tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28096315617904887582024-02-19T05:18:31.320+02:00Broccoli PrincessBroccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-5030494282515402022013-02-17T17:07:00.000+02:002013-02-17T17:14:55.436+02:00The best nutrition & health coaching course on the web - Precision Nutrition Certificate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a long time since I posted! Life is good and I'm doing very well. Lots of stuff has happened since my last post. I have published my second book, which is called Hormonitasapaino (= hormone balance in English). Too bad the book is only in Finnish at the moment. I hope my publisher will agree it should be translated to English. It's a 320 page monster that really covers hormone balance 101 and then some.<br />
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While we wait on that, I wanted to begin blogging on this blog again. I've been missing writing in English. I just visited the USA again and my "American brain" (the part that loves the US and feels home on that side of the Atlantic ocean) begun bringing up ideas on writing about my studies and adventures in the health world again.<br />
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This time I traveled to Florida for the first time. The aim of my trip was to participate in Institute for Functional Medicine's Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Module. I will write more about it later. I'm pretty sure my readers will enjoy learning more, as it seems this blog still gets loads of hits from people trying to find information on good ways to educate themselves on health & fitness.<br />
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One of the most amazing courses that I've taken these past years has been Precision Nutrition Certification, which was completely re-done a while ago. All of our coaches (I have seven of them in my team already, plus me) have completed or are currently studying in the Precision Nutrition Certification program. It's a combination of hard core nutrition science and coaching education. I haven't bumped into anything like this before.<br />
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I love PN's ideology and use it when writing books, coaching clients and lecturing in companies or doing public lectures. I truly hope more people would learn how easy and simple it is to feel and perform better!Kaisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01378551787469249190noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-5707192207387006632011-04-24T11:54:00.005+03:002011-06-29T07:29:07.822+03:00About my upcoming book<div style="text-align: left;">Many people on the course asked about my book. To make things more simple, here's a short preview of the book. The book will be published in Finnish. My dream is to publish it in English at some point. We'll see what happens. Below is the book's cover. <br />
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<i>Would you like your body to burn fat from the trouble spots, to speed up your metabolism, sleep better, look younger and more refreshed, gain strength and feel more energized? Hormonal balance is key to a better well-being!</i><br />
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<i>Did you know that there's a reason for fat accumulation on different parts of the body?</i><br />
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<i>Hormone Diet explains what your body's fat stores reveal about your hormonal balance and how you can change it for the better. The book includes easy to understand guidelines and scientific studies on the significance of hormonal balance in weight control. It is not a miracle diet, but a permanent lifestyle change.</i><br />
<i>The book teaches you...</i><br />
<i>-why love handles are the results of your dietary choices</i><br />
<i>-how weight training stimulates fat burning</i><br />
<i>-why sleep improves your carbohydrate tolerance</i><br />
<i>-how gut health and lower body fat deposits are linked to each other</i><br />
<i>-why stress derived umbilical fat may due to food intolerances</i><br />
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<i>And much more!</i><br />
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<i>Kaisa Jaakkola is the first Finnish BioSignature coach. Her special area of expertise is helping clients to burn fat through balancing their hormones naturally through nutrition, lifestyle and training. She has been trained in the U.S. and Europe for the BioSignature method, along with personal training and strength coach education, after working as an IT engineer. Her nutrition and hormone-related articles have been published in several journals. The BioSignature method reveals the body's hormonal balance through the stored fat in different parts of the body. It was developed by one of the most accomplished strength coaches in the world, Charles Poliquin.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, there you go. The book will be published in August 2011. If you want to read it, you better start taking Finnish classes :) </div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-3058759644843907162011-04-24T09:36:00.002+03:002011-04-24T09:42:00.929+03:00Gratitude journal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5zbLLnca44l9hK0b1bm_HhOfkuzNALTd5tzGpxWtouliug33umnItF1M2EOvS0YjtFJ-J-fYGORDMY7Fxo-RIMxsjqBjVIX8lDe0dBLVd9qSJUKyi6VVGkazigrKu9p9p73JBT81sHLq/s1600/IMG_1586.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5zbLLnca44l9hK0b1bm_HhOfkuzNALTd5tzGpxWtouliug33umnItF1M2EOvS0YjtFJ-J-fYGORDMY7Fxo-RIMxsjqBjVIX8lDe0dBLVd9qSJUKyi6VVGkazigrKu9p9p73JBT81sHLq/s200/IMG_1586.PNG" width="133" /></a>I've found the cutest, most useful app for iPhone! <a href="http://www.happytapper.com/">Happy Tapper's Gratitude Journal</a>. I fill mine many times per day as there's always something to be grateful for... right now it's only 9am and I've typed down many things already ;) The photo on the right is a screenshot of the app. <br />
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Gratitude is a powerful emotion. When you truly feel gratitude, you radiate positive energy. It's easier to accomplish anything you'd like in your life by feeling grateful beforehand... and by feeling grateful for all the things you already have. Someone wise once said; "Everything you need, you already have." In a world of always wanting and needing more, that sounds like a complete lie. I think it's not... it's just that our egos don't want to believe that sentence. <br />
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Filling out a gratitude journal decreases stress and <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ForWomen/Articles/Article.aspx?ID=7">makes you view the world as a more positive place</a>. And of course you don't need an iPhone for it. Just buy a beautiful notepad and start writing. I got this one for my birthday a couple of years back: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/158270208X/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=optimaperfor-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=158270208X">The Secret Gratitude Book</a>. When I begun using it, magical things happened... and when I forgot about it, that's when things started to fall apart. I went through a very dark period in my life. I tried to get back to writing in my grateful journal but the feelings just weren't there. I had to make things up... eventually it got easier again and now I don't have to force it anymore. I truly FEEL grateful for so many things in my life. <br />
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Things that I've been truly grateful this morning are...<br />
-being free of seasonal allergy symptoms => I've used <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/295/Handling_Seasonal_Allergies.aspx">Charles' seasonal allergy protocol </a>and it's working as well as standard medication (I have spent all springs the past 20 years inside the house as my symptoms get as bad as asthma... this is the first time I actually have hope for enjoying the spring)<br />
-my funny cats => you saw them in the last post... they are hilarious<br />
-my great marriage => I'm grateful for our good connection and all the values we share<br />
-my client Karita's success in her first figure competition => she placed 3rd last night :) I helped her with the supplements through BioSig (she's in the middle on the photo below)<br />
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-my motivation for studying => I believe I can achieve great things the more I know<br />
-my home => our home renovation is finally done and I can enjoy our beautiful home<br />
-my great health => actually I'm not there yet but I write this down every day because I know that if my mind can comprehend what it's like to be at my optimal health, it's more likely to happen :)<br />
-my powerful body => I'm happy I can lift, run, jump and do whatever I like - I'm not at my optimal, but getting closer by every training session :)<br />
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When you save the day's notes on Happy Tapper's app, the app pops up a quote. Today it was this - love it!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."</i> <br />
<i>-Ralph Waldo Emerson</i></div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-62919603988675363112011-04-22T17:28:00.006+03:002011-04-24T10:33:17.258+03:00Biosignature 1, Day 5, StockholmLast day on the course was really good. The lectures covered vitamin D3, gut health & probiotics, estrogen metabolism (<a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/621/The_short_version_of_why_to_consider_adding_the_un.aspx">the need of L-5 MTHF which is the active form of folic acid - crucial for detoxing estrogens</a>) and how to build a successful BioSignature business. We also practiced measuring, as every single day. I think accuracy was much better than on the courses I've taken before. Thanks to the checklist technique. I'm going to adopt some of that to our business as well and ordered a book Charles recommended, called <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1846683149/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=optimaperfor-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1846683149">The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=optimaperfor-21&l=as2&o=2&a=1846683149" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" />. I'm a nerd so I'm pretty sure the technique suits me well ;)<br />
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I went through my notebook today in the train on the way home and thought I'd make a little photo stream with tips I've learned on these BioSignature courses that I've taken. If you put each of these tips in practice, I guarantee your life quality will jump up big time. Enjoy :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>If your gut is not healthy, you're not healthy. </b>You are what you digest - and also what you don't excrete (think: food chemicals, additives, pesticides, pathogens etc). Get your digestion together my doing the <a href="http://charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/433/The_HCL_Acid_Test.aspx">stomach acid test</a> and using <a href="http://charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/447/What_Makes_a_Probiotic_a_Probiotic.aspx">a proper probiotic supplement</a> EVERY DAY. Don't be like me - telling yourself it's all good and finding out 1,5 years later it was everything else than good, realizing you just spent all that time spinning your wheels while you could have got awesome results. If those two tips don't do anything, get <a href="http://www.genovadiagnostics.com/index.php?option=com_gpanel&Itemid=2&task=view&id=4">a functional medicine digestive analysis</a> done. Quick. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Food quality is crucial! </b>Eating "clean" isn't always clean. Above you can see two different salmon. First one (in the middle of the photo) is wild salmon: it's very light, almost greyish peach color. The second one is farm raised salmon - beautiful orange color. Wild salmon eat what they can catch, like plankton, other fish etc. Farm raised salmon eat what they're given: soy, grains and fish parts. Plus orange color to make them look nice in the fish aisle. Whenever possible, invest in your food. Same goes for meat, poultry, produce... buy organic and fresh. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Farm-raised salmon are fed pellets of concentrated fish products. The fish used to make these pellets are usually gathered from the bottom of fishing nets and are of varieties that are not sold in your local fish market. All sorts of fish parts are included in the pellets, even the bones and skin. Unfortunately, the toxins that have built up in the fish’s body also become part of the mix."</i></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Use an estrogen balancing product daily, like any of those above. </b>Estrogenization is a global epidemic. How many people do you know who have problems with fertility? There are scarily many within the young couples I know. Guys should not have fat bums or saggy arms. Cover your basics by using good quality supplements, and <a href="http://charlespoliquin.com/TrainerDirectory/FindaCoach.aspx">ask your own BioSignature practitioner</a> which of the following would suit your needs of estrogen detox the best. Not all of them work the same way.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://us.cpoliquin.com/Supplements_for_Women_s/22.htm">Women's estrogen detox products</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://us.cpoliquin.com/Supplements_for_Men_s/21.htm">Men's estrogen detox products</a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Drink more water! </b>Dehydration is one of the most underrated sources of stress (hello, bellyfat!). If you don't like the taste of plain water, add some frozen berries, lime, lemon or cucumber slices to your water. How much water do you need? <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/325/How_much_water_should_you_drink.aspx">Read here</a>. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Get your biological signature revealed by contacting <a href="http://charlespoliquin.com/TrainerDirectory/FindaCoach.aspx">a BioSignature practitioner</a> in your area.</b> Make sure they educate themselves constantly and keep their BioSic certification updated by taking the course at least once a year. The norms change as the research progresses. They had new information now already, although I had taken my last course last fall. This time I learned a lot about how the BioSig profile can reveal what kind of risk for estrogen imbalance derived cancers the person might have. Read <a href="http://upfitness.co.uk/articles/biosignature/biosignature-modulation-practitioners-not-all-are-created-equal/">Nick Mitchell's excellent article on why all practitioners are not created equal</a>.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Soak & roast your nuts and seeds.</b> Soak them to get rid of enzyme inhibitors that might cause gastric distress and itchy throat and ears. Roast them to improve mineral absorption. These seeds have been roasted with coconut oil and cinnamon. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Get a steel water bottle to avoid xenoestrogens that may leak from plastic bottles. </b>My bottle is from <a href="http://mysigg.com/store/collections/sigg-steelworks.html">SIGG</a>, and <a href="http://www.kleankanteen.com/">Klean Kanteen</a> makes great bottles as well. Make sure it says "BPA free" on the bottle. If you live in an area where tap water quality is bad (pretty much everywhere nowadays), get a water filter. According to Charles, <a href="http://www.hightechhealth.com/html/ionizer_main.htm">Akai</a> is the best. Or go get your water from a real spring :) Especially water in the UK is said to be horrendous - filled with estrogens from HRT and contraceptive pills, cocaine residual... uhhh!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Train with weights to improve your insulin sensitivity. </b>Muscle mass is one of the most important determinants of great immunity, longevity and well functioning hormonal system. This photo was taken at a training school we held in Tampere. We are currently running a semi-online, semi-1-on-1 coaching program with 125 clients. All of them learn proper weight training during the three months and get their BioSig done regularly. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>When suntanning, don't use a sunscreen.</b> It will block 95% of vitamin D3 that your skin would make otherwise. Besides, they're loaded with estrogenic chemicals. Instead, <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/162/How_I_Replenish_My_D3_Levels.aspx">get your D3 level up</a> (ask for a labtest 25-OH D3 to see where you are) and use coconut oil when you're planning on staying in the sun for a longer time. Above is my kitty Eemeli tanning ;) Cornish Rex cats are very fond of sunlight. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bump up your fiber by using several fiber supplements in addition to your <a href="http://thepaleodiet.com/">paleo diet</a>. </b>We should get anywhere from 30 to 50 grams of fiber daily. It will balance your bloodsugar and help you get rid of used estrogens and other toxins. Use different kinds of gluten free fiber sources, like psyllium, ground flax seed, ground hemp seed (with shells on), apple fiber... I take my fiber upon waking and often also before going to bed. I've noticed that eating my last meal around 7pm, taking my fiber at 9pm (to keep me nice and satisfied) and then going to bed before 10pm makes me sleep better than eating late. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Have a meat and nuts breakfast. </b>No cereal or soy milk or oatmeal or bagels. Why? <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/270/The_Meat_and_Nut_Breakfast.aspx">Read here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, if you're like me and you tend to fill up your plate no matter what size it is, use smaller plates if you need to control your food intake. My eyes always want to eat more than my body needs, therefore I use snack plates (about 7 inches diameter). </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Switch to a salt that has a color. </b>Celtic sea salt is a good option. This way you will supply your body with all the minerals that natural salt has, instead of depleting it and adding a little bit of aluminum, which is a neurotoxin, that the table salt has. Remember that the more protein you eat, the more salt you need. <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/EntryId/20/My-Take-On-Salt.aspx">Read more here</a>. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Use healthy, natural fats like virgin coconut oil every day. </b>My cat Arska loves it - I busted him licking the glass jar the other day when I had forgot the lid open... He also chews omega 3 capsules if I forget them on the table. If you don't know what healthy fats are, maybe let your pet define. They don't seem to crave trans fats and other nasty man-made fat-pretending products (like margarine). Cream, butter, coconut oil, fish oil - those would be their choices. Wouldn't be that bad for us either :)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Switch to organic coffee and have it either black or with full fat cream.</b> Coffee plants are amongst the most sprayed crops in the world. You should always have yours organic, and the same goes for butter (and obviously cream, as butter is made of cream). Coffee is pretty much the only bitter herb we use nowadays. Thousands of years ago people seeked for bitter herbs and chewed them. They're known to be very effective for detoxing the liver. Having your coffee with milk is not the best option. Milk is a very problematic food for most, as it's designed to be baby food. If you've given up sucking your thumb quite a long time ago, quit drinking milk too. Cream is a healthy fat and helps to diminish cravings for sweets :)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ditch bread. </b>Most people do better without (processed) grains.If you crave it, make your own - but use fiber. The top photo is a lingonberry-coconut pie that I made with a fibrous crust sweetened with stevia. The bottom photo is flat bread I made, and it is gluten, egg, dairy and yeast free. Both were made with the same kind of dough:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">-1/3 cup hemp protein</div><div style="text-align: center;">-1/3 cup <a href="http://us.cpoliquin.com/product_p/primal%20fiber%202.htm">Primal Fiber 2</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">-1/3 cup coconut flour</div><div style="text-align: center;">-water until you have a soft, pudding-like consistency</div><div style="text-align: center;">-if you want salty flat bread, add celtic sea salt</div><div style="text-align: center;">-if you want a sweet pie crust, add stevia (I like <a href="http://www.iherb.com/NuNaturals-Alcohol-Free-Stevia-2-fl-oz-59-ml/4460?at=0">NuNaturals liquid vanilla stevia</a> the best... using a code KOL145 you will get a $5 discount of your order)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bake at 200 celcius until it's set and let it cool down. Yum :) </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Remember your greens and eat them RAW!</b> Aim to get five handfuls (PLUS five handfuls of colorful veggies) daily. Green veggies contain chlorophyll which is great for detoxification, and folate that I mentioned in the beginning of this post. Cooking your greens destroys many of the vital phytonutrients that raw foods are filled with. My cat Eemeli loves green leavy vegetables. He's quite peculiar, just like his owner. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pinch yourself on the side of your ribs, that's the midaxillary point of BioSignature modulation. It represents thyroid function. Can you grab more than skin? Maybe you could use some seaweed (and protein - as thyroid hormones are built from iodine and the amino acid tyrosine) :)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Surround yourself with likeminded people - you're the average of the five people you spend most time with. </b>This photo was taken in Stockholm on Thursday as Joni and I met a fellow coach, <a href="http://www.jslfigure.com/">Jenni Levävaara</a>, who flew there to participate her first PICP course. Jenni is such a wonder woman! She recently educated herself more on <a href="http://www.nlp-academy.fi/seminars/seminars/sports.html">mental training of athletes through sports performance coaching with NLP</a>. She loves educating herself just like I do, and on top of that has the most adorable personality. I'd get her to kick my butt anytime. She knows her stuff and I'm happy to be her friend. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Life without dreams is unbearable, and dreams without everyday life are self-betrayal." -Jenni</i></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Have a little red wine every now and then.</b> This is a new skill I'm learning. I used to hate the taste of wine but recently I've been practicing this a little... as I've heard I should take life more lightly. Plus it's proven to be a good way to get some antioxidants. It's been said you have to taste a food or drink ten times to get accustomed to the taste. I'm not quite there but getting close ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"<span class="text">Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly." <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I used to be too serious, too detail-oriented and too "but tomorrow I need to do this and that" (missing out THE NOW), so I'm practicing having a little more of Fun & Friends in my life. I suck at relaxing but I've noticed that having a glass of wine suddenly turns me to a Very Relaxed Person. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you're a coach, this might be your best tip for menopausal and stressed women: permission to have a glass of red wine with dinner. All wines aren't created equal, so <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/66/Alcohol_-_Part_1_The_Wine_Drinkers_Companion.aspx">read more what to choose from here</a>. And if you don't know how to coach females, <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/EntryId/73/Helping-Menopausal-Women-Lose-Fat-Part-1.aspx">read CP's best tips here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay, that's MORE than plenty of tips... I'm known for doing too much, writing too much, talking too much and kind of wanting to be too much, but bear with me - at least I'm conscious about it ;) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you've enjoyed these BioSig course updates and maybe we'll meet on a course in the future! <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Education.aspx">Check out the upcoming courses here</a> and secure your spot now, as they fill up quickly. I know which one I will attend next already!</div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-23935192278076994422011-04-20T23:13:00.002+03:002011-04-21T07:55:38.859+03:00Biosignature 1, Day 4, StockholmWhat a day. Actually this is the first day when I really have to go back to my notes to see what we covered, because my brains are mush. Not because there's so much new information, but because something happened to my body on day 3. We talked about cortisol today and that's the culprit here - because I'm talking about food sensitivities. They are a major source of cortisol overproduction problems.<br />
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When you eat foods that the body is intolerant to, it tends to screw up pretty much everything. Cortisol production increases, tissues and joints may get inflammed, head feels strange (cravings, foggy thinking etc), strength level drops, sleep quality drops, you might feel it in the respiratory system, get gut problems... and so on. You could add almost any symptom you can think of here. If you eat foods the body doesn't agree with, it can cause a leaky gut. Foreign proteins enter the bloodstream through disrupted intestinal lining and you're in trouble! <br />
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I've had problems with my body (and mind... they're connected as we all know) for some years now, and it's been very difficult to get leaner. Not being lean is a sign of an imbalance in the body. A healthy body should be lean: females 16-20% bodyfat and males below 10%. So right now I'm trying my best to dig deeper to find out the things that are holding me back. I could have just done like I used to: exercise too much and cut down eating to as little as possible, but that most likely won't cut it in the long run. So it has meant putting quite a lot of money to functional medicine tests and also calming down my life that used to be quite stressful. The tests have been such a good investment that I can happily say I'd do it again if I needed to. I won't put my own health to the backseat of my life ever again. <br />
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One of the tests I recently got done was a <a href="http://www.nowleap.com/">MRT food intolerance test</a>. Since then I've been pretty careful with my food choices. It seems I ate something on on day 3 here that caused a bad reaction, as my energy level hit rock bottom. Below is a part of my MRT test. If you want to see all of the results, <a href="http://kaisa.optimalperformance.fi/?p=210">you can check out the photos in my Finnish blog</a>. You won't understand the blog text but the MRT test is in English. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> When I woke up this morning, I looked like a tarsier except the bags under my eyes were the size of a gymbag...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">In addition to that, my cheeks were the size of an overstuffed chipmunk...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">So to answer your question, "is it that critical to stay away from the foods you're intolerant to", what do you think? :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
When I eat a food I'm intolerant to, my whole body just doesn't feel right. I was exhausted the whole day and even walking to the subway made me sweat and left me trying to catch my breath! Could be anything... eggs... some meat I had at breakfast... our dinner last night... I don't know. I've found out that the more conscious I'm about how different foods affect my energy levels, mood etc. the better I'm in tune with my body. One of the most precious things is having a crystal clear, creative mind. Today I've been nowhere near that! Carb cravings, moodiness and mental fatigue, certainly symptoms of eating foods I'm intolerant to.<br />
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If you think you might have some intolerances (pretty much all of us do, whether you "feel" them or not), <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/EntryId/120/Top-12-Reasons-Gluten-if-sensitive-to-it-Should-Be-ELIMINATED-From-Your-Diet-Part-1.aspx">start learning more here</a>. If you have belly fat, it can be a sign of too much cortisol over time. Gluten is the most evil of all, it causes lots of problems. It makes my body feel like a wet spaghetti, plus if I eat it, I crave carbs and sugary junk for a week after a single exposure. It doesn't matter if it's 1mg or 1g or 100g because the effect can be seen in the blood for months. Gluten isn't showing in my MRT test (I hadn't had it in a very very long time) but I know this for a fact, as I've been muscle tested for it several times on Biosig CE courses. The body doesn't lie. <br />
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<i>"Gluten has been isolated as a risk factor is so many diseases, that is almost impossible to count them all. At the time of writing this blog, the functional medicine circle has isolated at least 55 diseases linked to it."</i><br />
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So anyhow, it was a good day at the course. We practiced taking quad, ham and pec readings. I think hamstring and pec are the hardest to measure and I can honestly say my skills for measuring them right is still not quite there (sorry, clients). For example, I used to measure pec completely wrong on many people still some time ago (sorry again, clients, my little lab rats :D) until I learned a trick one fellow coach gave me. I might not be the best coach but at least I have initiative! If I had been too critical on myself and been afraid of making mistakes, our business wouldn't be where it is today.<br />
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One of my mentors, Krista Schaus whom I first learned about BioSig from, told me: when you're done with the course, begin measuring people as soon as you get home and do it as much as possible. I called some PT's I knew and told them I'd do BioSig for free just to show them what it's like. I did it for them, they started sending <i>their </i>clients in. Their clients got better results, the PT's got better reputation and I got to practice and get new clients. I'm not very fond with doing PT myself so I was able to do what I wanted most, BioSig consults. Win-win situation for everyone.<br />
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There was much more stuff but my marshmallow brain can't produce any more wise thoughts right now. So I'll better stop here.<br />
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One more thing - today my hubby and I had lunch with Charles & his tech guy, Larry. Some exciting things to come in the near future, I hope. Here's a photo... Joni's comment on his FB status, "when I have my cup of coffee, I have it with Charles Poliquin." ;)<br />
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Day 3 begun with John & Derek taking measurements of the course attendants. It's quite amazing how the profiles have changed in only these TWO years I've gone to BS courses. I'm quite fanatic about taking notes - I wrote down all the profiles from my first course I took in London (May 2009). That time the class was a mixture of insulin, cortisol and estrogen profiles. But today... so far we haven't seen a single person on this course whose profile wouldn't be estrogen. Last week CP and his team taught in UK and 77 out of 78 attendants had an estrogen profile. It's an epidemic, and we see this in Finland as well.<br />
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Femininization of the whole population of this Earth is VERY scary. All kinds of lotions and cosmetics with parabens (for example... go to a <i>pharmacy</i> and read the INCI list of some lotions - 99% of them have parabens - and they're sold in a PHARMACY which most people consider a trusted source of cosmetics), eating foods with high concentrations of pesticides, showering in and drinking estrogenic water, eating fish that have been exposed to synthetic estrogens in the waste water and so on.<br />
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Guys are losing their fertility step by step if we keep going this... packing on fat like females... and females are hurting themselves as well. Why does this happen? Because of the toxicity and our attitudes - wanting everything the easy way and shrugging to the responsibility to take charge of our health. A diet of TV dinners and fizzy drink won't give the body the antioxidants it needs to detoxify harmful chemicals we breathe, eat and put on our skins daily, nor the building blocks we'd need to build a healthy body. Another important issue is gut health. In our client base I would say 70% have compromised gut health. Bad gut health leads to estrogens circulating in the body, doing more harm than good. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab11/MisssLadyRose/pear1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab11/MisssLadyRose/pear1.png" width="150" /></a></div>Estrogen is one of the most interesting subjects to me, of all that I've learned in BioSignature classes. I most likely have a very high risk of obtaining breast cancer, as nearly everyone from my mother's side has had that. Females on my mom's side of the family are curvy with wide hips, and pretty much all of us carry our fat mostly on the lower half of the body. For me, BioSig is not only finding the tools to get lean, but the tools to "change my fate" so to say. I will most likely have to stay on <a href="http://us.cpoliquin.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=estrogen&Search.x=0&Search.y=0">some form of estrogen supplement</a> for the rest of my life? Although... it's been said on the course many times now that everyone of us should do that. The environmental burden of estrogens has become huge. According to Charles, it's been only five years since there was basically no such thing as breast cancer in males. Now it's getting more and more common. <br />
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Charles also gave a lecture on how to use botanicals for insulin modulation. <a href="http://us.cpoliquin.com/product_p/insulinomics.htm">Insulinomics</a> is a really interesting and great product for that and it should be always combined with another insulin balancing product, like Fenuplex, Glucose Disposal or Yin Hance. <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/448/The_Sweet_Success_of_Fenuplex.aspx">Here's a great article about how one of the products, Fenuplex works</a>.<br />
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<i>"Five hormones raise blood sugar, but only one lowers sugar: insulin. That is because we are designed to consume a natural diet – not the typical American diet that is disguised as food. One of the basic tenets of the Biosignature system is that modulating insulin will always improve your body composition scores, whether the problem is due to problems in androgen, estrogen or growth hormone." </i><br />
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<a href="http://kestrelid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/delivery_boy-265x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://kestrelid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/delivery_boy-265x300.jpg" width="176" /></a>Simply put: Insulinomics acts like the Fedex guy who rings your doorbell, and the other products play the role of the little delivery boy who drags your package in the house (=puts the glucose in the cell).<br />
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If the person has insulin resistance, which is also more and more common, he or she will have very hard time "letting the delivery boy in" - meaning that glucose can't enter the cells. It will rather be stored as fat. Fat cells will happily take all the packages possible in the condition of insulin resistance - actually 80-85% of the glucose that is circulating in the bloodstream (only 5% goes to the muscle cells). In an insulin sensitive person, this would be only 5% while 80-85% would go to the muscle cells. The rest goes to the liver. Soooo... if your score of the subscap is over 10, you might want to think of this the next time you're thinking of eating a carb rich meal :)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/images/drhouston.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/images/drhouston.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span id="goog_814278698"></span><span id="goog_814278699"></span>It is possible, of course, to improve insulin sensitivity through diet and training. The more muscle mass you have, the more insulin receptors you have and therefore the cells may be able to take in more glucose. According to <a href="http://www.hypertensioninstitute.com/mchbio.html">Mark Houston</a>, whom I had a chance to interview in New York last fall, one of the biggest reasons for insulin resistance is low muscle mass. Heavy weight training and a protein rich diet (with an effective digestion) is the way to go. Raisins and granola bars for snacks won't do it! <br />
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We spent quite a lot of time practicing caliper measurements. I'm glad to see that my consistency in measurements is pretty good, the number difference on most of the people I measured was mostly about 0,1 - 0,3mm per site. I have probably done a total of 2000 (or so) BioSig measurements to about 400-500 people. Some are clients who come in continuously and some have only come in for a demo measurement (I used to do those in gyms just to spread the word about the system - that's a good way to get new clients). Our company's girls (four BioSig practitioners) have measured nearly 1000 Finns so far - and we have 5 million people in the country... still some potential clientele there ;) If accuracy is reached after you've taken at least 4000 measurements, I'm still not quite there! Every course makes me better though as I always learn new tricks how to be more consistent.<br />
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Practice makes perfect, right? :) <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>How the body never lies - this girl had suffered from chronic stress. Charles stimulated some trigger points on her legs to find out how the body is dealing with the stress - it hurt so bad the girl jumped on the table! After that Charles told her to chew one tablet of <a href="http://us.cpoliquin.com/product_p/holy%20basil%20supreme.htm">Holy Basil Supreme</a>, an adaptogenic herb supplement that balances the body's stress response. He stimulated the trigger point and the pain was completely gone. You should have seen this girl's face :) I've seen the trick on many courses and used Holy Basil Supreme during stressful times successfully. I think it's one of the things that's keeping me sane now that my book deadline is only two weeks away. </i> </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Brain nutrition - how you can supercharge your brain with CP's new products called <a href="http://us.cpoliquin.com/product_p/focusedresponsepx.htm">Focused Response Px</a> and <a href="http://us.cpoliquin.com/product_p/ultrabrain_forcepx.htm">Ultra Brain Force Px</a>. This is a topic I'm very fond of - it's thrilling to see the benefits of good nutrition to my ability to focus. I haven't tried out the products yet but I'm a strong believer of the meat & nuts breakfast, which gives my body the building blocks for balanced neurotransmitter production.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Above is a photo from a magazine kiosk in Tampere, where three magazines that published my articles or cited my nutrition coaching were funnily set next to each other. I recently wrote an article about brain nutrition for MMA fighters for Finland's most sold sports magazine, Fightsport. At the same time one of Finland's biggest magazines for middle aged women begun publishing my three part series on hormones & spot reduction. Very glad for this - my goal is to become a full time writer eventually :) </i></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Detox - and how cosmetics are putting HUGE pressure on the liver. An average man detoxifies about 500 chemicals daily. That's a big burden on the body. Wonder how many chemicals the caveman detoxified daily? Probably nothing compared to what our bodies deal with today. Above is a photo from my own "cosmetics detox" - I threw out all the bottles with very long ingredient lists and any parabens. Parabens wreak a havoc on the hormonal system. They can be found in most lotions, shampoos etc. Check safety of the brand you use from the free <a href="http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/">Skin Deep Cosmetics Database</a></i>. </div><br />
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I know it's the same everywhere in the world - people wait for Charles to come to where they live. Don't wait! When you attend a course, you get to travel, widen your world view and see places. Learning in a new environment is good for you. It keeps your brain fresh when there are no disctractions from your "normal life" around. What we need now is a positive movement of TAKING CHARGE. Education is an investment and every cent will be paid back at least twice for what you've put into it.<br />
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My first Biosignature course was fully paid back in two days after I got home from the course. I had three clients signing up for a 12 week coaching program. And today, nearly two years after my first course, we just broke a record how the number of Biosignature clients going through our calipers in the past two weeks. <b>Nearly TWO HUNDRED people were measured by our three Biosignature girls during these past two weeks in our two offices, Tampere and Helsinki.</b> I'm so proud for our Biosignature coaches and also happy for our clients, who are getting excellent results. Two years ago I would have never believed I will be a business owner <i>and</i> an employer, who helps others achieve their dreams through facilitating them with a job they love. That's big and although I'm very hard on myself most of the time, this is something I'm truly proud and grateful for. <br />
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Anyhow, it's fun to be studying again. Charles has changed the structure of the course again so I'm enjoying myself very much. I love to see how the courses improve. This is my 3rd Biosignature 1 course and my 12th course with Charles. There are always new JEWELS of information. Today I learned very important stuff about androgens and got lots of tiny tidbits of facts about nutrition.<br />
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On the first day Charles covered history of BioSignature method. We also went over bodyfat caliper measurement checklist, which was very helpful and I believe this will help new students learn all this stuff easier. This, and how Charles and his team teach the sites and measuring them, has improved by leaps and bounds since I last took BioSig in New York last fall. We begun learning how to take the measurements by measuring knee site, which is the easiest of all. After that Charles lectured about insulin site modification and the relationship between insulin and cortisol. These are the most important hormones any BS practitioner should learn to balance, as they can wreck pretty much everything in the body. If insulin is high, for example, it can affect every single hormone in the body. And we have 100% control over insulin through our diet (hmm, except for the fact that chronic high cortisol can elevate insulin as well - but that's another story).<br />
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So that's what happened on Day 1 - I'll be back later this week with more stories :) Have a energetic week, where every you are!Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-75033154986732595662011-04-03T09:05:00.000+03:002011-04-03T09:05:52.306+03:00Rebirth of the Broccoli PrincessYesterday I found out my blog is ranked on place 8 within the most popular Finnish health blogs. In honor of that, I decided to begin posting again! I guess there's some information here that people come to read despite my recent silence. It's been quite a winter. Maybe I'll tell about that later.<br />
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My Finnish blog can be found on <a href="http://kaisa.optimalperformance.fi/">my company's website, Optimal Performance</a>. I will keep on writing this one in English as I just love the language. Weird, but sometimes it fits in my mouth better than Finnish. I'm happy to travel soon again so I can speak English with my fellow Biosignature colleagues. I'm recertifying my Biosignature license again in Stockholm, Sweden in the middle of April. <br />
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I'm still writing my book - less than one month until I need to send it to my publisher. I'm enthusiastic to learn how my readers will find it. It will be published in the fall. I sure hope I can write a book that I can recommend with joy, as right now there are basically no books that would explain the stuff in Finnish that I would like my clients and readers to learn. I also hope I can inspire others to find the reasons between their current state of health and their optimal health - whatever it means to them. Through my own struggles I've learned that health is not something we should take for granted. And health doesn't mean the same as "no medication". It's so much more.<br />
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Recently I've kind of fallen in love with raw plant foods. I think they're great as long as you add some extra protein ;) I've eaten loads of veggies for the longest time but now I've focused more and more on switching cooked veggies to raw. I can feel it in my energy levels - like today, it's Sunday and I got up at 6am without an alarm clock. I'm very interested in the physical, mental and emotional changes that the food we eat may bring. Food can act as a powerful vehicle to better health and opening up on the "energy level", so to say. <br />
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Below are some photos of my recent meals. The first meal is a raw salad that I ate at a wonderful organic <a href="https://www.facebook.com/smootila?ref=ts">"smootila" Shasa</a> - it's a smoothie & salad bar that sells only raw foods. This salad contains dark green lettuce, tomato, avocado, dulse, hemp seeds, brazilian nuts, almonds, sun dried tomatoes and omega oil. And maybe something else I can't remember :) I also had a glass of raw milk and a whole bottle's worth of spring water. These guys are really passionate about what they do. They go get the water they serve from a spring nearby. Quite a high standard for customer service!<br />
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This salad is one I made at home. The base is baby spinach and romaine lettuce. Cherry tomatoes, dry roasted almonds, walnuts, incan berries, goji berries, mulberries, avocado and coconut oil make great toppings. Yum! <3 I had a protein drink of organic whey with this one. <br />
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It's been a busy week as we are working hard on our new website and business development. I also have two posts about Biosig CE coming out, but I just want to give the finishing touch to the texts... if you want to read more about detoxification that I learned from Charles and also about benefits of muscle testing, stay tuned!<br /><br />Great news is that Eleiko just opened a webshop a week ago - go check it out here:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eleikoshop.se/">Eleiko Webshop</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.eleikoshop.se/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 39px;" src="http://www.eleikosport.se/Powerlifting/images/top_logo.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">All of their equipment, from friction plates to benches, cable stations and so on can be bought from <a href="http://www.eleikoshop.se/">Eleikoshop.se</a>. For coaches and PT's one of the most important piece is a set of friction plates, in my opinion. They can be bought in a 10kg case containg small plates and you can use them as collars. I know many PICP coaches have bought them when taking courses at Eleiko and they praise them as much as Charles!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTneRrHn8r4&feature=player_embedded">Here's a video where Charles Poliquin explains the benefits of using friction plates</a>.<br /></div></div><br />I also got Eleiko plates while in Sweden to take my strength to NEXT LEVEL when training at home. I don't have a gym but I care about my own progress and thought they might be beneficial. Earlier in the fall I bought two 0,25kg friction plates and two 0,5kg metal plates that I begun to carry around in my gym bag when I trained. Last week I added two 1kg and two 2kg friction to my plate collection... maybe that's the beginning of my own gym (or at least a more sturdy gym bag). In 20 years I'll look back and remember my first little plates and trips to Home of Strength, Eleiko ;)<br /><br />After the Body Comp Intern, I've noticed that the small friction plates are really good. They work as collars, as they have a little rubber ring that will prevent the plates from slipping off. The normal collars weight 2,5kg so often they can't be used with females who aren't (yet) very strong. Also using the typical increments in weights (smallest plates we have in our gym are 1,25kg) won't let me advance in small enough steps to be able to add weight on every workout. I can't really add 2,5kg (2 x 1,25kg) to my pressing weights etc. every week - but I've been able to add add 0,5kg (2 x 0,25), then 1kg (2 x 0,5kg) and eventually 1,5kg (2 x 0,75kg) quite easily.<br /><br />Every PICP coach knows that you should be stronger every workout - either be able to add weight or add reps which means you're progressing well. The price was very reasonable (like 10-20 euros per plate)... and it's an investment in my strength!<br /><br />This week I've practiced olympic lifts on my own. With the friction plates I was able to test my strength on cleans. My best set so far was 5 x 41kg. Every rep "flipping the shirt" just like Jud Logan taught me ;) How FUN!<br /><br />Eleiko has another webshop as well, for Eleiko clothes and accessories. I bought the <a href="http://www.reklamprofilen.se/newwebshop/showProduct.aspx?productId=1106">Eleiko hoodie</a> while in Halmstad and I gotta say it's wonderful for training in the winter. Our gym gets really cold and sometimes it's difficult to keep the sweat on. The more heat you generate during the workout, the more growth hormone will be released.<br /><br />I'm feeling stronger than I've been in a long time. It was great to train almost every day during my trip, some days even twice. I've kept it up and it's been a good training week! I'm aiming for five gym sessions a week now, four of them consisting of big lifts and one of remedials, abs and calves. I'm very energized after spending time with such an inspiring group of people and great teachers plus training with like-minded coaches.<br /><br />Below is the 0,25kg friction plate. As you can see, no need for collars when using them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsV8b3GPjYddYc2VtsolZLdMtAXFU49fxMKVBp0mzeFn_oc31zN9JAe1W9bPf3vaCRr9POSouw_QAqQLuhWDGJC6iyJ0OqmThxxQVHjQQfnlGWqMhBDkC4qTxIBlgumcMjDmMlzQomXDx/s1600/IMG_0333.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsV8b3GPjYddYc2VtsolZLdMtAXFU49fxMKVBp0mzeFn_oc31zN9JAe1W9bPf3vaCRr9POSouw_QAqQLuhWDGJC6iyJ0OqmThxxQVHjQQfnlGWqMhBDkC4qTxIBlgumcMjDmMlzQomXDx/s400/IMG_0333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528240586806350882" border="0" /></a><br />There's something authentic studying at Eleiko, as you can even see how the bars etc. are made. I peeked into the factory side of the building one night after the class and this is what I found - a guy working on the barbells, one by one. I'm looking forward to doing some more courses there next year :)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnlsa10h_8GL95bjAVdebUw1QNJS-W2Ei_slJVx3KgVqV_ie09ZRsI8gNx68VBupwj17eNlZVJUA_r_lP7OVA-eWfK3LE9w_Gb6klVdU4q9-ArFKYObfU546CVwWFjXzs3fVfSOvOf0yk/s1600/IMG_0788.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnlsa10h_8GL95bjAVdebUw1QNJS-W2Ei_slJVx3KgVqV_ie09ZRsI8gNx68VBupwj17eNlZVJUA_r_lP7OVA-eWfK3LE9w_Gb6klVdU4q9-ArFKYObfU546CVwWFjXzs3fVfSOvOf0yk/s400/IMG_0788.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528371802128672498" border="0" /></a>*** Suomalaisille vinkki: <a href="http://kauppa.voimaharjoittelu.fi/eleiko-friction-levyt-p-2337.html">voimaharjoittelu.fi myy Eleikon kitkalevypainoja</a> ***<br /></div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-21252471723860072122010-10-13T22:21:00.025+03:002010-10-15T11:22:18.793+03:00Biosignature CE, Day 1, HalmstadDay 1 of my third Biosig CE course is done. Today I can feel my brain trying to connect all the dots from the previous weeks and days - I'm flooded with information and my poor brain is having hard time saving all the jewels! We have a big group on this course, about 60 Biosignature practitioners from all over the world, mostly Europe.<br /><br />So why am I doing this course over and over again? Because there's no single Biosig course that is 100% same as any of the previous ones. Even Biosignature 1 changes all the time because the information is changing all the time and multiplying at a faster rate than anyone of us can imagine.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxRSBytoKrAv_yxX_VaR4i2QCdUKK6WNQx9jrfgCjbF2Syy4XKT9smVWHOIUw1MwIB_RvvroJTWb6kMWMRBL-E0HDfgnCib9hS0Q6UD-cHgy9W8vfX0np9isfjNEyVUk4RlZmsX4YOGVA/s1600/Rakowski.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxRSBytoKrAv_yxX_VaR4i2QCdUKK6WNQx9jrfgCjbF2Syy4XKT9smVWHOIUw1MwIB_RvvroJTWb6kMWMRBL-E0HDfgnCib9hS0Q6UD-cHgy9W8vfX0np9isfjNEyVUk4RlZmsX4YOGVA/s320/Rakowski.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527620456489666082" border="0" /></a>I wanted to do this Biosig CE because I've been interested in hearing Dr Robert Rakowski talk. He is a widely known speaker, natural healer, chiropractor, nutritionist and detoxification expert who gave a lecture earlier this year at Poliquin Strength Institute (<a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/236/Trip_Report_Nutrition_Intervention.aspx">here's a trip report of that</a>, not mine by the way). Many of my colleagues raved about it later so I thought I better get to his next seminar. Soon some of my Biosignature friends emailed me about their results of a seven day cleanse that Charles had done as well (his blog posts about it are <a href="http://charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/BlogDate/2010-01-31/DateType/month/Default.aspx">here</a> and <a href="http://charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/BlogDate/2010-06-30/DateType/month/Default.aspx">here</a>).<br /><br />I'm a very curious and open minded person so I decided to do it in the beginning of August... just to find out that my body is very very toxic! Honestly, until then I had lived in some kind of utopia, thinking that of course I'm not THAT toxic - it would be a piece of cake for me. I thought that living in "clean" Finland, my young age, healthy eating habits compared to most people and so on would mean something. So what happened? I had awful detox reactions and honestly it was one of the worst weeks I've had in a very long time. I can be a robot and do short term stuff like that - staying on shakes and green vegetables for a week - quite easily. After all, I've done a figure show playing the robot part for over 20 weeks training 20 hours per week while eating 900-1300 calories... consisting of tuna twice a day - a little mercury and BPA here and there can't hurt that much, right? ;)<br /><br />A cleanse like that will cause many things to surface, things I did not expect to see. I didn't expect to...<br /><br />-have emotional breakdowns (liver cleanse will bring up blocked emotions, it's good to tell this to your loved ones before beginning ;))<br />-have extremely heightened sense of taste (couldn't finish my servings of white cabbage one day - it burned my mouth so bad, not sure why)<br />-have ringing ears (also related to liver cleanse)<br />-get so tired that I had to nap numerous times a day<br />-sneeze so hard I thought it would never end, it continued with a continuous runny nose for the whole day (two packs of toilet paper made me look like Rudolph the red nosed reindeer in two hours)<br />-run to the bathroom every 15 minutes (and thinking I should have evacuated the house first so nobody would faint)<br />-have my scalp suddenly begin itching and get white spots on it<br /><br />...on some days and so on!<br /><br />Just lots of stuff that can't be explained by anything else than doing detox - and doing it for a reason. I probably could have fixed many of those by adding more aminos, more antioxidants etc. but I didn't know what or when. Next time I'll know better as now I've heard Charles' lecture about the detox numerous times. The cleanse was rewarding anyhow, as I noticed that after the week I've slowly begun getting rid of things that have bugged me for quite long now. Not as much anxiety anymore, less energy crashes, better strength in the gym, increased mental performance, higher sex drive - just better life quality as a whole. And now that we've got that part clear - all of us are toxic - I think we're all on the same page. Let me put it in one paragraph:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We must help our bodies detoxify at all times by giving them adequate sleep and organic, as nutrient rich nutrition as possible. High quality supplementation plays a crucial role as soil has become poor with minerals - it takes over 30 elements to build a healthy human, our soil has now about 3. Thus everyone of us should help their bodies function optimally by using omega 3 oils, plant nutrients from organic greens powders and high quality a multivitamin + mineral complex. According to research done in 2007, today's food is too weak to replete depleted cells and bodies. WHO's number 1. cause of death is currently malnourishment.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TZeniUWEKelW8sGeGco-zWt-iJBV-ZGkUWsqG8ZC0G8Mgbd3yGidNODIF-gzlGqzadCxCbki7AlLeebZ_kmVcqKiIllq3JF5Pe6C5JUpWtSQLq5_Y5m_fIm03P2KMkFGcO-8wjdOPfIg/s1600/soil.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TZeniUWEKelW8sGeGco-zWt-iJBV-ZGkUWsqG8ZC0G8Mgbd3yGidNODIF-gzlGqzadCxCbki7AlLeebZ_kmVcqKiIllq3JF5Pe6C5JUpWtSQLq5_Y5m_fIm03P2KMkFGcO-8wjdOPfIg/s400/soil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527626687416598722" border="0" /></a><br />If polar bears are toxic, how can we really think we aren't? Many of the problems we face with our bodies today can be explained by understanding that the toxic load on our bodies is higher than what the body can process with the resources it has. It's been shown now that a newborn baby has 250 toxins in his or her body on the time of birth. I can only wonder how many do I have? Actually, thinking that thought makes me sick to my stomach. Maybe by learning this now will help me whenever it's the time to have kids. If we can have any, you never know! Fertility on both males and females has dropped dramatically and the researches are putting a lot of the blame on environmental toxins and hormone disruptors. I would like to do a toxicity and plastics test at some point to see how I'm doing. And do the same for my hubby. Charles will teach us more about toxicity tomorrow. It's one of the most interesting topics that I want to learn more about right now.<br /><br />Today's lecture's topic was HEALTHY. LEAN. STRONG. How to get there? Put it shortly:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Healthy is a matter of choice, not a mystery of chance." -Aristotle</span><br /><br />Things to consider - I strongly believe that most of us (who aren't in their perfect health) still don't have these habits (below) 100%. So I challenge you to pick TWO of that list that you will focus on for the next couple of months. On a scale from 0 to 10, where are you with each of these? Below are my thoughts of the habits we covered during the day. There was much more, everything from using supplements to balancing the hormones, but if the basics aren't covered, those don't matter that much. And the habits below will do much of the work anyway!<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Jmi9saXe65ATtr56qWf1lRYeg9mLr0gYXlHb8RKCQIAJc88_slaSXUKBlCXyOjjsAhf6bnJENaN6482ebEdSCkwkkXR8r3CXGIEeet5t7UUniqBmCddIVSvim5460L4i77dGSQ21Lvgo/s1600/IMG_0794.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Jmi9saXe65ATtr56qWf1lRYeg9mLr0gYXlHb8RKCQIAJc88_slaSXUKBlCXyOjjsAhf6bnJENaN6482ebEdSCkwkkXR8r3CXGIEeet5t7UUniqBmCddIVSvim5460L4i77dGSQ21Lvgo/s400/IMG_0794.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528184691245863026" border="0" /></a><br />Sleep</span><br /><br />Everybody should sleep 8 hours a night - uninterrupted. Sleep will raise growth hormone, body's main fat burning and tissue rebuilding hormone, as well as improve detoxification. Liver and gut work when we sleep. The room should be pitch dark, cell phones turned off or in another room when possible (electromagnetic radiation will affect the brain, as you may not produce as much melatonin, the sleep hormone, and less "recharging" as EMF is a stressor as well). It's not always possible but those are things to consider if sleep is your weak link. I've put a lot more emphasis on having enough hours in bed during the past year. I've rather slept than trained, next I will work on having both of them in my daily life :) I still wake up between 1-3 am so it suggests that all the detoxing isn't done for me yet. That's liver meridian working. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Eat organic, clean foods</span><br /><br />Lots of protein, lots of vegetables, some healthy fats. All unprocessed, as local foods as possible to make all the nutrients are still inside the food you eat. An orange flying from the other side of the world (even if it's organic) will have minimal amount of nutrients left when I buy it in the store. So I'll rather have berries that were picked close and frozen right after picking.<br /><br />"If God made it, it's good to eat - if man made it, don't eat it." or as Michael Pollan says in his books: "Eat real food. Mostly plants." Animal protein is needed to maintain and grow muscles and to supply enough amino acids for the liver to do its detoxification process. Without enough protein there's no complete detox. I think Charles said once that the first 30 grams of protein you eat will be used by the liver. If protein supply is inadequate, liver may be creating even more toxic components as phase 2 can't be completed. It's also crucial to know that the body actually breaks down the protein - test the stomach acid level to make sure the protein is digesting well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixcmEPMqpsB5uQHMNYyM8XtojrgUGLNcTAizXljAF0YO-U45dAFxOG3u9bEnm7aaBPywsxiStG3kFOJYEAKshxBgMKC1TZQBCQqONWEdJHGbIyaEI6R1f11ZKudzaDO06lovdrgC9exRe/s1600/IMG_0745.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixcmEPMqpsB5uQHMNYyM8XtojrgUGLNcTAizXljAF0YO-U45dAFxOG3u9bEnm7aaBPywsxiStG3kFOJYEAKshxBgMKC1TZQBCQqONWEdJHGbIyaEI6R1f11ZKudzaDO06lovdrgC9exRe/s400/IMG_0745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527814068662373842" border="0" /></a><br />I learned how to eat by reading <a href="http://www.precisionnutrition.com/cmd.php?pageid=795616&u=">John Berardi's Precision Nutrition</a>. It's probably the best $99 I've spent as it pushed me to begin tweaking my nutrition, get on the PN board, become a moderator of the board, meet Krista Schaus, got introduced to Biosignature... and so on! After following the typical fitness bunny diet (weigh everything from cucumbers to egg whites, follow a diet on a paper that's attached to your fridge door, eat anything else = might as well blow the whole thing and eat everything in sight on one sitting), I was very confused about HOW or WHAT to eat. PN changed the way I view nutrition, cook and look at my meals as a whole.<br /><br />I'm very passionate about my food. I have a created a gallery of meals that I've made at home or while travelling, eaten in restaurants (it's easy to eat healthy when you eat out - just need to know what habits to follow) and so on. I call it Flow Food - food that is fun to make, healthy and delicious. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=112325&id=731714666&l=60cbfda6bd">You can go check my gallery on Facebook</a>. These photos here are from my recent travels... the meal above was made in less than 5 minutes after rushing through the door after a very long day with clients. The meal below is from a restaurant I had my lunch in one day while in Helsinki. High protein, loads of veggies and a little bit of berries or fruits plus healthy fats. Can't get much easier - but it's a matter to choice, as there were boatloads of bad foods to choose from. No bread, mashed potatoes, commercial salad dressing or desserts etc. for me. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0yOL_yynd9nW-YWeCamIqcrYaPaWhYGSSIbX3vVBlJDv9F-Yrmn4MsZcYFM7U2LJKDq5VeiEUbCCepkoHMdH2s32nJIM5sS_fnLmjq6LOgqJ-Dpl_zbD2CN95ZbXmMZ4pA6TRrIQoy6C/s1600/IMG_0747.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0yOL_yynd9nW-YWeCamIqcrYaPaWhYGSSIbX3vVBlJDv9F-Yrmn4MsZcYFM7U2LJKDq5VeiEUbCCepkoHMdH2s32nJIM5sS_fnLmjq6LOgqJ-Dpl_zbD2CN95ZbXmMZ4pA6TRrIQoy6C/s400/IMG_0747.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527814059348282018" border="0" /></a><br />Drink</span><br /><br />Dehydration is more common than we can think! Everybody should drink at least 2-3 liters of pure water per day. It's also one of the major reasons for overproduction of cortisol. 40-60% of the body is water. And no - diet soda, coffee, milk and fruit juices don't count. They just make everything worse by putting a chemical load on the body and raising insulin. A well hydrated body means well functioning brain and happy muscles :)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Poop</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_JpuSru6TC0IFEeEPWglYHiE83mNQR5e2O8cxYuCltLfcKYzwLNK3obym72NRe4jTMWSzcgXvcY1AGr7gVcS0tDiu80GHZixRLGah1agqMPrOFYB1Q6hUo0B0z5G3kMsj7tHARpXQx6j/s1600/gut-health.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_JpuSru6TC0IFEeEPWglYHiE83mNQR5e2O8cxYuCltLfcKYzwLNK3obym72NRe4jTMWSzcgXvcY1AGr7gVcS0tDiu80GHZixRLGah1agqMPrOFYB1Q6hUo0B0z5G3kMsj7tHARpXQx6j/s320/gut-health.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527815372729873858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We need to take care of our gut health to eliminate toxin components of the body. Yes, it's that important that I will put it out here! Using enzymes, HCl (WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO TEST), probiotics and fibers helps a ton. I meet clients every once in a while who tell me they go to the bathroom once a week. Imagine how many toxins their body reabsorbs from the large intestine during that time?<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Move</span><br /><br />The human body is made to move. We need to strive for a body that's flexible, strong and aerobically conditioned. Doing regular strength training or other intense exercise (interval training / that type sports) sessions, regular yoga / stretching sessions and some aerobic exercise will improve health of any single individual. Doing any of the extremes is unhealthy - meaning that drug-enhanced bodybuilding, powerlifting or in the other end of the scale marathons, triathlons etc. put the body under very high stress. I think the minimum anybody should do is four workouts of mixed types of training per week. I can feel it when I do less and it's just not enough. We sit way too much on our butts - it's not healthy! This is one of the things I will focus on during the next months.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Think right</span><br /><br />We need to learn to run our own brain. We can't eliminate stress from our lives, but we can learn to perceive life's stressors differently. I'm all for positive thinking and always try to find the bright side of everything that happens! It's not always easy. I still fall in mudhole of dark thoughts once in a while. I believe we go through difficulties because "somebody out there" knows we have the strength. And through those experiences we learn and grow. The same things will happen as long as we learn the lesson that's needed to learn. So it's all about learning to perceive life's lessons in a new way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAplZ0vIT8hUfEbZ7Et6MBAPmvi-32XIDBqQy1RigZfe1aWakPzHL-QajvSEt7JOUh_4FT2EmM-iFvXmwjVh22N5O3iCwkeWGwfO5Fo4nj17WdN7TcA7L17KAp2mF_rksot8pppdBGVoJz/s1600/drivebrain.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAplZ0vIT8hUfEbZ7Et6MBAPmvi-32XIDBqQy1RigZfe1aWakPzHL-QajvSEt7JOUh_4FT2EmM-iFvXmwjVh22N5O3iCwkeWGwfO5Fo4nj17WdN7TcA7L17KAp2mF_rksot8pppdBGVoJz/s400/drivebrain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527819836798159730" border="0" /></a><br />This is the hardest one for me and needs the most work. I've taken <a href="http://nlp-akatemia.fi/english/english.html">NLP courses</a> to learn about the structures of my own thinking and behavior. It's very interesting and has given me new perspectives. One of the most important ones is that even though figure competing messed up my body and mind, it was the first step on this path that I'm walking now. So instead of seeing myself as a failure in competing in figure, I'm trying to learn to see myself as a success as everything that happened just made me a stronger person in the end.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Talk right</span><br /><br />We need to talk right to ourselves and everyone around us. Negative self talk is like mental abuse. I need to practice this a lot as well. I can be very very hard on myself. After giving a public promise in Biosignature 1 in NYC that I will be more grateful to myself for all the things I do and what I am, I've begun observing my inner talk more. When I find myself saying ugly things to myself, I apologize and try to go behind the thought to see what's there. Most of the time it's fear over something, and sometimes it's a negative belief. I use <a href="http://www.thework.com/">Byron Katie's method "The Work"</a> to break the into the structure of negative beliefs. It's very effective (for me). And when I talk nicely to myself, it's way easier to talk nicely to others - not because I want them to like me, but because it comes from the heart.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHndvQQcTA2LODBVSubMe8DR7ObN69ToIH5bU8exxqKAG-NEInka1hY8vk3eyGG5UKcMNnEpjwn-DDYVXY3oLEA-8wCvcDLo86IL3wTGZUqEvgwsGY7ZuhuopUsJqJnvI6TVWkx7FykeX8/s1600/IMG_0798.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHndvQQcTA2LODBVSubMe8DR7ObN69ToIH5bU8exxqKAG-NEInka1hY8vk3eyGG5UKcMNnEpjwn-DDYVXY3oLEA-8wCvcDLo86IL3wTGZUqEvgwsGY7ZuhuopUsJqJnvI6TVWkx7FykeX8/s400/IMG_0798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528184696516603170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />By watching Robert talk, I think I finally know what True Health looks like. He looks very energetic, happy, lean and healthy. And he SMILES. A lot. From the heart :) I want to feel the same and look as healthy (but with more muscles, thank you ;)). I will turn 30 in June 2012, and I want my 30's to be about HEALTH. It's time to get strong and healthy... if I accomplish both of those, it must eventually lead to lean as well!Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-45672099832941530982010-10-12T13:15:00.019+03:002010-10-13T20:34:39.296+03:00SCTS: Olympic Lifting, HalmstadYesterday we finished a two day course of Olympic Lifting seminar here in Halmstad. It's just one part of Poliquin's <a href="http://charlespoliquin.com/ForCoaches/Events.aspx?cat=SCTS">Special Consideration Training Series (SCTS)</a> two day seminars. PICP trained coaches can participate in the courses they feel are most beneficial to them. This year there have been seminars on training female clients, program design, lower body training for soccer and so on. There will be a couple more this year, mainly on program design (as Poliquin has come out with a new software containing more than 8000 exercises and variations of them) in the US and Europe and a couple training seminars in Australia.<br /><br />On Monday the seminar begun with a practical session on how to do the snatch. Charles mentioned on his Facebook page the day before that his Swedish friends had taken him to go dip into the freezing ocean to have a little Scandinavian experience on healthy habits people have here ;) In Finland people do that in the middle of the winter. It's called ice hole swimming, which means swimming outdoors in a round hole that's drilled into the ice. Why is this relevant to the seminar? Because for me it was like a jump into an ice cold lake (only that it lasted for two days) as I had no previous olympic lifting experience... nor any theoretical knowledge either.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUShYl9s0ix2MUeXBJ0OlwN1mt_8sB6BqRJMNyfLCrWQOMnaYHVUoEZg0Eb7PwOUNlxmIdVZ07UsQ7-P8xho_wSbLyfsQAQz7HRAl5jbKGMN0rjH_Vz3KhVbz2OD6MI1zkNnXpcKyL41oX/s1600/phoca_thumb_l_22_swimming.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUShYl9s0ix2MUeXBJ0OlwN1mt_8sB6BqRJMNyfLCrWQOMnaYHVUoEZg0Eb7PwOUNlxmIdVZ07UsQ7-P8xho_wSbLyfsQAQz7HRAl5jbKGMN0rjH_Vz3KhVbz2OD6MI1zkNnXpcKyL41oX/s400/phoca_thumb_l_22_swimming.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527126016808931714" border="0" /></a>I was actually quite nervous coming here which is not common for me. I guess those 17 guys who took the course with me came here to learn olympic lifting, but I came here most importantly to get out of my comfort zone and do something new. I believe that I grow the most when I stretch myself into something that might not always be fun in the beginning or requires effort. Through those situations I gain insights and continue the inner work that all of us should do once in a while. So of all the courses I've done with Charles - the count is 10 now - this one is mostly for myself only.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PuAApctsSOQshYLNgAxtX4lSijQAazOeignKlICTqzJpwNBvNNvheb9ij0kS1yvgsiv9MA7A6DbKcl-9XSAjoCx7XKefUOjQqtl3drZN7JYGWSQq1ouavqnyQsURJjsLamsXGeKYYvEs/s400/Feel+the+Fear.png"><br /></a><br />So the first day Charles and Jud went over how to learn the snatch in reverse. Charles mentioned that learning it in reverse is the easiest and fastest way to learn it. We begun in learning the right grip width, then shrug, upright row and proceeded in small progressions in four people groups and finally doing a full snatch with a very light bar.<br /><br />Probably the most important piece of information I got was that the reason why learning olympic lifting is so important to strength coaches or PT's is that it's the best way to increase vertical jump. And vertical jump is required in all team sports. Another interesting thing is that when doing olympic lifting, sets of 6 reps are enough for getting an excellent hypertrophy response. Knowing how to implement olympic lifting into the program (even if you don't coach it yourself - and if you don't know how to do or coach them properly, it's easy to get injured) might be a good thing for any athlete and a great challenge for any regular PT client. So we learned the technique ourselves first and then practised coaching the technique on fellow course mates.<br /><br />We've spent lots of time on practical stuff on the course, here and there we did a lecture and then went back to learning the lifts and their progressions. Here's Jud Logan teaching his little lecture: this was a demo of a "knee to heel" split squat he uses with his athletes before proceeding into step ups and front foot elevated split squats.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OMHMbTMtQ6aTFJcaKvrccmki1F3rPQ34Ej4CJ29b4nBM_370xoy92GWnxahR-h_RvBIq-TCOMzrzV6ZYZF712Byhc4uql0-q9gnJxW7qILRGYI8j9YzvfteUr0aRIxv6Zq2HDyU8EjkX/s1600/IMG_0751.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OMHMbTMtQ6aTFJcaKvrccmki1F3rPQ34Ej4CJ29b4nBM_370xoy92GWnxahR-h_RvBIq-TCOMzrzV6ZYZF712Byhc4uql0-q9gnJxW7qILRGYI8j9YzvfteUr0aRIxv6Zq2HDyU8EjkX/s400/IMG_0751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527101585606106770" border="0" /></a><br />One gem I learned from Jud was that the best way to learn squatting is to use slow tempo (5 second eccentric) or do 1 + 1/4 rep squats. In the end of day 1 we did a workout like this:<br /><br />Warmup:<br />A1. Snatch grip flip & catch, 5 x 6<br />A2. Barbell jump squat, 5 x 6<br /><br />Workout:<br />B. Back squat, 5 x 5, tempo 5050<br /><br />On second day we did a morning workout, 8 sets of snatch. It was getting FUN! This is our little group practicing under Jud Logan's eye... gettin' some tough love huh ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSVn9T4L4dp-GwBvO5gQqP69eq4oa2sjqDsJQXmKW_iU4OfK8KDlE2-trhuPy8V_wvCOBRDGl267KyAYp_g0Qfxl4I2nlYDFA4sqUDo-wA1p0ZfWFldZUJX5IbowYLP42eONKtMjFGFBq/s1600/IMG_0762.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSVn9T4L4dp-GwBvO5gQqP69eq4oa2sjqDsJQXmKW_iU4OfK8KDlE2-trhuPy8V_wvCOBRDGl267KyAYp_g0Qfxl4I2nlYDFA4sqUDo-wA1p0ZfWFldZUJX5IbowYLP42eONKtMjFGFBq/s400/IMG_0762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527101611517572674" border="0" /></a><br />Here's Jud showing the group how to make the bar travel with a greater velocity. It has to flip the shirt!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-kfUYGlAe1OA20-V5aTLAomjhe1V9ebu9B9hOXY9gnUAlHlRcJO9O6cfI2bo2n3n6R7tvCtBpQPUvknaUDgJfsr-435hyny5Ghg27u32ra9DQu95zk9zujzBcY7tNVxw-SMjoD6f27tp/s1600/IMG_0760.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-kfUYGlAe1OA20-V5aTLAomjhe1V9ebu9B9hOXY9gnUAlHlRcJO9O6cfI2bo2n3n6R7tvCtBpQPUvknaUDgJfsr-435hyny5Ghg27u32ra9DQu95zk9zujzBcY7tNVxw-SMjoD6f27tp/s400/IMG_0760.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527101600330461442" border="0" /></a><br />Some photos of the morning workout session. Everybody learned fast and it was surprising to see how quickly all the guys progressed into lifting with a good technique. We didn't hear yankee stomps anymore!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWU3SNInC_8iQqQkEZmNem0-2FSYqgyXzbIvKFtBh5GQjE9bafwwWax5sZ61yygMlGcr0EJI1LRLlXdN2sQhONU9_lTXmrY9MzqFsBQlKDvGLgXcLycjDpY4s7FXpnFPz5O8IgGP1YWnC/s1600/IMG_0757.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWU3SNInC_8iQqQkEZmNem0-2FSYqgyXzbIvKFtBh5GQjE9bafwwWax5sZ61yygMlGcr0EJI1LRLlXdN2sQhONU9_lTXmrY9MzqFsBQlKDvGLgXcLycjDpY4s7FXpnFPz5O8IgGP1YWnC/s400/IMG_0757.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527101599625719042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY5tXx_nofEzwIcqNlQYMbNAlql8Kg0reUxq0L714BRVr2HrXCMPEBUx4Z9CW7WUI_BDyVylgOY8vU4sidux_24nlJkMRduORsEZyNSQ_2_ZCSe9WrwSTfgXNTcTEksoBqsjAurxwcluq/s1600/IMG_0755.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY5tXx_nofEzwIcqNlQYMbNAlql8Kg0reUxq0L714BRVr2HrXCMPEBUx4Z9CW7WUI_BDyVylgOY8vU4sidux_24nlJkMRduORsEZyNSQ_2_ZCSe9WrwSTfgXNTcTEksoBqsjAurxwcluq/s400/IMG_0755.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527101593120756674" border="0" /></a>The second day's objective was to learn the technique of clean and jerk. We finished Charles' lecture on how to fit olympic lifting into the program of an athlete, how to periodize and which lifts to use for different sports. As I don't really work with athletes, this lecture was way more challenging to me than any of the Biosignature lectures.<br /><br />In the morning we had quite a long session of learning how to do the clean properly. It was the most fun practical session yet, as I finally got to put some weight on the bar. I did 7 sets of cleans with 35kg, emphasizing on different things every set as we got instructions from Jud on how to correct the technique. We also learned some new exercises like Pierre Roy squat (below).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BlW2pkl_rd-NRrws2D5OFAbY3ZM90nRBSEeycYQEs5R3QGQO9rtlpAZUEv6d3N-OwATmWuMFMr1iIwuIGJ4z2OPPkwbz2oWuo9wDrYHXxYBi2SRdY2hvnc1Yi-JWEHtA4jDfpaaQsiak/s1600/IMG_0769.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BlW2pkl_rd-NRrws2D5OFAbY3ZM90nRBSEeycYQEs5R3QGQO9rtlpAZUEv6d3N-OwATmWuMFMr1iIwuIGJ4z2OPPkwbz2oWuo9wDrYHXxYBi2SRdY2hvnc1Yi-JWEHtA4jDfpaaQsiak/s320/IMG_0769.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527458224594938178" border="0" /></a><br />Later the day we had our last practical session in the weight room and went over progressions of how to learn the jerk. Having good shoulder health and strength is critical for doing the jerk. First we did some military presses which also great for increasing bench pressing strength.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewZmIw6KHRadd9t72ciJCL1dkdq456cCCo_iP0AN-pwIbRjvb9S3tTJ74vfjS_FlZMbKLJkLqsndqqI-6GF-NsbHkPc6X6ONUQklFOzjKp9HzDed2HVxBJTa1IEkQyLiYM3JotXzu2Uj5/s1600/IMG_0772.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewZmIw6KHRadd9t72ciJCL1dkdq456cCCo_iP0AN-pwIbRjvb9S3tTJ74vfjS_FlZMbKLJkLqsndqqI-6GF-NsbHkPc6X6ONUQklFOzjKp9HzDed2HVxBJTa1IEkQyLiYM3JotXzu2Uj5/s320/IMG_0772.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527458223618075602" border="0" /></a>Charles taught us all the progressions on how we can design a program that eventually leads to practicing jerk, which means focusing on overhead pressing with different exercises over a 6-8 week period. If shoulder health is not your strongest link, you can't go straight into doing jerks! What we learned during Jud's lecture in the class room holds true: if you have functional weaknesses, it's impossible to reach your highest performance (in any lifts).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH58dTrNXqgcwtBFRNlWZE7YO7egL2m2U7etpwI8JTNS6vEBOcAV_t9rJ99rzpRh6sDdtTzaXe3jcbqsQWWIqmJS4plBtbvCtV02JKZ-iWdv1xYTSClsWNvh1Pl8OnyF1nipTJQcmqlYPo/s1600/IMG_0776.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH58dTrNXqgcwtBFRNlWZE7YO7egL2m2U7etpwI8JTNS6vEBOcAV_t9rJ99rzpRh6sDdtTzaXe3jcbqsQWWIqmJS4plBtbvCtV02JKZ-iWdv1xYTSClsWNvh1Pl8OnyF1nipTJQcmqlYPo/s320/IMG_0776.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527458230573476546" border="0" /></a><br />In the end of that practical class I did a push jerk with 45kg to my own surprise. Talk about having a blast! I have no idea whether if that's good or bad for a female, but beginning with zero experience on these lifts and proceeding to feeling quite confident in doing them gave me a huge boost. Today I'm very grateful to myself for having the courage to do the course. Here's Happy Kaisa with Jud the Teddybear.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42_QxNsvNHH7LQuUw5ufO5CxB4H3aKhtaoLpYLLc4PpZNfrV_MahX4vtopdAmwXnE0e2xuknlO7yPXiVmJ4Plj9JMEHLa7WQqvF_jMIlRR9HvDoJzBOXJm9qchs-vzfTy46O-_W_szX56/s1600/IMG_0786.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42_QxNsvNHH7LQuUw5ufO5CxB4H3aKhtaoLpYLLc4PpZNfrV_MahX4vtopdAmwXnE0e2xuknlO7yPXiVmJ4Plj9JMEHLa7WQqvF_jMIlRR9HvDoJzBOXJm9qchs-vzfTy46O-_W_szX56/s320/IMG_0786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527458233440092354" border="0" /></a><br />Like on most classes, the last thing we did was to give Charles a promise of what we are going to change when we go home. My promise this time is that I will train no less than 4-5 weight sessions a week consistently from now on. Time to get back into working through the mindset of an athlete.<br /><br />Here's a little competition for the readers of this blog. Here's the question:<br /><br />What is the best...<br />1) power exercise for increasing vertical jump?<br />2) strength exercise for increasing vertical jump?<br /><br />I'll post the answer later this week. The first right answer will receive.. hmmm.. something fun, I promise! :)<br /><br />That's it for olympic lifting. Today we're into day 1 of Biosig CE, Robert Rakowski is teaching us and it's one of the most interesting lectures yet! I will post more tonight or tomorrow. It's going to be an interesting course.<br /><br />Here are my very happy but sore legs after the course... this is what you get with a bad technique. The technique was actually easy to correct - begin the lift with 3 seconds from the ground, then explode up from the knees. And remember to flip the shirt!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xXn3xWkPwdi0VNwXNRWrU6hc7LwAoxmYjX4J1T6MClUAGKgLhh9OfZkS0oIwqftvzGzx6k-dRV_yBl9NEEgF9ZN-GFiNHJN4Vb_Kzf-eYN9lIn_9ESWVEG3bmOj0I5ckfVP3VNmeyIow/s1600/IMG_0791.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xXn3xWkPwdi0VNwXNRWrU6hc7LwAoxmYjX4J1T6MClUAGKgLhh9OfZkS0oIwqftvzGzx6k-dRV_yBl9NEEgF9ZN-GFiNHJN4Vb_Kzf-eYN9lIn_9ESWVEG3bmOj0I5ckfVP3VNmeyIow/s320/IMG_0791.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527458239659123970" border="0" /></a>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-28851690334893381602010-10-12T10:25:00.009+03:002010-10-12T13:11:58.054+03:00In Halmstad againThe Journey continues! I had a very busy week in Finland after my trip to the US. Over the course of four days I met 50 Biosignature clients in two different towns, designed a couple of training programs, did a lecture about Biosignature in one of Finland's biggest gyms and had numerous teaching sessions with my new Biosignature girls who just had their first clients last week. They're learning fast. And the reason for that is that these girls have a hunger for learning and they're very enthusiastic about it. Those things can't be taught!<div><br /></div><div>I'm glad I got to spend time with my dear husband Joni (who's taking my travelling very well... and I'm very grateful for that) and met a couple of friends. I had a little bit of downtime that I was longing for: put woolly socks on, crawled into comfy pajamas and read while sipping a cup of hot tea. I also squeezed in three sessions with weights. I'm getting stronger again - every workout - which is great! </div><div><br /></div><div>Hmm. The past week was a good lesson to me that it is possible to work long hours AND be relaxed. I can honestly say I can't remember when I've felt this balanced in my mind. It's very surprising since I've been more busy than in a long time. Maybe all the detoxing I've been doing and slowly healing my adrenals with nutritional support is finally beginning to show its effects? I'm not sure, but I'm happy about this change. I still have some ugly issues to solve that affect not only my body but also my mind (I'm suspecting food intolerances due to what's going on with my gut), but I'm getting there. "It's always darkest before the dawn" as my Lithuanian colleague told me.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://goo.gl/photos/qBWN" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9f8B3a2JIzFE-hsju1XNkbi1lSlAMPiRSqPSTI2LiCzhgspX16lceVh_Y0h-Z2KqFH6ILoM512tGRwoZH0_tCvtwQZO1Mvc1v3CY-qoevp9pHVcIGti03ETidLLM5_dbPXaws_H5sTf4Q/s640/IMG_0750.JPG" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a></div><br />So, right now I'm in Halmstad, studying more of Poliquin's wisdom in Eleiko Center - this is home of STRENGTH as Eleiko equipment is manufactured here. I flew here from Helsinki, landing in Copenhagen and then took a train to Halmstad. It's actually very easy but ironically takes me almost as many hours as flying to New York. I'll try to gather a post about this soon as I know there are many people who wonder what's the easiest way to get to Halmstad. <div><br /></div><div>This is a beautiful time of the year here: trees are colorful with foliage, the sun is still shining but I can really feel that the first days of winter are close. My mom sent me a text message from northern Finland - they got their first snow already! I have a feeling that this is going to be the best winter in years. It will be a winter when I heal myself and get in a better shape than I've ever been. I'm planning on writing a lot and taking more time just for myself.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://goo.gl/photos/qBWN" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlj4Lz1qn3b8kK9RX4gPWoS0wEaU37neFsPj-TvbXt5PnZ4A25xQh_gQ1p4A3dg8Q3L3L-CnyVGTY-JyQXO8TQK6ODaQ4wd3gr1svQ6SbVmVVeCgalRKP807LLbfzLrLInO7oM9CxKiIN/s512/IMG_0753.JPG" border="0" height="400" width="400" /></a></div><div>I'll post a review of the course I'm taking right now later today: it's Olympic Lifting with Charles Poliquin and four time Olympian hammer thrower Jud Logan. We have a group of 17 guys and me. Tomorrow will be the first day of another Biosignature CE; looking forward to learning more about detox, nutrition and muscle testing!<br /></div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-16919878522658519762010-10-02T11:24:00.016+03:002010-10-03T10:33:10.250+03:00New York photosHere are some random photos from my trip to the USA. My trip back to Finland took 24 hours total from East Greenwich, Rhode Island to Tampere, Finland where I live. While travelling, I had lots of time to go through all the things that have happened during the past two weeks - it feels like forever since I left home!<br /><br />When we got to NYC, there was a tornado. I wondered why the taxi line was so long as I never had had to wait like that. This was the reason... if the taxi line had been any shorter, this could have been our taxi! The tornado had hit the same highway we drove just about 5-10 minutes earlier.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zMNnGRFWwKG0opR2K_4kCPmyMlneLZ9X_E02qcMJ9HGgazMR5KZvdOtan3Smq7nKWygcxJdin9ZscoOHFHMp49ylw7t_MEykZd5nxdH8yQlz4bFPt9w4WzaGd-3fVyg9iaDVqRVF41uG/s1600/IMG_0395.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zMNnGRFWwKG0opR2K_4kCPmyMlneLZ9X_E02qcMJ9HGgazMR5KZvdOtan3Smq7nKWygcxJdin9ZscoOHFHMp49ylw7t_MEykZd5nxdH8yQlz4bFPt9w4WzaGd-3fVyg9iaDVqRVF41uG/s400/IMG_0395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522874543578862674" border="0" /></a>Chelsea Star Hotel, also known by "rathole". Not a very nice place to stay in - but cheap enough for 10 nights. Accommodation in NYC is awfully expensive. If you like rodents and bedbugs, stay here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWAjrbsceKhs9YuxtXBIb5SfyKbZOA_TXFSQhvu7d1Qv0hA4ikjobHchGL7RKRjOLA8E7TMMhEbe_bR8Pq-B9sgOneHI8wOFEXO8ymH89gSr5GoBFsNaZF1gumG1sB1wOeoZ86Y6A-Vm5/s1600/IMG_0420.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWAjrbsceKhs9YuxtXBIb5SfyKbZOA_TXFSQhvu7d1Qv0hA4ikjobHchGL7RKRjOLA8E7TMMhEbe_bR8Pq-B9sgOneHI8wOFEXO8ymH89gSr5GoBFsNaZF1gumG1sB1wOeoZ86Y6A-Vm5/s400/IMG_0420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523372389608177026" border="0" /></a>View near our hostel - it was just a couple of blocks from Empire State Building. By the way - the photos are taken with my iPhone, can you tell I'm addicted to the application called Hipstamatic? :D<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNWRJUQzcMRIKQ6FhP6wJ_9olKl1Vl68TXMjl16tTPVfz1cHMc6KbdKAUYPRP_Ygmzekk8uSNVA9spYGJ63-Hv2FzRNuY0lhEqyfSZD9vHYry6VQJ_eAU5DgsSx2CLbdTSWEfKix67m5M/s1600/IMG_0426.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNWRJUQzcMRIKQ6FhP6wJ_9olKl1Vl68TXMjl16tTPVfz1cHMc6KbdKAUYPRP_Ygmzekk8uSNVA9spYGJ63-Hv2FzRNuY0lhEqyfSZD9vHYry6VQJ_eAU5DgsSx2CLbdTSWEfKix67m5M/s400/IMG_0426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522875639209439378" border="0" /></a>Whole Foods Market is one of my favourite stores in the US. I have probably spent more time between the aisles there than checking out the sights...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1KvVOjNm9tUVALfp7lxnfRd5QDxb-KajB3hXoLv5EAxd1Z1SrKY8hhyVFZKlQBaFaVjd2y2u0KqtFy2Gy8VJYh8KU-SuRLmHfrrC-bVzAEcw2O-cd0AoenDtaToZ5UB68rPOGF5V2Fim/s1600/IMG_0448.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1KvVOjNm9tUVALfp7lxnfRd5QDxb-KajB3hXoLv5EAxd1Z1SrKY8hhyVFZKlQBaFaVjd2y2u0KqtFy2Gy8VJYh8KU-SuRLmHfrrC-bVzAEcw2O-cd0AoenDtaToZ5UB68rPOGF5V2Fim/s400/IMG_0448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523368919618244034" border="0" /></a>Goat milk in Whole Foods - wish we could get this as easily in Finland as well. It's not allowed to sell goat milk for drinking purpose, so it has to be labeled "goat bath milk" in Finnish ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WDoFDR7WmxaoCIoEzjcvRTNrA-q79wBLPVih3YabjC3uQ7lCA5GxoL56z-JJpi7pYDEgHNROwUT13ecUkKojTtFgrjsY4bb3GZKhznI3u10tXnx-hXuWTcFebg6uV0EmBU7ijso-wC8w/s1600/IMG_0399.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5WDoFDR7WmxaoCIoEzjcvRTNrA-q79wBLPVih3YabjC3uQ7lCA5GxoL56z-JJpi7pYDEgHNROwUT13ecUkKojTtFgrjsY4bb3GZKhznI3u10tXnx-hXuWTcFebg6uV0EmBU7ijso-wC8w/s400/IMG_0399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523374939096081698" border="0" /></a>One of the yummy post workout meals in Whole Foods. Most days we went to train in Crunch near Union Square and after lifting we headed to Whole Foods to eat. Loaded up on kale, broccoli, some quinoa salad, berries and different protein sources. Probably my last meals with any dairy... as I tested very weak with it on muscle testing day :( There goes my feta cheese, mozzarella and halloumi! I need to ask Tytti to muscle test me on goat milk cheeses and see how that works out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxNiPH3yFbWl4BMF0VGfRetp9xDvWiElDKIvjrbkmpI5FrdZauODov3UFqer7AGCCr3yFCMygcp2A3ZZdsAlLJQKE9PLrodSySLqTkl88HLpogZ0Exmb6qJUK0pIEZR31mxl65_LW1iTx/s1600/IMG_0446.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxNiPH3yFbWl4BMF0VGfRetp9xDvWiElDKIvjrbkmpI5FrdZauODov3UFqer7AGCCr3yFCMygcp2A3ZZdsAlLJQKE9PLrodSySLqTkl88HLpogZ0Exmb6qJUK0pIEZR31mxl65_LW1iTx/s400/IMG_0446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523374934443923762" border="0" /></a><br />Gettin' to know Rockefeller once again ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8XC4Gqyg7Uy11biRChOzrK6KwXMhLIiffXpa_n3f-0FMOMwQDdnQNPPslILHcw0sR4hX8fHYkDyZspxWU1pUx_D5N8Z2ZE5B4j1L6WV_HaN2Jt3RiG2lyil518rsfBJgOhs9gXMFlMvG/s1600/IMG_0412.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8XC4Gqyg7Uy11biRChOzrK6KwXMhLIiffXpa_n3f-0FMOMwQDdnQNPPslILHcw0sR4hX8fHYkDyZspxWU1pUx_D5N8Z2ZE5B4j1L6WV_HaN2Jt3RiG2lyil518rsfBJgOhs9gXMFlMvG/s400/IMG_0412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523374933306502642" border="0" /></a><br />This was THE BEST meal during our whole trip. Mambo Sushi in Greenwich Village. The movie Prime (very funny!) had some scenes that were filmed here. I ate teriyaki beef as my main course, it was amazing! And... the broccoli made me very happy too :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Os243P9YPxUE7sgLeUmfoPLHOm4cNkdYqEQ9SDzPQ93a8bcaUr2qWPRhORiEddCjdTpHmV6bTr7Hw21LJHlTuQkhtMyhkpbJ0DGmrwMOBjWIbqgPBpxB97zXk4lNVIr_PXTp2MGmH-eg/s1600/IMG_0438.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Os243P9YPxUE7sgLeUmfoPLHOm4cNkdYqEQ9SDzPQ93a8bcaUr2qWPRhORiEddCjdTpHmV6bTr7Hw21LJHlTuQkhtMyhkpbJ0DGmrwMOBjWIbqgPBpxB97zXk4lNVIr_PXTp2MGmH-eg/s400/IMG_0438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522875647840391426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBDvJo33dscAjrRYj1JXI9vkL8-bBFkzMk_jlQGzbdFbxkDclKlg4ITfp-d9nzktNjOOKIfKW2BMhgZ20uGBu4QGEz8HwLnfESvR1RiD5yuR7srzxns9JjB9SEpSmNE8F8FDFzpRAXa0j/s1600/IMG_0440.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBDvJo33dscAjrRYj1JXI9vkL8-bBFkzMk_jlQGzbdFbxkDclKlg4ITfp-d9nzktNjOOKIfKW2BMhgZ20uGBu4QGEz8HwLnfESvR1RiD5yuR7srzxns9JjB9SEpSmNE8F8FDFzpRAXa0j/s400/IMG_0440.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523368923628720210" border="0" /></a>We spent one day exploring Brooklyn. The photo below is from Hanson One Plaza's flea market. Fun vintage clothes, jewelry, local artists, handcrafts, raw chocolate and stuff like that. Beautiful venue!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OHFmTORT6x7kJ32qbshKX00dwpC3xsTwBmVLx_Cqw85zTRFTl_s7s5SwSWWLtEQAqlYNTrkkjgFt9CumiRIhNRLiwqCJPXUIlVvmb2nRCldGLo0hRdVb77PsTDBS9j5MBz-PTfncXxih/s1600/IMG_0451.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OHFmTORT6x7kJ32qbshKX00dwpC3xsTwBmVLx_Cqw85zTRFTl_s7s5SwSWWLtEQAqlYNTrkkjgFt9CumiRIhNRLiwqCJPXUIlVvmb2nRCldGLo0hRdVb77PsTDBS9j5MBz-PTfncXxih/s400/IMG_0451.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523368909335865474" border="0" /></a><br />Tytti enjoying a pedicure in Brooklyn. Our feet and legs were MUSH.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWpGyeThdtM1AzBxywcRonljXgHGbpM9w_Q6SSatEK-ZSG8NjBfQ7cnH-KieUrOOPBXr2QuS7vP0yUIH-Kg1QAlxzyaxKDE1K5ANNxQEjpzuVV46DGRG_YRxzsorRYwtej9WCD4SliA9Q/s1600/IMG_0463.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWpGyeThdtM1AzBxywcRonljXgHGbpM9w_Q6SSatEK-ZSG8NjBfQ7cnH-KieUrOOPBXr2QuS7vP0yUIH-Kg1QAlxzyaxKDE1K5ANNxQEjpzuVV46DGRG_YRxzsorRYwtej9WCD4SliA9Q/s400/IMG_0463.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523368898934528018" border="0" /></a><br />This is inside of the nail salon, what a cute place. It's called Dashing Diva and they have locations in many places in NYC. They took extremely good care of hygiene which is a bonus.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdmRHt8SUfgGWu5piMIIxah3CxDIeRJAHLWM2uBC9_QAle7JbGSFw3mdbQUWQ6gnc6T872TzpWVpMHSKItpLCSqfGr9eLnhKfisuGOfwlB4E-O-xse09qz6lIEgaleUGogeW3rTRB201X/s1600/IMG_0465.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdmRHt8SUfgGWu5piMIIxah3CxDIeRJAHLWM2uBC9_QAle7JbGSFw3mdbQUWQ6gnc6T872TzpWVpMHSKItpLCSqfGr9eLnhKfisuGOfwlB4E-O-xse09qz6lIEgaleUGogeW3rTRB201X/s400/IMG_0465.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523368891091867346" border="0" /></a><br />New York skyline from Brooklyn Heights. It looks so bald without WTC towers... glad I got to visit those 10 years ago. But what a tragedy 9/11 was :( My heart goes out to anyone who was closely affected by the incident.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfLvwi5p2HTadiwG49j5RAxckCZNTLwPRBcZDcPuUmARe0PZyhB256Kl6IntgApRQDO_sGvCI83YQeJ3LIRTQ84K_i35ANC-iZmahfxcLC_RyAQ8XCtIi4AEZS-cC4p_jfL3gFqAXNJa6/s1600/IMG_0468.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTfLvwi5p2HTadiwG49j5RAxckCZNTLwPRBcZDcPuUmARe0PZyhB256Kl6IntgApRQDO_sGvCI83YQeJ3LIRTQ84K_i35ANC-iZmahfxcLC_RyAQ8XCtIi4AEZS-cC4p_jfL3gFqAXNJa6/s400/IMG_0468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523368143985998530" border="0" /></a>Tytti looking so cute :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6u4mC1GYcTEXXgaKY-bW1MEg5OT_hQTqQor40ymKbPh0EyOllC7EK-6020wD1caiW01Q-7pGT8plck9oIdy0aMCLaQpbGluYLLXXYCvLYIalnon2bxaNAbZYMcVggR3v3xetF1FQzpCla/s1600/IMG_0470.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6u4mC1GYcTEXXgaKY-bW1MEg5OT_hQTqQor40ymKbPh0EyOllC7EK-6020wD1caiW01Q-7pGT8plck9oIdy0aMCLaQpbGluYLLXXYCvLYIalnon2bxaNAbZYMcVggR3v3xetF1FQzpCla/s400/IMG_0470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523368137520218946" border="0" /></a>Hipstamatic style skyline.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WrZttP96NLQNhNdDT3LtXhMZy35MBITcFnXyEFzOjbEtD1dfa6qhoJf3L1QauPnMs3PZw0xi-XNrWcp3XmF0bJBDrFSlkHPstcZIWrQSzubC9SmsGIMcLPqieS31ujyNlnX4z-wilZEP/s1600/IMG_0473.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WrZttP96NLQNhNdDT3LtXhMZy35MBITcFnXyEFzOjbEtD1dfa6qhoJf3L1QauPnMs3PZw0xi-XNrWcp3XmF0bJBDrFSlkHPstcZIWrQSzubC9SmsGIMcLPqieS31ujyNlnX4z-wilZEP/s400/IMG_0473.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523368130862933922" border="0" /></a>That tiny little thing in the horizon is the Statue of Liberty.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSI7YTbisk0AQCGj5r3x67O-DMcRutvHf55rjdrqBXPZbnjL8yp0cOeRLdbq7NtHAAxslfS3QwPezySEi-A3bgOdLmuSs9iCBWD1TSwPLfvCbCEAIgijfKF5POg0UwE125bG6g6KQ71V3L/s1600/IMG_0474.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSI7YTbisk0AQCGj5r3x67O-DMcRutvHf55rjdrqBXPZbnjL8yp0cOeRLdbq7NtHAAxslfS3QwPezySEi-A3bgOdLmuSs9iCBWD1TSwPLfvCbCEAIgijfKF5POg0UwE125bG6g6KQ71V3L/s400/IMG_0474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523368126811321842" border="0" /></a>Tytti's photography skills ;) After this we had a mini lecture about how to adjust the horizon when taking photos (thanks to my sister's excellent photography skills, I've had the same lecture so many times I won't mess it up that often anymore)! :D That's me in the photo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-hm12uKNddYxqOgtel71beWX4fZeSRklaiuC6ijVn8-0HBkC0xqe-HcrR7rUk5IUKRskGv0w1gHMEO8JwOqmz-s8PP2UkeHjaEwIb_O_tqHAwN-MHExQGgj9SWtdA5vBvfj6sGv1lBIM/s1600/IMG_0479.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-hm12uKNddYxqOgtel71beWX4fZeSRklaiuC6ijVn8-0HBkC0xqe-HcrR7rUk5IUKRskGv0w1gHMEO8JwOqmz-s8PP2UkeHjaEwIb_O_tqHAwN-MHExQGgj9SWtdA5vBvfj6sGv1lBIM/s400/IMG_0479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523368122538754898" border="0" /></a>Brooklyn Bridge from below.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyYhYRByMkNAgVlfXz9Gi9FOvyGXnB2C-7wfdZ-CqLLmhARqCLb0Rp1ylXcO8Ct9VQml6WyO7AwIlyWUVvBAh10fj0Fozi55O8yqTrZkbG-2-0Z3qheoRMkDJqSMAVsN-7qflPODQtlw4/s1600/IMG_0484.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyYhYRByMkNAgVlfXz9Gi9FOvyGXnB2C-7wfdZ-CqLLmhARqCLb0Rp1ylXcO8Ct9VQml6WyO7AwIlyWUVvBAh10fj0Fozi55O8yqTrZkbG-2-0Z3qheoRMkDJqSMAVsN-7qflPODQtlw4/s400/IMG_0484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523365271654886386" border="0" /></a>Madison Square tower at night. We went to the movies to see Eat, Pray, Love and I fell asleep :O Not due to the movie (I loved the book!) but due to jetlag and a super long day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJ06TxLvkTofdjnnQXbXQabSb_AWFCot95AGA7J5BSSZNmf1LcbMhQNT9wUhg4Mhx04cagRIFWlDAnPkj9u-OF-SAWquqDQlOsgC5BVv1MGASd_d1wmvsq-A5wG0EpFoYadfFEXlCnW4k/s1600/IMG_0486.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJ06TxLvkTofdjnnQXbXQabSb_AWFCot95AGA7J5BSSZNmf1LcbMhQNT9wUhg4Mhx04cagRIFWlDAnPkj9u-OF-SAWquqDQlOsgC5BVv1MGASd_d1wmvsq-A5wG0EpFoYadfFEXlCnW4k/s400/IMG_0486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523365269410846834" border="0" /></a>We ate breakfast at Fresh & Co most mornings during our Biosig 1 course. They serve organic coffee, eggs and healthy choices for omelette add-ins. My favourite was... surprise - broccoli & spinach omelette ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2hEmMOOHiAt5A0ehEUcvM1IxWn-ZaN_hyphenhypheniWzDIb2rtBfmi6DntsojviEHCTO3CEAU7ng22fmroEvqBjIzPMAiFsBUrjTBGz_fBqb-CvCgcfUqrq5Tvbre_Dt-zv-MQxSz5brfg-3v3IP/s1600/IMG_0494.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2hEmMOOHiAt5A0ehEUcvM1IxWn-ZaN_hyphenhypheniWzDIb2rtBfmi6DntsojviEHCTO3CEAU7ng22fmroEvqBjIzPMAiFsBUrjTBGz_fBqb-CvCgcfUqrq5Tvbre_Dt-zv-MQxSz5brfg-3v3IP/s400/IMG_0494.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523365261907593026" border="0" /></a><br />Before I fly to a new destination, I always check out the places where I want to eat by using Google Maps. It's SO EASY. I think eating bad while travelling is pure laziness. I want to stay true to my lifestyle and hold feeling good as one of my priorities every day. To me, feeling good means that I try to give my body the best foods available so my tummy won't get upset (happens very easily) and that my brain stays as sharp as possible. I pay loads of money for my travels so I really don't want to spend the days wobbling around suffering from brain fog, burping, farting and running for the next toilet :D Jet lag and different food bacteria will do enough to make it difficult!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7TDynaFWTMtDi_5OLWR-6ofzLDYiDV3TBWwr7grny9I7x81fzjrqPh3En-2Dh-gt37MsIrbgT02BIaqjGBANewXISAEuSKQ5zCOfiRNGhZClznELxxJ5N3Srz5SK0HiEFD9m86eBgW0B/s1600/IMG_0493.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7TDynaFWTMtDi_5OLWR-6ofzLDYiDV3TBWwr7grny9I7x81fzjrqPh3En-2Dh-gt37MsIrbgT02BIaqjGBANewXISAEuSKQ5zCOfiRNGhZClznELxxJ5N3Srz5SK0HiEFD9m86eBgW0B/s400/IMG_0493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523365260971100354" border="0" /></a>I've seen the most common sights of NYC a couple of times already but since this was Tytti's first visit to NYC, we decided to buy a tour ticket for two days. CitySights offers an affordable way to see the town - hop on, hop off bus + cruise around Staten Island where the Statue of Liberty is located. The tour guides were very fun, I'm glad we took the bus to see the city! It would have been a very long walk to go around by feet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvfT0zUY_gjlBOQamUHTpepmgNLu7PQq9iGS7KAFNBQr2ViUagqRa3XhhsqpRNfbdecFuoCClpmrHoys60PMMNezgTz59aB1CWH1Bm_pzG41X2UTIuRbm8ZqnZD4C_qw2346giQSVXZBc/s1600/IMG_0499.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvfT0zUY_gjlBOQamUHTpepmgNLu7PQq9iGS7KAFNBQr2ViUagqRa3XhhsqpRNfbdecFuoCClpmrHoys60PMMNezgTz59aB1CWH1Bm_pzG41X2UTIuRbm8ZqnZD4C_qw2346giQSVXZBc/s400/IMG_0499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523365254972242834" border="0" /></a><a href="http://thepumpenergyfood.com/">The Pump Energy Food</a>, like Whole Foods, is a place where I always eat while I'm in NYC. I have all their locations checked in my NYC map so where ever I am during the day, most of the days I head to Whole Foods or The Pump to get my healthy main meals. The Pump has a great concept: energizing food with loads of protein. I like that!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgo0kbivr1TkyAEfcv8Pu4-BS6y67T0Mx5rPXz7KzrTDPABWpgkAjPHhspwAFoCl-6fWbA2IDSk2B5hdtHWoHAuTBkTNpG8BO5t46_FaibtaUmrcgg90zpLruo0Rpxsf7NbsVI6UVEihzZ/s1600/IMG_0510.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgo0kbivr1TkyAEfcv8Pu4-BS6y67T0Mx5rPXz7KzrTDPABWpgkAjPHhspwAFoCl-6fWbA2IDSk2B5hdtHWoHAuTBkTNpG8BO5t46_FaibtaUmrcgg90zpLruo0Rpxsf7NbsVI6UVEihzZ/s400/IMG_0510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523364338215608258" border="0" /></a>This is chicken salad with guacamole. At The Pump, they go a long way to serve healthy food. Chicken is marinated in olive oil instead of bad quality veggie oils. <a href="http://thepumpenergyfood.com/#/menu">Check out their menu</a>, I've got great ideas for my foods at home just by visiting this place so many times!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtlF3Tt-pul8zFADhRcQibziStil9ufXoRK_9-h36ERpIRYi8U_F33VPV4yGPXQIdW43pntjwjceq7ZB1jE0ZGJnIL9MpUDHvezGoS3IWSM5LVxRmwabxar1riSLMQutlPoYtWe1dQikQ/s1600/IMG_0557.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtlF3Tt-pul8zFADhRcQibziStil9ufXoRK_9-h36ERpIRYi8U_F33VPV4yGPXQIdW43pntjwjceq7ZB1jE0ZGJnIL9MpUDHvezGoS3IWSM5LVxRmwabxar1riSLMQutlPoYtWe1dQikQ/s400/IMG_0557.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523364334396959906" border="0" /></a>This photo is from South Street Seaport. I was sooooooo happy to find new Reebok Classics from the Seaport Mall! They're the most comfy shoes I've ever had. I walked so much in my previous one that they begun to resemble two pink bananas with a rubber sole :D This time I got two pairs... black and silver. With the latter ones, the only thing I'm lacking is an tin foil hat to block voices and mind control ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61cGKwt8tNzoNr6AZGAHyVy5qoHAdAWmda_di_fOJD0qtT4sJovs_wGkUrzXfo4EjqZuMkcPQesBgSEZJR_t8MLurv5v5zireRdvv-IpIIdJ6YETwf__iIKMbTA16CdPIbqe-8aqCnfjL/s1600/IMG_0520.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61cGKwt8tNzoNr6AZGAHyVy5qoHAdAWmda_di_fOJD0qtT4sJovs_wGkUrzXfo4EjqZuMkcPQesBgSEZJR_t8MLurv5v5zireRdvv-IpIIdJ6YETwf__iIKMbTA16CdPIbqe-8aqCnfjL/s400/IMG_0520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523364333226438338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4mXus-qWoF-8s31x9_CbwWiy82pN6ryrBiNGDeO1ql9UEoTjku0tRYOIGCHxXDOcClIAX0XQiIjuxExwZlqDFmypk68gSWasW0sBRUtQp6Pqp4qg3t_p3UhMokRzdDgB9-IP57wQnYP-/s1600/IMG_0555.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4mXus-qWoF-8s31x9_CbwWiy82pN6ryrBiNGDeO1ql9UEoTjku0tRYOIGCHxXDOcClIAX0XQiIjuxExwZlqDFmypk68gSWasW0sBRUtQp6Pqp4qg3t_p3UhMokRzdDgB9-IP57wQnYP-/s400/IMG_0555.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523410471943696610" border="0" /></a>Manhattan Bridge, took the photo during our bus tour.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkq0WrsY5IxpFAGnrhe3bKEY85XcHCsxCF4eIMU7Q7LJujmLp07oJKK6uc3c-6pmmMb-CIQTCZpCbEwGDDNJ0TPsty8zdZqe_ycvGzKw7ppHRSSDtPa7IYuXtTiWQz8ljBWd6X_6m_6DA/s1600/IMG_0532.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkq0WrsY5IxpFAGnrhe3bKEY85XcHCsxCF4eIMU7Q7LJujmLp07oJKK6uc3c-6pmmMb-CIQTCZpCbEwGDDNJ0TPsty8zdZqe_ycvGzKw7ppHRSSDtPa7IYuXtTiWQz8ljBWd6X_6m_6DA/s400/IMG_0532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523364324892561634" border="0" /></a>Sometimes you can see strange things in NYC :D I happen to love animals but this is a little too much...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhOhQbhoxoYjxRzRCHjJ1tIqiQ3rwexoT-SX4_Ed0lwDQ5QgR4tOB8AL0rARqH52rGIcdrZuC2fDH6d_YqU_xbZ7d52Ve87wG9wQ4oeYcCuef8_Uuiz4MiY1lYRVoMwblpve7CO4YXX2D/s1600/IMG_0537.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhOhQbhoxoYjxRzRCHjJ1tIqiQ3rwexoT-SX4_Ed0lwDQ5QgR4tOB8AL0rARqH52rGIcdrZuC2fDH6d_YqU_xbZ7d52Ve87wG9wQ4oeYcCuef8_Uuiz4MiY1lYRVoMwblpve7CO4YXX2D/s400/IMG_0537.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523364324613651858" border="0" /></a>I'm always amazed by the high risers in New York. In Finland we call a building with six floors a high riser, heh.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqERtx3seyRQ1lW7x_96o5FDHGtoHBeFIGgd3aUO89TpCXwYwdYZAeG_McCgP_4-0n4_QlBJTbKW4op7CChNjgG6rly-bnfbfQnJr4idRIYXb42TbHh5mIttC-GwhMM3zr2z6SlX4XzJn/s1600/IMG_0558.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqERtx3seyRQ1lW7x_96o5FDHGtoHBeFIGgd3aUO89TpCXwYwdYZAeG_McCgP_4-0n4_QlBJTbKW4op7CChNjgG6rly-bnfbfQnJr4idRIYXb42TbHh5mIttC-GwhMM3zr2z6SlX4XzJn/s400/IMG_0558.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523362385679005826" border="0" /></a>The following photos were taken during a boat ride that was included in our NY CitySights tour. That's Chelsea pier, behind is the Empire State Building.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2FQGXLs5G0McIPdT_C9wKBnCBamj6RPLlKIECJK0Rki2gxH263m1MXg_AZBhX8591agCx7ys-BrJsGCmMr1SVt-OqpO0kI3LYfDui2kNocpzpRvwauOpnoI4FaiRPkOXkeRT8AylVq40/s1600/IMG_0569.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2FQGXLs5G0McIPdT_C9wKBnCBamj6RPLlKIECJK0Rki2gxH263m1MXg_AZBhX8591agCx7ys-BrJsGCmMr1SVt-OqpO0kI3LYfDui2kNocpzpRvwauOpnoI4FaiRPkOXkeRT8AylVq40/s400/IMG_0569.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523362381547589874" border="0" /></a>Lady Liberty<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwkPGDzbQ5SNLqKOHpkumHC0VW-6ymp0xzFwb5P5EAFPSbAuav2qi6ojSM3wLmQ4AL4xFbWLKQJoc9I4xyDecs5yjP9NQITCfhDiH_EFTyjzuYhViGilRD8QEaRrFprB0EuEQnIK-z4LP/s1600/IMG_0580.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwkPGDzbQ5SNLqKOHpkumHC0VW-6ymp0xzFwb5P5EAFPSbAuav2qi6ojSM3wLmQ4AL4xFbWLKQJoc9I4xyDecs5yjP9NQITCfhDiH_EFTyjzuYhViGilRD8QEaRrFprB0EuEQnIK-z4LP/s400/IMG_0580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523362383743414146" border="0" /></a><br />The most bland tasting salad I had during our whole trip. Looks awesome but it's easy to tell this stuff did not have the label "organic" in it. Non-organic American strawberries... like cancer in a box :( Their pesticide concetration is VERY high! <a href="http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=dailytip&dbid=372">They're ranked third in "the dirty dozen"</a>, a list of twelwe veggies & fruits containing most pesticides.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YTUF6v8YGk7pO5A_YNl6QEoTwlrm7g-6puZt-JTz4Yi835AggJSIDCupnALSfHONNqtgl70eQTg7xDErbKWKwq3xNW2cNFmrmAQ5DgPmTwNKMqttfcs29JFs3fKlJnDUO02BpGdnYuz4/s1600/IMG_0593.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5YTUF6v8YGk7pO5A_YNl6QEoTwlrm7g-6puZt-JTz4Yi835AggJSIDCupnALSfHONNqtgl70eQTg7xDErbKWKwq3xNW2cNFmrmAQ5DgPmTwNKMqttfcs29JFs3fKlJnDUO02BpGdnYuz4/s400/IMG_0593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523362379129150514" border="0" /></a><br />Times Square, the most intriguing and anxiety causing place in Manhattan. SO noisy, crowded, colorful, electric. I don't feel good here. But it looks fun in the photos.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwR6VqtsXaLp0B6vQ-MwxU8S9yD-dsLGe18LZGs2hN2tN1fAIY8XlSfuvNktvRteUOrzhxmIs-tPmLq8Qv4ggQ9aGwWI1XyfeceXaCKaRj1KG4jjkjEvPlFZRiVkcQ1ImxiOE3QCdw3DYC/s1600/IMG_0600.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwR6VqtsXaLp0B6vQ-MwxU8S9yD-dsLGe18LZGs2hN2tN1fAIY8XlSfuvNktvRteUOrzhxmIs-tPmLq8Qv4ggQ9aGwWI1XyfeceXaCKaRj1KG4jjkjEvPlFZRiVkcQ1ImxiOE3QCdw3DYC/s400/IMG_0600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523362373641823362" border="0" /></a>Chrysler Building in the background is one of my favourite buildings in NYC. Playing with my Hipstamatic again...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHfebIxkrteko5EMVNFlohSfnpBMYmhc-8fWpW3KcB_Nnrd7ogBiwUcELINrKe3NEfUamscDcAU3BGYoZYngNptdzE1LLRFcbUWsvbscigGXUxvjZ8K-Mw4m3oCUW34OQyUA0vbO7hQkg/s1600/IMG_0603.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHfebIxkrteko5EMVNFlohSfnpBMYmhc-8fWpW3KcB_Nnrd7ogBiwUcELINrKe3NEfUamscDcAU3BGYoZYngNptdzE1LLRFcbUWsvbscigGXUxvjZ8K-Mw4m3oCUW34OQyUA0vbO7hQkg/s400/IMG_0603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523360899850323250" border="0" /></a><br />New York Skyline at night. Plus a bridge - it's either Brooklyn Bridge or Manhattan Bridge, but I'm not sure which.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fkRRvhrBsoR710toez5nx4MFnXzb5-PC9YAVUXnlCEhYaZ4SuIBdeFQzVLJTBdOg_f-VYWqKfZdjX-Ot2zJ9h1yPA7vxaFYxmkNpyTrz0XBqNigcns8aa7PEUOo4ivDRHHsJMhjoS-JT/s1600/IMG_0610.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fkRRvhrBsoR710toez5nx4MFnXzb5-PC9YAVUXnlCEhYaZ4SuIBdeFQzVLJTBdOg_f-VYWqKfZdjX-Ot2zJ9h1yPA7vxaFYxmkNpyTrz0XBqNigcns8aa7PEUOo4ivDRHHsJMhjoS-JT/s400/IMG_0610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523360895288733762" border="0" /></a>Can you tell Halloween is coming? Pumpkins in all sizes and shapes appeared in the stores during our trip.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7ZPXvU5vy9Z5B4HN87Yzbr8yIX8Nb7PItrJGjkWV9_1TpsAU8U2ezJYXTBaXAt09WKdK1zRct44lF2p2Hu-dtSillLwCFr5WqR9RI3my3ynrtOEWSk-r5ovg8HxbmiAgo7CGO-nZ-wEP/s1600/IMG_0625.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd7ZPXvU5vy9Z5B4HN87Yzbr8yIX8Nb7PItrJGjkWV9_1TpsAU8U2ezJYXTBaXAt09WKdK1zRct44lF2p2Hu-dtSillLwCFr5WqR9RI3my3ynrtOEWSk-r5ovg8HxbmiAgo7CGO-nZ-wEP/s400/IMG_0625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523360890074008098" border="0" /></a>Tytti's new lifting shoes... Vibram Five Fingers. Is there anything more funny and cute than this :D<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02P7X5JTjncXRUPv3lXMt-S8dw5hI2wqTz8PZKZ9KFeRSMqqThBB3UCbJjkUd6E30mMS01H163fFjfbotiikYHWLh-QvFZDWctzdDO04dyWYTMbQv_R467QWSpDpk1Gi3voFNYxuRziD8/s1600/IMG_0626.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02P7X5JTjncXRUPv3lXMt-S8dw5hI2wqTz8PZKZ9KFeRSMqqThBB3UCbJjkUd6E30mMS01H163fFjfbotiikYHWLh-QvFZDWctzdDO04dyWYTMbQv_R467QWSpDpk1Gi3voFNYxuRziD8/s400/IMG_0626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523360889052339858" border="0" /></a>I was SO happy to go to Rhode Island. We were finally able to cook our own food. This is organic ground beef (thanks Mitch!), macadamia nuts, spicy hummus, organic spinach and pear slices. My breakfast actually.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROvsoEy0A2p6MVCikQLxyhQQlfe9wv4x5Hl1bBu6bINvBM4PU8mvVCYrvworUPuBGyM2EpnM72IKwhOksEfnVCe29OTrfCS2RciP7afAoKT2SecH-JTlTkMRRxx0StqX-YJ9UHBBV-94D/s1600/IMG_0647.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROvsoEy0A2p6MVCikQLxyhQQlfe9wv4x5Hl1bBu6bINvBM4PU8mvVCYrvworUPuBGyM2EpnM72IKwhOksEfnVCe29OTrfCS2RciP7afAoKT2SecH-JTlTkMRRxx0StqX-YJ9UHBBV-94D/s400/IMG_0647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523360886580370738" border="0" /></a>I'll post some course photos in another blog post :) So that's it for now. I'm glad to be home! Enjoying the company of my three furry animals (we have three cats) & not-so-very-furry husband but disgusted by the furry ground beef and broccoli I found in the fridge...Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-69786080251420256602010-09-30T13:56:00.003+03:002010-09-30T14:33:44.537+03:00About this blogOkay, there seems to be some confusion about whom I'm writing for and why. <div><br /></div><div>First off, for anyone wanting to comment: I will NOT publish any anonymous comments anymore. Enough negative comments already and surprisingly 75% come from Finland. </div><div><br /></div><div>Mikä teitä ihmisiä oikein nyppii? Jos et pidä tästä blogista niin lue jotain muuta. <a href="http://www.seiska.fi/">Mene vaikka lukemaan Seiskaa.</a> En voi käsittää kuinka erillisiä me suomalaiset luullaan olevamme toisistamme. Minä olen sinä ja sinä olet minä, monen linkin kautta. Miksi lannistaminen on niin paljon helpompaa kuin kannustaminen?</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Second: This is not a paid blog by Charles. This is my personal blog that I write to share information that I learn on these courses and reflect through myself. I have not asked Charles to post this on his Facebook page nor he hasn't asked me to write anything. I write about Charles and his courses because he is the most important mentor of my past couple of years and I respect him greatly. The information I've learned from him has made a 180 degree turn in my life's path and I will be forever grateful to him for HIS career change from a strength coach for Olympic athletes to a teacher, which eventually impacted mine. </div><div><br /></div><div>Everything in this world is connected through numerous links of incidents, people and things we have around us. Everything happens for a reason as there is no such thing as coincidence. So whatever you think about me or anybody around you will come back to you eventually. I can only make myself better and do what I have a passion for. It's that's not something that resonates with you, that's okay. You must find your own passion and go for that. Don't spend your time here going through negative emotions if you're not going to use them to reflect yourself and grow.</div><div><br /></div><div>As my dear friend says... this is from a very funny Finnish cartoon show:</div><div><br /></div><div>You <i>can not</i> diss somebody elses nirvana :)</div></div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-19596966974242934072010-09-29T15:25:00.006+03:002010-10-02T14:14:47.718+03:00Herbs as a means for achieving balanceYesterday we talked quite a lot about herbs. Poliquin's herb supplements are top of the line - his company is one of the few that tests for solvents. If you use herbs and don't know whether the company you use does that, you are a moron. It's a well known fact that people (even the wisest ones - like a top nutrition expert whose name I can't recall right now) have DIED due to solvent poisoning because they used herbs that were not tested. <div><br /></div><div><b>PLEASE do not order herbs over the internet if you don't know the source very well and can be 100% sure that the product does not contain solvents! </b><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">---------</div><div><br /></div><div><b>For my Finnish readers: </b>solvent = liuotin. Suurin osa yrttivalmisteista (ja monista muistakin ravintolisistä, kuten omega3, sisältää näitä. Nyt kun suomalaisten iHerb-hulluus edelleen jatkuu sekopäisenä, valitettavan moni myrkyttää jatkuvasti itseään käyttämällä ravintolisiä jotka on valmistettu ilman kunnollista testausta. </div><div><br /></div><div>ÄLÄ OSTA HALPOJA TUOTTEITA.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Omega3:sta jopa paljon suositeltu Carlson sisältää heksaania (Charlesilla on tästä labratodistus). Ainoat puhtaat omega3:t joita iHerbistä saa ovat Nordic Naturals (joka sisältää vain noin 50% purkin mainitsemista pitoisuuksista) ja Metagenics. </div><div><br /></div><div>Itse en käyttäisi mitään muuta merkkiä kuin niitä joita Charles suosittelee (mm. Metagenics, Biotics, Teeguarden's, Designs for Health, Crayhon Research ja tietysti Poliquin - hän ostaa omansa mm. edellä mainituilta) koska tiedän hänen testaavan jatkuvasti muita merkkejä löytääkseen parhaat lähteet omille tuotteilleen. Ns. eettisistä ja luonnollisia ainesosia suosivista firmoista ilmeisesti New Chapter on hyvä, mutta pitoisuudet eivät täsmää. </div><div><br /></div><div>Charles on ÄÄRETTÖMÄN tarkka siitä mitä hän myy. Tässä kohti mikään muu kuin perfektionismi ei ihan oikeasti ole kannattavaa. Jos tunnet pistoksen sisälläsi kun luet tätä, suosittelen että siivoat kaappisi. Olen itse tehnyt saman ja heittänyt roskiin satojen eurojen arvosta tavaraa jonka turvallisuudesta en voi olla varma. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">------</div><div><br /></div><div>Back to English... I totally feel a difference when I use Yin Builder & Holy Basil. Those are my all time favourite herb products from Charles' line. When I take both of them 2 x 2 per day it makes life a lot easier for Tytti while we're travelling... I haven't had an anxiety attack while I begun those again. For some of my clients they do nothing. And sometimes those clients do much better on Serenity 2.0 or Licorice Supreme. </div><div><br /></div><div>For my male clients, my favourite combo to use is have them take 5 capsules of Yang R-ALA upon waking up with lots of water, 2 tabs of Licorice Supreme on breakfast and then both of those again at lunch. 95% report much better energy levels throughout the day and have got rid of their morning fatigue and brain fog (that has often haunted them for years) in just a matter of weeks. They will raise dopamine, which is energy producing neurotransmitter, and also balance the body to the direction it needs (more energy / more calmness / better stress tolerance / balanced mind etc). All adaptogenic herbs do that - that's the reason I just LOVE them. You can't really go wrong by trying out some of those. Did I mention they're much better for you than taking drugs... or drinking huge amounts of coffee to keep your eyes open? </div><div><br /></div><div>Yang R-ALA is not a herb, but it will energize you very fast. "Yang" in the beginning means it's energizing - "yang is fire, yin is oil" like Charles says. Yang R-ALA contains Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALCAR), which is a specific form of carnitine. Carnitine is great for energy production especially on people who are insulin resistant as it will make you more insulin sensitive over time. Vegans are always depleted of carnitine because it's found in meat (<a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/article.aspx?ID=270">and that's why meat and nuts breakfast RULES</a>). ALCAR is a brain nutrient - Robert Crayhon used to speak very highly of it. He actually wrote a book about carnitine which I mentioned in the previous post, you can order it from Amazon. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yang R-ALA also contains R-ALA, which is one of the best antioxidants you can use - it will detoxify your body of the daily stressors and toxins very effectively, and biotin - R-ALA depletes it, so you shouldn't take ALA without taking biotin. Yang R-ALA is one of my favourite supplements as well. I always use it on days when I know my brain has to be as sharp as the best chef knife you can imagine (like on courses or doing client work) :) </div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Yesterday Charles mentioned Teeguarden's herbs as one of the most powerful herb supplements you can use. Their Deer Antler is said to be one of the best way to raise DHEA, which is the raw material for testosterone. If DHEA is low, it means you're producing a lot of cortisol - raw material for DHEA and cortisol is the same. <a href="http://www.iherb.com/search?kw=teeguarden">You can find Teeguarden's herbs from iHerb.com</a>. If you've never ordered supplements from iHerb.com before, you get a $5 discount by using the code KOL145. I love Teeguarden's herbal tea - it makes me feel really good!</div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-59308461157653413442010-09-28T17:21:00.011+03:002010-09-30T06:16:03.373+03:00Biosig CE day 2 - Mark Schauss & Charles Poliquin<div style="text-align: left;">Day two of Biosig 2 in Rhode Island. Poliquin Strength Institute is the best place I've studied in - I LOVE the energy and atmosphere here. Even the staff are so nice. They're always interested in hearing if everything is good, if we'd need something else and how did we like the days lectures. You can really tell they do this with passion. After being here for two days again, I'm thinking I wouldn't really want to do courses anywhere else anymore. Eleiko Center in Halmstad is excellent as well - I can see why Charles prefers it over other places in Europe - but PSI is just something else.</div><br />Yesterday we had a wonderful lecture about applying Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal formulas into Biosignature practice. Honso is a company that makes pure, tested herbal products with ancient formulas. We had the president of the company teaching us. I won't write more about it now but all I can say is that TCM really resonates with my inner self. Looking at the person on all levels is just something we lack too often in our western view of the world. <div><br /></div><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbG7ciV3r02oNXGmbWAVLO1wM1YbA_UxMI7BMxihNCL4TF_NrgdA0dPWMXgv6qlmAUzzv3XGgbfyvz4CTKxRfCN-fVn8wW5Z4E01R_Z7PmKpvSBAgdK0g5dZKwTeER0jfN69RO8AQjK5T/s400/BookMonograph_MarkSchauss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521998185043252306" border="0" /><div>Today we had Mark Schauss lecturing. He's an expert on lab testing and environmental health. If you don't know who he is, that's okay. A month ago I had never heard his name either so not knowing him "doesn't make you a bad person" like Charles always says :) To find out more, check these out:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.markschauss.com/">Mark Schauss' website</a></li><li><a href="http://www.toxicworldbook.com/">Mark Schauss' blog: Toxic World</a> (you can order his book here - I got mine from Amazon)</li></ul>Questions you might want to think about before you read today's post (these are from Mark's presentation):<br /><ul><li>What does feeling good mean to me?</li><li>Who am I comparing myself to?</li><li>Have I ever thought that relying on how I feel might be a little crazy ? Even Robert Crayhon, a top nutrition expert on the field of functiona medicine, couldn't tell he was developing cancer by "going by feeling". Dr Crayhon was Charles' and Mark's mentor who died of colon cancer in September. <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/EntryId/100/Robert-we-will-miss-you.aspx">Here's Charles' post on his blog on the topic</a> - warning: if you're a sensitive and empathy is your second name, you might cry reading it :(</li><li>When did I get my basic lab tests done the last time? ... or how about food intolerances... or a comprehensive blood lipid panel... or a fatty acid test...?</li></ul>Mark insists on doing at least a comprehensive blood test which you should do once a year. BTW, I'm not a perfect example here - I haven't done a full panel in over two years! You need to do this in order to be able to COMPARE later on so you know what the numbers are when you're healthy and what they might be when you're getting sick. <div><br /></div><div>I'm going to get one as soon as I get back to Finland and can see my doctor. I've got some tests done during the past year as I've had more health problems than in a very long time... but not a comprehensive blood test. I know for a fact that the stress I've experienced due to changing careers, being in a car crash, paying nearly $10 000 expenses because of the car crash, dealing with entrepreneurship alone and so on has really taken a toll on my health. There are no excuses to not putting myself as a priority though. I guess it's just something called LIFE.<br /><br />But, back to the topic - Mark went over distinguishing what the differences between allergies and sensitivities are. Food ALLERGY means you might die when you eat the food - the reaction can be life threathening. An example of this is peanut allergy and aflatoxins. This occurs on 4-6% of population. When you go to a hospital to do an allergy test, this is what they test. It's not very useful as usually you know what foods cause immediate reactions.<br /><br />Food SENSITIVITY is something you might not be able to see clearly right away, the symptoms might take 3-7 days to appear and usually you wouldn't even think it's caused by a food. You might have joint pain, headaches, brain fog, diarrhea... many symptoms you can't always spot to be caused by foods. This occurs on 20-100% of population.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVme-Yfpj3v-tQspAVZ91tnbO_YvKbYBIG5gUJQpNV-qoy2JxcUAZBGKmR1SIQiaSEttMZoW2t-1m9MusR8L2ArNBFZ-h15B-waiHO09tvGoQ6JUtHAvLQRmfiL9C5N6V-A-Y0dVQkwI3-/s1600/IMG_0651.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVme-Yfpj3v-tQspAVZ91tnbO_YvKbYBIG5gUJQpNV-qoy2JxcUAZBGKmR1SIQiaSEttMZoW2t-1m9MusR8L2ArNBFZ-h15B-waiHO09tvGoQ6JUtHAvLQRmfiL9C5N6V-A-Y0dVQkwI3-/s400/IMG_0651.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522162354313279906" /></a><div>Mark also talked about toxicity. It's very tightly connected to food sensitivities and vice versa. His daughter, Tasya, was diagnosed with a very aggressive type of epilepsy as a baby. The parents were told she won't live over the age of 12. Today Tasya is 14 and she hardly has any seizures anymore. What did Mark do? Go crazy over finding what may help her. Eliminating her food sensitivities and cutting out the foods she was sensitive to decreased the incidence of the seizures greatly. When she was first tested with LEAP MRT food sensitivity test, she had 25 "red" foods. Five years later she only had two. They have also continued doing detoxing on her. Mark strongly believes that finding out the causes of Tasya's condition has been the key to why she is still alive and doing well. </div><div><br /></div><div>That kind of stories are such powerful examples of how ignorant we are - and how badly mislead we are by most sources of common information. It's actually very sad that so many people suffer just because they don't know. Anybody who is taking courses like this is doing a HUGE favor to their clients by bringing them information that's not widely used but so very helpful in finding solutions to the most complex programs. </div><div><br /></div><div>Later the day Charles talked to us about toxicity and how it affects the body and the whole environment. Did you know that even polar bears are toxic nowadays? Even wild fish is toxic - the winds carry the pollution from other countries. In Finland we tend to think we're living in the safest place on Earth - pristine, surrounded by clean nature. Bah. That's a dream world. </div><div><br /></div><div>THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A NON POLLUTED PLACE ON EARTH ANYMORE. Anyone who thinks his or her body doesn't have any toxins, is misinformed, ignorant or plainly stupid. Many people suffer from conditions that can be linked straightly to toxins in the body - for example Parkinson's disease is "a man made disease" - it didn't exist until 1970's, according to Charles. Most people in big cities are full of cadmium and other nasty heavy metals (we had quite a few people on the class to tell their own experiences on the breaks). </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIXLkhZf9KVCS45AA5uCPfk5Buq_NfpSU82qbrm7oGR7w92hTz7uJubLr7BV5J8f_P0ODhZqYXjh4w5sp9l64PZfVTpvo98mp6b0awiihyphenhyphenGlZkEWds3QsgUwB6JrlEHaaFK5kvq7X4Lvy/s1600/Primal+Clear+pH-2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 168px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIXLkhZf9KVCS45AA5uCPfk5Buq_NfpSU82qbrm7oGR7w92hTz7uJubLr7BV5J8f_P0ODhZqYXjh4w5sp9l64PZfVTpvo98mp6b0awiihyphenhyphenGlZkEWds3QsgUwB6JrlEHaaFK5kvq7X4Lvy/s400/Primal+Clear+pH-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522162847092989586" /></a><div>It became very clear on Charles' lecture that every single one of us needs detox. You should never buy a health food store's "detox in a box" - it can be very dangerous. An easy (and healthy) way to begin detoxing slowly is to start using <a href="http://us.cpoliquin.com/product_p/primal%20clear%20ph.htm">Poliquin's Primal Clear pH</a> as your post workout drink and slowly add another shake to your day as a snack. DON'T begin with two shakes a day initially, if you're new to cleansing foods - you will have nasty detox symptoms! It's a rice protein based medical food, that will help you get rid of pesticides in the body. They might act as estrogens causing fat accumulation especially on the hamstrings. Don't expect to drink a pineapple banana smoothie as the stuff is not very tasty... but it's about the effect, not about the taste. I use this for my PWO drink most of the time. Every time I try to go back to whey my gut tells me it was not a good idea :P</div><div><br /></div><div>If you want to do a proper detox for heavy metals, plastics etc, I highly recommend you to contact a Biosignature Level 2 practitioner in your area. <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/TrainerDirectory/FindaCoach.aspx">You can find all the practitioners here.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Eating a nutritious diet is just not enough - the amounts of nutrients have decreased so badly that it's impossible to get enough nutrients from a normal diet anymore. We learned that a modern orange may contain 0-20mg of C-vitamin in it - and it's advertised to be a good source of C-vitamin. It's supposed to have 75-100mg of C-vitamin in each but because the soil has become so weak due to loss of minerals, the veggies and fruits don't have much in them anymore. If the soil isn't naturally fertile, what do you think the veggies and fruits are going to be like?</div><div><br /></div><div>Today was a great day. Highly enjoyed the lectures and also got to do a good but short workout in Charles' gym over the lunchbreak. I'm lucky to be on the list of people who get to train in the gym - there are only 20 people who they can fit in at the same time. Here are a couple of photos from the gym. I'm stronger here than I was at home so training is really fun :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Tomorrow will be muscle testing - challenging, but a very interesting topic! </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDTeILjsK2GJXOezAkCi3hj1PUTFrgIYTAcIJhlILQqBdm4eCttw9F5e6mpxKf9nYPtnD8ulYag3Kjy_czp9YlCEZ27P6bAaGiK3RKhSC8lhWXKdl0_wQgQl_YDYbE3krAW9nvVMgBwWq/s1600/IMG_0667.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDTeILjsK2GJXOezAkCi3hj1PUTFrgIYTAcIJhlILQqBdm4eCttw9F5e6mpxKf9nYPtnD8ulYag3Kjy_czp9YlCEZ27P6bAaGiK3RKhSC8lhWXKdl0_wQgQl_YDYbE3krAW9nvVMgBwWq/s400/IMG_0667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522164720912841970" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB2_-sFYecDhYNf_WxaQAD4nA-M5nZktLq3XeeBu3SfuyRCATQjuBzz7Ej6rkWrddUKgWZkwjC9Nrx8BcXN0h05JVdZ8ewda9eDEPRg5bIwmfIGaCG8ag9ecBmY2_rZsyFgchyphenhyphend0GCBuY/s1600/IMG_0658.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB2_-sFYecDhYNf_WxaQAD4nA-M5nZktLq3XeeBu3SfuyRCATQjuBzz7Ej6rkWrddUKgWZkwjC9Nrx8BcXN0h05JVdZ8ewda9eDEPRg5bIwmfIGaCG8ag9ecBmY2_rZsyFgchyphenhyphend0GCBuY/s400/IMG_0658.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522164716282559602" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyBJ3GUjEJVQE_QlodQwRRXg3KJssqDpG3zQUWnI-rKT0uSdoUxcsal_stjlCbw20F2st_Gmtl-uY9gkd6EamzdjG3zvYYZlbNWdt7xsq9cdVmXIsff1BMatOIvSOCd4bpCqSHwCmuxw7/s1600/IMG_0659.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyBJ3GUjEJVQE_QlodQwRRXg3KJssqDpG3zQUWnI-rKT0uSdoUxcsal_stjlCbw20F2st_Gmtl-uY9gkd6EamzdjG3zvYYZlbNWdt7xsq9cdVmXIsff1BMatOIvSOCd4bpCqSHwCmuxw7/s400/IMG_0659.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522164713589326034" /></a><div>Good links over Mark Schauss' lecture's topics:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.markschauss.com/medical-research/leap-mrt-a-tech-sheet-on-what-the-test-does/">LEAP Test - GOLD STANDARD for food sensitivity testing</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://www.metametrix.com/test-menu/profiles/immune-function/allergix-igg4-food-antibodies-90">MetaMetrix food allergy panel, will look at IgG4 (not the gold standard but was mentioned on Mark's slides)</a></li><li><a href="http://blog.wholesoystory.com/">The Whole Soy Story - why soy might not be the best protein source available</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://ewg.org/">Environmental Working Group - lots of info on food toxicity, cosmetics and household products etc.<br /></a></li></ul>Books you might want to read as well:<br /><ul><li>Robert Crayhon: Nutrition Made Simple</li><li>Robert Crayhon: Carnitine Miracle</li></ul></div></div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-38449822384265220792010-09-27T21:24:00.004+03:002010-09-28T01:53:17.680+03:00Behaviors that Biosig 1 class participants promised to changeIn the end of Biosig 1 class each one of us had to make one promise: change one behavior on Monday. This is the list I collected at the course (sorry, I missed a couple - there were about 80 people on the class):<div><br /></div><div>LIST OF THE CLASS - BEHAVIORS TO CHANGE:<br /><ol><li>be grateful to myself (my own... I want to learn to love myself)</li><li>get food ready the day before</li><li>work for the hour</li><li>take time for myself</li><li>raise my prices</li><li>give less supplements</li><li>read 1hr a day</li><li>be ”not so nice” while training</li><li>be more direct with clients</li><li>estrogen protocol</li><li>become an alpha female</li><li>low carb diet</li><li>start taking pictures</li><li>tranquilo</li><li>get more sleep</li><li>stop doing cardio</li><li>readjust working week</li><li>zinc test with all clients</li><li>bodyfat pinches every week on myself</li><li>breakfast every morning and zinc tally for 5 days</li><li>one protocol at a time</li><li>plan for more education</li><li>lower risk of cancer by lowering E load</li><li>raise prices 25%</li><li>fish oil</li><li>change clients’ training</li><li>paleo clubs</li><li>insulin protocol </li><li>interval cardio</li><li>stop giving mobile number to clients</li><li>rotate proteins to decrease risk of food intolerances</li><li>more sensitive to my female clients</li><li>stop using the same protocol for everyone</li><li>find an integrative doctor to help out </li><li>help mom get off of lipitor</li><li>block out noise off of apartment</li><li>put kids on fish oil</li><li>grateful journal </li><li>get clients buy training programs</li><li>drink coffee only before training</li><li>use lean legs (note: Charles' brand has this cream to burn fat on the legs)</li><li>more time with kids</li><li>sleep longer</li><li>food intolerance test</li><li>not apologize for prices</li><li>not let clients control my schedule</li><li>book a PIMST course</li><li>meat and nuts breakfast </li><li>not overwhelm clients</li><li>HCL test on every client</li><li>honor my time and value</li><li>buy new calipers</li><li>rotate kids breakfast</li><li>learn to make cinnamon water</li><li>learn more business strategies</li><li>14 days without carbs</li><li>more sleep between 4-6</li></ol>Lots of promises... wonder what would happen, if each one of us would begin a new habit each week of the year? Meaning that for the 52 weeks of the year we'd apply one habit at a time. Quite a life change, huh?</div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-75166367611981415502010-09-26T04:39:00.004+03:002010-09-26T05:57:45.209+03:00Biosig 1 NYC, day 4Second last day, boo hoo! I can't believe how fast the week has gone. Today we went over lots and lots of different Biosig profiles. It's amazing to see how people from different continents and cities have similar patterns. <div><br /></div><div>All Aussies so far have had high hamstring readings. Charles mentioned that the amounts of pesticides in their food is so high that it's causing estrogenization even on males. Also, when they eat that stuff, they pee, the water is circulated and unfortunately estrogens are not cleaned out of the water. So most people also drink their estrogens, as well as shower in them. It's the same in the UK - similar patterns. </div><div><br /></div><div>Most personal trainers on the course have very high insulin and umbilical sites. That's due to high insulin and cortisol load, which are two hormones that go up and down back to back. When you have high insulin, it's gonna lead to high cortisol. When you have high cortisol, it's gonna create more insulin resistance, lead to lower testosterone levels and basically break a havoc in all of your hormonal systems AND your gut. Some of the best ways to get all this is: eat irregularly, eat lots of carbs - especially sugar and grains, drink protein shakes for meal replacement and snacks (very high insulin load), sleep less than 8 hours and drink coffee throughout the day (keeps cortisol up - good if you're gonna train, other times not so good). Often the guys who have a profile like this also have an estrogen/testosterone imbalance. Having high insulin will castrate you. Having high cortisol will steal the raw materials for testosterone. So finding the balance is the key - and it can be done by using Biosignature to find out the priorities you need to work on. It's SUCH an intelligent system. The magic is in whether you know how to use it or not. All practitioners are not the same. <div><br /></div><div>It's been - again - one of the best weeks of my life. I LOVE learning. It's better than... well, most things in life (hard to define whether I'd choose learning over chocolate though, if I had to pick one... having both is my heaven ;)). During this week I've typed 22 pages of notes on my Mac and will go over them again and again when I go home. My memory is pretty good - I can still remember stuff from the first course, from word to word what Charles said or what I've written on my notebook. BUT I learn the best when I write everything I hear. And I've also realized that when I don't study, I get depressed. It's in my heart to gain more information, turn it into knowledge and learn how to use it in practise or educate others. I just love it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a short passage of my notes:<br /><div><ul><li>all fat burning enzymes are carnitine based (vegetarians have problems burning fat)</li><li>if you don’t add GLA after 6 months of omega3, will be harder to burn fat</li><li>GLA is 50% of the total of EPA+DHA amount</li><li>liquid fish oil goes rancid in 2 weeks when opened</li><li>omega3 6:1 - six EPA molecules, one DHA molecule</li><li>ADD or ADHD, use Über DHA</li><li>there’s no such thing as essential carbohydrate</li><li>visceral fat is a sign of insulin problem</li><li>most people don’t train hard enough to burn fat efficiently</li><li>any nutritionist who makes their clients weigh food is a closet nazi ;)</li><li>fitness bunnies shut off their thyroid => with a slow thyroid you will gain fat very quickly</li><li>focus on changing 1-2 behaviors per week!</li><li>give information only at the level of the client</li><li>insulin is the only hormone YOU have 100% control over</li><li>I HONOR MY TIME AND MY WORTH.</li><li>I WANT TO HELP OUT PEOPLE TO HELP OUT THEMSELVES. </li><li>I AM MY OWN SCHEDULE.</li><li>you’re known by the clients that you turn down more than the clients that you take in</li><li>things that need to act on the brain on emergency action: take on an empty stomach (stack for cutting down alcohol: tyrosine and DLPA, also Yang R-ALA for adrenal fatigue) => if you need to have the supp to cross blood-brain barrier fast and act immediately / if you take them in the middle, will raise energy throughout the day</li><li>probiotics always in the end of the meal - will populate the GI tract more efficiently</li><li>Alpha-GPC is an energizing supp that makes you sleep better - growth hormone will increase</li><li>Alpha-GPC and Yang R-ALA won’t need HCl to be absorbed (can take on empty stomach even when HCl is low)</li><li>mag levels: </li><li><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>if they have crazy dreams, medium def</li><li><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>build up energy, very high def (take it in the morning 2g, when they start falling asleep, move it forward during the day)</li><li><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>have mag after training to lower catecholamines</li><li>compare supps to food</li><li><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>”HCL is water” => it’s a given</li><li><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>”meat is fish oil” => have to have it</li><li><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>”vegetables is magnesium / multi” => can survive without</li><li><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>”carbs if you deserve them” => the last three depend on your priorities and whether you’re taking the previous</li></ul><br /></div><div>On both of the Biosig courses I've done, Charles has mentioned that every practitioner should buy themselves a book called Strengths Finder 2.0. I did that last year while I was in NYC and it helped me understand myself better. With the book you can find out the strengths of your personality. By knowing your strengths, you can delegate your weaknesses. </div><div><br /></div><div>I found my strengths to be: </div><div><br /></div><div>1. Input - People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.<br /></div><div>2. Learner- People who are especially talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.</div><div>3. Strategic - People who are especially talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.<br /></div><div>4. Empathy - People who are especially talented in the Empathy theme can sense the feelings of other people by imagining themselves in others’ lives or others’ situations. </div><div>5. Connectedness - People who are especially talented in the Connectedness theme have faith in the links between all things. They believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has a reason.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Every single one of these is so me. Anyone who knows me well can say they're true. Examples: Input and Learner - I love to read and learn even when I know I can't use the knowledge in practise. Strategic - I haven't done Biosig the way Charles teaches the business model - because I can't see most of my clients weekly - but have still been successful as I created my own model of doing the thing by giving them written reports. And so on. I'm not saying the book is to be taken as a bible of anything, it's just a fun tool for self growth. At the same time I know I suck at many things, like being organized, finishing projects, doing things on time and not the last minute and so on. My next goal is to get other people do those things when I finally get home from this trip. I'm so glad I have my husband and the girls helping me out so I can finally prioritize the right things. </div><div><div><br /></div><div>Thinking about the comment of an annoyed blog reader, I can only ask - what should I do then? Quit, just because someone doesn't like what I'm doing? <div><br /></div><div>I'm a firm believer in encouragement over criticism. What good can you really do by attaching to all the things YOU see being wrong? When we find ourselves feeling negative feelings, every single one of us should try to understand that it's NOT the other person. It's me. It's you. It's what I or you perceive the other person to be or do and... guess what - it's the mirror image of myself or YOU. </div><div><br /></div><div>So I annoy you because I want to share? The truth is, you annoy yourself. Maybe it's because you DON'T want to share but in your heart you know it would feel better to do that. </div><div><br /></div><div>Let's put it other way: I have a wonderful friend who's taking this course with me here in New York City. Her name is Tytti. She is a super lady - three kids, runs her own business, does reflexology and sells clothes... and she got her body composition from 31% bodyfat to 14,5% in six months by using Biosignature and Precision Nutrition system. She's become strong as hell and has a killer body after many years of disappointment and excuses. Now she's entering to a new career through Biosignature and will be working with me when we go back home. So, I love her to death as she has become a good friend through her process of lifestyle change and being my client. BUT - many times the past weeks I've realized something in her has annoyed me (and we've talked about this). I've felt envious over her success. I've thought she's too obsessed with her protein intake or doing every set when training. Is that something that's really in her? No - it's in me. I'm envious because she's done something I haven't been ready for. I haven't gone the distance like that in a very long time, when it comes to taking care of myself. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not writing about this because the comment here hurt me. I'm a very sensitive person but I can put things in perspective. I'm writing because the person who wrote that got me thinking - and I got to use those words as my own mirror. I could have just erased the comment but I thought it's better for me to begin teaching myself to have a skin like a rhinoceros ;) Let them shoot the torpedoes... I was thinking about this today and realized one thing: even if I got many people bashing what I do, would I quit? No, because I love learning. I'd still get on the courses and continue getting educated. </div><div><br /></div><div>Below is a photo from last year's course in Rhode Island - Mark Houston, me and Charles Poliquin at Poliquin Strength Institute. Today I had was lucky to be able to do a short interview for my book with Mark Houston. After that he invited me to have lunch with himself, Charles and Charles' staff. I can only say I'm SO grateful to get to spend time with such brilliant minds. Mark has a heart of gold. No wonder his patients love him (btw - he sees 60-80 patients a day, how's that for a busy life... whoa, I have no excuses anymore). In the afternoon he slipped a note on my hand saying:</div><div><br /></div><div>"Kaisa, for your book:</div><div><br /></div><div>You are what you eat. You are what you drink. You become what you were. A wise healer uses that which works.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mark Houston" </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq8vv3lpZBePi4thlbeGz9YtCfMQQi1wORA_A5tik_DsY4ItdYnPHDqPOYnfpuwodYt2es1t1fy23I9XPA0Vypn-Z2iwi2-L3rzG4oBpqzUg8CFAlgl0RxTftwiA2NBXjeYnvM-8xDXHs/s1600/IMG_5038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq8vv3lpZBePi4thlbeGz9YtCfMQQi1wORA_A5tik_DsY4ItdYnPHDqPOYnfpuwodYt2es1t1fy23I9XPA0Vypn-Z2iwi2-L3rzG4oBpqzUg8CFAlgl0RxTftwiA2NBXjeYnvM-8xDXHs/s400/IMG_5038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521035114461233890" /></a><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-88919606557967111232010-09-25T04:36:00.004+03:002010-09-25T05:54:49.921+03:00Biosignature 1, NYC day 3I'll continue in English as it seems my brain is switched on the English mode a little bit too well. I might as well keep writing this blog on this language... maybe keep on sharing what I learn and somebody else can find it useful too :)<div><br /></div><div>Soooo... it's day three and today we covered the female hormone sites (which used to be called estrogen sites) and begun talking about cortisol as well. The course has changed a lot since 2009 and everything seems to be just much more simple this time. The first time around, we got numerous different protocols for estrogen which was quite confusing. This time Charles went over the different possible estrogen problems and how to pinpoint which the client might be causing their fat accumulation.<br /><br />By yesterday's posts comment, somebody (anonymous, what a surprise) called me bold for writing a book about Biosignature with such a small knowledge base. Sorry, whoever you are, but I take that as a compliment :) I *am* bold doing that - but I'm not trying to tell anyone I came up with the system. Journalists write books all the time by doing extensive research on different subjects. I believe in sharing knowledge and making mistakes as well.<br /><br />Explaining laymen how insulin works or why eating a high carb diet will make their love handles expand doesn't require a biochemistry degree. I'm not saying I'm an expert. I'm only a messenger who wants to help others. If someone feels I "peed in their morning cereal" (that's how we'd say it in Finnish), too bad. What's the point of collecting information and keeping it to yourself? As soon as you learn, go share it. In my belief system that's the only way to bring more questions to the surface and deepen the knowledge. I ask a million stupid questions on the course. Why? Because I want to learn - when I don't understand something or when I'm curious to learn more, I ask. Or just buy more books from Amazon ;)<br /><br />Ok back to the topic - just had to get that out of my system. I can see how differently Charles teaches the course versus last year. I think he has improved heaps as a teacher. He teaches a lot through metaphors and using stories. I think after today nobody in the class can say they don't remember how many grams (80 grams!!) of glutamine should be used with the 5 day quick gut healing protocol ;) Some lessons are just a funny stand up comedy show... BUT he has a point, and people remember lessons by having a good time and laughing. I think many come back to the courses because the body and the brain make associations to good feelings and high endorphins during the classes. Charles has a way of making difficult things easy. Like today...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2ZnqoPvKOOPBa-TOhqaMv1GcRv1YFagFWJf3iEXMQR5sa98cmdM3JojWTxripc5_5rDephyiZzjQPU1i3iQ7q0Vhuu9LTFbdo_fZrSelp3efR5ZPk0qxklPWUYDYm0IDZ-kPvhKVANDz/s1600/charlesteaching.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2ZnqoPvKOOPBa-TOhqaMv1GcRv1YFagFWJf3iEXMQR5sa98cmdM3JojWTxripc5_5rDephyiZzjQPU1i3iQ7q0Vhuu9LTFbdo_fZrSelp3efR5ZPk0qxklPWUYDYm0IDZ-kPvhKVANDz/s400/charlesteaching.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520677607550047954" /></a><br />I've asked Charles many questions about how he explains this and that to his clients. Today I asked him about testosterone converting into estrogen - aromatization, which is shown by fat accumulation on the pec, one of the female hormone sites. I see this a lot on my male clients. The main reason for this is inadequate zinc level in the body - which is often one of the results of low stomach acid level. Zinc requires sufficient stomach acid to be absorbed from any food or supplement. Fat tissue in the belly also excretes aromatase enzyme so having lots of fat increases aromatization.<br /><br />But, to make it simple, how does aromatization happen? His explanation was this: you want to build a building (testosterone) on Manhattan. When the truck brings the bricks (raw materials for T) to the construction site, Tony Soprano's mob guy (aromatase enzyme) appears on the site and steals the blocks and takes them to New Jersey to build his own building (estrogen). So... how do you eliminate the bad guy? Hire someone to shoot him in the head (zinc) ;) Zinc is a strong aromatase inhibitor. BUT like I wrote before, there's no point using a zinc supplement if you don't know your HCl level.<br /><br />Today we measured subscap, midax, suprailiac and umbil sites. Charles looked at my technique and corrected a couple of things, which made a nice improvement in the accuracy of my measurements. I hold Charles' accuracy as "the goal" meaning I don't think I am good until I'm very close to the numbers he's getting. You need to do over 4000 measurements to be accurate. To be honest, some of the sites are still very difficult to measure on some people. I have measured over 300 different people during the past year and a half, many of them numerous times - some once, some twenty times. I don't know how many measurements that is but it's still too little to say I'm accurate. It's great to have the assistants and Charles look at my technique, as nobody has corrected me since I did my first course. I was happy to learn I'm not so far off. Biggest problem seems to be lack of grip strength which is a common problem with female Biosig practitioners. I think having those people look at myself measuring is one of the best things I can do on the course. Some people just sit around and talk, some measure but don't bother to ask anyone check what they're doing. I believe the best way to learn hands-on skills like this is to show someone else what I do and have them correct me. I expect to still be a total amateur so I'm really grateful for every little piece of advise I get.<br /><br />Talking to Dr Houston today also cleared up some confusion I've had about my own body. I know for a fact that I lead a way healthier lifestyle than many of my clients but still my body doesn't represent it. Lack of hard enough training is one part of it (I'm not in denial and I *do* know what training like an athlete is like ;)) but like Charles has mentioned many times, you should be able to get lean even without training, when the body is functioning optimally. Dr Houston talked to me on some of the breaks as we begun a conversation over eating or not eating carbs. To make a long story short, he mentioned he'd suspect a thyroid dysfunction due to high cortisol levels. When that happens, T4 and T3 might be completely normal but RT3 can be high. Nobody ever said that before... he recommended me to go check RT3 levels and see if that would show anything abnormal. He's such a nice man and seems like a very knowledgeable doctor with an integrative way of looking at things.<div><br /></div><div>Again, I will probably get this checked. But at the same time I realize that most likely I would get good results by cutting the work/housework hours that I don't enjoy (note to self: get someone clean the house) and focusing more on things that I love (like writing my blog, doing yoga, spending time with my husband), focusing more on my own health (instead of my clients') and getting one of the PICP & Biosig coaches kick me in the ass with steel toe boots ;) (works quite good for most people). Though it's clear that having a well performing body in the first place would help a ton. </div><div><br /></div><div>Below: a private mini class with Dr Houston about thyroid function :)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWvibrhc9yLC3HDvOAQafbn36W5XtYrEMjPQ8gzfAvZ9r2gi89390gHG9lrxBW9AQY3nVlUNg19P8bers5akWDNDX07lh1Eep2Mu8UcpY2dpBRhOSdkTBa-KBDh4c08X1ULVBHsJQ9fIu/s1600/drhouston-thyroid.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWvibrhc9yLC3HDvOAQafbn36W5XtYrEMjPQ8gzfAvZ9r2gi89390gHG9lrxBW9AQY3nVlUNg19P8bers5akWDNDX07lh1Eep2Mu8UcpY2dpBRhOSdkTBa-KBDh4c08X1ULVBHsJQ9fIu/s400/drhouston-thyroid.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520675559911033234" /></a>I don't know what it is about these courses but I've met some most good-hearted people on these courses. Just beautiful people with loving hearts.<br /></div></div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-22013774411035653882010-09-24T03:20:00.003+03:002010-09-24T14:53:38.195+03:00Biosignature NYC, day 2Today I'll post in English as I'm sure many of my PICP and Biosignature friends abroad want to know what gems Charles is letting out this time on the course. <br /><br />So I'm taking my second Biosig 1 in New York City right now. This is my 8th Poliquin course in the past 18 months. And I live in Finland - I have travelled hundreds and thousands of kilometres to learn more from Charles. So far I've been one of the few Finnish people who have gone the distance to participate in his courses, and the so far the only one to build a new career on what I've learned from him. Having a background in engineering (I got a master's degree in information and knowledge management), doing what I've done the past 1,5 years with Charles' systems has been a major life change for me. Working as an IT engineer was not my heart's passion. By doing figure shows and having the basic fitness bunny problems (gaining 30 pounds in the two months after the show) turned my life into the direction I'm following now. I first learned about Charles' education from <a href="http://www.definingedge.ca">Krista Schaus</a>, who I'm grateful for as she's been an important mentor to me. I begun reading Charles' site and was jus fascinated about the broad knowledge base he has. I took my first Biosignature course in May 2009. Every course has just made it more clear that I will probably never get tired of learning from him. There's always something new and now that the knowledge builds on top of what I've learned before, every time I go back home feeling more condifent on how to help my clients. AND knowing I've got soooooo much more to learn too! You can't master something like Biosignature in... well, a long time. <br /><br />Now somebody reading this thinks: she must be really wealthy. She must have her parents paying for the course. She must be a relative to Fairy Goodmother.... NO! If you knew what I've done to go to these courses, you wouldn't think so. I've stayed in the worst hostels you can imagine just to be able to pay the price of the course. I've taken a loan - thinking it's an investment in my future, and knowing I can soon pay it as I just need the education first. I've even stayed with a family through <a href="http://www.couchsurfing.com">Couchsurfing.com</a> which means that you can live with someone, staying at their place for free, hopefully teaching them something about your own country and culture. So last summer I stayed at a commune with 12 other couchsurfers in Brooklyn. Quite an experience for someone as tidy as me :O Then last November while I was in Rhode Island, I stayed with a wondeful, open-hearted American family for three weeks. I slept on their very uncomfortable couch and woke up to two little girls playing with anything from my glasses (yes they destroyed them) to kettles as drums at 6am in the morning. Talk about having a relaxing trip abroad! ;) I know many people wouldn't do this... but please ask yourself - how dear is your dream to you? Like Charles always says - there's no discipline, and you should feel no guilt over anything. You just choose what you love the most and for me it has been learning.<br /><br />Anyhow - I'm currently writing a book about the concept of the connection of fat accumulation and hormones in Finnish. It will be out next year and I've got an excellent publisher for the book. I will be interviewing Charles for the book, as I need to learn more about the scientific side of why fat accumulates on these certain spots due to hormonal changes in the body, and of course talk more about the means of balancing everything out. This week I was so happy to hear the head of the Hypertension Institute, Mark Houston, is also teaching on the course - as well as Mark Schauss, who seems to be "the guru" of teaching about toxicity and how it affects the body. Dr Houston promised me a short interview and I'm hoping I get to talk to Dr Schauss as well. It would be great to have a couple of passages of those topics and their interviews on the book. <br /><br />Yesterday we begun the course with talking about how Charles got started with Biosignature and then proceeded to learning how to measure the first two sites (chin and cheek) and what the initial steps of doing a Biosignature consult are. If you're a fellow practitioner and DON'T use the HCl test, please begin using it! It could be YOU who's giving us other practitioners a bad name by not getting results due to not fixing the most common and simplest thing in how the body works... and how your client can burn fat efficiently. Having enough stomach acid is the most important thing, because it will affect everything. Want to sleep better? Want to be more anabolic? Want to burn fat faster? Want to build nutrient reserves? Want to fix stomach problems and cut the daily trumpet concerts? Fix the stomach before trying anything else. <br /><br />I think it's important that Charles goes over the topic of educating clients on healthy and natural nutrition on the first days, so everybody's got it straight: no counting calories, no weighing food. It's not normal to eat that way. Naturally lean people don't need scales to know if they've had enough protein or not. By what I've learned from Charles, appetite will regulate itself when you give the body a chance to rebuild itself. You might get periods when you eat a lot of certain foods and crave things like butter, but those will pass. Give the body what it seems to need and trust its wisdom. The mind creates stress about the most stupid things like whether you ate 9 or 11 almonds or if the chicken breast had 20 or 25 grams of protein. IT DOESN'T MATTER. Calories might be a part of the big picture, but according to Charles it's way more important to balance the hormones by eating the right kind of foods. Eating loads of clean foods will ramp up the thyroid - which will burn more energy at rest. And not obsessing about the grams will lower cortisol, which will help with fat burning. <br /><br />Later the day we proceeded to learning about helping a client with an insulin profile, which means storing fat in the upper back and on the sides of the waist. Hello, muffintop! That would be part of my problems with my body. I used to eat boatloads of sugar, bread and carbs in the past. I still love them but have learned to live my (mostly) paleo life with some occasions when I indulge. Though it seems my case is a little more complicated as I seem to have some liver problems, but I won't go into details on this post. The first time I got into a insulin program it worked like a dream. Very high fish oil dosage, training hypertrophy style in the gym, switched to red meat breakfast, begun using a rotation of 4 days clean paleo and 1 day with a high carb free meal and so on... worked like a charm - I lost 5kg in a matter of weeks. And I see the same on my clients all the time. When they do what I ask that is ;)<br /><br />Today we continued on insulin protocols and using the botanicals to aid with restoring insulin sensitivity. Charles also covered a host of topics that the course attendees asked about, everything from heavy metal toxicity to food intolerances, from Parkinson disease to ADD in kids. It's actually quite amazing how one person can have such a vast knowledge of so many different systems: coaching strength training for Olympic athletes, helping sick children, teaching students about how to re-educate laypeson on healthy nutrition the way they can really grasp the obvious and apply it to their daily life, Chinese medicine, hundreds of different herbs, how to build and run a business, how to do stand up comedy show on important topics so the people actually retain information and whatever other topics might come in mind. Even though he often goes off to speak about something completely unimportant and the detour might take half an hour, the days are still super interesting... and when the course comes near to its end, I find myself surfing on his site looking up the next ones I want to go to. Learning is one of the best things in life and I will never get tired of it. I think it's important to pick good sources and not settle for less. <br /><br />Tomorrow we'll learn more about cortisol and how to help stressed out clients. It's gonna be one of the most important days for me, as becoming an entrepreneur has been quite a journey. I've gone from a person living an athlete's lifestyle to someone prioritizing the business, and I don't like the change - it's affecting my own health. I guess it has been necessary at this point but I know there's room for improvement, as always! <br /><br />By following Charles' advise I've taken my business from making couple hundred euros per month to a point where my husband also quit his job in engineering and joined me, as I couldn't handle it alone anymore. Now we have sent three more people to Charles' courses and they will begin working for us when I go back home in the beginning of October. I truly hope more people would follow the same path... all of us will and do have enough clients to help. Look around, I think every one of us can be a part of a good change in our communities! :)Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-31481747686552683162010-09-23T03:44:00.004+03:002010-09-23T04:17:05.681+03:00Biosignature 1, NYCTäällä ollaan taas maailmalla :) Viisi päivää höntsäilyä Nykissä takana ja tänään alkoi Biosignature 1 -kurssi Radisson-hotellissa Times Squaren tuntumassa. Iso porukka ja jälleen kerran oppilaita on ympäri maailmaa, aina Uudesta Seelannista Dominikaaniseen Tasavaltaan ja Unkariin. Valtaosa on tälläkin kertaa jenkkejä ja brittejä. <br /><br />Charles on aivan elementissään ison porukan edessä. Koko päivä meni tosi hauskoissa tunnelmissa, kun CP viljelee huumoriaan ja lataa tulemaan juttuja joista varmaan tiukkapipoisimmat ottaa herneitä nenään pussillisia... kurssi on jo nyt ensimmäisen päivän jälkeen monella tavalla erilainen kuin vuosi sitten. Meitä sertifikaattiaan uusivia on kurssilla useampia ja on aivan selvää, että mitä useammin kurssin käy, sitä syvemmäksi tieto uppoaa ja paremmin Biosignaturea osaa hyödyntää erilaisten asiakkaiden kanssa. Moni juttu tuntuu hyvin yksinkertaiselta paperilla, mutta kun edessä istuu oikea ihminen on asia usein ihan eri. <br /><br />Tänään aloitimme kurssin käymällä läpi Biosignaturen konseptia. Charles kertoi kuinka hän 1990-luvun loppupuolella ja 2000-luvun alussa alkoi hyödyntää havaitsemiaan yhtäläisyyksiä hormonien ja kehon rasvojen välillä urheilijoiden suorituskyvyn parantamisessa. Aluksi systeemiä käytettiin pelkästään urheilijoilla ja siitä saivatkin avun monet niinkin merkittävästi, että Charles muistaa aina kertoa kuinka moni urheilija on päässyt tienaamaan miljoonia sen kautta että ovat saaneet kroppansa parempaan tasapainoon. Hormonien optimointi kun tarkoittaa nopeampaa palautumiskykyä, parempaa lihaskasvua ja tietysti kaikin puolin suorituskykyisempää kroppaa. Miksi muuten urheilijat käyttäisivät kiellettyjä aineita? Biosignaturen ideana on kuitenkin TASAPAINO. Eli terveyden optimointi. Ei se, että vedetään joku taso äärilaitaan jolloin systeemi heilahtaa epätasapainoon. Kiellettyjen aineiden kanssa usein tämä on se juttu. Lisäksi elimistön ulkopuolelta tulevat synteettiset aineet ovat kaikkea muuta kuin kropan toimintaa tukevia ja tasapainottavia. Biosignaturella taas voidaan auttaa kroppaa itse tasapainottamaan itsensä, kaikkien järjestelmien suhteen: hormonitoiminta, maksan ja koko elimistön puhdistusjärjestelmä, aivojen toiminta, suolisto, lihaskasvu, rasvanpoltto, energiantuotto ja niin edelleen. <br /><br />Vuonna 2001 Charlesin systeemistä tehtiin ensimmäisen kerran juttua Oxygen-lehteen. Tällöin hän keksi myös menetelmälle nimen ja siitä tuli Biosignature Modulation - modulation of your biological signature. Charles on nykyisin hyvin tunnettu siitä, että hän saa ennätysajassa mm. kansikuvamallit kuntoon Oxygenin kuvauksia varten. Biosignaturen yksi mielenkiintoisimmista lupauksista kun on täsmärasvanpoltto. Kursseilla olen lukemattomia kertoja kuullut tarinan kansimallista, jonka jalat Charlesin vastaanotolle tullessa näytti samalta kuin "raejuusto verkkosukkahousuissa" eli ilmeisesti näky ei ollut kovin imarteleva. Tässä kohti kyseessä on ollut siis vahvasti estrogeeninen nainen, jonka Charles sai sitten kuntoon Biosignaturen estrogeeniohjelmalla nopsasti. Tällöin tärkeimpiä asioita ovat maksan ja suoliston toiminnan optimointi (estrogeenien poisto vaatii maksan ja suoliston hyvän kunnon ja toiminnan) ja ylipäätään liikaestrogeenin liikkeelle saaminen rasvakudoksista. Reisissä majaileva rasva kun pitkälti johtuu liiallisesta estrogeenin tuotannosta tai elimistön ulkopuolelta tulleista, kropasta poistumattomista estrogeeneistä (esim. e-pillerit, muovit jne). Jalat on kehon kaatopaikka. Ja suuri osa toksiineista tykkää pesiä rasvakudoksessa. Rasvalla on aina syy olla!<br /><br />Iltapäivällä etenimme insuliinin tasapainotukseen. Näitä tietoja käytän yleisimmin omien asiakkaideni kanssa, koska me suomalaiset ollaan ihan oikeasti pre-diabeettinen (ja diabeettinen) kansa. Se leivänsyönnin määrä mitä Suomessa harrastetaan, on jotain ihan älytöntä. Kun ihmistä ei ole tehty syömään viljoja, on täyttä järjettömyyttä ladata päivittäin sellaisia määriä hiilareita kroppaan - varsinkin kun suomalaisilla on useammin todella huono hiilareiden sietokyky. Ruokaympyrän suositukset sopivat harvoille. Moni asiakkaani on noudattanut pitkään "terveellistä suomalaista ruokavaliota". Ihan kiva asia, jos harrastaa hyvin hyvin raskasta liikuntaa (ts. muutakin kuin jooga ja bodypump) JA kuuluu siihen 25% ihmisistä jotka sietävät hiilareita hyvin :) <br /><br />Mittauspisteistä harjoittelimme leuan ja posken mittaamista. Nämä pisteet eivät korreloi mihinkään hormoneihin, mutta ovat tärkeitä rasvanpolton kannalta. Kroppa alkaa ensimmäisenä aina polttaa rasvaa sieltä, missä sitä ei tarvita mihinkään. Eli kasvoista. Sen vuoksi mittausmenetelmä, joka ei ota huomioon kasvojen pisteitä, voi esim. ensimmäisen kahden viikon aikana näyttää täysin toimimattomalta. Erityisesti reilusti ylipainoisella kasvot lähtevät kapenemaan ensimmäisenä. Visuaalisesti tätä ei näe helposti kun joka päivä katsoo itseään peilistä. Pihdit on kuitenkin armottomat ja niiden avulla näkee selvästi, mitä elimistössä tapahtuu. <br /><br />Päivän kohokohtana oli vielä juttutuokio Hypertension Instituten johtajan, Mark Houstonin kanssa. Hän on myös kurssilla ja käyttää Biosignaturea lääkäripraktiikassaan. Mark on erittäin arvostettu lääkäri, yksi USA:n huippuja sydän- ja verisuonitautien asiantuntijoista. Charles ja Mark ovat tehneet yhdessä tutkimuksen jossa tutkittiin Biosignaturen insuliinipisteiden (selkä, "jenkkkakahvat") ja hormoniarvojen yhtäläisyyksiä. Niissä on selvä korrelaatio - jos rasva kasautuu jenkoiksi, on insuliinitaso liian korkea. Ja jos selkä kerää rasvaa, on kropassa vähintään alkava insuliiniresistenssi. Tästä aiheesta pääsen haastattelemaan Markia tulevaa Biosignature-aiheista kirjaani varten tällä viikolla. <br /><br />Esimerkiksi minun kroppani on geneettisesti huono sietämään hiilareita: selän piste ei ole missään vaiheessa ollut alhainen. Tällaisten tietojen saaminen itselle hyvissä ajoin voi estää myöhemmällä iällä puhkeavien kroonisten sairauksien, esim. verisuonitautien esiintymistä merkittävästi. Isälläni todettiin korkea verenpaine vastikään ja olin jo toissakesänä kertonut hänelle, että Biosignature näyttää hänellä olevan korkean sydän- ja verisuonitautiriskin. Joskus asiat pitää vaan nähdä kantapään kautta!<br /><br />NYC kuittaa tältä päivältä :) Huomenaamuna taas salille ja sieltä kurssin kakkospäivä alulle!Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-23103829256731646872010-09-14T15:43:00.004+03:002010-09-14T20:10:05.993+03:00Ulkolinja: Myrkkyä halvallaKoska tällä hetkellä kiirettä pitää vähän turhankin paljon - tällä kertaa supernopea minipäivitys jossa lainaan Facebookiin laittamaani päivitystä:<br /><br />Tässä on pakko ilmeisesti alkaa harkitsemaan luomuhamppuponchoon verhoutumista ja 100% luomuruokaan siirtymistä... katsoin taannoin Ulkolinjan "Myrkkyä halvalla" -dokumentin. Selvisipä sekin sitten, miksi jotkut esim. H&M:n vaatteet, muiden valmistajien halvat kodintekstiilit, muovilelut jne. haisee niin omituiselta ja aiheuttaa iho-oireita. Kuinka moni äiti tietää että lelut voi tehdä lapsesta lisääntymiskyvyttömän?<br /><br />Katso Yle Areenasta vielä kolmen viikon ajan tuo dokumentti <a href="http://areena.yle.fi/video/1261133">täältä</a>.<div><br /></div><div>Tässä kuvassa Hampurissa tsekataan, sisältääkö maahan saapunut kontti myrkkyilmaa - dokkarissa mm. satamatyöntekijän tarina, jonka hermoston konttien purkutyö oli saanut aikaan. Kuka on vastuussa, kun konteista revitään varoitustarratkin irti "etteivät työntekijät saisi tietää että ilma on myrkyllistä?"</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/C1DIF-ZsyW8/0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 180px;" src="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/C1DIF-ZsyW8/0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br />Oli vaan niin käsittämättömän paha mieli tämän seurauksena. Miten tällaiselta voisi enää sulkea silmät, kun todisteet noiden asioiden paikkansapitävyydestä tulee silmille harva se päivä tutkimusten tai ihan todellisen elämän (Biosignature) kautta? Muutan varmaan kohta jonnekin poteroon keskelle ei yhtään mitään. Ei paljon lohduta, että tämä meidän Suomikin on nykyisin kaukana lintukodosta - maapallolla ei ole YHTÄKÄÄN paikkaa jonka eliöstössä ei näkyisi viittauksia saasteista ja toksiineista. </div><div><br /></div><div>Mutta mutta... Suuntana on pian New York - siellä varmaan näiltä asioilta täytyy yrittää sulkea mielensä ja suosia luomuruokaa niin paljon kuin mahdollista (siellä se onkin ihanan helppoa, jei!). Reissua ennen vielä asiakastapaamisia, omat treenit ja huomiset firman valokuvaukset. Miten se menikään, vierivä kivi ei sammaloidu.... :)</div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-31832430371008892522010-08-29T15:34:00.009+03:002010-08-31T09:41:54.848+03:00Poliquin Body Composition Internship sample workoutsOkay, so Charles is killing us in the gym twice a day here in Halmstad. I asked a permission to post some of the workouts on my blog so here we go. Sorry for the weird explanations but my English skills and tired brain can't do any better this time ;) <div><br /></div><div>PLEASE have your BCAA's, PWO shake etc. in the gym with you if you try these at home :)<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>DAY 1: 6-12-25 for biceps and triceps, morning workout</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>A1. BB bicep curl with bar hanging from straps (turn from neutral grip to supinated on top), 3 x 6 with 4010 tempo</div><div>A2. Incline offset curl with db's (turn from neutral grip to supinated on top), 3 x 12, 3010 tempo</div><div>A3. Cable curls with separate handle coming from each side, arms extended behind the body (take a big step away from the machine, keep elbows steady and close to the body), 3 x 25, 2010 tempo</div><div>REST: 2 minutes between rounds</div><div><br /></div><div>B1. Narrow bench press (2 second pause on the bottom), 3 x 6, 4020 tempo</div><div>B2. DB bench press with a stretch on the bottom, neutral down and pronated at the top, 3 x 12, 3010 tempo</div><div>B3. Pushdown (stand close to the machine, do full range with "no daylight between forearm & bicep on top"), 3 x 25, 2010 tempo</div><div><br /></div><div>This kind of workout uses a combination of heavy and light weights which means that different threshold motor units will be recruited. It exhausts all muscle fibers of that particular muscle: first exercise hits the short head of the muscle, second hits the medial and long head and the third will finish any motor units left. It's very short and intensive, only 25-30 minutes. By the third round you should be 20% weaker - you need to lower the weights, not the rep amount. </div><div><br /></div><div>Later that day we did a different kind of workout for arms: 6 x 6 and a dropset of 25 reps to increase growth hormone production. Charles taught us that GH is an anticatabolic hormone which will lock the gains. The more lactic acid you produce during a workout, the more acidic your pH becomes and the more GH you will produce. It will help fatburning greatly and make you grow muscle mass at the same time. Who wouldn't want that? 20-30 minutes of pain is nothing compared to the possible results ;) This kind of workouts will definitely expand your mind too, not just your muscle size!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm absolutely fascinated about the way how Charles teaches us training / Biosignature stuff. First we do the thing and then we learn BY THINKING why that particular stuff works. He's very good at asking questions that make your brain do cartwheels and try to connect all the dots of what you've learned during the past courses. I find myself often not being able to answer the simplest questions about training :D But it's okay - I'm here to learn and not boost my ego. </div><div><br /></div><div>The energy within the group is awesome. Everyone is encouraging towards others and none are left behind. I've found this happen on every course as the days go by. Poliquin's students - especially the ones who come back for more than just one course - are very dedicated and goodhearted people. </div><div><br /></div><div>The second day we did LEGS. Holy I-Can't-Even-Say-What. Having had awfully painful lower back for such a long time, my leg strength is just pathetic. I had to do some of the exercises with just bodyweight, but that's okay. Pushing GH production is the most important thing this week, I think. Next week I will be stronger already. You should be able to add 2% more weight or do one rep more on every exercise the next time you do the same workout. Otherwise you're something wrong: eating too little or wrong, sleeping too little or bad quality sleep, or just not pushing yourself enough. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's how we did quads yesterday evening. If you do this with dedication, get ready for the bucket!</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span">DAY 2: Milos Sarcev style fatburning training - evening workout ("a warmup" of the real Milos routine, which consists of 10 different exercises and NO REST)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>A1. Front squat 5 x 6</div><div>A2. Back squat 5 x 12</div><div>A3. DB step up 5 x 12 per leg</div><div>A4. DB drop lunge 5 x 12 per leg</div><div>A5. DB Russian step up (high step, bring the knee to the chest) 5 x 12</div><div>REST: none between the sets, 2 minutes between the rounds</div><div><br /></div><div>The morning workout was similar style, all exercises for posterior chain. The rep range was different, with most being 20 reps per set. Talk about having your lower back on fire. Today everyone's walking like they pooped in their pants. I know Charles is having a good laugh about it... </div><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span">DAY 3: Energy systems training using resistance ("how to get a fat athlete, like a shotputter, burn fat while getting explosive")</span></div></div><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div>First 30 minutes - no rest in between sets</div><div>A1. Bench press, 2 reps with 6RM weight, 40X0 tempo</div><div>A2. Neutral grip pull up, 2 reps with 6RM weight with 4010 tempo, OR 5 second negative if you can't do pull ups</div><div><br /></div><div>Next 15 minutes - no rest in between sets</div><div>B1. Incline DB bench press, 8 reps, 3010 tempo (not 100% sure about the tempos of these)</div><div>B2. DB bent-over row, 8 reps, 3010 tempo</div><div><br /></div><div>Next 15 minutes - no rest in between sets</div><div>C1. Cable chest press, neutral grip, 20 reps, 20x0 tempo</div><div>C2. Seated row, 20 reps, 20X0 tempo</div><div><br /></div><div>Fall on the floor & die!</div></div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809631561790488758.post-82703863433247690452010-08-27T22:17:00.012+03:002010-08-29T04:07:29.356+03:00Poliquin Body Composition Internship - päivä 1<div>Kurssin ideana on siis oppia, kuinka saada kehonkoostumusmuutoksia aikaan lyhyimmässä mahdollisessa ajassa. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://faidra.1g.fi/kuvat/blogikuvat/IMG_0273.jpg/_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://faidra.1g.fi/kuvat/blogikuvat/IMG_0273.jpg/_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://faidra.1g.fi/kuvat/blogikuvat/IMG_0273.jpg/_small.jpg"></a><div>Miksi tämä on tärkeää trainereille ja/tai ravintovalmentajille jotka työskentelevät mm. laihduttajien kanssa? Koska yhtäaikaisen rasvanpolton, lihaskasvun ja suorituskyvyn paranemisen henkisellä/fyysisellä tasolla (tai vähintäänkin kahden näistä) aikaansaaminen on avain erinomaisiin tuloksiin tällä alalla. Oppimalla nämä asiat pystyy erottumaan hyvin helposti muista samalla alalla toimivista. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>"Menestyminen on erinomaisuuden sivuvaikutus. Tavoittele erinomaisuutta omalla alallasi, älä koskaan menestymistä." -Charles Poliquin</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Charles pystyy saamaan omilla metodeillaan miesasiakkaan 21% rasvoista 6% rasvoihin kahdeksassa viikossa. Naisen hän pystyy saamaan 13% rasvoista 6% rasvoihin kolmessa viikossa. Hänen mukaansa homma menee niin, että kun kropan saa tiukkaan kuntoon luonnollisilla metodeilla - ei näännyttämisellä kuten kisadieetillä usein tehdään - on samassa kunnossa pysyminen vaivatonta. Insuliiniherkkyys ja elimistön kyky käyttää ravintoa hyödykseen ovat vähärasvaisella henkilöllä tehokkaampia kuin henkilöllä jolla on paljon rasvaa. Yhtä lailla kun kroppa on lihava, on hyvin helppoa pysyä lihavana. </div><div><br /></div><div>Usein ylipainoiset ihmiset ovat myös opettaneet kroppansa lihomaan hyvin pienillä ruoka- ja kalorimäärillä. He syövät väärin. Osa jopa ihan säännöllisesti, mutta ruokia jotka ovat insulinogeenisiä eli nostavat insuliinihormonin tasoa nopeasti syömisen jälkeen. Ylipainoisella - tai oikeastaan ylirasvaisella - ihmisellä tämä tarkoittaa lähes aina mitä tahansa hiilihydraattipitoisia ruokia. </div><div><br /></div><div>Poliquin mainitsi, että kun puhutaan tutkimuksista joissa on tutkittu useiden pienten tai harvempien suurten aterioiden vaikutusta rasvanpolttoon, harvemmin muistetaan sanoa että nämä tutkimukset on tehty tavallisella länsimaisella ruokavaliolla. Leipä-muro-maitodieetti ei insulinogeenisuutensa vuoksi toimi hyvin vaikka annoskoot olisivat pieniä ja niitä olisi tiheästi. Tällöin harvemmin syöminen toimii paremmin (joskaan ei ole paras metodi rasvanpolttoon - insuliinitason mahdollisimman alhaalla pitävä ruokavalio on).</div><div><br /></div><div>Ja sitten tärkeä pointti erityisesti kaikille asiakkailleni jotka eivät ole kiinnostuneet salilla käymisestä. Charlesin sanoin: TREENI ON AVAIN KEHONKOOSTUMUKSEN MUUTOKSIIN JA SIIHEN MITEN ELIMISTÖ HYÖDYNTÄÄ SYÖMÄSI RUOAN. Sen vuoksi tällä kurssilla treenaamme eri metodeita hyödyntäen kaksi kertaa päivässä. Nyt kahden päivän jälkeen kroppa on jo ihan piiskattu, ei varmaan vähiten siksi että flunssan takia tuossa tuli taas neljän päivän tauko. Hauskaa silti huomata, että olen meidän kurssiporukkamme vahvin nainen :) Muut likat biittaakin minut sitten olemalla 14-16% rasvoissa jatkuvasti :D </div><div><br /></div><div>On siis mahdollista parantaa samanaikaisesti sekä kehonkoostumusta että suorituskykyä urheilussa. Rasvanpoltto on tärkeää myös urheilijoille: mitä tiukemmassa kunnossa olet, sitä vähemmän kitkaa - esimerkiksi jalkapalloilija on nopeampi, kun rasvaa on vähemmän. Mitä nopeampi urheilija ja mitä parempi suorituskyky, sitä enemmän urheilijan on mahdollista myös ansaita. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://faidra.1g.fi/kuvat/blogikuvat/IMG_0275.JPG/_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://faidra.1g.fi/kuvat/blogikuvat/IMG_0275.JPG/_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div>Charlesin mukaan merkittävimmät rajoittavat tekijät rasvanpoltossa ovat:</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>1. <b>Stressi</b> </div><div><br /></div><div>Kortisolin ollessa liian korkealla, on hankala polttaa rasvaa. Stressi tuo pintaan usein myös muita rasvanpolttoa hankaloittavia asioita, kuten vatsa- ja suolisto-ongelmat ja hiilarihimot. Kortisoli ja insuliini ovat vastahormoneita - kun kortisoli on koholla, tahtoo kroppa mieluusti nostaa insuliinia saadakseen kortisolin laskemaan. </div><div><br /></div><div>Millä se tapahtuu helpoimmin? Hiilareilla tietenkin. Kovan stressin alla elimistö myös purkaa mm. maksan sokerivarastoja, jolloin verensokeri voi olla jatkuvasti koholla vaikka ruokailutottumukset olisivatkin kunnossa. Stressinhallinnan oppiminen ja lisämunuaisten toiminnan tukeminen ovat tärkeitä seikkoja nykyisessä kiireisessä elämänrytmissä eläville. Eli kaikille.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>2. <b>Ravinnevajeet</b> </div><div><br /></div><div>Ravinnevajeetkin ovat elimistölle stressi. Esimerkiksi sinkin, magnesiumin ja eri B-vitamiinien puute heikentävät maksan toimintaa ja elimistön kykyä uudelleenrakentaa itseään. Kun nämä funktiot heikentyvät, kerää elimistö itseensä herkemmin kuona-aineita ja toksiineja. </div><div><br /></div><div>Myös rasvahappoepätasapaino on esimerkki ravinnevajeista, ehkä yleisin kaikista. Nykyihminen saa säälittävän vähän omega3 -rasvoja. Se 1 kapseli päivässä ei oikeasti pelasta ketään. Tämän takia Poliquinin Biosignature-oppien mukaisesti ensin kroppa "kylvetetään" omegoissa (annos alussa usein 15-30 kapselia tai 2-4 ruokalusikallista nestettä päivässä). Tämän jälkeen 1-4kk kuluttua määrää voidaan vähentää.</div><div><br /></div><div>Biosignature-mittauksissa käytän usein yksinkertaista testiä mittaamaan mineraalitasapainoa. Sinkkinesteen avulla tehtävä sinkkitesti on hyvä indikaattori mm. vatsahappotasosta (sinkki ei imeydy ilman riittävää vatsahappojen määrää) ja samoin muiden vitamiinien ja mineraalien määrästä elimistössä. Toistaiseksi yli 300 tapaamastani asiakkaasta yksikään ei ole läpäissyt testiä ensimmäisellä kerralla. Tämä siis tarkoittaa että yhdelläkään heistä sinkkitaso ei ole ollut optimaalinen. </div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>3. <b>Toksisuus </b></div><div><br /></div><div><b></b>Elimistölle vieraiden (mm. muovit, raskasmetallit) tai ylimääräisten (mm. käytetyt hormonit) kertyessä elimistöön alkavat kropan normaalit toiminnot häiriintyä. Mitä pahemmat ravinnevajeet, sitä enemmän toksiineja elimistössä. Harvan ihmisen maksa pystyy nykyisin enää työstämään kemikaalien megamääriä joita saamme elimistöön päivittäin. Keskiverron amerikkalaisen maksa poistaa päivittäin yli 500 vierasta kemikaalia - jos elimistöllä on millä poistaa ne, eli riittävä määrä ravinteita. Tuskin olemme Suomessa kovin paljon tuosta jäljessä. </div><div><br /></div><div>Yksi suurimmista syistä maksan heikolle toiminnalle on liian vähäinen proteiininsaanti. Maksa tarvitsee aminohappoja muuntaessaan toksiineja vesiliukoiseen ja myrkyttömään muotoon. Erityisesti naisilla toksiinien kertyminen näkyy alavartalon ja pohkeiden rasvakerroksina. Ja tätä näkee Biosignature-mittauksissa KOKO AJAN. Poliquinin mukaan 30 vuotta sitten ilmiötä "estrogenisaatio" ei edes tunnettu. Nyt se on räjähtämässä käsiin. </div><div><br /></div><div>Solutason estrogeenimäärä on suurella osalla nykyihmisistä järkyttävän suuri. Veressä tästä ei välttämättä näy viitteitä, mutta rasvapihtien välissä (reisissä, pakaroissa, pohkeissa) kyllä. Se työ, mitä esimerkiksi Biosignature-ammattilaiset tekevät, ei todellakaan ole turhaa tai liian hifisteltyä. Jos elimistöään ajoissa puhdistamalla voi myöhemmin välttää esim. estrogeeniperäisen syövän, eikö se kannata? </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tuberose.com/Graphics/Detoxification.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 406px;" src="http://tuberose.com/Graphics/Detoxification.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Ekana päivänä kävimme läpi myös Charlesin seitsemän päivän mittaisen detox-ohjelman, joka tehdään ns. medical food shakejen, viherjauheiden, aminohappolisien ja muiden ravintolisien avulla. Hän on kirjoittanut aiheesta kaksi kertaa blogiinsa <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/BlogDate/2010-01-31/DateType/month/Default.aspx">täällä</a> ja <a href="http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/BlogDate/2010-05-31/DateType/month/Default.aspx">täällä</a>. Tein itse läpi tuon detoxin elokuun alussa ja olihan se kyllä rankka viikko. Kielii samalla siitä, että puhdistettavaa on ja paljon. Sen jälkeen kroppa on kuitenkin tuntunut toimivan paremmin ja mielialat ovat myös pysyneet tasaisempina. Minulla on takana muutenkin jo pidemmän ajanjakson hidas detox, joka jatkuu edelleen. Kirjoitan siitä jossain kohti enemmän, kun laitan tänne ajatuksia omista Biosignature-mittauksistani. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://faidra.1g.fi/kuvat/blogikuvat/IMG_0273.jpg/_small.jpg"></a>Lukuvinkiksi tästä aiheesta saimme Mark Schaussin <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1434362418/ref=ox_ya_os_product">Achieving Victory Over a Toxic World</a>. Laitoin tilaukseen Amazon.co.uk:sta :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Ekan päivän treeneinä olivat kädet, aamulla ja illalla. Niistä teen oman postin joka tulee englanniksi. Näin Biosignature-ystäväni ympäri maailman pääsevät hyödyntämään tietoa itselleen ja asiakkailleen. Facebook on kiva jakamisen väline!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://faidra.1g.fi/kuvat/blogikuvat/IMG_0278.JPG/_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://faidra.1g.fi/kuvat/blogikuvat/IMG_0278.JPG/_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div>Jaahas, kello on kohta 3 aamulla - heräsin keskellä yötä tuplajalkatreenipäivän jälkeen enkä saanut unta. Kroppa huusi ruokaa ja pää kävi niin ylikierroksilla, että puolen tunnin pyörimisen jälkeen päätin nousta lukemaan ja kirjoittamaan. Nyt voisi koittaa josko saisi pari tuntia unta ennen kolmatta kurssipäivää. Adios!</div><div><br /></div>Broccoli Princesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999452211539708618noreply@blogger.com2