Cleansing!

I'm currently 6 days into cleansing my body... mostly my colon, but it has proven very beneficial to many other facets of my life ie. mental stamina and vigor, body and mind awareness, focus and motivation. The side effects were quite a surprise as I assumed it would mostly entail total physical torment, lethargy and hunger pains. I have endured some hunger pains but I'm sure it doesn't compare to any Somali native's and it's usually quenched with the lemonade(lemon juice, grade b maple syrup and cayenne pepper) I've been drinking. The cleanse has also sparked an interest to eat healthily when I'm finally through with the cleanse so i've been reading about nutrition and diet, mostly revolving around raw foods. Raw foods consist of anything that isn't cooked over 110 degrees Fahrenheit. At first I was thinking, raw foods... hmmm... so I'll be eating lots of salads and fruits... boring, but after reading a bit into it and consulting Kimmy Fasani and Chris Benchetler, there are endless amounts of recipes from cakes and cookies, to soups, salads, curries, breads, pizzas and lasagnas among many others. Even if I don't completely change my diet to complete raw foods after the end of this, raw foods are going to be a huge part of my existence. I've come to realize how much we really are what we eat and thus there are so many diseases and obesity that arise from malnutrition. Malnutrition is not just not being fed enough, it's being fed all of the over processed foods that are so readily available for our consumption. I'll elaborate on this later as I'm off to go Bowling!.... I think I'm turning into a health freak!!! And I like it. Oh one more thing, I'v been going to the gym almost everyday and working out at least two hours without hitting the metaphorical "wall". Cleansing is Awesome!

Body Intrigue

After visiting a must see exhibition called Body World 3 at the Leonardo museum in downtown Salt Lake City, I have become much more interested in the human body and would like to understand and expore my own complexities. The exhibit displays humans, yeah, real humans who have donated their bodies for this project... even the embryos that were on display signed the contracts... The bodies were sliced, diced and cut in various ways, plasticized, and displayed in athletic positions to show how the body works.

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There was a central nervous system on display that was dissected from some poor sap and the whole blood vessel structure. There were hearts and lungs, some contaminated with tar from smoking,

Anybody have a cigarette?

livers and kidneys, colons and stomachs etc... the exhibit is very surreal. Walking through, you feel like a shopper looking through the glass admiring someone's handy work. The body is an amazing combination of living parts from your bones that regenerate themselves, build and shrink depending on how mobile you are, your skin that has more organisms on it's surface then people in the united states or something to that effect.


Explaining what I saw and learned doesn't do it enough justice so If you ever get the chance, I highly suggest going to see it, take the time, go early and get the audio guide for an extensive in-depth description of every component that makes our clocks tick, our wheels turn and structures resilient. Here is a better description from the source, "The exhibition shows the complexity and vulnerability of the human body through anatomical studies of the body in distress, disease and optimal health. At every stage of its life cycle, the human body experiences changes and milestones. Find out the effects smoking and disease have on the human body – and discover the changes that take place as the body moves through different experiences in its lifetime."

Handy Art

This person has way too much time on his hands... but what this person is able to do with his hands is hands down amazing... I'll give him
two thumbs up!!