Chef Wes Stepp, KnuckleUp's official Caterer

Chef Wes started out at KnuckleUp as one of Matt Costa’s first fitness bootcamp participants – he finished those tough 5 weeks over 25 LBS lighter, and has been coming to classes consistently ever since.
Wes Stepp is the owner of the popular Red Sky Cafe restaurant in Duck, NC. He’s been a chef in the Outer Banks for over 25 years, and his cuisine reflects the best of what the beach offers: fresh, succulent, mouth-watering dishes that have become an OBX attraction by itself.
But what most people dont know is that despite running one of the most successful Outer Banks Catering services, Wes always finds time to keep himself in shape – and we’re not talking about hours on the treadmill.
Far from it, actually:

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Chef Wes has been taking almost daily Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes, and according to Leo […]

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Ok so 3 more posts today that I’ve dug up – I’m an information JUNKIE on this stuff lately. Give em a browse and let me know what ya reckon. They’re just from a few different sites I’ve been surfing lately that are generally good for information like this…
Fortune Finds Unique Boxing Workout
Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. … Read More…
Pavlik-Espino Workouts Open to the Public
Tomorrow morning, a public media workout will take place at Jack Loew's South Side Boxing Club featuring middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik and Miguel Espino. … Read More…
Kick Your Way into 2010
… if you want it to – but rather a general physical workout that combines aerobics, shadow boxing, and sometimes hitting and kicking heavy bags and pads. … Read More…That’s all the news for today guys, so until next time, […]

Original post by dominic Paris

In an ideal world, weight loss would be perfectly linear. You’d lose weight in a predictable manner, seeing small but consistent changes each passing day. But this is rarely the case, which my experience has proven me many times over.
If you’ve ever been on a diet and tracked your progress with the scale or the mirror, you’re probably familiar with water retention and long weight loss plataeus. Even though your diet is on point, nothing seems to be happening.
Stalling at the same scale weight for weeks is not unheard of – I’ve experienced it myself. Fortunately, these phases are followed by rapid weight loss seemingly over night. This delayed weight loss is often referred to as the “whoosh”-effect. Nothing for weeks…and then whoosh, 2-4 lbs lost over night. What triggers a whoosh? No one knows, but Lyle McDonald offered a hypothesis based on something his old exercise physiology professor said.
So […]

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We’ve examined the arguments for and against GMOs in the past. Indeed, there are reasonable and valid points to be made on both sides of the issue. Nonetheless, we concluded that there are just too many red flags to support the industry’s direction in GM technology. Not only do GMOs drive the use of naturally occurring and regionally suited seed varieties into the ground, they lock farmers (including those in developing countries) into a legal deal with the devil – one that often comes back to haunt them. Their rampant subsidization further encourages farmers to raise the same garbage grains and other “staple” crops that undermine our public health. And then there are the nagging, unsettling questions about our physiological response to these organisms. What happens exactly when you eat plants grown from seeds that are synthesized with everything from bacteria to fish to herbicides? What happens when you eat […]

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I knew it!!!
I knew there was a reason my Health Habits readers are so much smarter than the average person on the street.
It turns out that all of that exercise you do improves brain health and actually promotes the growth of new brain cells.
The Research
In a new study (published here), researchers found that voluntary running caused lab mice to grow new brain cells in the region of the brain (hippocampus) associated with memory and spatial navigation.
The 105-day study included two groups of mice. One group was allowed unlimited access to an exercise wheel and ran an average of more than 20 km (12 miles) a day. The other group of mice weren’t allowed to exercise.
Tests showed that the mice in the exercise group were better able to distinguish between memories of similar things. This is likely due to the additional brain cells generated by exercise, the researchers said.
“Keeping similar memories […]

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Mainstream Medicine may finally be catching on.
In a major shift of emphasis in the battle against cardiovascular disease, the American Heart Association is urging people to embrace prevention rather than just try to avoid risks long associated with the world’s leading killer.

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The Dallas-based organization unveiled a list of seven steps people can take to help prevent heart attacks and strokes and live healthy lives well into old age. The recommendations, which include staying smoke-free, eating healthy foods and getting regular exercise, are all familiar.

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But leaders hope a more pro-active message comprising the entire package of steps will help blunt the impact of the obesity epidemic and build on four decades of progress against the ravages of cardiovascular disease.

“We’ve always looked at this from the risk side of the equation,” said Donald Lloyd-Jones, head of preventive medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago. “It’s important to […]

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Before you can hope to make it as a speculator and start slingin’ barrels for big money, you’ve got to understand exactly what’s gushing forth from the earth’s crust. Yes, that’s right – it doesn’t start and stop just with crude, and there’s far more to oil than dinosaur bones. In fact, most experts agree that the bulk of crude oil is derived from prehistoric single-celled plankton remains. Then you’ve got the abiogenic theory, which posits that…
Er, wrong oils. Sorry.
Today’s post is actually about edible oils. Well, they’re all technically edible – they can all be swallowed and digested – but as for being palatable, let alone healthful? That remains to be seen. Not all oils are created equal, especially given the fact that most of the ones people use nowadays are actually created in an industrial laboratory. No oil “exists naturally,” mind you. Olive oil isn’t harvested by leaving […]

Original post by Mark Sisson

Hey Readers! I’ve been comin across some crazy stuff the past few days from a few different blogs around the web which I just had to share with you. Check em out below…
Budding entrepreneur inspired by Rocky boxing workout – Boxwish US
Called the butcher's bag, this novel piece of boxing equipment went through five incarnations before Ben settled on his current design. On the Rocky idea, the Nottingham Trent University graduate explains: “It will inspire Rocky fans …
Shadow Boxing Workout From Joseph Judah TV…!!! « OnThEGRiND BOXiNG
On this episode of “Joseph Judah TV,” we take a look at a light shadow boxing workout. Joseph Judah is the chosen one who will take pro boxing to the next level in 2010. Be on the lookout for Joseph Judah Promotions coming to an arena …
MTV won’t show the Jersey Shore punch after all
MTV has decided to not show the Jersey Shore […]

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original image: swanksalot – flickr

The health supplement industry is big business.
Millions of dollars are spent by manufacturers on advertising and marketing.
Luckily for them, billions of dollars are spent by consumers.
And when you subtract millions from billions, you end up with a lot of profit.
And, there’s nothing wrong with that…as long as the customer is getting the results they paid for.
So, do consumers get what they pay for?
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In my experience, the short answer is NO.
Most supplements over-promise and under-deliver.
But, not all.
These are the supplements and supplement companies that I think are worthy of your trust and your money.
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Note – If you are interested in purchasing any of these supplements, click on the image and you will be taken to a sales site. Most of these items are available for home delivery through Amazon. Any purchases made through the Amazon store earn Health Habits a 4% […]

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