Raw Food, Movement, and Barefoot Running
I have used this blog to report on Triathlon, motivation, and inspirational stories that I come across in my own passage of involvement in this wonderful world.
Of late I have been less involved in the reporting of triathlon and sporting events a such but more so about the understanding of correct movement through
Barefoot running and Raw food Nutrition
Through the adherence to a raw food life style ,I find it most interesting to see the amount of resistance I encounter when I am explaining or introducing the concept .
To a lot of people they miss the obvious thing is that Inactivity is characteristic of the nonliving while purposeful activity gives evidence of life.
Inactivity other than that needed for rest, relaxation and sleep tends to atrophy our minds and bodies. From infant hood, humans should be involved in numerous activities that develop mental and physical faculties.
Unless we experience vigorous activity in our work, hobby or recreation, a vigorous program of contrived exercises is essential to well-being.
Constructive activities that daily exercise most or all the body’s parts is desirable.
The same can be said for the need to be aware of what we consume in our dietary regime.
Going back to the birth place of the ultimate in sporting Icons the Olympics very little meat was originally consumed in Greece.
The diet consisted of whole grains such as barley or wheat, eaten in cereal or bread form, and a variety of vegetables, such as onions, carrots, cucumbers, marrows, beans and various green leafy vegetables.
Fruit was abundant, especially grapes and figs, apples, pears and nuts. The pomegranate was a prize. Although the Greeks did consume large amounts of goat milk products, adequate nutritional requirements were contained within the former food groups.
Where is my protein they cried
Though recent trends in nutritional advice tend to overemphasize protein, all protein in our bodies does not come from outside protein sources.
There is a constant interchange of carbohydrates, fats and proteins within our bodies.
Food is used not only for the formation of the body, but also for the energy expended in daily exercise and activity. Though carbohydrates and proteins are somewhat interchangeable, carbohydrates are more readily required in volume during physical, metabolic exercise than proteins.
For the utmost efficiency in exercising and for physical exertion, we need a good deal of both simple and complex carbohydrates in our daily diet.
Through the gradual decomposition of monosaccharides (simple sugars) and polysaccharides (complex sugars or carbohydrates), our metabolism and activity level is sustained. Therefore, it seems that the ideal diet for an active person or an athlete is based on fresh fruits, vegetables (including leafy green vegetables and roots to maintain the necessary amount of protein and calcium), nuts and seeds.
The more I go down this path of thinking and engagement of practice, the more I benefit from all the subtleties of a raw plant based life style,a diet centered around fresh fruits, vegetables and a small amount of nuts and seeds is far superior to a diet centered around meat and dairy products.
The origins of running were all involved with Barefoot competition or sandals with no heels and motion controlled ubeut chemical injected environment sucking compound.
As for my Bare foot running I still am plagued by my injury that has not fully cleared but I am sound in my own believe that I am on the right track for dealing with it successfully
The Law of Self-Preservation
(or Homeostasis), which is also known as Life’s Great Law states
Every living cell is endowed with an instinct of self-preservation, sustained by a vital force inherent in the organism, the success of that whose work is directly proportional to the amount of inherent force available and inversely proportional to the degree of its activity,if you provide the proper conditions for living organisms, they will automatically proceed in the direction of perfect health.
I may be quoting that passage out of an original context but the truth holds the same by giving my body the ability to perform in its natural state and by providing the conditions needed for it to function it will return from a state that was
inhibiting the bodies innate propensity to act without conscious direction, every living organism is endowed with certain instincts, drives, sensations, inherent desires, and indications which can also register as discomforts, which impel it to act in its own self-interest and automatically proceed in the direction of perfect health.
Which for me is to be able to be a competitive runner again with a stronger more innate propensity to be injury free and nutritional fueled by a sustainable, plant based dietary regime
- What do you think, is your shoes causing you to be injury prone ?
- Can you be a competitive athlete on a plant based diet
- Is the present thinking on sport and nutrition only based on what magic potion can be sold
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