No I'm not going “Insane”, but I may be going “P90X”.

No I'm not going “Insane”, but I may be going “P90X”.

Summer was good...to good, a lot of really red wine and chocolate have expanded the mid-region by a few pounds, and for a caveman I'm beginning to take the shape of a coach potato, a forbidden food.

Because of this unsightly condition I decided to tackle the “P90X” program. Already my favorite cave-woman has opened the box and told me the diet starts tomorrow, here we go again.

I looked over the diet that came with the program, and with a little tweaking, removing the grains, dishing the diary, and eating more fat, I'm on board.

P.S. Check out that new meat market slash grocery store in Portsmouth, McKinnon's, a bit pricy on the grass-feed beef but a bonanza for cavemen and cavegirls. They also stock the red juice that Jesus would turn water into.

Bacon...Bacon....Bacon...

Bacon. Bacon. Bacon…

What a great day, began with no-nitrate bacon and free range eggs. Followed by a lunch of fried shrimp, cooked in the left over bacon grease.

And tonight; smoked free range chicken that was painted with bacon grease and herbs.

Life gets no better, sorry Pfizer, this caveman takes no Lipitor, and with the help of the bacon fat I don’t need you Viagra I’m rock solid.

In Defense of Wine, and the Caveman that Drank It

In defense of wine, and the cavemen and cavewomen that drank it. Don't sit there shaking you head, I know for a fact that some do partake. Since the dawning of man when the very first dude left his grapes in his animal skin backpack to long only to find some type of pungent liquid, a gift he assumed from the Gods to quench his thirst. If wine is so bad for your diet why did Jesus turn the water into wine?
Since this is a diet and lifestyle blog, let's look at some facts:
Red wine has a rating of 44 on the glycemic index, according to BL Publications and the NHL Ministries. A nice low glycemic load, but don't get loaded!
Now I never said wine was low in calories, but if this is a concern, one serving, or five fluid ounces of red wine, contains 125 calories, according to NutritionData.com. Eight-six percent of calories found in wine comes from alcohol, while 14 percent of calories found in wine comes from sugar. Have no fear, 15 minutes on a treadmill at a walking pace will burn that glass off. Drink up it will give you incentive to go further!

Check out these other facts you should know: One five-fluid-ounce serving of red wine contains only six milligrams of sodium, according to NutritionData.com making rather gentle on those aging kidneys. Beer makes you pee more!
One serving of red wine contains four grams of carbohydrates, one gram from sugar and three grams from alcohol, according to NutritionData.com
Red wine is low in saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol, according to NutritionData.com. Red wine may also slow aging!
Two Buck Chuck's is really $2.89...

Day Two of my Caveman Diet Experiment - Purple Pee

Woke up super motivated, headed off to the only to find a pleasant surprise at the gym, new treadmills. Nice............

A few months ago I was told I had a blockage in my right leg, I kind of sensed it before they even told me.

They said stent, I said no way.

Well today was the first time I was able to max out the incline and walk at a 4.0, pretty good for an old man that is a doctor's worse patient, not buying into a system of medicine where money trumps common sense. No stents and no statins.

Day two is looking good. The nitrate free bacon from Trader Joe's with free range chicken eggs, one apricot, and two of those little funky looking satellite peaches slid down just as nice.

Lunch today will probably be enjoyed alone, Deb really won't indulge in the calves liver, onions, and maybe a stir fried organic veggie.

As of lately I've been lightly frying in coconut oil. To date. I like the change.

Tonight dinner will be all natural, grass feed, sausages from the farm in Rollinsford. I'm psyched.

A little note to those who like to dehydrate: dried beets make your pee and poop purple. I was kind of tempted not to flush at the gym just so the appearance would create interesting conversation.

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Pass the Bacon & Eggs this Way - Day ONE

Vacation is over and back work, although what I do is not really work, back to creative socialization.

Today will also be the first day of a 30 day caveman experiment. After spending the greater majority of my vacation seeking out sources of grass feed (not grain) meats, and drying and freezing enough to last me the next thirty days, I will now spend the next thirty days as a hunter-gather.

Here's a brief rundown: no grains whatsoever, no diary, no beans, no legumes, and no starchy vegetables, and plenty of exercise.

Sound easy?

I hardly think so, especially when the list of no can have includes corn, and corn byproducts, most especially high fructose corn syrup.

Your certainly welcome to join in!

For now let me leave you with what I just enjoyed: the huge eggs from a free-range chicken, three meaty slice of Trader Joe's no nitrate bacon, two juicy apricots, and one red plum.

I can't wait for lunch..I think I'm having leftover lobster dipped in coconut oil.

Note: I found this little gem on Wikipedia, “A few groups of remaining hunter-gatherers continue to live in a largely paleolithic lifestyle. However, this article rather refers a recently emerged movement or subculture of people who try to recreate elements of a paleolithic lifestyle within our industrialized society. Their motivation is to enhance health, fitness and happiness by avoiding the common “diseases of civilization”, such as obesity, some cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndrome, increasingly prevalent allergies, some forms of depression and chronic stress. These diseases are not yet evidenced among hunter-gatherers, and therefore appear to be caused by our modern, "civilized" lifestyle.”

Caveman Jerky - Dried in Somersworth

What a great vacation!

I think I've explored every roadside farm-stand here in my area. Bought one food dehydrator, dried a massive amount of beef, followed by turkey, five trays full of mangoes and papaya. Went back to Bed and Bath and bought another dehydrator, and am now drying one full of sweet potato chips, and the other beet chips.

Supper tonight is a nice rack of naturally raised baby backs, a bottle of Two buck Chuck's, life can't get no better!

By the way...the jerky is perfect! I might change professions!