Archive for January, 2008
« Previous EntriesSightseeing Cyclists Should Pedal Slower
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Anything you can do to strengthen your legs will make you more efficient when you ride. Research from Norway shows that the stronger you are, the slower and more efficiently you pedal when you are going at a relaxed pace. Fourteen healthy subjects performed supervised heavy lifting [...]
It’s Time for Juice Fasting - Keys to Good Nutrition & Tips to Eating Healthy Feast Uri Yuri
Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy Feast Uri Yuri
IT’S TIME TO START JUICE FASTING
“The single most powerful tool I have seen for optimum health and rejuvenation is the JUICE FAST!” - Dr. Otto Burchinger, M.D.
After completing my 12-Part series on Juice Fasting a few weeks ago, [...]
Caffeine: Why it helps during exercise
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
In endurance events, the first cause of fatigue is loss of muscle sugar, so athletes do whatever they can to preserve sugar levels. Caffeine causes the body to produce large amounts of adrenalin, which causes fat to be released from fat cells and float in the bloodstream. [...]
You Are What You Eat - Keys to Good Nutrition & Tips to Eating Healthy Feast Uri Yuri
Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy Feast Uri Yuri
“You are what you eat, drink, breathe, think, say, and do.” - Patricia Bragg
It IS possible to be healthy and to create a healthy lifestyle IF you truly want it bad enough. In the end, you, and you alone, determine [...]
VSL#3 DS probiotic gluten free but only available in powder by prescription yet effective in colitis and may be beneficial in Celiac disease
Submitted by The Food Doc Journal
In a previous report on the probiotic VSL#3, I stated that VSL#3 DS (double strength) came in a capsule form that is gluten free. VSL#3 DS does not come in capsules. However, it does appear to be gluten free. VSL#3 DS is only available in sachets of powder. [...]
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Heart Attacks
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
More than 75 years ago, we learned that lack of vitamin D causes rickets, bone deformities and failure to grow in children. Twenty years ago, reports started to appear showing that lack of vitamin D also impairs your immunity to limit your ability to kill germs. This [...]
Omega-3’s - How Important are They?
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Astonishing Health Disaster - Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy Feast Uri Yuri
Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy Feast Uri Yuri
MOST ASTONISHING HEALTH DISASTER OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Watch this video…
The Most Astonishing Health Disaster of the 20th Century
It’s hard to believe just how dangerous Big Pharma is to our nation and to our health.
Feel free to pass on [...]
Plant Omega-3’s Better than Fish Oils
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Omega-3 fatty acids protect against heart attacks, inflammatory diseases such as rheumatiod arthritis, depression, and attention deficit disorder. You probably know that you can get omega-3s in seafood or fish oils. However, the omega-3 fatty acids in seeds such as whole grains may be even more important [...]
Colon Cleansing & Health - Keys to Good Nutrition & to Eating Healthy Uri Feast Yuri
Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy Feast Uri Yuri
“We are one of the sickest nations in the world. Despite all the vast sums of money that are spent on health care each year, we are still one of the sickest countries in the world. In 1900 we were [...]
Eight Glasses of Water a Day: No Health Benefit
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Eight glasses of water a day will just give you a lot of extra trips to the bathroom. Drinking extra water does not “flush out toxins” or offer any other useful function.
Why do so many people believe this rule? The number originally came from the National Academy [...]
Fewer Hard Workouts May Make You a Better Athlete
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
How much time should you spend working at your maximum level in your sport, compared to miles or days spent going at a relaxed pace? Researchers at the University of Madrid in Spain divided competitive distance runners into two groups. One group did frequent intense workouts and [...]
Why I’m A Uri Distributor - Keys to Good Nutrition & Eating Healthy Uri Feast Yuri
Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy Feast Uri Yuri
WHY I JOINED URI INTERNATIONAL AS A DISTRIBUTOR of the FEAST
There were many compelling reasons for me to join Uri International as a distributor.
The first and most important reason was the incredibly healthy product, the Feast, by Uri International.
My [...]
Cold Toes Can Mean Diabetes
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Painfully cold toes can ruin outdoor sports on cold days. We solve the problem with adhesive toe-warmer packets on our socks. However, if your toes feel cold even when it is not cold outside, or if you have loss of feeling or tingling as well, you need [...]
Stevia Sweetener - Keys to Good Nutrition & to Eating Healthy with Uri Feast Yuri
Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy with Uri Feast
Enjoy STEVIA
the World’s Healthiest Natural Sweetener
in the Feast by Uri (Yuri) International
Stevia drops (2 drops = 1 tsp sugar) from a South African plant, helps regulate blood sugar and lowers blood pressure, but it doesn’t affect normal blood pressure.
Calorie-free Stevia [...]
How to Lower Your Chances of Dying Early
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Researchers at National Cancer Institute in Bethesda showed that engaging in physical activity for at least three hours per week appears to decrease chances of dying early by more than 25 percent.
The investigators evaluated the exercise habits of 252,925 adults aged 50 to 71 years who were [...]
Juice Fasting Pt 12 - Keys to Good Nutrition and to Eating Healthy with Uri Feast Yuri
Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy with Uri Feast
A FEW MORE FAMOUS QUOTES
ON JUICE FASTING
I’d like to share with you a few more quotes on fasting that will inspire and motivate you to get started with the joy of juice fasting.
These quotes were gleaned from a great website that I [...]
Cofactors May Explain Why Some Get Colon Cancer, Others Don’t
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Although scientists are not sure what causes colon or rectal cancers, they know that they are associated with lack of exercise, eating too much meat, and the human wart virus (HPV). A study from Sendai, Japan shows that men who spend a lot of time walking are [...]
Juice Fasting Pt 11 - Keys to Good Nutrition & Eating Healthy with Uri Feast Yuri
Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy with Uri Feast
I’d like to share with you some of the benefits of fasting as described by Patricia and Paul Bragg in their book, “Bragg Miracle of Fasting Book.” This is a good book for you to read and have on hand during your [...]
Walking for Fitness
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Walking is a very safe sport because it rarely causes injuries. Running causes injuries frequently because you take both feet off the ground at the same time and land with a tremendous force that can tear muscles and shatter bones. On the other hand, when you walk, [...]
Is the probiotic VSL#3 gluten free?
Submitted by The Food Doc Journal
Is the probiotic VSL#3 gluten free?
Reports of the probiotic VSL#3 may contain small amounts of gluten are quite disturbing to me because I have recommended it to many of patients. I have also taken it personally and recommended to my wife who has severe celiac disease complicated by the skin [...]
Juice Fasting Pt 10 - Keys to Good Nutrition & Eating Healthy with Uri Feast
Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy with Uri Feast
PART 10 OF JUICE FASTING
Today I’d like to share some powerful quotes by juice fasting authorities that I believe will help inspire and motivate you to make juice fasting a regular part of your life.
“Fasting is the greatest remedy - the physician [...]
Growth Hormone Consequences
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Many top athletes in virtually every sport that requires strength take Human Growth Hormone, or HGH. Since HGH is taken “under the table”, virtually no studies have been done to track the consequences of its use in athletes. However, a study from Johns Hopkins shows that children [...]
The Latest Diet Books: Recipe for Success?
Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Before you spend your money on the latest diet book or weight loss gimmick, remind yourself that the ONLY ways to lose weight are:
1) Take in fewer calories,
2) Burn more calories, or
3) BOTH.
ALL of the popular diet books and programs, regardless of the “scientific” explanations they give, [...]
Juice Fasting Pt 9 - Keys to Good Nutrition and Eating Healthy with Uri Feast
Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy with Uri Feast
HOW TO BREAK OR END A JUICE FAST
I’d like to share some juice fasting tips today on how to break your fast as I near the end of this series on juice fasting.
Breaking a juice fast is the most important phase of [...]
