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damn bronco! great job!! you cut off your hair too?

stay sober man, no need for alcohol. you can have good blood many other ways.

I had worked in Utah. very strange empty yet oddly beautiful place.

Long story. I just don't. When the right person comes along, I'll honour that with friendship for a year or so - by then I should know him well enough... To get access to my heart you have to go through my soul. That usually takes a while. I've been through hell and I don't want to go there again. So I'm being cautious. And a tad old fashioned. But it's good! It keeps the psychos away. I agree with this and am following along the same lines. Im sticking to the same philosophy right now, as I just came off a real harsh breakup experience. no dating for me either.

yoga is really awesome and is completely indescribable about how amazing it is and feels. I totally recommend it. I have to get back into it.

I thought cooked potatoes were like one of the worst things a person could eat? and i also thought they were acidic

I'm interested in hearing people's opinions. "Acid/Alkaline Theory of Disease Is Nonsense Gabe Mirkin, M.D. Have you seen advertisements for products such as coral calcium or alkaline water that are supposed to neutralize acid in your bloodstream? Taking calcium or drinking alkaline water does not affect blood acidity. Anyone who tells you that certain foods or supplements make your stomach or blood acidic does not understand nutrition. You should not believe that it matters whether foods are acidic or alkaline, because no foods change the acidity of anything in your body except your urine. Your stomach is so acidic that no food can change its acidity. Citrus fruits, vinegar, and vitamins such as ascorbic acid or folic acid do not change the acidity of your stomach or your bloodstream. An entire bottle of calcium pills or antacids would not change the acidity of your stomach for more than a few minutes. All foods that leave your stomach are acidic. Then they enter your intestines where secretions from your pancreas neutralize the stomach acids. So no matter what you eat, the food in stomach is acidic and the food in the intestines is alkaline. You cannot change the acidity of any part of your body except your urine. Your bloodstream and organs control acidity in a very narrow range. Anything that changed acidity in your body would make you very sick and could even kill you. Promoters of these products claim that cancer cells cannot live in an alkaline environment and that is true, but neither can any of the other cells in your body. All chemical reactions in your body are started by chemicals called enzymes. For example, if you convert chemical A to chemical B and release energy, enzymes must start these reactions. All enzymes function in a very narrow range of acidity. (The degree of acidity or alkalinity is expressed as "pH."). If your blood changes its acidity or alkalinity for any reason, it is quickly changed back to the normal pH or these enzymes would not function and the necessary chemical reactions would not proceed in your body. For example, when you hold your breath, carbon dioxide accumulates in your bloodstream very rapidly and your blood turns acidic, and you will become uncomfortable or even pass out. This forces you to start breathing again immediately, and the pH returns to normal. If your kidneys are damaged and cannot regulate the acidity of your bloodstream, chemical reactions stop, poisons accumulate in your bloodstream, and you can die. Certain foods can leave end-products called ash that can make your urine acid or alkaline, but urine is the only body fluid that can have its acidity changed by food or supplements. ALKALINE-ASH FOODS include fresh fruit and raw vegetables. ACID-ASH FOODS include ALL ANIMAL PRODUCTS, whole grains, beans and other seeds. These foods can change the acidity of your urine, but that's irrelevant since your urine is contained in your bladder and does not affect the pH of any other part of your body. When you take in more protein than your body needs, your body cannot store it, so the excess amino acids are converted to organic acids that would acidify your blood. But your blood never becomes acidic because as soon as the proteins are converted to organic acids, calcium leaves your bones to neutralize the acid and prevent any change in pH. Because of this, many scientists think that taking in too much protein may weaken bones to cause osteoporosis. Cranberries have been shown to help prevent recurrent urinary tract infections, but not because of their acidity. They contain chemicals that prevent bacteria from sticking to urinary tract cells. Taking calcium supplements or drinking alkaline water will not change the pH of your blood. If you hear someone say that your body is too acidic and you should use their product to make it more alkaline, you would be wise not to believe anything else the person tells you. ________________ Dr. Mirkin is an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine and is board-certified in four specialties: allergy and immunology; sports medicine; pediatrics; and pediatric immunology. He practices medicine in Kensington, Maryland; produces and hosts a syndicated radio that can be heard online; publishes a monthly newsletter (The Mirkin Report); and has written books on sportsmedicine, weight control, and low-fat eating. His Web site contains reports on hundreds of topics. Coral Calcium and Robert Barefoot ||| Quackwatch Home Page This article was posted on February 6, 2003." http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/coral2.html

aww

haha. nothing wrong with motivation. side not: that guy is pulling the skin/fat tight over his abs with his thumb to appear more lean.

or fat like arnold

looking lean and mean dude

Is there any food, when cooked, that turns alkaline in your body? Green tea is alkaline, but if you boil water and make the tea, is it still alkaline? or did boiling water turn it acidic? so how does one make alkaline green tea? those are some questions my dad had. he is trying to adjust his eating, since his acidic diet is slowly poisoning him and needs a more alkaline diet. Im sure I will have more questions along the way.

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thank you. yep. i'll figure out what feels best for me, and go and do it. btw robert, i think you taking time off for next couple years to bulk up is a great idea. best of wishes in the bulking.

haha thanks. I have some ink Ive got a tattoo on my entire left ribcage. it needs to be touched up and a lot added to it til its complete. But I do plan to get a lot of ink. I'd love to be tastefully covered in great tattoos that mean a lot to me. but also have enough negative space on my body that it looks alright. heh.

riding bikes is fun!

haha okay rob. you win. Ive decided I want to get back to bodybuilding (no competing), but I definitely want to build muscle again. but im having a tough time between choosing whether I should eat raw or cooked foods. both have their pluses and minuses. and both have positive and negative affects on my health.

the jersey shore. lol. thats the only shore I know of... I meant like Wildwood, Seaside, Belmar, etc. etc. seaside. my relatives have a place right there.

the jersey shore. lol. thats the only shore I know of...

I know you cant really see my body. but this was a picture of me in my prime. im at the jersey shore

pirates 1 was okay. any pirate movie after that = bleh. all the spidey movies were horrible

ive actually eaten raw onions a bunch of times by itself when i lived in colorado. i was just craving em. but now i no longer want them. The big yellow ones? yes, i peeled the skin off or whatever its called, sliced it up and ate it. I did it quite often actually. I just love raw onions. lol

oh, I thought you were gonna post a picture of you doing the "flag". hehe ...where you support your own body weight horizontally in the air.

ive actually eaten raw onions a bunch of times by itself when i lived in colorado. i was just craving em. but now i no longer want them.

ive actually eaten raw onions a bunch of times by itself when i lived in colorado. i was just craving em. but now i no longer want them.