Gordy and Pam - Personal Training
Inner Icon Testimonial
Since beginning with Inner Icon, improvements in our health determined in the common measurable ways have been recognized and appreciated, weight loss, drops in pant waist size, picking up the next loop on the belt, etc, etc. However, the most satisfying has been the improvements which are less tangible, primarily performance improvements in the activities we enjoy. I’ve played basketball two mornings a week for years. Over the last couple of years prior to joining Inner Icon I’ve notice my performance, coordination, endurance and abilities diminishing and was beginning to wonder if perhaps my basketball days were behind me. After six months of Crossfit my biggest surprise was not increased endurance or condition, but the return of coordination and abilities on the court. I’m no longer entertaining thoughts of hanging up the game. Improvements in performance and enjoyment are being experienced in skiing, bicycling, hiking and running. To enjoy these activities at the levels we use to proves to us the value of the program. We just feel fitter! The diet info you impart to us has also been transformative, although we revert to previous patterns, we are aware of the importance of our food choices. Slowly we are substituting good for bad and changing diet habits.
Recipes
Coconut Pecan Crusted Mahi Mahi
Recipe for two 4 oz filets
Marinate Mahi Mahi in 1 cup of Coconut milk for a couple hours then rub with your choice of spices...I chose
Dry Mustard
Cayenne Pepper
Sea Salt
Then in a food processor combine
1/4 cup pecans
1/4 cup unsweetened dried coconut
Coat the filets with the chopped up mixture
Drizzle Coconut oil over the top of the filets! YUMMY
Cook at 400 for 10-12 min!
Health Tips
Buy Organic
Foods that were once thought to be very good for your health, are still good for your health. BUT, many of them also have added problems and dangers associated with them that they never had before.
There are some more commonly known problems such as the use of pesticides, toxins and other dangerous chemicals that now exist in non-organic foods. These can lead to various health problems and conditions. Just do a search for "side effects of pesticides" and see what you come up with.
But aside from these issues, there is a very big problem even worse than pesticides; Genetically Modified Foods. The US does NOT require labeling of GMO foods. Fruits and vegetables are some of the most commonly modified foods. They are created in labs and then patented as something the said company owns. There are no laws about the safety of these foods being put into distribution. They are only required to have a patent. Some foods that are VERY likely genetically modified are soy, corn and it's products (canola oil, high fructose corn syrup, etc.) and wheat.
So just by eating the way our pre-agricultural ancestors ate, we can avoid some of our present day dangers all together. We already know that grainfed animals are the "protein equivilant of cardboard." We also now know that there are some potentially dangerous effects of the other foods we are eating as well. So if we are trying to live as healthy and disease-free as possible, let's think more carefully about what we put in our bodies. Buying organic, grassfed, local products is good for the local community, good for your health, and good for future generations.
"A plant, fruit, or animal grown without the administration of artificial pesticides, herbicides, or insecticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics or growth hormones (in the case of animal products), most closely replicates wild or untampered-with growing conditions" - Mark Sisson
“The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition.” ~ Thomas Edison
