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Dr Eric Berg and ‘The 7 Principles of Fat Burning’ – Book Review

The 7 Principles of Fat Burning
by Eric Berg

My book review:
This book is, to me, not about 'Fat Burning' but about health and being healthy.  I would not have given it a second thought given the title as I am not particularly overweight.  A friend said they had read it and were losing weight.  I was having some allergy problems and was looking for something that would help handle the cause of this as opposed to fixing the symptoms.  I did a little research, read a couple of reviews and thought that it may answer some questions that I had on the subject.

The beauty of this book is that the author is not speaking the lingo of his peers but in a language pretty much anyone can understand.  The information in the book allows one an understanding of the body and how some important parts work together.  There are some pretty cool and simple ways to 'fix' those things that are 'wrong' but what I liked was, that given the knowledge, I can decide for myself how and to what degree I want to apply the solutions that Dr Berg provides.  And for me, I can simply apply many of the principles without going on a weird diet(not that his solutions are weird at all).

Berg debunks many diet fads by telling exactly what they are doing to the body and why many cause a person to gain weight afterwards.  I've always seen a goal of being healthy being more important than losing weight and 'The 7 Principles of Fat Burning' gives one the precise information to do just this.

So, if you would like information that allows you to make intelligent decisions about your body and its health I highly recommend reading this book.

Buy the book here: 7 Principles of Fat Burning

 

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Kayaking – Moonlight Kayak run at Deep Cove – North Vancouver.

Last evening about 8 PM we went out in Deep Cove and the Indian Arm kayaking with about 20 other people.  We were out for about 3 hours.  It was a full moon and about half the time we were only lite by the moon.  It was so bright you could easily see colours.  We saw seals and luminescent algae.  The water was so wonderfully smooth.  Kayaking at night with a full moon on calm water with the mountains rising up around you.  Was so great.  The video below is a few seconds of us taking off on our Sunday morning kayak.

 Kayaking Puget Sound, the San Juans, and Gulf Islands: 50 Trips on the Northwest’s Inland Waters

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My ‘Across The Lake Swim’ Finish in Kelowna, BC

Last Saturday I swam in the event at Kelowna, BC.  It was the 65th year of the event.  It was my first open water swim.  It was 2.1 kilometers.  At least that’s what is should be in a straight line.  I’m  more than a little certain that I did not go in a straight line.  Got cut off a couple of times by people crossing in front of me and such.  And now that it is over I can say it was great fun.  I was in the first wave and we were waiting in the water for some of the speeches before the start – it was getting a little cold.  I was not as fast as I’d hoped but with all the factors of going crooked having to lift my head many times and do a bit of breaststroke to get my bearings I’m completely happy with my time of 39 minutes.   I placed 170 out of 650 people.

Total Immersion Open Water Swimming

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The Art of Manliness – Conversation

This is quite brilliant.  If even a few of these points were followed by the majority of people most of the time, I think we could stave off a lot of arguments and wars.  Well, maybe not wars but it really is a good outline of general manners of human intercourse.  This is not just for men but I think should be required reading for men and women of all ages.

The Art of Manliness – 37 Rules of Conversation

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Today’s time for 2100 meters (Across The Lake Swim – practice)

So, my swim in July is 2.1 KM across the lake. I’m going to do just that distance for any workouts that I can get in between now and then.  See how fast I can go and keep up the pace.

Today I did 35 minutes for 2100 meters.  Felt good!

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