Don't Eat This After Your WorkoutFebruary 26th, 2011 10:07am - Posted By: Ryan White
What you eat during the "synergy window", the 2 hours directly following your workout, can signficantly impact the health benefits you receive and the results you attain from that investment of time, energy and hard work. By consuming high gylcemic foods after your workout, especially sugary post-workout recovery drinks or bars sweetened with fructose, you not only negatively impact your insulin sensitivity but you will completely shut down your exercised induced HGH release. HGH, or Human Growth Hormone, has been described by many as the key to slowing the aging process. In middle age, however, the pituitary gland begins to decrease the volume of growth hormone it produces. A deficiency in HGH can cause the skin to slowly loose elasticity, become thinner, and wrinkle; it can also contribute to a loss of energy and stamina, loss of libido, loss of mucle mass and strength, loss of bone strength, fat accumulation, fading memory, thinning hair and the list ... Read More...Posted in: Nutrition TipsView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, FacebookThe Dangers of Genetically Modified FoodsFebruary 19th, 2011 6:48am
THE FDA DOES NOT REQUIRE GMO FOODS TO BE LABELLED As stated in the video above these foods can have huge health consequences, the extent of which we can't even begin to comprehend. Even though they don't have to be labelled, there are a few simple ways to avoid these hazardous foods: 1) 75% of processed foods contain GMO ingredients, so make healthy choices and choose organic, unprocessed options. 2) To check whether your fruits and veggies have been genetically altered, look at the PLU code. If it is a 5 digit number starting with an 8 (ex. apples with 84131), than it is a GMO Product. If it is a 5 digit number starting with a 9 (ex. apples with 94131), it is an organic product.
PLEASE LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS BELOW AND HIT THE LIKE BUTTON TO SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK. Read More...Posted in: Nutrition TipsView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, FacebookAvoid This NeurotoxinJanuary 24th, 2011 8:27am - Posted By: Ryan White
ARE YOU EATING THIS WITHOUT NOWING IT? THIS NEUROTOXIN COULD BE LURKING IN YOUR KITCHEN RIGHT NOW! Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is widely know as a flavor enhancer, and is particularly well know as a food additive in Chinese Food. However, this silent killer is actually added to thousands of foods and food products that you and your loved ones eat everyday. MSG is worse for you than alcohol, nicotine, and many other drugs. Because it is an excitotoxin, it overexcites your brain cells to the point of damage or even death and according to Dr. Russell Blaylock, a board-certified neurosurgeon, this could trigger learning disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, cardiac arrhythmias, and much more. Regular intake of MSG has also been linked to obesity, eye damage, fatigue, depression, and the list goes on. The following additives always contain MSG: Hydrolyzed Vegeta ... Read More...Posted in: Nutrition TipsView / Add Comment | 1 Comment(s) | Rating: 3 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook |
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