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March 25, 2005

Asia and I went to eat in Zion last week. We shared a Cobb salad and grilled buffalo, some really nice stuff... Upon leaving, I asked for a bag to take my rolls which were 1/2 pumpernickel and 1/2 rye of all things... I had to try them later... And the waitress asked, "Are you on a food separation diet?"

I was surprised but took it all in stride, "Don't you mean food combining?" She shook her head... "No, I mean food separation. Proteins and fats are eaten at one meal, and carbs at another." Holy cow! I didn't tell her I was Don Lemmon of course, but I certainly left there feeling all smug...

You see, before I built my website and brought my program to the net, I searched for ages looking for something to call my eating plan. Food combining does not exactly cover what I do. My system is based on many parts of other things as well. However, "Food Separation" worked...

So, I looked it up on AOL and all I found were mechanical food separation machines used to rip bones from meat, skin from chickens, and some other commercial uses for the term "food separation." None of it was "The KNOW HOW" as I saw it.

My point is, I am who coined the phrase Food Separation for dieting and to hear a stranger mention it in of all places, Zion, Utah, wow, that is so cool! I feel like my entire 7 years of hard work paid off by that very comment!

Geeze, "food separation," so simple... Yeah baby!!

March 15, 2005

Last Friday was really exciting. As soon as Asia passed out after delivery, I drove home (just 3 miles away) and loaded photos from the delivery to our message board.

I cannot begin to tell you how proud of this woman I am. She gave it her all for 60 hours and out came our 21 inch, nearly 9 pound, bundle of joy. How has that been going? Having a baby around the house for the first week has been wonderful...

We could hardly sleep the first couple of nights, sure, but... All we wanted to do was sit around and stare at her, crying... Us crying, 24-7.... Tears of joy! She truly is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me (next to my wife, without her, no baby) and we are happy as happy can be! And let me add again, Asia has been remarkable.

Her eating and exercise during the pregnancy not only gave us a large baby but one with a full head of hair and the physicians found it hard to believe how responsive she was. Tuesday's checkup went even better. Our new family physician is a cool guy from Texas that we can tell loves his work. We could not be happier with him either.

Ok, on to news from the Don Lemmon's KNOW HOW front, I have some general info that concerns my supplements, an update of sorts. The way it looks now, I will not be affected by the codes causing Europe to panic over vitamin and mineral regulation.

It seems some lobbyist has officially and successfully sued and won a case to keep the U.S. free of seeing bills passed in Congress that allow us as members of the UN to accept European food laws. At least that is the word for now. I am also told this may change within 10 years, so who really knows?

It is good news today whatever way you slice it up. In other news, the hardbound edition of Book Four: Personal Training Certifications will be on it's way to my warehouse within the month. I am really excited about that because it addresses not only the medical industry but the entire personal training world as well.

If you want control over your own health, you need to consider this book. Look here for the release date...

About my ALL-New PIZZAZZ magazine.... There will be zero ads, that's correct, zero advertisements taking away from the content. Yes sirree, nothing but content and fun for a mere SASE to deliver to your home if you want copies. How cool is that? Alright, the baby is needing a diaper change, "Super Dad Don Lemmon" to the rescue! Here is how the content currently stands (the names of some people here are based upon their message board usernames)...

March 5, 2005

After 54 hours of labor, 8 hours of rest and 30 minutes of delivery, guess who is coming to dinner... Catalina Lemmon! OMG! It is a GIRL!! Well, we knew that much really, but we are so over the top with love and excitement, what can I say? It is about time! For more info and loads of pictures, check out the "Members Fun" forum at our message board. It is FREE... Besides, you can also mingle with other Know How clients... CLICK HERE

And in celebration, our Annual $19.95 Sale is ON! And on for as long as it needs to be! We are celebrating! All books and supplements are NOW ONLY $19.95! There is NO LIMIT but TIME! You are saving between $5 & $15 per item but it will not last much longer than the time it takes to settle into our new baby raising lifestyle! CLICK HERE

LET US STEP BACK IN TIME ONE YEAR....

1:00 p.m. I am surfing the net because of inquiries made to my site in regards to the recent death of a steroid dealer and the FBI investigation on baseball player Barry Bonds.

I have a beef with Barry Bonds. I know my wife thinks it is because he sent his minion to try and get a date with her once. But the first time I heard about that, as she can attest, I already had a beef with him (she wasn't the only adult actress he was interested in either by the way - CLICK HERE - FOR ADULTS ONLY)... It is just a bunch of crap that he is pretending to be not only a family man, but a role model to children, all the while lying to everyone in his path. Who is he fooling besides himself here? Word is, he has plans on claiming this oil he injected without the advice of a physician was flax seed oil. Look, Lemmon's Oil, my oil, it is at least half flax seed oil. Anyone who has used it or flax seed oil knows it is not a clear liquid NOR do you INJECT it. Bonds will in fact admit to using a clear liquid and said it was flax seed oil folks. Again, is flax oil clear? Hardly. Ok, besides that obvious fibbing, would anyone else on earth let someone inject them with a needle or use anything without knowing exactly what it is? "Here, Mr Bonds, this is a RED pill, just swallow it with this water, good boy Mr Bonds, good, now here is a needle for you Mr Bonds, it will only pinch for a minute..." I am laughing as hard as I do at any good comedian as I type this... And he claims the 'cream' his trainer offered along with that 'flax seed oil' wasn't to his knowledge any more illegal than candy.... Really Barry? All that muscular weight gained after using these items didn't clue you in? All those additional home runs you hit weren't proof enough that you were playing better than ever at an age other players would be retiring? Bonds has always been a productive player but... How dare he claim ignorance to what he was using? And what trainer would give a client drugs and lie about it? Flax seed oil? Massage cream? What complete and utter bull ****!! These opinions are my own and are just that, opinions. But it sure makes a guy go, "Hmmmm...."

MARCH 26th, 2004

I was doing a little online surfing and found sites on EFA deficiencies in relation to cancer, diabetes, multiple sclerosis. I thought this was interesting because I was concerned about stress and nerves earlier this month and afterall, disease is nerve related. Here is how essential fats related to multiple sclerosis:

Fatty acids are highly concentrated within the tissue of the central nervous system. Two polyunsaturated fatty acid groups, omega-3 and omega-6, are believed to play a crucial role in the etiology of MS (multiple sclerosis). Deficiencies of these essential fatty acids (EFA's) can seriously impair myelin synthesis or the dysfunctional mechanism that triggers MS. The balance of these EFA's also influences the production of positively acting hormones called eicosanoids, which modulate the inflammatory symptoms in MS as well as other degenerative conditions. In fact, whether the body uses eicosanoids to produce pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory leukotrienes is dependent upon on the metabolic balance between omega-3 and omega-6 oils. Inflammatory leukotrienes have been singled out as the agents possibly responsible for disrupting the blood-brain barrier in MS. This is a pivotal dysfunction in the etiology of MS. Clinical examination of red blood cells and fat tissue of MS patients has revealed staggering deficiencies of omega-3 oils, including docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acids. Other studies have called attention to sub-optimal levels of omega-6 linoleic acid patients with MS and noted that severity of attacks can be reduced with proper EFA supplemental intervention. An overwhelming majority of scientists and practitioners agreed, balancing essential fatty acids is one of the most critical tools in treatment of patients with MS. It is generally believed that the earlier EFA imbalances are treated, the better the chances for a positive outcome.

Maybe somebody should tell Jerry Lewis to CLICK HERE.

The other day would have been my father's birthday (Happy Birthday on the 18th Dad)! Boy, do I miss that guy... At 4:30 p.m. Asia decided she needed to step out and wanted me to drive her to the other side of the island to go on an adventure. She spent most of the day unpacking and arranging her office after a week of having all the opportunity she needed but it was time for a much needed break on my part and another excuse to delay work on hers, so off we went. Within 15 minutes or so we were near the tallest mountain around, amazing stuff... Things grow different here. Trees, weeds, mountains... Like the children from Little House On The Prairie we ran through the grassy fields of Oahu to the top of a hill overlooking the plush valleys and rivers below. This is an amazing world we live in, that's for sure.

We later drove past the far end of the military base at the corner of the island and saw what appeared to be one heck of an airline crash. This thing plowed right into the beach and parts of it were lined up all over the road itself. We saw stacks of luggage, beat up seats, the burnt wings, all right up and close along the road's edge. All the military was able to do apparently was clear a path for the main street down the middle of this wreckage for the locals. Signs were erected everywhere warning us not to stop or take photos (how did they know we would do such a thing). A cyclist we stopped said they were filming a movie but it looked more like something else was happening. Being from Hollywood, we certainly didn't recognize anything like "location" crews, lighting, etc... Who knows? Is it a government cover up? Chime in the Twilight Zone theme...

THIS JUST IN (we rushed home to look it up online, reports of crashes, etc..): It's a film set. Some show called, "LOST" that will begin filming within the week. No wonder we didn't see production equipment, there wasn't any. Whew, kewl and oh well too only because we hoped it was something really secretive so we could be "in the know"!

Asia and I finally have our household goods in from Los Angeles! It is 2:30 a.m. here in Hawaii and 7:30 a.m. in NYC... I think we need to hit the sack! But I can't! I am dedicated to offering some sort of an update and we just finished unpacking all the boxes. The next thing on our list to receive are our cats and Corvette. Let me tell you something, Ortiz Brothers Moving & Storage in Los Angeles, SCUM BAGS. They ripped us off for $5000.00 over what they quoted us for the move. If they think it will be money they are keeping, someone has another thing coming. Either it goes back into our pocket or I assure you, they will lose triple. Credit card theft is illegal boys...

I finally have a release date for my very own "Complete Protein Powder"! Stay tuned! It will be a special formula I designed and tested that includes pure sources of whey, soy and rice proteins. There will be 25 grams of protein per scoop with absolutely nothing else added. Yes, it will be bland but this isn't candy folks, it is good for you. "Take your medicine kids!" I have fought long and hard to assure there will never be a GMO found in my products. So anything negative you hear about this or that sort of protein source, forget about it! It does not apply here! Again, coming soon and look right here for the site to go live!

Aloha! We have are Hawaiians now and have DSL finally! Let me tell you, when you run a web business, 5 days without DSL is a nightmare... However, thank you for all the emails welcoming Asia and I to the islands! We have been loving it here ever since we landed a few days back. In fact, the day we got here the front pages of all the papers were screaming about some sort of seasonal storms but we didn't care; it is still paradise to us. I am not proud to admit it but I let the stress get the best of me, you know, the stress of moving... I say this because I cannot believe how free of stress life has turned out to be over here... I wasn't "that" stressed about it back in the states... But I "was" worried things might not be what we hoped... Maybe it is just THAT MUCH better over here... I dunno (I say that a lot, its slang, like it, laughs).

What I do know is that nothing beats having locally grown fresh produce every day... Fresh fish pulled straight from the ocean... Smog, what smog? There is none, well, it looks like none if you want to compare it to anywhere else I have lived... Even in the city. The only complaint so far is that there isn't a proper gym facility nearby. Sure, I can and will use my Bodylastics kit but I am pretty strong folks. The kits only hold up to 6 or 7 bands and I need a few more than that, but the clips do not have room for it (I told Blake and he said within no time at all he will have bigger bands available, I cannot wait). Even the gym at the resort across from us is no good. There are two gyms there; one with antiquated (yet pristine) equipment and the other so small you may as well invite the members over to your house to train... It is that cramped. That's why I bought a barbell set, bench, heavy bag and a stationary bike at the mall today. I plan to set it all up on my patio! Viola! Problem solved! OK, quickly, here is what I ate today so far on my Hawaiian diet:

Today, I woke up at 9:30 a.m. and immediately made myself a protein drink before working out. While that settled I sliced up some fresh pineapple to eat afterward my session (why wait when you can be prepared)... A good 2 hours later I bought a pound of Poke (raw Ahi tuna diced and brushed with sesame oil and soy sauce) from the deli (it is amazing, there is fresh fish for days over here), and 2 hours later while at the outdoor mall, I grabbed a bowl of sticky rice and tossed some soy sauce on that too. Unfortunately, I experienced my first Hawaii rush hour leaving Honolulu and didn't have time for cooking when I got home so I nabbed some more Poke (which I just might have every single day the rest of my life or at least every day for our time in Hawaii) before heading home. Here I am now, having finished the fish and a little spinach at home typing out my day to you. In a few more hours I am going to gobble up a fresh papaya or two and close the day off with a Cornish hen and steamed broccoli. How do you like that? It will be different tomorrow, exotic to many, common to some, but what I ate nonetheless and just another day on the program!

And here are some tid bits from years gone by...

March 1992: Lookie, lookie, it is my hospital ID badge from previous work... CLICK HERE

March 1998: I have uncovered the original Don Lemmon's KNOW HOW website logo from 1998... CLICK HERE

March 2000: I got in a little trouble for calling my book "Nutrition For Dummies." That is actually why we adopted the title - "TRUTH About Exercise & Nutrition." To see the alternate covers for that particular change in printing from Nutrition For Dummies CLICK HERE and the old switch-a-roo to the TRUTH About Exercise & Nutrition CLICK HERE and while we were at it, here was the brand spanking new KNOW HOW website logo... Whoo-Hoo... CLICK HERE