Archive for June, 2008

Tip for Hot-Weather Competitors

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
If you compete in a sport during hot weather, you may be helped by this tip for recovering between events.
Researchers at Edith Cowan University in Australia showed that you can recover faster and compete at a higher level by soaking your legs in cold water (14 degrees [...]

Vitamin D deficiency linked to many health problems

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
The hottest subject in medicine today is the amazing number of diseases associated with low vitamin D levels. People with low levels of vitamin D are at double the risk for blocked arteries in their legs, called peripheral artery disease (Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, June 2008); [...]

Hip Fat can be Hardest to Lose

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
I’m not overweight; how can I lose the fat in my hips and thighs?First, realize that people who are shaped like pears live longer than those who are shaped like apples (storing fat primarily in their bellies). “Pears” are less likely to develop diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, [...]

Not Your Grandma’s Tomato Part III - Keys to Good Nutrition & Tips to Eating Healthy on Organic Whole Food

Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy with Uri Feast

I’d like to share an article written
by David Uri LeBaron,
pioneer and innovator of live, whole food-based nutrition.
“THIS IS NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S TOMATO! - Part III”
“After more than 30 years of ‘hands-on’ organic farming
and continuous nutritional research, let me explain why…
this is NOT [...]

New Theory on Recovery from Workouts

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
The soreness that you feel 8 to 24 hours after an intense workout is caused by a tearing of the muscle fibers. The fastest way to get muscles to heal is to have your body produce lots of insulin and also provide a supply of protein to [...]

Low maximum heart rate signals fitness

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
No matter how hard I exercise, my heart rate never gets as high as my husband’s. Should I be concerned? No; it may just mean that you are in very good shape. Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University in England showed that athletes have much lower maximum [...]

Salt restriction hinders exercisers

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Most doctors recommend low salt diets because of the evidence that taking in too much salt can cause high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart attacks and strokes. However, this may not be good advice for dedicated exercisers. If you exercise heavily and restrict salt, [...]

Not Your Grandma’s Tomato Part 2 - Keys to Good Nutrition & Tips to Eating Healthy Feast on Organic Whole Food

Submitted by Keys to Good Nutrition and Tips to Eating Healthy with Uri Feast
I’d like to share an article written
by David Uri LeBaron,
pioneer and innovator of live, whole food-based nutrition.
“THIS IS NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S TOMATO! - Part II”
“After more than 30 years of ‘hands-on’ organic farming
and continuous nutritional research, let me explain why…
this is NOT [...]