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SPECIAL FITNESS TRAINING
Our first 10 minute fitness training was a huge success! We have had
many requests for another class, so here it is:
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2004
Location: Silver Spring Office: 12200 Tech Road (please drive around to the back
of the building. You will see our sign on our back door. Please enter
this way because the front doors lock at 12:00 noon).
Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Cost: $55.00 per person
CALL TODAY TO SCHEDULE FOR THIS SPECIAL CLASS!
301-622-9000
"LOW CARB CRAZED"
"The question is whether this low-carb mania is just a repeat of the
low-fat mania that swept the country in the early '90s. Then, as now,
food companies scrambled to create low-fat alternatives to our favorite
foods, from cookies to soup to lasagna. Consumers ignored the fact that
sugar often replaced fat and caused calories to soar; it was the fat gram
numbers that counted and nothing else. Until, of course, they tasted
those low-fat products and found them to be wretched. Or until they
overate, stepped on the scale and realized that, big surprise, calories
do count."
"Now it's the carb gram numbers- or, rather, the "net carb" numbers- that
count. To drive down those numbers, food companies are using Splenda, a
no-carb, no calorie sweetener made from the sugar molecule. They're also
using lots of soy protein isolate, made by stripping virtually everything
out of the soybean except protein, plus adding fiber for bulk. What will
be the health effects of this much soy protein in our diets? It's not
clear yet."
"What is clear, says Harry Balzer, a vice president with NPD Group, Inc.,
a market research firm that tracks American food trends, is that Americans
are once again trying to lose weight without essentially altering their
eating habits." (Bold and italics added)
"'American have always been looking for a way to lose weight by eating,
whether it be the low-fat [diet] that we saw 10 years ago or low-carb
today. Right now,' he predicts, 'someone is probably writing a
low-protein book. And then somewhere after that we will finally
discover that what we really should do is cut back on calories."
From The Washington Post 1/28/04 F1
It is not that carbohydrates are bad; it is the type of carbohydrate
that matters. Do you eat vegetables (you know, that stuff that grows
in the ground and is green) and whole grains or
pasta, bread, white rice and other bleached flour products? I have
never understood why people think they can feed themselves garbage
and expect their bodies to work properly. If you own a Lamborghini,
do you put in cheap gas and oil? Of course not. Well, when you are
born, you are a Lamborghini. Over the years, have you put in premium fuel
and gotten regular tune-ups? When you look in the mirror now, do you still
drive that Lamborghini or are you now in a Yugo?
Read about
Jack LaLanne. He's going to be 90 this year and is still driving in
that Lamborghini body of his!
HOW TO GIVE YOUR CHILD A LONGER LIFE
From The Wall Street Journal, Personal Journal
pp. 1 and 3, 12/09/03
"Most parents would never dream of putting a child in a car without a
seatbelt. They would never allow a child to ride a bike without a
helmet…. And they have good reason: Accidents are the leading cause of
death in young people.
But what about things that will end up killing most of our kids once
they reach adulthood? How do you protect your child from heart disease,
cancer, strokes, diabetes and high blood pressure - ailments that
typically don't strike until well into middle age?
It may be hard to believe that the health decisions you make for a
five-year-old today will still count when he or she is 50. But a growing
body of evidence shows that childhood is actually the best time to start
protecting an aging body…. Many studies now show that adult afflictions
like heart disease and high blood pressure clearly have their origins in
early childhood. Autopsies of children who died in accidents found that
fatty streaks start forming on the aorta as early as the age of three, and
the damage shows up in the coronary arteries by the age of 10."
One quarter of children 5 to 10 years show early warning signs for heart
disease, such as elevated blood cholesterol or high blood pressure.
Freedman D, Dietz W, Srinivasan S, Berenson G. "The Relation of
Overweight to Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Children and
Adolescents: The Bogalusa Heart Study." Pediatrics 1999,
Vol. 103, No. 6, pp. 1175-1182.
Poor nutrition and lack of physical activity contribute directly to
about 1200 deaths per day - more than alcohol, firearms, car accidents,
and drugs COMBINED. With the increase in childhood obesity and the
decrease in student participation in fitness-related activities, health
problems such as diabetes and heart disease are no longer considered
adult-only diseases.
Healthy Students - Healthy Vending Pilot Study Proposal,
Montgomery County 10/23/03
"Indeed, in some cases, childhood presents the only window of opportunity
to markedly influence certain aspects of adult life. Growth and cell
division in many parts of the body occur only in childhood, which is why
the foods and nutrients children consume in their early years can
influence lifelong health [bold and italics added] - a concept known as
metabolic programming."
"Height, for example, is mostly determined during the first five years of
life, influenced by both genetics and nutrition. Bone and tooth
strength - and subsequently a women's risk for osteoporosis - is almost
entirely decided by the end of adolescence, which is why calcium intake in
kids and teens, and exercise in young girls, is so important. And many
experts believe that if obesity occurs in childhood, when the number and
size of fat cells is largely determined, a child is saddled with far more
fat cells for life than she would have developed had she stayed slim into
young adulthood."
"Eating behavior and food preferences, perhaps the biggest determinants
of long-term health, are primarily decided in childhood and
adolescence (bold and italics added).
Studies show that eating habits and obesity can affect risk for premature
cancer, diabetes, liver and heart disease, and many other health problems.
And while adults certainly have the power to change their eating patterns,
much of how we eat and what we like to eat is powerfully programmed by our
experiences in childhood, making us exceedingly resistant to change as
adults."
So, what are these simple changes that can have such a big influence on
the rest of a child's life?
1. "Cut Back The Juice"
Simply put, juice has too much concentrated sugar. Eat the fruit
instead. Drink water. If you start your child drinking sweet fluids,
you've lost the battle! In January 2004 The American Academy of
Pediatrics officially went on
record opposing the availability of soft drinks and sugared fruit
drinks in schools. It concluded: "Overweight is now the most common
medical condition of childhood."
2. "Sit Down To A Family Meal"
"Kids who sat down to evening meals with their parents consumed more
fruits, vegetables and dairy foods, and they were less likely to skip
breakfast, than children who didn't eat with their parents, according
to a May report in the Journal of Adolescent Health."
In 1977, children ate only about 1 in 10 meals from fast-food
restaurants. By 1996, that ratio was 1 in 3.
Rethinking Weight, Newsweek, 02/09/04, p.56
3. "Encourage Sporting Friendships"
"Research suggests that a child who exercises regularly may grow up to
be an adult who exercises regularly. But even if a kid doesn't continue
exercising as an adult, there's a strong argument that childhood exercise
can still affect longevity. That's because kids who exercise are less
likely to be overweight at a young age, which can influence health later
in life. An, in the case of young girls, exercise in the teen years can
affect long-term osteoporosis risk. A study released just yesterday in
the journal Pediatrics showed that the bone mineral accrued during two
years of exercise in early puberty was the equivalent of three to five
years of postmenopausal bone loss."
"One simple solution to keeping kids active may be to work with other
parents and sign kids up for sports with their friends. To further
improve a child's chance of sticking with exercise as an adult, encourage
individual sports he or she can continue into adulthood. And the best
time to sign a kid up for a sport outside school may be around seventh
or eighth grade."
4. "Don't Mix Food and TV"
"…studies support the notion that kids and adults ingest more calories
when eating in front of TV or at the movies…. In virtually every study,
television viewing comes up having one of the strongest correlations
with childhood obesity," says Walter Willett, professor at the Harvard
School of Public Health.
5. "Keep Offering Rejected Foods"
"One of the strongest determinants of lifelong health is a diet that
includes a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods.
But getting kids to develop preferences for those foods doesn't always
happen naturally." Continue to offer foods kids may initially reject.
6. "Control The Food In The House, Not The Kids"
"Research shows that parents who try to exert too much control over a
child's eating end up doing more harm than good." If you don't buy
the garbage, the kids won't eat the garbage in the house. Since it is
difficult to control what they eat outside of the house, at least
control what is in your refrigerator and cupboard!
7. "Impose Strict Driving Rules"
"….car accidents continue to have a big impact on life expectancy."
Set strict rules!
8. "Set The Example"
Children are attuned to their parents eating preferences and exercise
habits. Set an example yourself.
NEW AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
GUIDELINES FOR WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE
These are new guidelines issued by the American Heart Association to
help women prevent heart attacks and strokes. They urge women as young
as age 20 to work with their doctors to assess their risk and come up with
prevention strategies tailored to their personal level of risk.
SHOVEL SNOW CORRECTLY THIS WINTER!
Yes, this is a repeat! Please read it and pay attention!
· Don't shovel if you have had serious spinal, lung, or cardiovascular
problems, or are out of shape.
· Do some simple warm-up exercises (walk in place) and stretch to
limber up before shoveling.
· Dress warmly in layers, and wear an extra-long sweater to protect
the lower back.
· You may want to wear a support/weight belt.
· Always stand erect and bend from the knees, not the waist.
Handle small to moderate loads of snow.
· Draw in the belly button as in Pilates when you are lifting the snow.
· Whenever possible, push rather than lift the snow. Deposit it nearby
rather than trying to throw it over a wide area.
· Use the arms, legs, feet, and thighs in a coordinated effort.
· Stop if you feel pain, get dizzy or out of breath.
Nourishing Traditions,
by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, PhD
Great cookbook and nutrition text.
SPECIAL PRODUCTS WE OFFER
· Custom Orthotics
· Carolla's Bees Wax: the best foot and hand ointment we've found
· The Stick: the ultimate warm-up and cool-down tool
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Interhealth Massage Chair
· Stetch-Out Strap: flexibility strap
· Biofreeze: pain relief rub
· Traumeel: homeopathic analgesic rub
· Citricidal: grapefruit seed extract
· Fitness balls
· Heel lifts
· Foam rollers
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