There’s a lot of confusion out there about health. A lot of people making a lot of money as snake oil salesman.
Over the last two years I’ve made a concerted effort to cut through the nonsense and identify the simple rules that really make a difference. I truly believe that health is the foundation of happiness, confidence and independence. On the other hand, I also believe that bad health is a major source of unhappiness (and low self-esteem). In fact, I struggled with depression for half a decade in my mid-twenties and this corresponded directly with the period of time in my life when I was least fit (about 20 lbs over my healthy weight).
Before reading any further, I want to be clear that I am writing this article to empower men to be their best. I believe that in order for a man to be his best he first must understand the context in which he currently lives and to know that he is going to be swimming up stream. So let me give a little context…
We no longer live in a man’s world. We’re in the middle of a mancession (by a large margin, men have been the losers in the current recession). The masculine roles that were once filled by individual men (protector, provider) are now served by government (militarization, welfare) leaving many men without a clear sense of who they are or what they are to do with themselves. Our educational system is failing young boys while catering to the learning and behavioral tendencies of young girls. And this is no more apparent than in higher education enrollment where the gender gap now strongly favors women. For the first time in history, a recent report indicates that women are out-earning men. 70% of all divorces are initiated by women, often for no good reason other than “negative feelings” about their nice but not so sexy “kitchen bitches” – leaving many men with the raw deal when it comes to child custody and wealth distribution. And to top it all off, men die at a significantly younger age than women, often while ensuring the security of a society that takes them for granted.
Now more than ever, as a man, if you live in the West you live in a society that is alien to (and often opposed to) your nature. If you want to live a strong, confident, logically consistent, honorable masculine life – you’re largely on your own. You will find very little support from a society that tries to beat you down into submission to emotions and feelings and whims at every turn.
The one recourse that I think men have in the West is the notion of self-reliance. Paving your own path. Starting your own business. Doing things your way. Making a unique “way of life” in the face of a society that has tried it’s very best to force you into conformity.
Alright. So what does all that have to do with men’s health? Well, the health of a man (both mental and physical) is the foundation of his independence and self-reliance. It is the core of his strength. And if there’s anything that defines manhood it is strength: strength of character, perseverance, confidence, courage and just raw physical strength.
If a man is going to make his way in this world, he first needs to learn how to be strong. The anti-Justin Bieber.
So here are some general health tips for men that may or may not be new to you. I hope they help shed some light on what works amidst the great ocean of noise we get from the media (and oh, the sex tips are at the end).
1. Avoid Unfermented Soy Products
Soy has feminizing effects. It increases estrogen production. Never give your boys soy based food. And limit your own soy intake as much as possible. Never eat foods that have soy as the primary ingredient. And try to just never eat soy period. Got it?
The reason soy is so prevalent in our food supply is that it is a cheap and convenient crop. Long shelf life + high profits = heavy marketing. Stay away from this poison.
2. Eat Lots of Red Meat
The healthiest, most nutritious, best tasting and abundant meat that you can eat in the world today is beef. Eating red meat is not a health compromise (as would be drinking a can of Mountain Dew). There is nothing bad about red meat. It is pure goodness (both in taste and health value).
So you were taught that red meat increases your chances of heart attacks? Forget it. Beef is great for you. And if you can get the grassfed version, it’s even better. The reason? It has a better ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3 fats.
3. Eat Lots of Healthy Fats
There is a myth out there that consumed fat equals body fat. It’s completely false. The primary mechanism of fat storage is actually triggered by insulin production which itself happens to be triggered by high consumption of carbohydrates like sugar and grains. Think of it this way – as long as your body isn’t constantly producing insulin to deal with a high-sugar, high-grain diet, you can eat all the natural fat you want and stay lean and healthy.
The great thing about fat is that it actually satiates – it fills you up. Unlike chips, candy bars and sodas – it’s very difficult to overeat when you’re eating natural foods that are high in fats.
As a rule, eat fat derived from natural sources like animals (bacon, butter) and plants (coconut and olive are two favorites). Avoid manufactured fats (twinkies, margarine).
4. Do Bodyweight Squats 3x Per Week
It only takes about 3 minutes to do a good set of bodyweight squats (I suggest raising your arms up over you head each time you come up), and when you’re fit you can turn them into jump squats for a more rigorous workout. Squats are perhaps the most important exercise that a man can do as they can involve the entire body and result in high natural production of testosterone and HGH. I try to do these once every other day (making sure they correspond with those days when I could use a little extra testosterone in my blood;-)
5. Eat Plenty Of Protein
Our food supply is soaking in empty carbs but light on the stuff we really need like protein and fat from plants and animals. I try to get at last 60-80 grams of protein per day with the goal of hitting 100 when I can. I accomplish this by eating meat whenever possible and supplementing with nuts and Whey protein shakes (I use Trader Joe’s chocolate Whey powder mixed with almond butter and a banana).
6. Quality Supplements
All men should take L-Arginine and Omega-3 supplements as a bare minimum. L-Arginine is a completely natural amino acid which helps improve blood flow throughout the body and radically improves performance where it counts (no chemically blue pills for me till I’m 70). Omega-3 supplements are great for the heart because they help restore a more natural balance of Omega-3 to Omega-6 fats since our modern diets are high in Omega 6?s. If you eat lots of fish, you can skip the Omega-3 supplements, but hey, I don’t like fish very much.
Other supplements that I’ve tried and like, but aren’t essential:
- Any high ORAC anti-oxidant powder (drink)
- Maca
- Saw Palmetto (prostrate health)
- Grapeseed extract
- CoQ10
7. Slow Movements Under The Sun
Slow, steady movement under the rays of the sun (vitamin D … and skip the sunscreen) is about the healthiest daily activity a man can engage in. A long walk, stacking piles of wood, hauling things in a wheelbarrow, gardening… anything that involves movement under the sun is incredibly good for you.
The sun is good for you. Our bodies adapted to NEED sunlight. Try to get at least 30 minutes of sun exposure per day. And never buy another bottle of sunscreen. Just be smart. Don’t let yourself burn.
8. Lift/Pull/Push Heavy Things
The male body is well adapted to moving heavy things. Get in the routine of lifting heavy things on a regular basis. For some, this will mean doing dead lifts twice a week. For others who are more adventurous, it might mean getting a big old tractor tire and flipping it end over end up a hill. There are lots of fun ways to incorporate this into your daily life.
In terms of pushing and pulling. The classic pushup and pullup work very well (you are pushing and pulling body weight). And they are simple enough to do quickly in the middle of your work day (especially if you work from home;-) Another option I use is to take an old tractor tire and tie a thick 15ft rope around it and then drag the tire up a hill. I also enjoy the sledgehammer workout so I can feel like Fedor.
9. Reduce or Eliminate Grains & Sugars
The human body is not well adapted to processing large doses of grains or sugars. Yet our modern food supply is built around grains and sugars because of their low-cost and high-shelf life (not to mention addictive qualities which results in higher consumption).
Both grains (corn and bread included) and sugars cause inflammation in the body (a leading cause of heart disease) and also result in the body releasing insulin for storage of excess energy (a process we inherited from a time when sugars were scarce). Perhaps the leading cause of obesity is our insulin inducing diets which lead the body to constantly store the energy we consume as fat.
Thankfully, if you consume lots of fat and protein without the insulin inducers (carbs) then your body will use these macro nutrients efficiently and you will stay lean.
10. Sex Tips
I want to be off the little blue pill until I’m 70. Well, I’ll settle for 60, but I’m aiming at 70. Here’s what I’m finding works:
Get in shape. Erection quality mirrors overall fitness level. I would strongly recommend NOT jogging as it has been shown to deplete testosterone levels. Sprinting, on the other hand, in short 10 second, all-out bursts is great. As a guy, you generally want to focus on the things that require short bursts of intensity and focus on building muscle (not necessarily bulking up, just building strength). As I mentioned above, my favorite exercise is the bodyweight squat with jump squats thrown in. I can tell a difference in erection quality on days when I’ve done full body squats versus days when I’ve not.
Avoid alcohol on sex days. I know, it’s a big sacrifice. But alcohol destroys testosterone. And it hampers blood flow to the place where it matters most.
Have a Routine. I’m a routine oriented guy. And on days when I’m expecting sex, I know exactly what I’m going to eat, what I’m not going to eat, when I’m going to workout, when I’m going to shower. What supplements I’m going to take. And when. Having this routine helps me get revved up for the actual act. And I just perform better. It’s that simple.
Have a Mental Plan. Know what you want to do to her that night. And then do it.
So there ya go. Anything I’m missing? Any tips you’d like to share?
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10 Health & Sex Tips For Men
1-10: Avoid women
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Keep your sex life under strict control: aim at complete celibacy. Sex takes up to 30% of your energy: by reducing sex significantly, you will make that energy available for things you enjoy and help you “grow” into something better than a simple sperm donor/ATM.
Keep you eyes open on possibilities to emigrate to a man friendly country: stress is a killer, never forget.
Plan your life according to your own desires, oblivious of external influences.
By all means, go your own way: do not commit to anyone but yourself, do not accept responsibilities that don’t benefit you first, forget the stupid “duties”: you have none of that. Don’t let anything hamper your freedom: you are no longer required to carry the world upon your shoulders: take full advantage of that.
Earn enough money for yourself, not more than that: you will pay less income tax (so your money will not be used against you). It’s a great way to force women into “accountability”.
Consider the following as nice virtues that need be cultivated:
Selfishness
Hedonism
Narcissism
In doing so, you will merely imitate the female gender, therefore it’s O.K. (women outlive men, don’t they?)
Then let women do the work. That’s how a matriarchy works anyway.
Be opportunistic to the hilt: take all advantages and benefits that this society is able to provide. Make sure you offer nothing in return. You owe society nothing.
In short, no stress, no hard work, no care. Make the system work for you.
Turn on your thinking machine: you will be amazed at how much you can come up with to make your life great again.
And for that, all you will have to give up is “love”: no loss here…
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I make my own lard from goose fat.
It’s much better than lard. And I find unsalted butter better than the cheap stuff. Going vegan is not the way to go, for men.
Game meat, such as caribou, moose, beaver, muskrats, black bears, lynx, rabbits, Canadian geese, and fowls such as cranes, ducks, snow geese and quails (partridges).
and fish, river trouts, pikes
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In addition, I think I would add to learn to cook for yourself and cook well. After the big-D and a subsequent weaning from eating out I took it upon myself to do so. I lost considerable weight (and the back pains I used to suffer from regularly) and it has never returned. An added benefit is the kids are constantly bragging about my meals which I’m sure makes for some interesting reactions at the “crone’s” table (an actual kid quote, “she thinks food comes from a can or a box” – a moment when you just smile).
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As a tip or advisory condition to supplement the concern for nutrients.
Add sources of phyto-nutrients and fiber (fruit,vegg) to one’s diet and if possible, know the grow source. If possible, produce from a trusted garden or grown on your own plot may more assure it being chemical or laboratory GMO free. Somehow mouse genes or deliberately spliced bacterium (BT) genes into tomatoe or corn seed crops sounds unappetizing and potentially metabolically altering.
The same awareness for the meat source. If it is known that your future dinner was a previously roaming grass fed beast and free of anti-biotics and growth hormones the better your long-term health likely will be.
Big Pharma can be useful in restoring or jump-startng micro-functions within one’s own body on a controlled level but potentially degrading when omni-present in various food supplies.
On another note, it’s usefull to have trusted social contact; friends. Especially those who well enough understand the score. Constant isolation is not for everyone.
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“Add sources of phyto-nutrients and fiber (fruit,vegg) to one’s diet and if possible, know the grow source”
Absolutely. I skipped it in the essay for whatever reason, but my mantra on food is “lots of plants and animals, preferably the ones you grow and harvest yourself”
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I would like to say that I try to go swimming or workout at least once a day. It doesnt take much to get into shape if you are regular about it.
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Some thoughts.
I agree with the soy comment. HuffPo recently posted about a study in which rats were given a soy diet (3 control groups, 1 no soy, 2 some soy, 3 mostly soy). After 3 generations the 3rd control group was unable to reproduce.
Soy in north america is almost all GMO. As is corn and its related products which are pretty much everywhere. GMO is a topic of concern to me. Given that there is no GMO labelling and congress has actively stopped any efforts to make it happen, it’s incumbent upon people to do the legwork themselves – http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/ is a good start.
In terms of diet I subscribe to the slow carb diet. It’s very inexpensive. 4hourworkweek.com has an article on it. Basically you organize your meals so that you have these 3 elements: veggies, protein, and legumes. The legumes are the key as they provide most of the slow burning energy you need. Just make sure you’re not getting GMO. Slow cookers are great with this diet as you can put something together very quickly, throw it in the slow cooker at night and have all your food for the next day. Cheap, good and healthy.
I also make heavy use of a juicer, particularly with organic carrots and apples. It’s an awesome energy boost and full of vitamins.
In terms of healthcare I go a little tinfoil and use a beck magnetic pulser and blood electrifier from Sota instruments. I also have an ozonator which I use on water for drinking, and extra virgin olive oil for wound care. I haven’t been to a doctor for illness for 5+ years. When I feel a cold or flu coming along I electrify and it’s basically over. The mag pulser is great for deep tissue work if you’re feeling a bit sore or whatever. Also great for joint pain. Application of ozonated olive oil (you have to ozonate for 2 days) is great for a facial mask and any skin care.
For other grooming I’m also really simple. Sonic toothbrush. Tongue scraper (if you don’t have one I highly recommend it – you just mechanically remove most of the bacteria in your mouth which is on your tongue – great for bad breath and stopping tooth decay). Electric clipper for my hair. For shaving I’m able to use a single disposable razor for upwards of a year by using my thumb to rub the blade after use – it keeps it very straight and helps keep it sharp. My grooming costs are quite low.
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Good advice, especially on the food side.
I’m no expert on nutrition, but this is the advice I also follow. It really works in improving ones general health.
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And to top it all off, men die at a significantly younger age than women, often while ensuring the security of a society that takes them for granted.
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If all society did was take men for granted I wouldn’t even mind so much, but in fact the true impact of society is quite a bit more sinister. Not only does society take men for granted, which, in and of itself would not be much different from all of human history, modern Western society goes many steps ahead and actively condescends to men’s roles (fathers and maintenance workers, societal drivers and initiators), discourages mens’ natural tendencies toward practical instructor-led education, innovation-producing competition, and criminalizes his pursuit of sex and violence. And don’t even get me started on the massive influence of movies, culture and lame stream media on brain-washable men; their development of slave mentality and confusion caused by mixed and incoherent messages on what it means to be a man.
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Good article, I enjoy another pratical adive for men in this site, thanks.
Actually there are a lot of sites around the net about food or workout. Often they are discordant: I tried some info on Google for soy and estrogen and it exited a lot of stuff, with every conclusion.
I believe anyway a good advice is stay away from OGM, as they are made for economic reasons and not health in mind. Also conservants and colorants, no one knows what is inside, until usually it is too late and there are intoxication cases.
Anyway, thanks for the good advice, I expect now some tips about building strong will to stick to these habits consistently.
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Learn to cut your own hair so you can avoid poodle salons.
Buy a bread machine, slow cooker, and rice cooker. Learn to live on them. Put the money you save from eating daily fast food assemblies into your “Gone A’Whorin’ Fund” (TM).
Avoid marriage till at least 40. Then get an Asian bride to take care of you. Or better, go live there.
Hot debate. What do you think?
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Good one Elmer.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot, wild rice, potatoes, poultry, rolled oats, and those old style cheese.
I have been thinking of getting myself a goat. hopefully it won’t get eaten by the stray dogs.
No tofu, trust me, it gave me some hallucinations during dreamland.
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This is an excellent article. Good Job!!!
I have been following this course despite every family member (except my raised by me son) screaming at me to stop before it is too late. Now I have some ammunition to fire back at them.
Thanks for writing this.
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This is a really great summary for men’s health. Women too, in fact. I’ve been studying health and nutrition for the last several years, trying to see past the snake oil salesman and lobbyist-induced FDA proscriptions. Let me just fill in a few things on some of these points.
#1. The problem with soy is that it’s full of estrogen precursors. Soy-based baby formulas can even screw up a baby boy’s sexual development for his entire life.
#3. All of the vegetable-based oils are awful for you. Canola, soy, vegetable, corn, etc. Olive oil is technically good for you, but it’s impossible to actually buy pure olive oil. Google up on olive oil fraud. I cook exclusively with butter and coconut oil.
#7. Yoga is also a good choice for this. Don’t worry that yoga is popular with women in this country. All the most well known yogis of India are men.
#9. Eliminating sugars is far more important than eliminating grains. If you have to choose between these two, get rid of the sugars.
Grains are technically fine, as long as they’re freshly ground, whole, and properly leavened. But since it’s nearly impossible to get that in the modern world, it’s probably better to write them off except when you can make traditional sourdough bread at home. Further, not all grains are equally problematic. Corn and rice are must less problematic than improperly prepared wheat or rye (it’s the phytates and gluten).
The safest and best carbohydrates are starchy tubers – potatoes, yams, etc. Next up is fresh corn and then brown rice or lentils that have been soaked in water for at least 8 hours prior to cooking.
#11. BONUS TIP! This is the one thing I think the article should have discussed but missed – get enough sleep! Stimulants such as sugar, coffee and Red Bull are no substitute for sleep. Sleep is critical to health and happiness. Start by going to bed several hours before you normally do, always at the same time each day. If you’ve been sleep deprived for a while you’ll actually feel pretty crappy at first as your body encourages you to stay in bed. But eventually you’ll pay off your sleep debt and sleep a normal, regular 8 hours and get up in the morning without the need for an alarm clock. This is just as important as proper eats and exercise.
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Good article. I’m sending it to my brothers and my husband.
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My husband used to be a long distance runner and I think it lowered his testosterone. He runs a little now, bikes to work and does push-ups and sit-ups every night. I like his body better now.
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He also seems to really enjoy doing outdoor work. I think men were made to do a lot of it.
Also, women really appreciate the fact that men try to perform well in love making. It makes us feel good too.
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I cut almost all carbs in March* and feel great. I’m going for a blood test in a couple of weeks, I’ll see how my cholesterol and triglyceride values are. Should be interesting.
*(if we have guests, which is once or twice a year I bake a bit of bread and maybe make a tart, and one weekend a month have something out with DH)
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I’ve stopped drinking alcohol.
I sleep much better and feel much better.
It’s effects on your outlook and mental sharpness are subtle, but overtime takes its toll.
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I don’t know about #7(sun exposure and NO sunscreen) for us fair-skinned caucasians that burn easily. I can’t imagine that sunburn is terribly healthy.
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Excellent food advice so far. Might I add that a great resource for how humans should eat — when at all possible — can be found here:
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/
Great site, full of great information.
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Damn you guys, I’m trying to get some work done.
Some of you are advocating bread elimination and you may be right. After I spent time overseas. where they don’t drink milk save for some yogurt, then returning to the U.S. milk diet and promptly getting sick (happened every time I returned) I cut out all dairy.
As for bread. I have been using bread machines for 25 years and make about a loaf a day. You may consider the health argument but the economic benefits are very tangible. With a bread machine you will always have food in the house. Consider staggering home after a night out. Nothin in the frige to eat and you know your gonna be hungry in the morning. No problem. Open the bread machine, toss in yeast, flour, water, a little oil, a little honey, close lid, push start, go pass out.
When you wake up you have excellent fresh bread. Eat some toast or take some to work. When you get home at night there is bread to eat. Keep some other vittles on hand and you always have food. Contrast this with standing in line for shitfood because you know there is nothing at home and you are too tired to go to the market.
So here’s how you do it :
Get a bread machine. Most of em are pretty good so get what’s available. I have put 10 years daily on a bread machine and they still make great bread.
Buy yeast (the cheap stuff, not Fleischman’s @ $9 a jar!)
Buy 2-3 large tupperware containers for flour
buy flour, bulk is ok, you can get 50lbs of bran at the feed store for a few bucks
buy oil (I use olive), honey
buy a Pyrex 2-cup measuring cup
put yer whole wheat in one container, white in the other
(you may like to add protein powder etc, just keep the following proportions)
recipe :
3/4 teaspoon yeast in bottom of machine
3 and 1/2 cups flour, I usually do 2 cups wheat + 1 and 1/2 white, but you can change to your needs
1 and 1/2 cup water
1/4 cup oil (I just eyeball it)
squirt of honey
push start.
That’s it. If the bread rises too much you may have too much yeast, honey. or water. You will have to play around with the recipe depending on your altitude (I’m in the Rockies)
Next thing you need is a food and vegetable steamer.
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I already know how to cook because I’ve never had a live-in girlfriend and my Mom was terrible at it. I’ve met women who didn’t understand how to light a gas stove.
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Something I learned to do, and it’s nowhere near as good as my wife’s cooking, was to make a beef stew/soup without potatoes and use for noodle soup. Won’t go into detail but you’ll need to learn how to combine chili peppers, sweetness, oil, and some other flavorings to get a soup you like.
From the asian market (not the asian section in you supermarket) get some thai or viet soup flavorings (watch out for MSG). Get a large variety of wheat and rice noodles and learn to cook them. It’s easy, usually 5 minutes or so in boiling water. You can also get fresh noodles which are quite good.
Anyway of you have a soup prepared in your crock pot then it’s waiting when you get home or whenever. Cook your noodles, then add the soup. Add some fresh vegetables if you got em. Bean sprouts are good in viet soup.
For that matter, you can keep cases of Ramen around and add fresh ingredients for a pretty decent meal.
Also for your crock pot you should keep on hand potatoes, onions, and carrots. Keep some good stew beef in the freezer. Frozen peas also. Easy to have good beef stew with a little prep.
Buy frozen fish at Costco. Cook in your steamer or fry in your frying pan. Have with rice or potatoes. Canned veggies are ok in a pinch but try to get some fresh stuff and as much as you can.
Oh yeah, one last thing. Buy high quality knives and cookwear.
This is not high cuisine I’m talkin about, just frugal and nutritious eating tactics for the single man. I’ve lived like this for years.Put some effort into it and you will save a lot of money. When you go out try some thai or viet food. The viet soup is called Pho and is really just some Pho flavoring and stewed meat. Of course they do it much better than you. My wife takes all day to make Pho. The thai often use coconut milk with curry and rice. Easy.
The cost of eating out or buying packaged foods is really high. You can cut it by half easily if you try.
I agree with Dirk’s observation about Cialis. I have a funny story about gettin in the sack with a gal after viagra had worn off and I thought I had taken cialis. Oh, never mind.
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You could have just skipped all this writing and just linked us to “Mark’s Daily Apple”…
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You know, with the exception of a professional caterer I know, I can’t think of one single woman in my broad demographic (under 40) who can cook as well as I can. And although I really enjoy cooking, I’m an amateur. I’ve never held a job as cook.
I might be a better cook than your average youngish man, but I know plenty of guys who can match me. I am thoroughly convinced that younger men can cook better than younger women. I’d be as surprised to meet a young woman who can cook these days as I would to meet one who can properly throw a football.
When it comes to homemaking skills, young women are often less than worthless.
I should add that it isn’t for lack of ability. Cooking well doesn’t require genius, or even above average intelligence. It simply requires hours in the kitchen, and women these days prefer hours in the office gossiping about the boss or the new guy.
If there is any skill Western women have honed, it is gossip.
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@W.F. Price
In the last six years I’ve been going my own way, I would have to echo this. The prior 24, my presence in the kitchen was largely unwanted. So learning the tricks took some time. As one poster noted, the kitchen tools are as important as the tools in your roll-around SnapOn. Don’t scrimp in the kitchen stuff and it is a much more enjoyable experience. To echo another poster, bread machines are great. I rarely ever by store bread anymore and it is a very versatile tool – Saturdays are pizza night when the boys are here and they make great pizza dough.
One other point that no one seems to have brought up so far is presentation. It is pretty enjoyable to prepare meals that look like they came off the cooking show. I had a gf awhile back who made that comment and used to post pictures of meals I had prepared on her website. So learn a bit of presentation to go along with the good eats . . .
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Most American women can’t cook and most American “restaurants” merely serve assembled food. It’s factory food.
American women will not cook because they have been indoctrinated that cooking means being domesticated, and they are all about their careers outside the home or dumping food out of a box and into the microwave.
In contrast nearly all Asian women cook and are proud of their abilities in the kitchen. Food is central to Asian culture. Women enjoy going to the market, preparing food, socializing in the kitchen, and eating with family. They like to talk about food and they love great restaurant food. It’s non-stop eating and nobody is fat.
My wife has a reputation among her friends for being a good cook. Really was a nice surprise for me. She cooks all the time, every day. Reads recipes and cook books and really enjoys cooking. Gets on the phone with her friends or sisters and gabs about food for hours. Family get-togethers are feasts of great food. I have taken a lot of photos of her every day meals which are high art.
I built her a nice butcher block table so she can chop meat. (They like to chop the chickens or ducks bone and all) . I warsh the dishes so she has energy for sex time. Also I enjoy watching the hot chicks on the viet food shows with her.
By the way, some of the men among her family and friends are excellent cooks.
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“I might be a better cook than your average youngish man, but I know plenty of guys who can match me. I am thoroughly convinced that younger men can cook better than younger women. I’d be as surprised to meet a young woman who can cook these days as I would to meet one who can properly throw a football.”
I love to cook. I’ve been cooking for myself since I was a kid. I only use natural sugars from sugar cane and honey (sweetens better than processed sugar),grow my own herbs and use shitloads of alcohol,olive oil and capsacin. I’m an amateur cook, I have never worked as a cook at a restaurant or anything and everything I do is basically improvised,but I’m capable of making decent filling food and I don’t work off any recipes.So, I’m totally with you on the whole “It’s not rocket science” thing.
I like working with beef,chicken, and pork, but I probably am best with pork. The other night I made some sliced pork cutlets with cracked black pepper, red pepper,sea salt, garlic salt and lemon and pepper seasoning rubbed in,marinated them in lime juice, then threw them on the griddle with diced habanero peppers and lime wedges,sprinkled them with fresh basil leaves, cooked them until they were golden brown on the outside and still tender on the inside,had everybody in the house going back for seconds.
Nobody taught me how to do that and I wasn’t working from a recipe or watching a cooking show, it just sounded good in my head so I did it.
I don’t know any women who know how to cook as good as I can. All the women in my life can only make one or two dishes that they picked up somewhere, fried chicken,tacos or pasta of some kind usually. Big deal. Give me a random assortment of fruits,vegetables and herbs and anything with a beak or hooves and I can come up with something good in a moment’s notice.
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Grok not eat corn
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Everybody has their own ideas for what is the best and the healthiest food. The only common denominator is avoiding processed foods.
I roll my own oats (or other cereals) in the evening. I pour some lin seeds and sun flowers seeds over them and add some water. In the morning I add a chopped apple and a sliced banana. That way I know that at least 25 % of my food intake that day will be unprocessed (and uncooked for that matter).
My flaker:
http://www.skippygrainmills.com.au/hand/campo.htm
Worth trying.
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Well since the thread is about health I can recommend the company of men.
As a lot of you probably know I talk alot about Brotherhoods being the next natural step after GYOW. This is simply because civilisation doesn’t form untill men get together.
Anyway men getting together to just talk, have fun and certainly cook a good meal is better for our mental health than any drug.
Sometimes men need a reason toget together. It can be a fishing trip, a good game on the tube or something else. It really doesn’t matter what, as long as you have a good time.
MGTOW isn’t the end of the world. It is what is needed for a new beginning. We masculinity and self-reliant men to do that.
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Last line should read; “We need masculinity and self-reliant men to do that”.
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Agree on the subject of soy products. I use miso, not tofu, it is fermented much longer & a little goes a very long way. Unhappily, some children are lactose intolerant and wind up on soy-milk. Post menopausal women may find some soy products useful, men clearly do not need further estrogen-mimic loads.
Which brings me to an amplification on the “get in fit” point. We now know that belly fat in particular is bad for us. Abdominal fat seems quite prone to generating aromatase, which converts testosterone to estrogen. That big beer/wheat belly increases inflammation (bad for circulatory system), but worse yet throws off estrogen-converting aromatase. A man needs some estrogen in his blood for various reasons (protects the brain) but not very much, just as women need some testosterone but not very much. Exercise, as noted, increases testosterone. It is important to include some longer distance walking (not running) in order to keep the leg bones dense.
I’ve been reading about glycemic index. Some carbohydrates convert to sugar faster than others. If we eat too much of the simple carbs, we get an insulin spike in the blood after eating, over the course of years this wears on the entire body. I’m working away from the white rice to brown rice, from potatoes to squash/cucumbers/carrots, from white bread to whole wheat/rye, and so forth.
Meat is good for us. Can’t add anything to what’s been said. European-descended, many Indian (subcontinent, not AmerIndian) and some East African descended men are likely to have the genes to digest lactose, milk products won’t bother them. As we age, though, we may find that fading, so get calcium from cheese, butter, yogurt, etc. I can’t stand the commercial yogurt, though, it’s more like a factory produced ice cream Any suggestions on that would be welcome.
I have never used margarine except when living with cheapskate roomates. My mother never used it, because it reminded her of WWII rationing. Margarine is the original factory food as far as I’m concerned, butter has been eaten by European/Indian humans for over 1,000 years, they are adapted to it.
Different men will respond to different variations on all the advice in this thread, it is important to take into account one’s genotype. But all men will surely benefit from more meat, avoiding simple (unfermented) soy products, exercise, taking the supplements mentioned.
Most men and women in the modern world are vit. D deficient. Getting 20 minutes of sun/day in most temperate zones is a good start. In the winter I’m taking supplements, it helps in a lot of ways from improved disease resistance to avoiding winter sadness.
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I never really understood the whole FAD health craze. Perhaps I’m lucky, but I give my body what it asks my brain for.
Sometimes that is sugar.
Sometimes it is meat.
Sometimes it is exercise.
Sometimes it is god awful processed foods.
Your body tells you what you need, you just have to listen to it.
My body just says, hey goofus you need what is in there eat it. And I do. Never had a weight problem, and so far no clogged arteries or anything else.
I would say listen to your body. If you don’t know how…………..I think every philosophy ever written has techniques on how to do this.
Some days my body doesn’t get hungry at all, and I eat maybe a pack peanuts for the day, but I don’t go hungry.
I don’t know, I guess I could sum it up this way.
I eat to live
Others live to eat.
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I love this article, politically incorrect to the core!
I am a believer in wild meat and hunt every fall. Best thing in the world for your mental and physical health. I find the act of hunting itself reduces stress and forces self discipline.
If you don’t want to hunt or fish for your meat, ask around and find a farmer that raises cattle. The meat will be less expensive than at the local grocery store and will be of higher quality. Try to find a farmer that grass feeds the cattle and then finishes them with grain he grows himself. Or slaughter without the grain finishing if you prefer.
My oldest son is 15 now and he is 6’4 and 235 lbs of raw muscle. He lives off of slabs of meat
(great football player and wrestler).
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“Saw palmetto” – question for the crew. I know saw palmetto can imitate Propecia/finasteride as a DHT binder (in fact the prostate and hair growth benefits of finasteride-class drugs are linked). HOWEVAH, Finasteride has also been implicated in hypogonadism after long-term use. Anybody know anything about this?
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I like to go to the local farmer’s market, and maybe it’s just an SWPL glow from feeling good about buying organic, but I really enjoy that food more than regular stuff. It’s worth the extra price for me.
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Badger Nation September 27, 2010 at 09:46
try researching those here;
http://www.webmd.com/
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Badger, I have been using saw palmetto along with stinging nettle and pygeum bark combo for years now, twice a day (I’m 53). Really have not had any problems with this and it has helped my prostate a lot. Also I take DIM and quercitin, which mops up excess estrogen.
Also very helpful, and I need to be more diligent about this, is keeping your urine ph above 7. You can check it using with ph strip from your heath food store,
Two things that help this : green tea, and baking soda. That’s right, a small amount of baking soda in water straight up. I usually do mine about 4 am. When you piss on the ph strip it turns dark green/purple.
Check your prostatic fluid on the ph strip. This is Uncle Elmer’s unifying theory : your prostate and its fluid are high ph. If your urine is chronically low ph an electrochemical potential difference is set up and you will have chronic acidic inflammation of the prostate.
You older guys try it. Your bladder and prostate will feel better after the baking soda treatment. Don’t overdo it though, just need a little bit, maybe every other day.
Also, another trick I use is to rub a tiny amount of Tiger Balm on the prostate. Draws blood into the prostate and makes it feel better. Watch out though or you will be screaming; just a tiny amount.
Try to keep your urine ph above neutral. Avoid acid-forming foods. Broccoli and cabbage type foods help. Check out a book on alkaline diet, such as “The pH Miracle”.
In general, you want an alkaline diet. American factory food is very acidic.
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I run a couple miles a day but don’t work my upper body much. Lately I’ve been doing a lot of pushups.
Ran across an interesting book yesterday, Convict Conditioning by Paul Wade, former convict. He make a good case for old-style calisthenic vs. weight training.
http://www.dragondoor.com/b41.html
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Uncle Elmer:
Also I take DIM and quercitin, which mops up excess estrogen.
Anyone taking DIM needs to keep track of the level of estrogen in the blood. Here is how it works:
http://www.dimfaq.com/site/toc.htm
I get blood tests done every 6 months to 1 year at http://www.lef.org for a variety of things, including blood sugar, estradiol (estrogen), testosterone and so forth. Having the data in my own desk makes it easier to keep track of these critical markers and to talk to the doctor more intelligently.
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I appreciate the article but…
Can you or somebody else provide references to back these claims up?
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@AR: “I can’t stand the commercial yogurt, though, it’s more like a factory produced ice cream Any suggestions on that would be welcome.”
You can easily make your own yogurt with a home yogurt maker for a lot less money than commercial yogurt. Several different cultures are available and it is a very easy process, basically heating milk to scalding to kill whatever might be in there, then waiting for the milk to cool sufficiently to pitch in the culture (usu. 3-5 types of bugs), then putting the mixture into the yogurt maker, which is basically an automatic warm water bath for several hours (~overnight). Just milk and culture. Nice and tart. Great with fruit. I use a Yogourmet, but there are many good ones out there.
BTW- flax husks have lignans that are converted to enterolactones in the gut by the same bacteria used to make the yogurt, so if you’re taking flax seeds, you might want to look into this.
Re: Calcium-
Another source of calcium are little fishies. Sardines, mackerel, herring- the ones you eat bones and all. My fav- canned jack mackerel. I take out the spinal bones and fins, but leave the ribs. I like it much better than tuna for fish-salad sandwiches, etc. Much less expensive, too.
Vitamin D3- seems to be important for a whole host of health issues (cancer, immune sys., bone health). While working outside in the summer can boost levels of D3, many US adults have low levels of D3 for most of the year. The recommended daily allowance of 400 IU is a joke when talking about the intake required to keep an adult’s level up. D3 is fat soluble, so if you take the version that comes in white pills, you might want to take it with a meal that includes some fat. If you take D3 in oil capsules, you can take it w/o a fatty meal, but you might want to avoid taking it with soluble fiber (e.g., oats, flax husks, psyllium husk power). I know men who take 4- 8,000 IUs/day, and I know men who take 20,000 IUs once per week. It might be worth discussing with your physician the next time you’re up for a blood test. Probably not worth a separate draw, but not too expensive to tack on a D3 Hydroxy test if you’re getting checked for lipids or liver function or whatever anyway.
Might want to get a baseline PSA , too, if you’re getting blood drawn. If the doctor balks, ask him to show you where he entered into your chart that you requested a PSA screen and that he denied it.
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Can you or somebody else provide references to back these claims up?
My claims are strictly anecdotal. Seems to work for me but definitely be wary of anyone’s health claims.
Thanks for the pointers Anonymous.
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I have heard that hi duration cardio exercises (like jogging), have a catabolic effect on your muscles, but I’ve never heard that they actually decrease testosterone levels. Can you provide the source of that information? Jogging has been part of my exercise routine for many years(18 miles weekly), along with the meat and potatoes exercises(push-ups, pull-ups crunches, bench press, curls etc.), and I’ve felt none of the effects you would expect from a reduction in testosterone levels. I know I’m just one person, and exceptions don’t disprove the (supposed) rule, but my personal experience combined with the fact that I’ve never heard of this leads me to doubt that claim. All the other stuff I agree with
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Rebel said this:
“Keep you eyes open on possibilities to emigrate to a man friendly country: stress is a killer, never forget.”
What exactly constitutes a man-friendly country? To which countries was Rebel referring?
I don’t think an oppressive state that oppresses men and women both (but oppresses women more) counts as man-friendly for the purposes of the first question.
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Whoever wanted the references here ya go
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-book/the-primal-blueprint/
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regarding red meat, It’s best to eat white meat i.e. poultry and fish and most importantly and my favourite: Turkey
too much red meat can have side effects i.e. colon cancer.
as for sex, it is important to get a good 8 hours sleep to replenish the testosterone and try to not jerk off too much…when I havent jerked off for 3 days I get an erection instantly.
my 2cents
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Check out the movie Fat head. It explains everything about healthy food plus a little about governments, etc.
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Great article. My 2 cents…..
1. Eat lots of red meat? I agree, BUT, only if it’s grass fed. Don’t know where to get that? Just google grass fed beef. Plenty of mail order places (and yes it arrives frozen and is safe). Of course it costs more, but quality always does.
2. I know the paleo approach drops dairy, but before you do, try unpasteurized, unhomogenized dairy from grass fed animals. That includes milk, butter, yogurt and cheese. Cheese from raw milk is probably easier to find (e.g. Wholefoods carries some imported cheeses made from raw milk). For milk and other products, look up your state here: http://www.realmilk.com/where1.html . I know two people who had problems with “lactose intolerance” who have NO problems drinking raw milk.
3. Whey protein is an effective way to increase your protein consumption. The custom mix places are a very economical source since you don’t pay for advertising and, if you have your own container, can have it shipped in food grade bags to save even more. I use and recommend: http://www.trueprotein.com . There are also others; just google.
4. Eggs are also a great protein source, if you aren’t allergic to them. They are best eaten with the whites cooked and the yolks still raw BUT, PLEASE NOTE, that assumes you are buying eggs laid by pastured chickens – that is chickens which have free access to the outdoors, not factory farm eggs (you know, the ones that are 99 cents a dozen on sale) or “cage free” which just means thousands of hens confined inside a building.
5. Regarding blood tests, make sure you are tracking the correct parameters when concerned about heart disease. Doctors still order useless cholesterol tests (total, hdl, ldl calculated). Things to look for are c-reactive protein, homocystine, fibrinogen activity, vitamin D, 25 hydroxy, tryglycerides, VAP test, HDL, LDL, VLDL, Lp(a), LDL particle size, glucose, and insulin. If your doctor brushes it off, consider getting the tests on your own, if you can afford it (insurance won’t pay). There are various places online, including http://www.directlabs.com (CardioPlus Advantage w/VAP and other tests). If values are out of range, try some natural approaches to get back into range. Some good recommendations here: http://www.trackyourplaque.com/
6. Exercise is important. Don’t bother with endless cardio. Sprints are best, whether running or on an elliptical. And don’t forget to lift weights. Bodyweight exercises are great, but you might want to graduate to iron after a while.
7. Yeah, cut back the grains, sugars and carbs – all way on overload in the average Western diet.
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Try Mark Rippetoe’s Starting Strength which has you greatly enhance your strength esp if you are a beginner. You must improve your diet in order for it to be effective though. 80+% muscle building/strength success is down to nutrition and rest
MONDAY
Barbell squat 3 sets of 5 reps
Flat Bench Press 3 x5
Barbell Row 3×5
Ab Work
WEDNESDAY
Squat 3×5
Overhead Standing Press 3×5
Deadlift 1×5
FRIDAY
Squat 3×5
Bench Press 3×5
Barbell Row 3×5
Biceps/Triceps
Abs
For main lifts add 5lbs on each session
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As a Hispanic woman, Venezuelan born of Spanish parents, these are my 2 cents: 1. eating sea fish, eggplants, 1-2 eggs a week, drinking soursop juice (for the prostate); 2. having sex regularly 2ice/week, monogamous fear-free sex with a woman you like physically and not just for love & even if it’s the wife you love to have sex for sex-sake, that does not means rough sex, but it does mean vigorous sex and occassionally sensuous sex, always intimate sex, the main idea to hold on to is thorough temporal intimacy, union of the bodies; 3. open-air exercise if possible by the sea; 4. avoid men that hate women & women that hate men, avoid also both sexes when they preach indiference; 5. lots of brisk walking long distances daily, 1-2 hours plus some exercises to build muscles if only sit ups; 6. keep faith in God, pray to God the Father; 7. keep a good relationship with at least 1 female member of your family, whether mother or sister etc; 8. sleep 8 hours/nite no matter what or who, never sacrifice sleep for a woman, it won’t pay; 9. humor; 10. an intelligent conversation daily and DEFEND your points of view.
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