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CLICK HERE for a FREE WORKOUT!! www.turbulencetraining.com Here is another episode in diet vs. exercise. Today in the diet corner we once again have Brad Pilon, this time he will be snacking on 2 espresso brownies each weighing in at around 300 calories and he’ll wash that down with a 700 calorie Starbucks frappacino. Representing the exercise corner, I’m going to perform a series of 1-armed kettlebell swings with a 35 pound kettlebell. As Pilon gulps down the frappacino, I am working very hard at a pace neither I nor any other individuals in the gym would typically go at. The point here is that individuals can mindlessly consume calories before and after meals and it not even register with them. Now that Brad has finished off both of his snacks and consumed nearly 1400 calories, I have completed 60 snatches of the KB swings and burned about 50 calories. Although the kettlebell swings did burn a lot of calories, in a short amount of time, it pales in comparison to the calories Pilon took in. The results speak for themselves and t is very apparent that diet once again wins the battle in diet vs. exercise. This is precisely why individuals who go to the gym and work really hard for an hour are not going to burn fat if they are consuming so many calories mindlessly. You just can’t out train a bad diet. Visit Turbulence Training to get your FREE sample fat burning workout. Click here to get started www.TurbulenceTraining.com And to get access to the #1 weight loss secret of …

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One California man would like more of us to eat insects. He even adds them to the ingredients of candy in his candy store.

www.healingquest.tv Not all bacteria are bad for you. On the contrary, some bacteria are required to sustain life itself! These bacteria are called probiotics. Probiotics are friendly bacteria that live in your intestinal tract. They actually make some of our vitamins, balance hormones, detoxify harmful substances, maintain healthy digestive pH, support regularity, and help us digest food. Probiotics crowd out pathogens and help to support the immune response when bad bacteria show up. Without probiotics, we can get quite sick. Modern lifestyles can be very harsh on probiotics though. Stress, processed foods, antibiotics, hormone replacement, and chlorinated water can all harm the intestinal balance. Loss of that balance often results in fatigue and a compromised immune response. Thankfully, probiotic supplementation can help restore that balance by re-introducing beneficial bacteria into the intestinal tract. A probiotic supplement is helpful only if the beneficial bacteria actually take root in the digestive tract and support the body’s ability to develop its own unique strains of probiotics. Developed by award-winning microbiologist Iichiroh Ohhira, Ph.D., Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotics 12 PLUS contains viable bacteria (not freeze-dried or centrifuged) that cohere in the colon. Dr. Ohhira’s formulation is unlike any other product available today. Probiotics 12 PLUS is fermented using twelve carefully selected strains of lactic acid bacteria, including the proprietary TH10 …

Now that the economy acts to be in a recession, it seems that many different industries are taking a hit, and are forced to lay off thousands of workers. Some industries, however, are still going strong and one of these is the sports nutrition supplements industry. The billions of dollars of sales and growth are holding steady and still growing. In 2007 this category had a total of $19.6 billion in sales. While this was not as high as the previous year which had a 9.6 percent in growth, it still is a steady incline.

It should not come as too big of a surprise that bad economic times are still apparently good for people’s health. When you are stressed, the best thing to do is exercise. Not only does this get your mind off of your problems, but the natural endorphins that your body produces while you are working up a sweat, will help to improve your mood as well, studies have shown. Another reason why preventative health is becoming ever more popular is due to the rising costs of prescriptions and health care. People figure that by taking measures to prevent health problems down the road, they can save money in the long run.

Even so, the sports nutrition supplements industry caters to a relatively small portion of the greater United Stated population. A study taken by the Nutrition Business Journal showed that roughly 85 percent of this market is bought by just 5 percent of the total population. This small portion of the country takes health and fitness very seriously and considers it essential to their lives. They will gladly cut costs in other areas of their lives before they cut into their budget for these products and supplements.

Just because this dedicated group has decided to center their lives on sports nutrition supplements, does not mean that the other 15 percent of the population who purchases these products are not important. About 56 percent of Americans take some form of nutritional supplement and about 34 percent of adults take, at the very least, a multivitamin. These consumers will continue to use these products in order to improve their preventative health regimen. A large segment of these people are baby boomers that are retiring and have some money to spend in order to keep themselves healthy.

Now that 2009 is here, there are still a lot of questions about where the economy is headed and when there will be some light at the end of the tunnel. All the indicators currently seem to show that the sports nutrition supplements industry will continue to grow with few setbacks. If you are someone who desires to improve your health and well being, you don’t have to blow all your money. You can go to http://www.rjsnutritionstore.com and find plenty of discount priced products that are sold at higher prices in other stores. This is one sure way to afford the supplements you need at a price you can afford during a recession.

Another DIY facial mask time!! This time with bananas, oranges, and honey Banana facial masks help soften and moisturize your skin. If you have super oily skin, opt out for honey and replace it with some yogurt. Yumm Bananas also give you tons of healthy vital nutrients such as vitamins, potassium, and magnesium. Use this mask 2 – 3 times a week. Products used: Banana (1/2) Orange (couple drops) Honey(1 tblspoon) Leave in for 10 to 15 minutes tops! Enjoy! Song & edited: Mono- Life in Mono

A good nutritious diet is a basic requirement for every individual in order to live a healthy life. Today, health is everyone’s top priority, which can be ensured only by good nutrition. Here are the ten important reasons as well as steps to prove that you must ensure good nutrition if you are willing to lead a healthy life.

1) A good and well balanced diet assists in development of strong bones and maintenance of normal cell growth pattern, a key to good health.

2) Consuming food rich in Vitamins after consulting your dietician as per your body’s need help your body to get the vital nutrients and keep you healthy.

3) Consuming 8 to 10 glasses of water in a day to avoid dehydration and assist in skin cleansing. This is a prerequisite for a healthy and beautiful body.

4) Certain fruits like apples and oranges are termed to be rich in negative calories and might lead to calorie deficit in you body. The moral is to avoid intake of similar kinds of fruits in a short span of time. This balanced approach for nutrition would help you remain healthy.

5) Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, as the body has to replenish the low blood sugar level in the morning. It should comprise of food rich in vitamins and minerals and have minimal fat or cholesterol. This increases the strength and endurance of the body. You can include skimmed milk or fresh fruit juice as part of your daily breakfast.

6) Fruit salad can be consumed before your main meals to decrease your appetite. Many health and diet experts consider fruit salad a necessary component of your daily diet and necessary for god health.

7) Avoid intake of unhygienic food, especially at a time when you are away from home. It can cause more problems than the delight you derive while having it. Maintaining a healthy food intake will help you avoid diseases- a prerequisite for good health.

Try to stay away from fast foods and that too at irregular hours of the day like in the evening or early morning. Fast foods contain harmful ingredients that are injurious for your health.

9) There is a prevailing misconception that exercises alone can help you to stay fit and healthy. However, it needs a supplementary role to be played by good nutrition. Nutrition and exercises are two equally important pillars of good health.

10) Stick to your diet and avoid excessively fried food. This would help you stay healthy and free from diseases.

Now that you know the importance of good nutrition and the steps for achieving balanced nutrition, follow a nutritious diet plan and enjoy good health.

Granola is super good for you and your kids. All the seeds and nuts provide so many beneficial vitamins, minerals, fats and proteins. Its also a great recipe to experiment with.Hungry Nation’s ‘Tamra Davis Cooking Show’ features great recipes for cooking delicious meals and food for your family. Tamra is a real Mom cooking real food. New episodes every Thursday. Hungry Nation Website: www.HungryNation.tv http Twitter: www.twitter.com Recipe: Granola (Makes 6 cups) 3 cups of organic oats 1 cup of shredded coconut (sweetened or not) 1 cup of chopped nuts (almonds, walnuts or pecans) ½ cup of seeds (sesame seeds, sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds) ½ teaspoon of salt ½ a cup of honey or maple syrup 1/3 a cup of sunflower oil ¼ cup of apple or orange juice 1 teaspoon of vanilla 1 cup of chopped dried fruit (raisins, dried apricots, apples, cranberries) Heat oven to 350. Add all the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Stir it up. Add the wet ingredients together in a separate bowl and stir them up. Pour wet over dry and coat thoroughly. Lay the granola flat and even in a shallow pan (best is a heavy duty baking sheet with edges). Make sure it is not more than one inch thick or you may need to use two pans. Bake for about 20 minutes. You need to check and stir it up after about 10 minutes. Dont let it burn. Transfer back to the bowl and stir in dried fruit once its cooled a bit. Serve with your favorite milk or yogurt. Store the rest in an airtight jar. *Ive been …

Improving the quality of life through health and nutrition involve following a diet pattern and adequate levels of nutrition to prevent diseases and maintain physical fitness. Issues of malnutrition would be related to deficiencies of vitamins or nutrients and intake of supplements form an important part of disease prevention strategy and helps in improving energy levels (Papers4you.com, 2006). The use of supplements in disease conditions such as high cholesterol levels has been studied to understand the positive and negative impact of dietary supplements on the health of individuals. For instance, vitamin A deficiency can be a major public health concern and many countries implement strategies to prevent such deficiency cases (Whiting et al, 2006). Vitamin C or ascorbic acid can be detrimental when deficient or in excess and recommended doses of Vitamin C have been given by various countries. Public health authorities across the world encourage individuals to change their health status by adopting new behaviors such as giving up smoking or changing dietary patterns. Apart from vitamins and minerals, fatty acids play an important role in modulation and prevention of diseases. However, maintaining a strict dietary pattern and fitness regimen could be explained with the help of social control and cultural values. Fitness levels are determined with measures on speed, strength and flexibility of athletes or even ordinary individuals and energy costs are directly related to nutrition, diet, exercise and physiology (Papers4you.com, 2006). In this context the relevance of the gym culture may be studied as the gym going motivation may be similar to the motivation to follow a strict diet pattern and this in turn have an impact on general health and fitness levels (Bull, et al 2006). This is because any kind of rigorous physical exercise brings about thermo regulation that facilitates heat loss and regulates internal body temperature.
One of the important issues in nutrition and health studies would be prevalence of diseases and diet patterns and lifestyle have a direct impact on the health status of individuals. Smoking for instance has been related to lung cancer and heart disease by analyzing data on mortality rates, smoking habits, lung cancer and coronary heart disease and the health benefits of quitting smoking have also been established in several studies (Saijo, 2006).
An important topic of nutrition studies is life expectancy and health and disease in the elderly. The problem of malnutrition is increased during old age as the elderly may have inadequate diet and poor mobility that prevent them from following a recommended diet pattern. In certain cases, poor nutrition can lead to chronic conditions and poor physical mobility and the elderly would thus need specific interventions and effective treatment patterns. General studies on gender variations in life expectancy and illnesses have shown that women tend to live longer than men but also tend to report illnesses more than men (WHO, 2000).

Bibliography

Bull, Sheana; Eakin, Elizabeth; Reeves, Marina; Kimberly, Riley (2006), Multi-level support for physical activity and healthy eating, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 54, Number 5, pp. 585-593(9)

Papers For You (2006) “C/N/14. How does the disciplinary regime of dieting (and/ or exercising) work to produce ‘docile bodies’? “, http://www.coursework4you.co.uk/sprtothers10.htm

Papers For You (2006) “S/PS/24. An attempt to change health behaviour by eating five portions of fruit and vegetables daily: A critical evaluation”, Papers4you.com

Saijo, Nagahiro (2006) Recent trends in the treatment of advanced lung cancer Cancer Science, Volume 97, Number 6, pp. 448-452(5)

Whiting, Susan J.; Barabash, Wade A. (2006) Dietary Reference Intakes for the micronutrients: considerations for physical activity Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, Volume 31, Number 1, 1 February, pp. 80-85(6)

WHO factsheet – Women, Ageing and Health (2000) http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs252/en/

Most people are aware that nutrient timing is as important as nutrient composition. In other words, it’s not just what you eat, but when you eat it that gives optimal results. As the man says, “Timing is everything.” Consuming the right foods at the right time can have positive effects on body composition: which means more muscle and less body fat.

Health-conscious people are told to avoid simple carbohydrates, and for good reasons. It’s not true all the time and in every situation, however. Following a heavy workout, there is a metabolic “window” – so to speak – where the body preferentially shuttles glucose into the liver and muscles to replace lost glycogen via both insulin-dependent and non-insulin-dependent transport mechanisms. Translated, this means your body will shuttle carbs and protein into the tissues you want (muscle) instead of storing them as fat after a workout.

To carry the analogy further, the metabolic window doesn’t stay open indefinitely, so you need to take advantage of the opportunity while it lasts.

A number of studies have found that a post-workout drink containing simple, high-GI carbs and protein increases protein synthesis dramatically. The two work synergistically to create an anabolic environment that’s superior to either nutrient alone. In addition, some recent work suggests that a pre-workout drink may be superior to a post-workout drink, and consuming both may be best of all!

Research looking at the issue has gotten a great deal of attention in the sports nutrition world. One particularly interesting study, “Timing of amino acid-carbohydrate ingestion alters anabolic response of muscle to resistance exercise.” (Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2001 Aug;281(2):E197-206), compared the anabolic responses to a carbohydrate and amino acid supplement taken either before or after resistance exercise. It’s counterintuitive to think taking in these nutrients before the workout is superior to post-workout, but according to this small study:

“results indicate that the response of net muscle protein synthesis to consumption of an EAC solution [carb/amino acid drink] immediately before resistance exercise is greater than that when the solution is consumed after exercise, primarily because of an increase in muscle protein synthesis…”

Since this study was published, several researchers have proposed that providing amino acids/protein and carbs both before and after a resistance workout represents the best of both worlds. This is the premise of the book “Nutrient Timing” by John Ivy and Robert Portman. They present compelling evidence that the right mixture of nutrients, taken at key points in the muscle growth cycle, will optimize improvements in muscle growth, strength, and power, as well as enhance recovery from exercise.

Overall, there’s a solid body of scientific evidence to support using a blend of fast-acting carbs and amino acids/protein for both pre- and post-workout nutrition. It’s definitely a “hot” topic among sports researchers. It’s also a topic that seems to create endless speculation and conversation with non-scientists looking to get the most of their time in the gym. Everyone wants to hear the latest word, it seems.

So what’s the latest word?

The place to discover cutting edge research on a topic is to attend conferences where researchers present their most recent findings. This is a much faster way of getting current info than reading scientific journals, as it can take many months (even years!) to publish the work researchers submit for review and publication.

Each year, I attend various scientific conferences that apply to my interests, research, and business. This year I attended the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) conference in Las Vegas. The ISSN is a relatively new organization and this was their third conference to date.*

A session on the role of nutrition in exercise and recovery was particularly interesting. One standout study**, “Effects of protein and carbohydrate on anabolic responses to resistance training” looked at the effects of carbs, creatine, and whey – taken alone and in different combinations – on LBM and/or strength. The conclusion was that the combination of all three (whey, carbs, and creatine) was the most effective and that there appeared to be a true synergism between these nutrients. This study also confirmed that these nutrients, taken both before and after training, have a greater effect on lean mass and strength than when taken at other times of the day. I don’t think that comes as a big surprise to most people “in the know” about such things, but it’s good to see it confirmed under controlled conditions.

The take home lesson is this: if you want to optimize your nutrition to gain muscle mass and strength, it’s vital to consume a combination of fast-acting carbs and protein during the workout “window.”

Here’s what I recommend: mix 30-50g of high quality whey with 75-100g of high GI carbs (such as glucose, maltodextrin, etc.,) and 3-5g of creatine monohydrate and drink half immediately before you hit the gym, and the other half immediately following your workout.

To make it extra simple, I use a pre-made carb drinks (e.g., TwinLab Ultra Fuel, etc.) and add the whey and creatine to that and mix it up. You can “roll your own” of course by buying various carb powders in bulk. I just like the convenience of the pre-made carb mixtures myself.

As you can see, I don’t use a complicated formula for the amounts of protein, carbs, and creatine to take pre- and post-workout. Why? Because – while focusing on such minutiae would make me look smart – it probably won’t have any effects on you. Following the K.I.S.S. (“Keep It Simple, Stupid”) system works best here. The above formula is more then sufficient to supply the nutrients required to take advantage of the metabolic window. Some people take it a step further by dividing the formula into three parts, to be consumed before, during and after the workout, but I don’t see the need for that either. I doubt there are any real benefits to it, but more research is needed there.

This isn’t a miracle mixture, of course. If your training and/or nutrition over the rest of the day aren’t up to snuff, this pre- and post-workout drink won’t make up for those shortcomings. In conjunction with a good training program and diet however, combining pre- and post-workout nutrition will clearly add to your success. And remember, it’s not rocket science, so don’t make it any more complicated then it needs to be.

**Presented by Dr. Paul Cribb