The Cholesterol Myths. Fructose | Talk To Me Johnnie. John – I was at your most recent CrossFit Football certification and during the nutrition talk you cautioned us about over-consumption of fruit and more specifically fructose. Can you go into more detail on why I should be weary of fructose ? Interesting you should ask…I happen to re-working the nutrition portion of the CrossFit Football certification for this weekend in San Francisco…food selection and limiting of fructose is high on my list. The off-season goal of every football player, and power athlete for that matter, is to get bigger, stronger and faster. We know that increased muscle diameter has direct correlation to getting stronger. In theory, a bigger muscle has the potential to be stronger With this in mind, how do we create bigger, stronger athletes? Before everyone blurts out the answer…how does lift heavy weights and eat a significant amount of food sound?
The first major movement occurs when something sweet enters the mouth. What about fructose? And thank you Chuck Norris. Get Off The Ibuprofen Peoples! Hey Kelly, At the seminar you said no more ibuprofen, so I stopped. But what should I take when the DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) is bad? I foam roll, tennis/lacrosse ball roll, etc... But it only goes so far. Crushing the fish oil as well. ASA (an NSAID by the way) or acetaminophen or just suck it up? Thanks All right, let's set the record straight about this stuff. The Disclaimer: Medicine is serious busines.
Sorted? Ok. Taking an anti-inflammatory drug of any kind makes tendons and ligaments weaker, and stops muscles from getting stronger. Is this clear enough? Here's the low down. No good coach should allow their athletes to take ibuprofen at anytime. Why? NSAIDs have been shown to delay and hamper the healing in all the soft tissues, including muscles, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage. Long term NSAID use is hard on your tissues and directly responsible from some pretty gnarly chronic body issues.
So how do we treat acute inflammatory/inflammation pain? You know the answer. Ice. Making Sense of Your Cholesterol Numbers. By Dr. Mercola Cholesterol could easily be described as the smoking gun of the last two decades. It's been responsible for demonizing entire categories of foods (like eggs and saturated fats) and blamed for just about every case of heart disease in the last 20 years.Yet when I first opened my medical practice in the mid-80s, cholesterol, and the fear that yours was too high was rarely talked about. Somewhere along the way however, cholesterol became a household word -- something that you must keep as low as possible, or suffer the consequences.You are probably aware that there are many myths that portray fat and cholesterol as one of the worst foods you can consume.
Please understand that these myths are actually harming your health. What Is Cholesterol, and Why Do You Need It? That's right, you do need cholesterol. Your Total Cholesterol Level Is NOT a Great Indicator of Your Heart Disease Risk Cholesterol Is Neither 'Good' Nor 'Bad' Cholesterol Is Your Friend, Not Your Enemy. Can Foods Contribute to Infertility? People sensitive to the gluten in bread, pasta and other foods may face fertility problems. Dr. Sheila Crowe, a professor in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology in the department of medicine at the University of Virginia, recently joined the Consults blog to answer reader questions about celiac disease, an often overlooked digestive disorder that causes damage to the small intestine when gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye, is eaten.
Millions of people have celiac disease, but most don’t know they have it, in part because symptoms can be so varied. Here, Dr. Crowe responds to a reader concerned about the links between celiac disease and infertility. Celiac Disease, Infertility and Miscarriages Can you explain the link between celiac and infertility?
Sheila Crowe, M.D. Dr. Women with celiac disease are reported to start having periods later and stop menstruating earlier than average. Think Ultrasound for Babies Is Safe? | Ultrasound. News Flash: Research shows ultrasounded populations have a quadrupled perinatal death rate, increased rates of brain damage, dyslexia, speech delays, epilepsy, learning difficulties, and a 32% increase in left handedness (which is thought to be caused by brain damage). Perinatal death rate quadrupled in ultrasounded group. (2,475 woman study by Davies et al., 1993); Midwifery Today. 1984 study shows ultrasounded babies developed more dyslexia, and twice as often showed delayed speech of unknown causes.
(Stark et al 1984); Midwifery Today; Effects of Frequent Ultrasound During Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Males who were ultrasounded more likely to show signs of brain damage. Journal Epidemiology December 2001. Ultrasounded babies more likely to develop epilepsy and learning difficulties. Ultrasound Abstracts. Perhaps most ironic and compelling is this quote from one of Yale’s MD elite (Dr. Article by Leigh Dundass. Diaperfreebaby. The Men Who Stare at Screens. David Kessler: Fat, Salt and Sugar Alter Brain Chemistry, Make Us Eat Junk Food - washingtonpost.com.
He went in the middle of the night, long after the last employee had locked up the Chili's Grill and Bar. He'd steer his car around the back, check to make sure no one was around and then quietly approach the dumpster. If anyone noticed the man foraging through the trash, they would have assumed he was a vagrant. Except he was wearing black dress slacks and padded gardening gloves. "I'm surprised he didn't wear a tie," his wife said dryly. The high-octane career path of David A.
Kessler, the Harvard-trained doctor, lawyer, medical school dean and former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration had come to this: nocturnal dumpster diving. Sometimes, he would just reach in. It took many of these forays until Kessler emerged with his prize: ingredient labels affixed to empty cardboard boxes that spelled out the fats, salt and sugar used to make the Southwestern Eggrolls, Boneless Shanghai Wings and other dishes served by the nation's second-largest restaurant chain.