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Restaurant Reviews

10 Great Reasons to Visit The Wholesome Table

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The Wholesome Table is my absolute favorite restaurant in the Philippines. 

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Here’s 10 great reasons for you to celebrate life with your loved ones at The Wholesome Table.

1. The Wholesome Table is at BGC. There are 3 convenient locations all with excellent ambiance, service and food.

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2. The Wholesome Table also has a branch in Salcedo Village. It has the great food you have come to expect but also a rocking atmosphere. We love it.

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3. The Wholesome Table is also at Estancia.

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I am so glad Juan and Bianca Elizalde opened their 3rd The Wholesome Table at Estancia in Capitol Commons.

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It is a favorite place for me to catch up with my cool Primed clients like Judith Staples.

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breakfast, Egg dish

Primed Korean Quiche with Kimchi and Duo of Seaweed

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I personally love Korean food, and the people too. I have been several times with Enderun Colleges, went to the wedding of our friends Suzanne and Jason Koh and always seek out the best Korean shops where ever I live and visit on holiday. Having just moved to Pasig I am glad we have some cool Korean shops near us.

I met Russel at our local Korean shop late in 2015 and was delighted to learn he lost almost 6 pounds in 3 months when I saw him again in early 2016. Russel told me he followed the friendly Primed advise I gave to him and his colleagues that evening in 2015 as I bought some kimchi and soju. Russel said he also has a lot more energy and is less hungry having gone Primed. Cool.

In Honor of My Korean Friends Worldwide Here’s Primed Korean Quiche

Shout out to OnYoo, Butler (Kyle Shin), Jason Koh, Bori Kang, Tinsa (technically Vietnamese), Mandy Park, Anna Lee, Soojin, Boram Kim, Grace Lee, Glenn Kim, Winnie Kang, Caleb Han, Jinny Choi, Samuel Ham, Jane Moon and all my other friends.

Ingredients:

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Nori sheets cut into strips

Malagos Kesong Puti from Davao

Ito-wakame dried seaweed (from your local Korean grocer – can use other seaweeds or even extra nori)

9 eggs

Himalayan salt, pepper and a lot of turmeric (great for you)

Kimchi (the favorite of my great mate Bill Brummitt)

Sardines in olive oil (bought from Legaspi market)

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running, Success Stories

Primed Clof Rocked Her Bull Runner Marathon

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“Hi my name is Clof. 

I have worked in the Mining Industry for 5 years and I’m a passionate marathoner, sports and nutrition inclined person for 8 years.  Beside music I love spreading good vibes and enjoying life share healthier choices to what I do to my friends colleague family and relatives just wanna share

How I get to be “PRIMED” ready from my strong finish and big deal fast recovery last February 21 at my second but sweetest uphill and down hill marathon experience in NUVALI.

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Triathlon events

5 Primed Reasons Why I Participate in Triathlons

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I enjoy doing triathlons but used to participate in them with the wrong belief that I would get fit and lose fat. Unfortunately that didn’t work. I was a fat, unfit triathlete wasting lots of time. Anything lost can be found again except for time wasted.

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I was an idiot. A misguided, well-intentioned idiot, but an idiot non-the-less. I tried the same idiotic routine for 2 years and was still fat, still unfit and still wasting my time.

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But it gets worse. A lot worse. My idiotic over-training and eating poor food to fuel that training not only hurt me but hurt my family too. They needed my presence but I was wasting time biking and running around in circles too much (just like with sunshine, the poison is in the dose). I was feeding myself cheap, nutrient deficient sugar foods (sugarade, gels, bread, pasta, noodles etc.) and then feeding that to my children. That is something I still regret but excuse myself because I did not know better.

 

I now know better and these are the reasons I do triathlon events.

Here’s 5 Primed Reasons I Do Triathlon Now – Never to get fit (does not work) or at the expense of sleep or time with my family.

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Company success stories

Great Reasons Your Company Should Go Primed

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Great companies look after their staff. They know that their health (and that of their staff’s family) is an essential ingredient for the companies success. Happy and healthy staff equate to more productive and smarter employees.

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The Primed Lifestyle has a proven track record in improving productivity and staff satisfaction. It reverses Type 2 Diabetes, ADHD, obesity, asthma, PCOS among many other conditions. Health markers improve drastically.

Read about Primed Corporate success stories here.  Also here.

Here are some of the great activities that could be incorporated into your fun and educational Primed Wellness Seminar:

1.       INTRODUCTION: (a) Health and fitness goals; (b) Health history rating 1-10; (c) Gratitude exercise; (d) What do you “love too much?”; (e) “What do you want to do at 90?”; and (f)  Habits to improve…

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Carbohydrates, Lunch & Dinner Recipes

Zudles with Roast Chicken and Vegetables

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Primed Roast chicken is a dish we enjoy weekly in our household. It is filling, nutritious and delicious. We usually roast 2 chickens at a time and then use the left overs for school lunch box items and then the bones for Primed Bone Broth.

After having the roast chicken for Saturday dinner I easily made Zudles with left overs for our poolside garden lunch on Sunday.

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Filipino Recipes, Lunch & Dinner Recipes

Primed Pinakbet Recipe from Pinoyrunner

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My great Primed friend Arnold, aka Pinoyrunner, has another great Filipino recipe for us. Check out the excellent blog of Arnold here: http://pinoyrunner.net.

Ingredients:
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  • 1 Pinakbet Mix of pre-cut squash, eggplant, okra, bitter gourd, string beans, winged beans, tomatoes). (I personally minimize/avoid beans because they are hard to digest. – Chad).
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tomatoes
  • 6 cloves of garlic
  • 8 pcs Anchovies
  • 1/4 squash cut into cubes
  • Primed Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
  • Himalayan salt and pepper to taste
  • Turmeric powder
Procedures:
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  • Sautee garlic and onion in Primed VCO
  • Add the Anchovies, stir to mix it with the onion and garlic
  • Add the tomatoes, stir until tomatoes are cooked enough
  • Add the Pinakbet Mix mentioned above
  • Stir and cook for 3 minutes
  • Add the Squash, stir and cook for 5 mins or until the squash is soft enough
  • Add a dash (the more the merrier actually) of Turmeric powder, salt and pepper to taste
  • Cook for 3 more minutes and then add the Malunggay

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  • Stir, turn off the stove and cover for a few minutes before serving

Additional:

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Filipino Recipes, Lunch & Dinner Recipes

Arnold Zafra is a Primed Filipino Cooking Champ – Paksiw na Bangus

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The key to happiness is having your s..t together so well that you then positively influence others around you and make a difference in your community.

Primed Arnold Zafra is an example of a cool Filipino striving to make a difference to enrich his life and those around him. And he is succeeding!

That is cool. That is happiness.

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From Chad. – “Selfie with Primed Arnold Zafra & Primed Filipino Pakbet. So good mate. Recipe to be posted soon. Really tasty with eggplant, malunggay, okra, garlic, squash, tomato, Primed Organic VCO among other healthy ingredients. No need for rice as this dish is complete as is. I love it.”

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Arnold is a great Primed person who has felt the power of real food and wants to share his knowledge to others. Arnold rocks. Arnold will become a regular cook contributor to this blog because he cares. Love your work mate.

From Arnold – “Hi mate. Here is the recipe for another favorite Filipino dish known locally as Paksiw na Bangus. Done the Primed way of course.”

Ingredients:

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1 whole Bangus fish cut into 4-5 pieces
1/2 cup Apple cider vinegar
4 cloves of garlic sliced
1 onion sliced
Small size ginger smashed and sliced
Bitter gourd cut into small pieces
Primed Organic VCO
Himalayan salt
Pepper

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Podcasts with Primed Chad, Success Stories

Primed Secrets to Being Healthier and Happier on The Best of You Podcast with Mike Grogan and Chad

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It was a joy to be featured on one of the best podcasts coming out of the Philippines. Mike Grogan is the cool host of the fabulous podcast called The Best of You.

Mike also started his Primed journey the day of the podcast with his amazing results to be shared soon.

Just to give you an insight into Mike’s results compare the two pictures of Mike below (the one with the Primed logo on it is his latest picture) and see his comment here:

Mike Grogan – “Thank you Chad Davis this is a very powerful interview … you have been a game-changer for me … we need more people to begin their Primed journey.”

Episode 68: Primed for Health with Chad Davis

Listen here: 45 minutes or by clicking on the heading above. You can also download from itunes by following this link here. This way you can enjoy the podcast while exercising, shopping, cooking or on your commute to or from work.
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From Mike Grogan: “Getting fit” and “losing weight” are very popular New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately, these vows are also the ones that are most commonly broken. If you are struggling to be the “best of you” physically, Chad Davis can help. A wellness coach and triathlete, Chad shares tips for achieving a healthy lifestyle in his blog, www.PrimedForYourLife.com.

Originally from Australia, Chad and his wife Natasha brought their kids to the Philippines over a decade ago to get a taste of the international life – and decided to stay.  Chad’s fitness advocacy dovetails nicely with his career in the local hospitality industry, working with companies such as Shangri-La (Makati and EDSA) and Enderun Colleges. Listen to his inteview and find out how you too can be Primed so you can live longer and healthier.

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Other great podcasts that Mike has done for The Best of You include with Human Nature founder Anna Meloto-Wilk and with my Aussie mate Peter Wallace.

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Success Stories

Primed Rose Ann’s Inspirational Story to be Healthier and Happier

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“Hi Chad,

Here’s my primed testimony 🙂 I’m not perfectly doing Primed (I cheat sometimes hahaha) but I hope you’ll find it well. Thank you!

December 2015 was a great time to be delighted on the festive foods that are being prepared on the table. I am a sweet tooth person and I really love desserts (cakes, fruit salad, cheesecakes, doughnuts, rice cakes… you name it, I love it). I am also a fan of coffee which I enjoy a lot during a conversation with a friend (cappuccino, mocha, caramel macchiato, frapuccino, and all that attracts my taste buds to be tickled.) Pasta gets me so crazy…be it red, white or green sauce rocks me so soundly.

One morning around end of December 2015, I woke up that it was really hard to grip my hands. As I tried to close it, I felt the pain and I’m powerless. I was feeling bloated (which made me hard to breathe and feeling heavy) and inflamed which I cannot put my feet on my crisscross sandals.

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I also used to get a lot of pains before and during my menstruation period which makes me so emotional and craving for something to eat (as in whatever pops on my mind). Good thing my boss (Judith Staples) had reminded me to start being Primed.

I started doing my Primed meals since January 4, 2016, I get rid of the rice, bread, pasta, noodles and even chocolate drinks and coffee (with cream & sugar) on my meals, to name a few.

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“Primed breakfast for today! Scrambled egg with cheese and Fried banana in butter with cream cheese and Black coffee!  #EatRight #PrimeForYourLife”

Rose Ann Salad

“My Primed salad version of Lettuce, sliced apple, tomato with olive oil and balsamic vinegar with grated cheese.”

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“What’s for dinner? Hooray for scrambled egg and cheese with tomato toppings partnered with fried sweet potato all cooked in Primed Organic coconut oil.”

It was not easy as I kept on thinking that I will get hungry (which I’m quite afraid to be: P). Nevertheless, I pursued my thoughts and body to adopt on the fronting lifestyle.

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