When every one looks right, you go left.

During my short but long 22 years in this world, I have come to meet many people in my life who have tried to make clear to me certain things 'I can and cannot do, or should and shouldn't do'. From school teachers to friends, even strangers, high-school guidance counselors, etc. (the list can go on and on), I have always taken into serious consideration what other people thought was best for me.

Good advice is good. While shitty advice is....well, shitty. I've come to learn one simple truth: Every one on this earth is just as dazed, confused,...and overwhelmed by Life, as the next person. While the good advice we follow can influence us to push and grow in leaps and bounds, poor guidance can leave us feeling life-less and lost. If you think about it......it's quite easy to follow what other people do and tell you what to do. 


I believe in the unfolding of true courage as a result of following one's own heart in spite of outside influences. Oh yea, and doing things your own way comes with a lot of perks. You run your own show, you run your own life. You take control.

REALISTICALLY, every individual living on this earth is experiencing Life differently... At this exact moment in time, a person walking down the street beside you is thinking completely different thoughts with feelings incomparable to our own. Heed and consider other peoples' advice but be your own best teacher and act upon your own intentions. No one knows YOU better than you do.

---Thoughtful and wise words of the day from my good friend, Rory Strelchun

'......don't seek complexity, but strive for simplicity, and always re-access long term goals and spend the majority of your day aligning with your interests, not reacting to daily impulses and stimulations.'


Feel free to e-mail me if you would like some of my recipes or 'PERFECT DAY OF EATING' list

Paleo Banana-bread (ripe bananas, almond meal, coconut oil, crushed walnuts, and Flaxseed)

Sauteed baby squid with Broccoli Rabe, peeled garlic, olive oil, organic tomatoes, topped off with fresh basil

Later that day I thought to myself ‘what the Hell? I friggin' hate cigarettes.’

A practical and simple life lesson that is beneficial to all of us: Think for yourself.

The other day I was talking with a work-colleague about the addictive nature of smoking cigarettes, eating sugar, and Dubai over a smoke (just everyday normal conversation you know?). Usually I never smoke cigarettes but a friend asked me if I wanted to step outside and I needed some fresh air. One cigarette? No big deal. Later that day I thought to myself ‘what the Hell? I friggin' hate cigarettes.’

How many of our actions, thoughts, and the things we say, are guided by an outside influence? Media, friends, family, religion, the environment, culture, ETC. These are only a few of life’s areas that mold us and take part in shaping our thoughts and behavioral patterns. Sometimes we cannot help but be affected by forces outside of ourselves; it makes us who we are. We learn bad behaviors that lead to poor choices but we also take on good behaviors that help us to make proactive choices for ourselves. We learn from how our parents live their lives, we eat what our friends eat, and we learn what our schools teach us. Thinking for yourself is a conscious action that allows you to be aware of the thoughts that are your own. With this level of awareness, you can then catch the external thoughts and ideas that come your way. Keep the good ones, throw the shitty ones out.

Over the past century, the American food industry has valued its growth with company earnings rather than the health and well-being of its consumers. Mass-produced and processed foods that do not provide avail to nutritional value have found homes on many grocery shelves. Question the advice that the FDA and misguiding food-labels present you. Do your due diligence, look past the diet-fads and fancy labels, and make better choices. Eat fresh, natural, and nutritious.

Quick and easy fat-burning, muscle building meal. Fried eggs with spinach and avocado.
Pile on the kimchi, greens and more greens. Add a cup of chilled green tea.

All cooked in a great source of fat

In one of my previous posts, I brought up the mantra: ‘You are what you eat.’ I want to quickly share a very interesting article with you guys that demonstrates the aforementioned statement. A call-out to my homeboy and avid reader of this blog, Jeff Goldberg, thanks for sharing this link. Thanks guys for reading…. even if I may have forced you to read. Feel free to e-mail me questions at mjlnutrition@gmail.com.

http://www.good.is/post/picture-show-you-are-what-you-eat/

(one fridge has a frozen snake....snake soup anyone?)