Atkins diet follow up!

http://www.atkins.com/Homepage.aspx

Any long term readers of mine know I have been following the Atkins diet for many, many years. See original blog here:
http://kirksfitnessblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-recommended-diet-for-fat-loss.html

I estimate I have been following this diet diligently for about 9 years. In my professional opinion (as a Fitness Professional for 20 years) this is not only the most effective fat-loss diet in existance, it is also the healthiest. I still shy awya from starchy carbohydrates, I limit my fruit intake to 2 servings per day, I consume no fried foods but I eat liberal amounts of meats, cheeses and vegetables. By eating this way I not only have total control of my diabetes (type 1) and my blood sugar remains stable all day, but I also am very lean. I remain at between 8-10% bodyfat all year long and next month I will be 44 years old!

What about my cholesterol levels and my lipid profile? By eliminating all kinds of processed foods (especially starches) from my diet my lipid profile is normal. My HDL is 59, my triglycerides are 79, my totla cholsterol is 194.... is that high? NO! Trust me on this one, heart disease is a related to inflamation, not high cholesterol levels. Look it, if my toital cholesterol was around 400 then I would be concerned but not at the 200-level. Cholseterol is needed for hormonal balance. Maybe that explains my red hot libido for a guy my age! LOL!
The Atkins diet is very similar to the Paleolithic diet which eliminates all processed foods and you consume only natural foods, like vegetables, berries, meats, etc. The way I see it, God never created any food that is harmful and/or will cause diseases.
My recommendation for everyone is to visit the Atkins website, purchase one of their books at your local book seller and try the diet yourself. For my its a lifestyle and I am passionate about it!

Back after a one month sabbatical!

Wow, my shoulder injury is healed! Finally! How? I continued my reistance band training everyday and every other day I added handstand pushups. I face a wall, place my hands about 10' away and kick up feet up in the air, placing the soles of my bare feet against the wall. From here I bend my head back (for range of motion, and simlutaneously lower myself until my nose touches the carpet and press back up. In the beginning I couold only complete 2-3 reps (due to the pain in my shoulder, associated with this awkward movement). One month later I easily complete 3 sets of 8 reps, supersetted with 3 sets of 10 pull-ups. Man, this combo does a shoulder girdle good!

Exercise on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGhdSLkf-8o

I'll back back with more postings later!

When Sex Hurts For Men

Everybody knows that having radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer can interfere with sex by causing erectile dysfunction. But is it possible that having the same kind of surgery as a treatment for chronic prostatitis can actually improve sex?

Chronic prostatitis is a common and potentially debilitating illness that can cause urinary symptoms, fatigue, pain, and sexual dysfunction. One of its possible effects is to cause pain on orgasm. In fact, a recent study showed that pain on ejaculation is much more common in men with this condition than trouble with erections.

Consequently, men with chronic prostatitis often avoid sex altogether, which aggravates their relationships and can lead to social isolation and even divorce.

Prostatectomy is a new strategy in the treatment of chronic prostatitis and it is reserved for research trials and only the most severe, treatment-resistant cases. And while experience with prostate cancer patients shows that their sex lives only get worse with surgery, the opposite is happening with prostatitis patients: They have reported that their sex lives have actually gotten better because their pain is gone.

To learn more about prostatitis surgery, visit the Prostatitis Surgery site, where you can see videos and read stories of men who have had the operation.

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By Guest Contributer: Arnon Krongrad, MD specializes in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for the treatment of prostate cancer and severe, treatment-resistant chronic prostatitis. He publishes a Prostatitis Blog.

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I have recently been seeing a guy and he is still a virgin. Whilst messing about, it was evident that he didn't like me touching him down there when making love. He then admitted to never having an orgasm in his life. I found this really hard to understand but apparantly he has never had sex because he has never satisfied himself ever and doesn't have sexual desire or libido to...
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