I've long thought that solutions to many of our health problems may already exist. Call it faith or just a trust in the natural order of the universe, but I believe we will find the foods, herbs and chemicals naturally present on earth will eventually help us solve cancer, heart disease and diabetes. We just need to find the answers that are in front of us.
Mushrooms may hold some keys. There are over 14,000 known classifications of mushrooms. Many cannot be farmed but pop up in nature making them a classic organic food.
Shiitake mushrooms are used in China and Japan to fight cold and flu as they are high in Triterpenes, a steroid-like molecule that inhibits histamine release and has anti-inflammatory properties. They are believed to have an immunity-enhancing effect.
Expand your horizons beyond button mushrooms. We need variety when it comes to mushrooms. The more exotic ones may have the most potential. For example, Reishi mushrooms have been shown to reduce inflammation. A Thai mushroom called astraeus odoratus has been studied for its cancer fighting abilities.
Keep your eyes on the research. Trust me, more good things are to be discovered here. And of course, one note of caution, do NOT pick mushrooms in the woods if you do not know what you are doing. Some are extremely toxic and will kill you if you eat them.
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health-fitness/chew-on-this/article3802502.html
http://www.superfoods-for-superhealth.com/reishi-mushroom.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22957940
Friday, November 14, 2014
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Saturated Fat Now Good For Us??
Do you ever feel like nutrition advice is on a pendulum? First the newspaper says "Vitamin E is good for you, it prevents cancer; then it says vitamin E is bad for you, it causes hemorrhages." The media has a long pattern of contradictions around eating: Carbs are good; carbs are bad. Now after decades of telling people that saturated fat causes heart disease, the media is now spreading the word that saturated fat is not the enemy (sugar is).
One might conclude that nutrition professionals are the WORST people in the world for making up their minds. While this is a funny thought, the problem here is more insidious. Money and greed are the causes of the confusion.
Why is saturated fat now being billed as good? Because the dairy industry financed a flawed study that they claim proves saturated fat doesn't cause heart disease. Why would they do that? Because the dairy industry has millions of dollars to gain if Americans start buying more milk, cream and butter.
Let me be clear, we have A LOT of research showing that saturated fat increases cholesterol levels which subsequently can cause heart attacks and strokes. True, some people are genetically lucky. Some people can eat all the ice cream, eggs and red meat in butter sauce that they want and their cholesterol will barely shift. Most people will have consequences after indulging heavily in these foods.
Let's pretend that saturate fat doesn't cause heart disease. A new body of research shows eating saturated fat (high fat dairy is one of the worst!) increases your inflammatory hormones. Inflammation is linked with arthritis, allergies, asthma, dementia (vascular), inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity. Shall we all have another pat of butter?
Mark Thiesmeyer, MS, MPH, RD
Better Living Fitness
One might conclude that nutrition professionals are the WORST people in the world for making up their minds. While this is a funny thought, the problem here is more insidious. Money and greed are the causes of the confusion.
Why is saturated fat now being billed as good? Because the dairy industry financed a flawed study that they claim proves saturated fat doesn't cause heart disease. Why would they do that? Because the dairy industry has millions of dollars to gain if Americans start buying more milk, cream and butter.
Let me be clear, we have A LOT of research showing that saturated fat increases cholesterol levels which subsequently can cause heart attacks and strokes. True, some people are genetically lucky. Some people can eat all the ice cream, eggs and red meat in butter sauce that they want and their cholesterol will barely shift. Most people will have consequences after indulging heavily in these foods.
Let's pretend that saturate fat doesn't cause heart disease. A new body of research shows eating saturated fat (high fat dairy is one of the worst!) increases your inflammatory hormones. Inflammation is linked with arthritis, allergies, asthma, dementia (vascular), inflammatory bowel disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity. Shall we all have another pat of butter?
Mark Thiesmeyer, MS, MPH, RD
Better Living Fitness
Saturday, February 8, 2014
How many calories am I burning in the gym?
How Many Calories Do I Burn with an Hour of Exercise?
- Walking leisurely on the treadmill: 100 - 210 calories
- Walking vigorously on the treadmill: 200 – 480 calories
- Low-impact aerobics: 240 – 480 calories
- Lifting weights, moderate workload: 300 – 420 calories
- Biking, moderate intensity (15 mph): 400 – 600 calories
- Swimming Laps, aerobic pace: 420 – 600 calories
- Jogging (11 min/mile): 480 – 660 calories
- Better Living's CVT 400 - 571 calories (in just 45 minutes!)
Check out the website for more information on Better Living's CVT workout. Joey makes the workout both fun and intense.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
10 Weeks to 10lbs Lighter Starts in 3 Days!
Join the 10 Week's Challenge today!! Email me at mark@betterliving.biz.
If you message me today with your address, I'll mail you your pedometer and start-up materials. Let's have some fun together getting fit and healthy. We'll also be learning some fun stuff about our bodies. Here is a preview:
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3 Interesting Fitness Facts:
If you message me today with your address, I'll mail you your pedometer and start-up materials. Let's have some fun together getting fit and healthy. We'll also be learning some fun stuff about our bodies. Here is a preview:
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3 Interesting Fitness Facts:
1. A dehydration of 2% of your water volume can result in a decrease of muscular performance of 20 to 30%
Source : Bean, Anita (2006). The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition. A & C Black Publishers Ltd.. pp. 81–83. ISBN 0713675586.
2. Detraining (when you stop training) from resistance training for 2 weeks results on average in the loss of the performance acquired in 3 to 5 months of serious training. In aerobics (depending on studies/people) 8 weeks to 8 months are sufficient to lose ALL OF THE AEROBIC PERFORMANCE.
Note: This is only about physical performance. So it’s not about volume or mass of muscle, but it’s about the effort you can output in the case of resistance training, and also an endurance component in aerobics.
Sources :
1) Aerobic Fitness and Health
By Roy J. Shephard. p210-p212. Champaign, Ill., Human Kinetics, 1994. ISBN: 0-87322-417-5.
2) Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance
Edition 6 by William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch. ISBN: 0-78174-990-5. Chapter 22: MUSCULAR STRENGTH: TRAINING MUSCLES TO BECOME STRONGER
1) Aerobic Fitness and Health
By Roy J. Shephard. p210-p212. Champaign, Ill., Human Kinetics, 1994. ISBN: 0-87322-417-5.
2) Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance
Edition 6 by William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch. ISBN: 0-78174-990-5. Chapter 22: MUSCULAR STRENGTH: TRAINING MUSCLES TO BECOME STRONGER
3. Fast music during effort makes you consume more calories
Note: The way this is achieved naturally, is that for the same exercise, subjects were found to have a higher physiological effort when listening to fast tempo music. Performance is not higher but it tires the body faster.
Source : ” CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSES TO MUSIC TEMPO DURING STEADY-STATE EXERCISE”
Journal of Exercise Physiology online (JEPonline ) Volume 12 Number 1 February 2009
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http://www.youcefbanouni.com/388/8-exercise-facts-you-ignored-for-sure/
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