The Good, The Blog, and The Sassy.

Alright… It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted an actual food log. Please forgive me! Although, you can’t blame me for slacking… I work all day then come home then spend all night on the computer? Ha – I don’t think so! I want a life, too

So lately I’ve been doing really well. Diet is good, fitness is good. ALL IS GOOD!!!

One thing I would like to discuss is supplementation with Vitamin D3. As much as I don’t believe in or support the use of synthetic pills to fill the “gaps” in our diets – This is different.

Vitamin D doesn’t come from the diet, albeit wild atlantic salmon contains 500-600 IU’s… this still falls short for those of us residing in the northern hemisphere. Our main source for such an important vitamin comes only from that great, big, beautifully blinding ball of fire in the sky – the Sun.

Why is it so important? Well, because Vitamin D is actually utilized in the human body as a hormone. This hormone regulates the functioning of every living cell inside of us. So needless to say, without the sun – we’d all be dead.

Those of us who are unlucky enough to live quite a distance from the equator will suffer more diseases/illnesses than those living closer.

African American men residing in the Northern Hemisphere suffer from Prostate cancer – more-so than their Caucasian counterparts. Why is this? It all has to do with skin pigmentation and ancestry.

African American men are more closely linked to the “motherland” than that of Caucasian’s, this can be attributed to the migration of some of our ancestors into the northern hemisphere. In these migrations, caucasians found themselves in colder, sun-less climates. Their skin went through a process of adaptation in order to ensure survival of the species. What happened? Their skin lost pigment.

By lessening the pigment, the sun and Vitamin D would be more easily absorbed in the least amount of time/sun exposure. This is why us white folk burn so god damn easily!!!!

I live in the great white north – Canada. My ancestors came from Norway, Denmark, Germany. I am naturally ivory skinned and I don’t tan very dark. As a child, I was plagued with influenza every-single-winter. Of course, my diet back then was partly to blame – however, the extreme deficiency of Vitamin D would have reasonably been the main culprit.

How to tell if you’re low on Vitamin D? Easy – If you squint on a cloudy/semi-cloudy day, you’re very low. If you can go on about your day in bright sunlight without squinting – you’re good to go!!

So what do us Igloo-living-vampires do to restore Vitamin D levels, especially if we didn’t get enough during summer? (our summer was **** this year!!!) Supplement!

Now, the best and most natural form of Vitamin D is Cholecalciferol – Otherwise known as Vitamin D3.

This source of D comes from the most unexpected but natural place – Lanolin. Lanolin is the excretion of fat/oils from Sheep Skin into the wool. It is then usually roll-pressed out of the wool and… surprisingly… is most commonly used in moisturizers, hand creams and chapsticks!

I am going to, personally, test out Vitamin D3 supplementation during this winter season. I am excited to post the results!!

Most “experts” recommend 1,000 – 2,000 IU’s of Vitamin D3, daily. For serious illnesses/diseases – 5,000 – 10,000 IU’s.

Some great resources and more information:

Cancer Cure

Vitamin D Cure

Vitamin D2

The Vitamin D Cure Website

Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms

What’s a Vitamin D Deficiency

Best Recommended Supplement

Day 63 Menu:

Breakfast: N/A

Snack: N/A

Lunch: N/A

Snack: N/A

Dinner: 3 Course Meal:

- 3 Figs

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- Mixed Salad w/ blueberries, strawberries, peaches, avocado, grass-fed goat’s milk Feta, fresh Dill and Orange Juice

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- JK Gourmet Grain-Free Granola w/Whole Milk

- a small glass of whole milk.

Snack: N/A

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Nutritional Analysis:

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Physical and Emotional Changes:

1. Nothing to report.

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Physical Activity:

Morning: Eddie Baran’s Body Sculpting Bodyweight Exercises for Women, 15 minutes.

Afternoon: Raced around at work, 6 1/2 hours.

Evening: Heavy lifting at end of shift at work.