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Brian Del Turco

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Feed your brain: coffee with grass-fed butter

Blend your coffee with grass-fed butter instead of creamer. Yes, get the good stuff … Kerrygold unsalted butter.

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My morning java blended with grass-fed butter from Ireland!

I think Big Food is concerned about maybe two things:

  1. Does it taste good for the masses?
  2. No matter what (antibiotics, growth hormones, high fructose corn syrup, chemicals), how can we balloon the profit margin?

Weary of being barked at, marketed to, sold a bill of goods, and generally jerked around for someone else’s agenda? Me too. It’s a good day when you start to tell yourself … I’m not a part of the “hoi polloi”—the masses, the rank and file, the sheeple.

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How I Will Lose 25+ Pounds of Body Fat in 10 Weeks (update: a fond farewell to 26-27 lbs of body fat)

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This is not a promo for a product … just a friendly blog post. I’m engaging a “slow-carb” eating plan, developed by Tim Ferris. I’ve lost 5 pounds the first week. And the eating plan has been manageable — I don’t feel deprived. I’ll add some updated notes to this post each week. (Read on to see the updates.) 

CURRENT UPDATE: I’ve bid a fond farewell to 23.5+ pounds of body weight in 10 weeks. I’ve likely actually lost  approximately 26-27 pounds of body fat (conservatively estimating), because I’ve been adding lean muscle tissue through consistent resistance training each week (machines, dumb bells, push-ups). Motivated. Also, see below for week-to-week updates.

There are several things I’m looking for in a successful weight loss initiative:

  • My weight loss should be fast enough (and healthy) to keep momentum and motivation at a high level.
  • Have you noticed that life does not slow down while losing body fat! I have to eat for high energy.
  • Feeling chronically deprived of food can kill a weight loss run. I don’t want to be distracted by feeling hungry all the time.

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It’s Not About Your Age in Years – Your “Real Age” Is What Matters

In this post you will see the top 12 ways to make your real age younger … things like staying connected with family and friends (real age 8.5 years younger) and flossing and brushing your teeth for 120 seconds (real age 6.1 years younger).

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We’re not talking about our age in years. Our real age is how young or old our body “thinks” it is based on your state of health and fitness.

This is from an intriguing site, loaded with tips and action plans to grow younger! See the RealAge website here. RealAge is co-founded by Dr. Mike Roizen (Cleveland Clinic) and Dr. Mehmet Oz (The Dr. Oz Show). The RealAge Test is a science-based calculation of your real age. It also provides a plan of action to “grow younger.” This is the internet at its best!

So what are those top 12 ways to grow younger?

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