more so how absurd it is for children. On page 40 he lists 10 things you can do to reconnect and re-educate. I am not going to list all ten but will give a couple and my favourite. 

Visit farms and find out where your food is coming from, garden as much as possible - including small animals that are suited to urban settings i.e. hens & rabbits. The last one is to bring your children hunting and if not an option encourage them to go along with other hunters. Field dressing is a skill that has been handed down through the generations of human kind that should not be lost to thinking food comes from the super-market. 

I personally have no problem with field dressing and wasn't introduced to it until I was twenty (a late starter I know). I have found other adults cringing at the thoughts but Joel explains that on his farm children up until the age of about ten love to get stuck in, but by twelve the "I couldn't do that', factor prevails.

Listen to internet radio with Sean Croxton on BlogTalkRadio

This short Ted talk mentions Joel and is presented by an eleven year old.

Link to Podcast Joel Salitin, Paul Chek Q & A with Sean Croxton

I will leave you to read the rest of the book which is a fantastic read that I believe should be made compulsery reading for secondary if not primary school students.

Avoid the Supermarket

I am not saying the people that work in supermarkets are bad people but please open your eyes look at the people in front of you and behind in the super market Q. Think If I continue to eat this highly processed food will I look like this in twenty years, tens years, five years, next year, right now. 

Quite frankly put, any processed food isn't going to be good for you. Especially anything that contains processed sugar, grains, gluten, processed dairy, ionised salt and most importantly anything that states fat free on it. Get to the local farmers markets, look for community supported agriculture schemes and read Joel Salintin's book.

For more information on personalised nutrition I have a on-line service. Please see the services tab for more details and if you have any questions feel free to contact me.

Dream Big!

Lorcan

Health is Everything & Sexy Back Summit

Good day to you,

The last week has been absolutely hectic for me.

I made my way down to Melbourne to play a spot of hurling. It was my first game back since I broke my ribs and I really need to fine tune my touch. My Australian team Dan Breens have improved bucket loads since the start of the year which is a real credit to them. I had a great run out and now looking forward to the championship.

Thanks to darkensports for image, well worth checking out his website and Facebook page.

I met up with my good friend and wife on his honey moon and had a great relaxed day touring Torquey. So happy for these guys.

On the way back I stopped in at a local pottery maker and got some great quality cooking items. These will be featuring in a lot of my photos due to there high quality. I can honesty say my organic cacao/turmeric/coffee/coconut oil blend taste even better from my new mug.

And thats only half of whats happening Ill fill you in on the rest in due course.

Be Greedy Health is Everything

Let me explain the title, I have observed people that will literally run themselves into the ground before looking into their own health. Well my friends I have seen the long term health effects to this and it an't pretty. 

An example of this would be working night shifts over a long term basis to support your children's needs for holidays, flash TV's, i phones etc.. I could list a lot of things here but will leave to your imagination.

Well to point out that when you continue this unsustainable life style your own health (physical & mental emotional) will not be running at optimum levels such that your primary role as a parent and role model won't be at its best.

So I am advising you to be greedy for the sake of your friends and family, invest in your own health, eat the highest quality organic foods sourced from the best sources and live optimally. I can of course help with this and cover in very high levels of detail in my holistic life style coaching methods.

When living optimally, your body composition will be of natural athletic build regardless of age. (age is only number) Your ability to live in the present will allow you to appreciate others and have a very clear vision of your dream and legacy. 

For more details view my services area for life style coach.

Sexy Back Summit

Well if you don't know who Sean Croxton is let me introduce him to you. He has an enormous amount of free health information over at undergroundwellness.com and the author of the Dark Side of Fat Loss.

He has hosted two summits before on Real Food and Paleo which had great information. (There is a link to the real food summit in the food section)

He is now hosting the Sexy back Summit which starts on the 19th of this month. You can register for it hear Sexy Back Summit Registration and it is completely free to attend. 

Make today an important one,

Lorcan

Play

I am currently reading Mark Sissons book (which I have linked in the recommended reading section). He talks a lot about play. I have integrated this into my free time and have opted for options that I loved when I was younger.

I used to love art in primary school, not so much in secondary school - I had distractions like woodwork and metalwork to pull me away from choosing it. Then in college I definitely enjoyed many aspects but not so much the pressure deadlines. Well I bought some basic art supplies and got stuck in. From college I had a lecturer that introduced us to left hand drawing which changes the mindset when drawing( for me anyway). I just didn't have the pressure of,' that doesn't look in proportion or that line isn't straight'. Instead I just have, 'ah sure its my left hand - it will be grand'. This I found as a big stress reducer. I highly recommend you give it a try.

Climbing trees. Well growing up my mother used to take us to the Botanic Gardens, The flowers didn't interest me too much but the trees did, climbing them just seemed like the only option. In the back garden at home there is a large pear tree that requires some deli-quit movement to get to the good pears. 

Well the same tree I made my pull up ropes on also turns out to be great for climbing. I got some sudden darts of adrenaline (that lasted some time) up the top with a few slips but fortunately my reactions are as sharp when I was young and nimble.

From the tree climbing I spotted an old ruin with a big pile of rocks. I couldn't resist I went over and started stacking the rock piles. This I learned from Paul Cheks blog that is actually much harder then he makes out. Its a really tough workout that I rotate between gym and outdoor sessions.

(if you look closely you can see rock stack)

For information on gym programs and outdoor sessions feel free to contact me through the about section for details on how you can integrate your PLAY activities into your custom workout and work-in routines.

Health is everything,

Lorcan

Taste The Difference

Happy 1st of May to you.
What an amazing day I just had.
I took the day off to continue my hunt for some real food and boy did I find it! Not the only one hunting this morning - you can see this hawk scanning the fields (action shot while driving)

I got up early to finish some art work, I started just recently. Left hand art.

Hope you enjoy - it is inspired by the style Paul Chek frequently puts on his blog over at paulcheksblog.com ( Have a look !) I thought no better way to try to understand the skill enjoyed then to give it a go myself.
It has been too long since I have been at a Yoga class so I decided to go to the local one. Many thanks to Hayleigh very informative and well trained instructor - I will be getting into that class more often. Hips and hamstrings have tightened up more then I'd like.
I met a local organic farmer at the weekend market and asked to visit the farm. Its not certified nor is it large scale - nice and local. During recent Podcast interview with Niall Davidson he spoke about the connection between the farmer and their product. I now understand what he meant.
The passion Katherine shows from her food is amazing. I had a great chat with her which she fully convinced me organic is at least three times better then conventional food while tasting the tomatoes. Well she was speaking to the converted organic eater but when the farmer tells you who's to argue? and got a nice bag of organic goods to take home. This gave me the chance to get some use out my camera.
We are coming into winter in Australia but the weather today really did remind me of the summers back in 95 and 97 in Ireland-Fantastic. Photos are un-edited to give the rustic feel. Enjoy!








I highly recommend that everyone eats organic food especially fruits and vegetables. When tasting the difference between organic cucumber to conventional its staggering. There is absolutely no comparison. I had the difficulty getting any organic produce in the local super market which I am sure you do to.
Well it's time to get to the local farmers market and buy organic. The health benefits are one thing, the taste is another, but believe me when I tell you this when you make the effort to go to organic farmer the price is less then the supper markets. So three times the nutrition,( a guess I reckon its more), better tasting and costing less as well as knowing the farmer and having a connection to your food. Its a no brainer! Eat organic but not the supermarket stuff the real fresh stuff!
Well how you ask? To anyone in the Millicent area there is a vegetable and fruit box available for weekly collection. Contact me through the about section for details.
Live today, in the present.
Lorcan