Self serve yogurt shops are all the craze these days with their low-fat appeal, and fruit toppings.  Beware however, frozen yogurt is loaded with sugar.

 Here is a great post from Mark’s Daily Apple regarding sugar.  The post not only touches on the dangers of sugar, but just as importantly, describes the different types of sugars, as well as the fruits, which naturally contain sugar.

excerpt from post:

When you are choosing whether/how to include sugars in your Primal diet, I’d suggest paying closest attention to the total sugar content first, then to any nutritional benefits, and finally to the fructose content. Blueberries might have a relatively equal fructose/glucose ratio, but they offer huge antioxidant benefit. On the other hand, dried apricots have a lower fructose ratio, but their overall sugar content dwarfs many fruits ounce for ounce. Raw honey and coconut sugar likewise offer solid nutritional benefit for their sugar content compared to other sweeteners. Of course, any sugar should be used in strict moderation, but it’s clear not all sweeteners are Primally equal.

Sugar stimulates a physiological stressor-reaction cascade that provokes adrenaline and cortisol release and thickens the blood.

Sugar effectively disables your immune system by impairing white blood cells’ functioning.

Sugar decreases your body’s production of leptin, a hormone critical for appetite regulation.

Sugar induces significant oxidative stress in the body.

Sugar appears to fuel cancer cells. (Check out Free the Animal for much more on the cancer connection.)

Sugar promotes fat storage and weight gain.

Sugar disrupts the effective transfer of amino acids to muscle tissue.

Sugar intake over time spurs insulin resistance, subsequent Type II diabetes and the entire host of related health issues like nerve damage and cardiovascular disease.

 

Read full post here.

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Legitness of the Week

CJ 89 consecutive double unders (Sweat Shop Record)
Helen 38 consecutive double unders (Sweat Shop Record)
Michelle 130×5 Deadlift (PR)
Tina 130×5 Deadlift (PR)
Lones 200×5 Deadlift (PR)
Vanessa 210×5 Deadlift (PR)
Nathan 315×5 Deadlift (PR)
Melissa 175×5 Deadlift (PR)
John M. 405×5 Deadlift (PR)
Cameron 235×5 Deadlift (PR)
Terin 130×5 Deadlift (PR)
Bryan 205×5 Deadlift (PR)

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Thursday’s WOD:

4 Rounds

Body Weight Bench Press MAX REPS
Body Weight Front Squats MAX REPS
Pullups MAX REPS

*1 minute of each exercise
*continuous running clock
*REST 3 minutes after completing 1 round

*Rx’d weight for females is 65% body weight

results:

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