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If you are an athlete that trains outside in the summer heat, you have most likely experienced debilitating cramps. It does not matter how well conditioned you are, if you don't take the proper precautionary measures to avoid cramps, they will take you to your knees potentially leading to injury.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">While most cramps are due to overuse (exercising too excessive either by going farther or faster than in the recent past or not allowing proper recovery time), continuing to put yourself at your limit becomes especially problematic during hot summer days. Drinking an electrolyte beverage may help prevent cramping as it replaces minerals your body loses through sweating.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> Drinks like Gatorade or <a href="https://www.advocare.com/13029111/store/product/a7508-advocare-rehydrate-canister" target="_blank">Advocare's Rehydrate</a> are very beneficial for athletes or anyone who exercises beyond 1 hour. Aim to drink 6 to 8 ounces of an electrolyte beverage every 1 to 2 hours of activity. Additionally, plan in advance for an early morning training session by drinking at least 6 ounces the night before at bedtime and then drink at least another 6 ounces 1 hour in the morning before the activity. During activity, drink water as needed. If the session goes beyond 1 hour, that is when you need to incorporate the 6 to 8 ounces of electrolyte replacement.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">If you feel cramps creeping up on you, that is when you need to dial back on your effort. Slow it down. If cramps are hitting you during a run, incorporate walking breaks and avoid getting to the point of huffing and puffing. If you try to push through, cramps are only going to increase and this puts you at risk for injury. A good training plan will incorporate hard training sessions followed by days of light activity. Do not expect yourself to go 100% every session. This will surely set you up for injury.</span></div>
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Current research on cramps shows the problem happens in the neural communication pathway. During training you reach a point of fatigue. Sometimes there is miscommunication causing the muscle to stay contracted when it shouldn't and wham, you cramp. </div>
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“The mechanism for muscle fatigue and muscle damage causing cramping is best explained through an imbalance that develops in the nervous system control of muscle. Muscles tend to become very twitchy when they become fatigued or are injured,” said <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18981039" target="_blank">Schwellnus</a>. You’re more likely to get cramps, then, when your muscles are working harder and are fatiguing, such when you’re out of shape or racing hard.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Avoid cramps by taking the following steps:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">1. Warm-up: </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">If you don't already warm-up utilizing dynamic movements, you need to do so. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for warming up. This gets your heart rate elevated and pumping blood to the muscles prior to placing demands on them literally raising the temperature of the muscles so you don't start off "cold".</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">2. Start slow gradually increase intensity:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Do not start the beginning of your training session at full speed. Following the warm-up, you may increase effort, just don't go full speed. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">3. Excessive temperatures? Shorten training, train inside, or split your session:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">If the temperature is very high and/or humidity is a factor, either shorten your planned session, take it inside, or split your training into two parts.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">4. Allow more breaks:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Heat puts added stress on the body. As it takes added effort for your body to cool, incorporate much needed walking breaks so your heart may adequately pump under less stress to cool you down.</span></div>
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Because you run the risk of being in a state of dehydration when it is hot outside, shorten your stride during sprints or hill work to better avoid cramping or pulling a muscle.</div>
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If a cramp sets in, stop activity immediately. It is now time to deep breath and stretch it out. Static stretching inhibits the muscle from contracting. After stretching and the cramps resides, start slow and gradually increase effort.</div>
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If you feel a cramp coming on, backing off will usually prevent it. If you are stubborn and push through, it will debilitate you making it impossible to continue and likely setting you up for injury.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #263238; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 18px;">Living with diabetes often means giving up foods you love. Bread has been identified as one of the hardest foods to give up. However, there is a bread that diabetics don't have to run from as it has been shown to help diabetics lower blood sugar, aid in weight loss, and has heart healthy benefits as well. In fact, the general population would be better off making a switch to this healthy bread. To learn more about this "super" bread and all the health benefits boosted by its large variety of nutrients, go to:</span><br />
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"Popcorn kernels themselves are extremely healthy.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preparation of popcorn has a major impact on its nutrition<br />STACK.com</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whether it's air-popped, microwaved or oil-popped, popcorn has impressive nutrition. Air-popped popcorn is slightly more desirable for a few reasons (but we'll get into preparation later). The following nutritional figures are for air-popped popcorn. A single 1-ounce serving contains 110 calories, 1 gram of fat, almost no saturated fat, 4 grams of dietary fiber, 4 grams of protein and 10 percent of your daily magnesium.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What jumps out right away are the low calorie and fat totals. At 110 calories per serving, popcorn qualifies as a snack you can mindlessly munch on in front of the television without worrying about major repercussions. The remarkably low fat totals are equally impressive."</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read more on healthy benefits of popcorn and what to avoid at:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.stack.com/a/is-popcorn-actually-healthy?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_campaign=thursday-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=04-20-17" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Popcorn Actually Healthy?</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">Click on link to view Full article.<br />Written by - <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Brandon Hall is an Assistant Content Director for STACK</span></span></span></h4>
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Often considered a bad word, fat can actually be a healthy addition to your diet. For specifics on fat, read the shared link at the end of this post. To summarize what dietary changes you need to make:<br />
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(1) Eliminate hydrogenated man-made fats, better known as trans fats.<br />
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(3) Limit saturated fats from animal sources<br />
(4) Incorporate coconut oil into your diet<br />
(5) Eat fatty plant foods daily <br />
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By making these changes, you will decrease inflammation in your body, promote joint health, and improve your blood lipid profile... that translates to healthier heart.<br />
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For a great article with more specifics on the above recommendations, go to:<br />
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Ever noticed not all butter looks the same?<br />
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Butters vary from white to yellow. Why? It comes down to where the milked cow was fed. Cows raised on pastures produce yellow butter while grain fed cows produce white butter. The time of year factors in as well...for those pasture raised. Milk collected late spring, early summer is more yellow than any other time of the year.<br />
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Want to learn more on this interesting fact? Go to:<br />
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Have you noticed coconut oil prominently displayed in stores these days? <div>
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But, you wonder, isn't the fat saturated? Yep. </div>
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My Thoughts:<br />
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Admittedly, I enjoy a drink or two when socializing with friends. Alcohol in moderation, takes the edge off and allows me to relax. Nonetheless, being a freak on health -- what's good for me, what's not -- to say I was less than thrilled when stumbling on the following article, well, that's an understatement. Keep in mind, smoking plus alcohol use is really bad. Regardless, what the scientists present will be on the forefront of my mind when sitting down with my next loaded beverage:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 1.06em;">Earlier this year, the United Kingdom issued</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 1.06em;"> </span><a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/856994" style="color: #5757a6; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.06em; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">new guidelines</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 1.06em;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 1.06em;">on alcohol drinking, recommending that <b>men drink no more than women</b> and <i><b>warning</b></i> that <b>any amount of alcohol increases the risk of developing a range of cancers</b>.</span><br />
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Organizations in New Zealand are also taking action. The New Zealand Medical Association, the Cancer Society of New Zealand, and the National Heart Foundation have all adopted <b>evidence-based position statements that "debunk" cardiovascular benefits as a motivation to drink</b> and that highlight cancer risks, Dr Connor said.</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;">" Don't ever give up, even if you don't get to where you want </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #38761d;">You'll still be somewhere better than where you were before." </span> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> --- </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Copyright © 2000 Audra Erny</span>
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By David Haas</div>
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Exercise has been long believed to be a great health benefit aside from just improving cardiovascular strength and controlling weight. It has also been shown to improve a person's overall mood and help fight a wide range of other diseases including depression, allergies and IBS. Of course exercise does not actually cure diseases, but research has determined that the way the body reacts to exercise can help combat illness.<br />
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Recently, some studies have shown a link between adults getting regular exercise (i.e., thirty to sixty minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise each day) can significantly reduce one's chances of developing certain types of cancer including colon and breast cancer. Exercise can also be quite beneficial for people who have already developed cancer or pre-cancerous tumors. Health care professionals believe there are certain reasons for this phenomenon. For example, exercise releases a large amount of positive endorphins in the body that can help increase one's positive mood and reduce any pain that was being felt. Additionally, being physically fit gives the body more strength to fight off disease.<br />
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It is important to understand that though the national guidelines recommend a fairly ambitious plan of exercising close to an hour every day, even a small amount of light exercise can make a difference in a person's life and help fight off disease. This is especially important for people who already feel very sick or have trouble breathing or moving, like when receiving mesothelioma treatment. Simply walking around for a few minutes everyday can help a person build physical strength and also improve a person's mood and outlook on life. Modern medicine is finally beginning to embrace the idea that a person's mental state has a great impact on their physical state. Since exercise releases certain endorphins that create a natural "high", the brain will help to body react more positively to traditional treatments like chemotherapy and radiation. Exercise has also been shown to help reduce the negative side effects that are often associated with these treatments.<br />
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For any person with higher risk factors for cancer or an existing cancerous tumor, they should talk to their doctors about how they should work exercise into their normal routine. Of course, during cancer treatment is not the ideal time to begin a rigorous exercise routine or intense training program. This is why it is important to work closely with a doctor to understand one's physical limits and create a routine that meets their needs without introducing additional harm to their body. For a person that does not currently have cancer, this information can serve as another reminder of the overall benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and continuing to participate in some type of physical activity on a daily basis. <br />
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<span class="pp"></span>The ever-quotable Katharine Hepburn once said of her slender form: “What you see before you is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.”<br />
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<span class="pp"></span>New evidence suggests she may have been right. People who eat chocolate may be thinner than those who don’t.<br />
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<span class="pp"></span>Wait — keep reading. Don’t grab the nearest Hershey’s bar or throw back handfuls of M&Ms just yet.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times Roman", "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">This is the second year in a row that U.S. News named the DASH diet as the “best diet overall.” A panel of 22 medical experts on diet, obesity, nutrition, diabetes and heart disease developed the rankings list.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times Roman", "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">“It’s not just the latest fad diet in terms of weight loss,” said Marla Heller, the author of the best-selling “The DASH Diet Action Plan” and a certified nutritionist in Northbrook. “It’s the only diet plan that’s been proven to improve health.”</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Times Roman", "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">The DASH diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, poultry, low-fat dairy products, nuts and legumes – foods that are low in saturated fat and cholesterol.</span>
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CELEBRITIES go from fat to thin in the blink of an eye, so why can't we?</div>
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But Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) says people are doing themselves a disservice by buying into diet fads which do not provide a sustainable platform for long-term weight loss.</div>
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The DAA has named the worst three diet offenders - the Blood Type Diet, the Acid and Alkaline Diet and the Lemon Detox diet.</div>
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Coast dietitian, Maya McColm said dieting fads were not designed for the long term.</div>
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"Diets often compromise on nutritional quality," she said.</div>
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"No-one diet suits everyone - there are many factors which influence weight loss - from healthy eating and exercise to emotional support and motivation."</div>
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Ms McColm said it was about a healthy and holistic lifestyle change, not yo-yo dieting.</div>
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"Each individual must change their mindset - no-one can do it for them," she said.</div>
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"It is about exercising, eating well and integrating this into everyday life."</div>
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She said in this day and age people were time poor and opted for take-aways over quality food.</div>
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"It is not just about eating foods with a low Glycemic Index (GI) but also low Human Intervention (HI)," she said.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Make a fist before picking your dessert.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The simple act of tightening a muscle — in your hand, your calf, whatever — can help you make the healthier choice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Firm muscles can firm willpower and … increase self-control…. Put simply, steely muscles can lead to a steely resolve," says a study recently published in the Journal of Consumer Research.</span><br />
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Just because something's called "salad" doesn't make it healthy -- in fact, it can be the exact opposite. Here's how to make your salad nutritious, tasty and filling:<br />
<br />Keep it colorful. A salad with iceberg lettuce, celery and cucumbers has significantly fewer vitamins than one with romaine or spinach leaves, carrots, broccoli and tomatoes. "Generally, the darker and brighter the color, the better the nutrition," says Holly Hicks, a registered dietitian in Newport News, Va.<br />
<br />Add lean protein. Without it, your stomach likely will be rumbling again soon. Good choices: grilled chicken breast or shrimp, lean beef, canned salmon, beans, baked tofu and hard-boiled eggs.<br />
<br />Sprinkle on some crunch. Add a small handful of raw almonds or walnuts (about 10) or seeds for protein and healthy fats. Avoid sugarcoated nuts, which are basically candy. You also can shave kernels from a leftover ear of corn........<br />
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Mothers who wish to boost their babies' IQ often speak or sing to them while in utero or put them in front of Baby Einstein videos. But what if you could optimize IQ simply by serving them a healthful diet?</div>
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A recent study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggests just that. Using questionnaires given to mothers, British researchers investigated the eating habits of nearly 4,000 children at the ages of 3, 4, 7 and 8½. The scientists corrected for the mothers' education level, social class, consumption of fatty fish during pregnancy and breastfeeding.</div>
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Just because you are on a limited food budget doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice nutrition and your health. <br />
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Note: The videography is unprofessional, so bear with that.<br /><br /><object style="background-image:url(http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/xkXMQ4jwAwM/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xkXMQ4jwAwM?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xkXMQ4jwAwM?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit www.NutrActive.com for professional services to help you achieve your nutrition and fitness goals. 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According to the National Eye Institute and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), an estimated 17 million Americans have diabetes, and 5.9 million of them have not yet been diagnosed. The number is climbing. Every year one million Americans 20 years and older are newly diagnosed. What's scary is most people are not diagnosed as having diabetes until they develop a life-threatening complication. In most of these cases, had the person known he had diabetes, the complication could have been avoided. <br /><br /><strong>Complications associated with Diabetes:</strong><br /><br />(1) Blindness: Diabetes is the number one cause of blindness in people ages 25-74. <br /><br />(2) Heart Disease: People with diabetes are 2 to 4 times more likely to experience heart disease.<br /><br />(3) Stroke: If you have diabetes, you are 5 times more likely to suffer from a stroke.<br /><br />(4) Amputations: The number one cause of lower limb amputations that is not related to a traumatic injury is - you guessed it - diabetes!<br /><br />(5) Kidney failure: Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure.<br /><br />(6) Nerve damage: It is estimated that 65% of people with diabetes suffer from mild to severe nerve damage.<br /><br />Am I trying to use scare tactics? You bet I am. I will never forget a lady I met with diabetes. She had lost one leg, was partially blind, had suffered a stroke, and her kidneys no longer functioned properly. Why did this poor woman suffer these maladies? She refused to keep her diabetes under control, flat out refused.<br /><br />It is not a hard task to accomplish, but it does take commitment and discipline. I cannot stress enough to those of you who suffer from diabetes: (1) <strong>Follow a well planned diet regimen</strong>, (2) <strong>Monitor your blood glucose level frequently</strong>, and (3)<strong>Follow your prescription drug regimen</strong>. These steps are imperative if you wish to live a long, happy life free of complications. Pretty bold statement, but it's the truth.<br /><br />If you go through life with the attitude that diabetes is no big deal, chances are very good you will suffer one or more of the complications listed above. Future blogs will discuss important issues related to diet and provide you with valuable self-help resources.<br />------------------<br />Written by: Laura S. Garrett, RD -- Registered Dietitian & ACE Certified Personal Trainer<br />-- Keep Laura's advice at your fingertips, wherever you and your cell phone go with<br />"Text ur R.D."<br />-- Learn more at: http://www.NutrActive.com<div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit www.NutrActive.com for professional services to help you achieve your nutrition and fitness goals. 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If you are over 55 years old, simply implementing regular exercise can prevent and, in most cases, reverse almost half of the physical deterioration normally associated with getting older. So, why is it that less than 10 percent of people who have retired exercise more than 3 times per week?<br /><br />The area of fitness that you should focus on the most is strength training. When you are younger, the majority of your workout schedule should consist of aerobic exercise. As you get older, the ratio of aerobic exercise to strength training sessions should flip-flop. Training with weights will improve your level of strength, balance, and flexibility. This results in reducing your risk of falls and fractures.<br /><br /><strong>This is unbelievable:</strong> If you strength train regularly for one full year, you can take 15 to 20 years off your physical condition!! Aging is often perceived as the enemy. Reality - It is physical inactivity that is the true enemy. By not keeping yourself active, even at age 30, you will notice your muscles getting smaller and weaker. <br /><br /><strong>FACT:</strong> By not regularly including strength exercise in your workout regimen, you will lose up to one-half pound of muscle every year of life after age 25. This can not only effect your physical capabilities later in life, but will also cause you to gain weight. Muscle is a very active tissue with high-energy requirements. At rest, your muscles are responsible for over 25% of your calorie expenditure. Thus, increasing the amount of muscle tissue in your body results in a corresponding increase in the number of calories your body will burn, even at rest. <br /><br />Do you have a hard time making yourself go to the gym to get in your workout? Why not get involved with a senior activity that requires you to be social while incorporating your physical activity? The National Senior Games Association provides opportunities for adults over the age of 50 to participate in athletic competition. <br /><br /><em>***Before beginning activity, please schedule a visit with your primary physician. Talk with him or her about the activity. </em><br /><br />------------------<br />Written by: Laura S. Garrett, RD -- Registered Dietitian & ACE Certified Personal Trainer<br />-- Keep Laura's advice at your fingertips, wherever you and your cell phone go with<br />"Text ur R.D."<br />-- Learn more at: http://www.NutrActive.com<div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit www.NutrActive.com for professional services to help you achieve your nutrition and fitness goals. 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Dietary fiber is the part of the plant food source that your body cannot break down - it is not digested. There are many health benefits associated with eating a diet rich in fiber. This article will focus on the benefits associated with heart disease prevention.<br /><br /><strong>Diet & Blood Cholesterol --</strong><br />How you eat greatly affects your blood cholesterol. A diet low in cholesterol and saturated fat is one nutritional change you should make. Another important change to make is to eat foods high in fiber. <br /><br /><strong>Types of Dietary Fiber --</strong><br />There are two kinds of dietary fiber: (1) soluble fiber, and (2) insoluble fiber.<br /><br />Insoluble fiber (also known as "roughage"):<br />Found in whole grains, vegetables, wheat bran, nuts, and beans. This type of fiber is not absorbed by the body. Insoluble fiber's health benefits include aiding digestion and promoting regularity by adding bulk. The "bulk" keeps other foods moving through the digestive tract.<br /><br />Soluble fiber:<br />Offers the real heart disease benefit by reducing blood cholesterol levels. Food sources include oats, barley, beans, lentils, peas, nuts, seeds, apples and other types of fruits, and vegetables. Soluble fiber helps lower blood cholesterol by binding to cholesterol in the digestive tract. Basically, it locks up the cholesterol causing it to be eliminated from the body naturally.<br /><br />How much fiber should you be getting through your diet?<br />Try to eat between 25 to 30 grams of fiber per day. On average, most of us eat less than half the fiber we should be eating - 10 to 15 grams per day.<br /><br /><strong>How can you increase your fiber intake?</strong><br />* Substitute high-fiber foods such as whole-grain bread, brown rice, fruits, and vegetables for low-fiber foods such as white bread, white rice, candy, and chips.<br />* Eat more vegetables and fruits WITH their skins on, when appropriate. The skins are a good source of fiber.<br />* For breakfast, eat cereal made from whole grains, bran, or oats. Include a tasty fruit with your morning cereal.<br />* Include 2 servings of vegetables at lunch and dinner, again with skins on when appropriate.<br />* Consider eating cooked oatmeal. Eating just 1-1/2 cups of cooked oatmeal (about 3/4 cup uncooked) per day has shown to help reduce blood cholesterol levels. <br />* All the above, of course, is best when also eating a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol.<br /><br />One final note on adding fiber into your diet: Do it GRADUALLY!! Too much too soon can cause bloating and abdominal cramps. Try adding about one serving of a fiber-rich food source every 3 days. AND, be sure to drink plenty of WATER!!<br />------------------<br />Written by: Laura S. Garrett, RD -- Registered Dietitian & ACE Certified Personal Trainer --Keep Laura's advice at your fingertips, wherever you and your cell phone go with"Text ur R.D." -- Learn more at: <a href="http://www.nutractive.com/">http://www.NutrActive.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit www.NutrActive.com for professional services to help you achieve your nutrition and fitness goals. 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