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IS NEVER HAVING COOKED DANGEROUS?

I was thinking about this today. This is somewhat in jest but is it dangerous to have never cooked or prepared your own meal? I guess what I am saying is, is it dangerous to be spoiled?

I remember two instances.

Instance one. It was in college. First time experience for a lot of people to live on their own. Also living with others. So this girl I knew, she was hungry and looked in the fridge and saw some marinated meat. She started to eat it and asked her roommate why it tastes so weird?

Her roommate in shock and disgust said, because it's not cooked stupid. She immediately spat it out. She said how was she supposed to know? It was covered in sauce. And besides only food she ate was stuff at restaurants or something her mom just gave to her already prepared. She had never seen food prior to preparation before. Or that's what she told us anyway. It's college. So I can see that happening.

I also remember seeing a mom a few years ago at a restaurant. If you are in Los Angeles, it is quite the "foodie" capital where people are always trying new types of food. Well this mother with her toddler in his baby chair was a cute sight to behold at the restaurant. A mommy and me date. Cute. Kid was dressed really well, hair all done. The mom was fashionable, very hip, sun glasses, hair all did. Neat too, always making sure his face was clean.

So she ordered this soup called soon tofu. Korean dish, it also comes with raw eggs. The soup comes piping hot and will cook for a few minutes at your table. You crack the egg open and let it cook in the soup all the way. Delicious.

Anyhow this girl was also Korean. I know she had had soon tofu before. She knew what to order, didn't look at the menu. When it came, she wanted to share it with her son. So she took his rice bowl which was already filled with rice and cracked the raw egg on top of it. Then she started spooning the soup into the rice bowl and mixing it all up. The soup will cool too fast with the rice and with her mixing it all up, the egg will never have a chance to cook. Not only that but the bowl is too small, so it will never mix right. It was never intended to serve that purpose. I know what she was thinking. The soup is too hot. And the egg is the treat in the soup so instead of her eating it, she was going to give it to her son. Yeah I get that.

And she took the utmost care to not spill one bit of it. And she fed this raw egg gruel to her child. Wiping his lips. The way she fed him was very loving. You could tell her intentions were good. But it was OBVIOUS she has never cooked or prepared any food in her whole life and was risking giving her child salmonella. I have no idea how you can become a mom and be at that age.

I hope nothing happened to that kid. But these are actual instances that I personally witnessed where someone's health was at risk. So before you go out there and try to be the ultimate foodie and only care about food others prepare for you, learn to cook yourself. It's not only good for your health for these reasons, but its the best way to lose weight and eat healthy. Make it your damn self.

About the Author:

Sam Y. is a Master Personal Trainer, Coach, Certified Nutritionist, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Corrective Enhancement Specialist, Pilates and Yoga instructor, and holds multiple certifications. He is also an avid Martial Artist, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kickboxing, Boxing, and MMA. He is also the author of the popular fitness blog All Out Effort as well as the popular martial arts blog Inner BJJ. You can find him in the Los Angeles area personal training his clients, or at home annoying his wife, or on Facebook and Pinterests.

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About the Author:

Sam Y. is a Master Personal Trainer, Coach, Certified Nutritionist, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Corrective Enhancement Specialist, Pilates and Yoga instructor, and holds multiple certifications. He is also an avid Martial Artist, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kickboxing, Boxing, and MMA. He is also the author of the popular fitness blog All Out Effort as well as the popular martial arts blog Inner BJJ. You can find him in the Los Angeles area personal training his clients, or at home annoying his wife, or on Facebook and Pinterests.

Obesity The Silent Killer

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It's so much easier to deal with problems before they arise. Get it on the front end, before you have to try to deal with it on the back end. I have a friend who works in the ER as an EMT, she is also a personal trainer. She got into being an EMT for the same reason she originally got into personal training, to help people. She told me that in the ER it feels like it's an endless uphill battle and most of the people in there don't belong there. That somewhere in their life they could have prevented whatever brought them into the ER.

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Paul R. Testimonial

"Before Sam Y started All Out Effort Personal Training, he needed someone to test out his various exercises, diet plans, and be on the receiving end of his various punches and submission holds. From early 2004, I was that guy. Was it tough? Absolutely. Did I want to quit? All the time. Were there days when I wanted to key Sam's car? Every day.

But because of his early dedication to my continued fitness and personal goals, I was able to achieve them and much more. He's the kind of coach that Hollywood loves to recreate time and time again: He'll work you like a dog but pushes you to achieve your potential with a few wise words during intense training montages.

His knowledge in the field continually gets better and shows no sign of deteriorating." Read it on Yelp.

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I'm donating 4 sessions to a very worthy cause. It's to the Needlework Guild of America who donate clothing and linens to many causes. One of the perks though is that I get to go to their annual benefit dinner hosted by Andy Richter!

I wonder how my brand of fitness will do with this high end crowd where things like yachting trips, private wine tasting, and one on one pilates training are also on the auction block. We shall see...

About the Author:

Sam Y. is a Master Personal Trainer, Coach, Certified Nutritionist, Performance Enhancement Specialist, Corrective Enhancement Specialist, Pilates and Yoga instructor, and holds multiple certifications. He is also an avid Martial Artist, training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kickboxing, Boxing, and MMA. He is also the author of the popular fitness blog All Out Effort as well as the popular martial arts blog Inner BJJ. You can find him in the Los Angeles area personal training his clients, or at home annoying his wife, or on Facebook at his personal fitness page.

The American Diet

"The United States has experienced a major health transition in the last 150 years, which has included an increase in the prevalence of obesity, diabetes and coronary heart disease. As these conditions are heavily influenced by food choices, it is important to understand how the American diet has changed over this time period. This talk will describe qualitative and quantitative changes in American food habits that may be relevant to modern disease patterns."



Dr. Stephan Guyenet from the University of Washington gives a talk about the American diet at Tedx (independently organized TED event) given at Harvard Law.