Jack Kruse Interview, Summit, Movement, Nutrition & Whats Coming Next

Hello all,

I am delighted to inform you I have just interviewed Jack Kruse from www.jackkruse.com. I will upload within the next week in full and have some sections with images in shorter versions via youtube.

I got a chance to enjoy the sunset this week with some friends on Mt Bullers Summit. A truly amazing experience which I try to get to as often as I can, thanks to Lia for the photo - you can find more of her work over on Instagram username liajstrike. 

Movement

I have been invited to part-take in a photo shoot of some of the movements I frequently part take in the gym and training area. I  am looking forward to see if my techniques are up to scratch and comparing to older photos for body composition.

Movement I have enjoyed this week, skiing-gymnastic handstands-boxing(very little to like to keep hands sharp)-weight lifting & pull ups -hurling-trampoline training, deep squats.

Nutrition

Considering I am living on a mountain covered in snow you may think its difficult to find great food. Well I was delighted to discover www.hoffmansholisticproduce.com.au only a half hours drive from my home. They provide me with organic& biodynamic vegetables weekly. They deliver which makes it really too easy.

I have been fermenting the vegetables to maximise their potential which increases the enzymes which makes for a healthy digestive system. The energy levels and alertness from their vegetables is excellent which I find to be some of the best I have ever consumed. They do the hard part and source in season high quality vegetables and sort to a box ideal to last for a week. It has been commented to me from people earning a lot more money then me that organic vegetables are too expensive and they can't afford them. 
Well my friends;

For one, they taste a lot better, not to mention they don't contain harmful chemicals. 

Secondly you don't need to eat as much to gain the nutrition as they are so much more nutritiously dense. I hazard a guess at three times but it could easily be more. (This is from some experiments I have been carrying out.) 
A more basic one you can try is;

Take some organic carrots and cook in hot water. Taste the water afterwords.

Take some conventionally grown carrots in hot water. Taste the water afterwords.

This experiment was given to me by an organic farmer who is 66years of age and the only person to score lower then me in my health screen questionnaire. 

You will find the organic carrots water to have a much sweeter taste. The conventional carrots water will be bitter due to being laden with chemicals. Just think of the short and long term effects this will have on your body and mind. 
So when you get high quality stock as well as the food to consume you get more then what you paid for you just have to be efficient. 
Paul Chek has recently done a series on Why Organic? which you can find on his blog paulcheksblog.com. He goes into detail why organic is very important for the soil and your personal health. Be sure to read and view his videos during this series. 

Make the most of today,

Smile, laugh, play - its good for you.

Lorcan

Hello All,

My current location has views that words couldn't describe. Ill let the photo's do the talking this time.

Live in the moment and embrace every second,

Lorcan

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

24.04.2013

Wow, what an inspiring two days off I have just had. First the two days I had scheduled off became one with a work colleague getting sick. I happily covered his shift yesterday but still got time for an intense squatting, dead lifting and pulling workout. The real highlight of yesterday was an Irish man randomly came up to me in the street and gave me a tour of the local town Millicent and to his family at his home. What an absolutely kind gesture to make me feel welcomed into the town-Irish Spirit is still there!

I spent this morning brain storming on my long term goals which I feel are achievable.

I spent the afternoon hunting out real food which turned out more difficult then expected. I got some grass finished lamb bones which I got some snaps going into the oven for roasting then into the pot for some tasty high fat bone broth.

DOMS has hit my legs very hard, as expected which shall be fun working on on the foam roller soon!

I am delighted and saddened that one of my best friends is getting married tomorrow but unfortunately I won't get home for it. I am sure he will have an amazing day and can't wait to meet him on his honeymoon next week.

This post opens new doors to trains of thought that I encourage you to further research. Jack Kruise inspired - you can read his book Paleo FX that I have in recommended reading section. Enjoy



Guilty by Design
Are architects responsibly for modern day illnesses, sickness, cancer, premature death? Firstly don’t jump down my throat but think for a second. Now just to make this clear I am aware there is no one factor that causes illnesses, sickness, cancer, premature death but an accumulation of many factors, let me continue -is the dwelling we are living in/working in adding to our modern day health problems?
By design we put artificial lights in the center of our living spaces. Thus before day break we get up turn on the lights and are hit by the light, you get a sudden dart of the hormone cortisol. We all now this feeling its uncomfortable and you feel it on your eyes. This has the same effect on your body as bright lights from the sun give you during the day such that as a hunter gather allows you to survive. Now the down side, if you are living in these bright lights before bed time, you seriously affect your sleep quality and hormone regulation. Solution for this that architects, designers etc. can implement into design, don’t put the lights into the ceiling; put them low down and specify much lower brightness such that there is no blue light in the bulb so a yellow/red colour appears. I want you to trust me on this and test it for yourself- stay out of bright light two hours before bedtime and before daybreak in the morning. Give it three weeks and tell me how your sleep quality has changed. Or alternatively don’t put any lights in the house. Force the use of candles and torches.
Next factor; by design sitting rooms are designed around the television. Thus when you come home from work you put yourself in front of the television and waste your evenings. Well another test Ill have you perform. Take your televisions out of the living room disconnect it and put it away. You will find your productivity will increase to levels you never expected. Your concentration levels will increase and when interacting with people you actually listen to them and have a meaningful conversation. Now don’t just replace the function of the television to a laptop and sit there on Facebook wasting your time. (Same for mobile phone) Again reading thrash magazines or garbage “bad news” newspapers. I recommend reading good books that will increase your knowledge and enhance your personal passions and goals. Now to avoid the effects of bright lights for reading use candles, a lamp aimed away from you at eye level – if required wear yellow tinted glasses. So architects, am I opening new areas to your train of thought when designing a living space.
Offices, bright lights & work spaces. By good design we have to design workspaces to use natural light. We have to educate employers about the effects light will have on their employees and break the mould of working 8-6. We must stand together and not allow poor design limit to cost factors that greatly affect human’s lives. This may well be on a town planning level but included in the term architect is good design which effects planning. My solution is to think bigger, don’t allow poor conditions (money, design, materials, location) be factors strive for the best, educate yourself on all levels. And again THINK BIGGER outside the box shit.
Bright lights - smart phones/computer screens/televisions. There is modern day apps (f.lux) that automatically select the light settings that are omitted that can omit the blue light that messes up your cortisol levels. Find them and use them. Simplicity can be key here. Wear yellow/orange lenses and don’t leave your phone beside your bed such that during the night if you wake when you check the time you get a kick from the bright lights.
I have only hit a few points here - scratched the surface possibly - materials haven't even been mentioned ie sick building syndromes that off course can be improved upon but the verdict is still out there. Let me ask you this, is your architect aware of these factors? By design can your home or work space be improved?

Well you hire your architect, you pay your architect. You are responsible for your own health and living space. Make the decision yourself. I can off course add my input into designs. See my services options in services for contact..