Cool Links For A Dizzy Day
I hope you enjoyed my guest blogger Matt Sison. Matt's an expert in his field and his hypnosis CDs are of value to anyone seeking to lose weight through proper diet and exercise. I'll be doing an indepth reviews of Matt's Cds soon.
I've taken on new and exciting writing assignments beyond my column at The Examiner and I think you'll enjoy these new projects as they're completed.
Until then I'm serving up these links I hope you'll enjoy.
Tom Venuto has an excellent article and audio on why fruit is fine for most diets, and particularly for bodybuilders.
Science News
A Little Exercise Goes A Long Way For Severely Obese
ScienceDaily (Oct. 6, 2008) — A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks, according to researchers at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center.
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In a pre-program assessment where patients reported, on average, just under one hour of exercise per week, individuals who were more active reported better overall-quality of life. They also reported improvements in their ability to perform daily tasks as measured on a physical functioning scale.
"Things that many people take for granted like tying one's shoes, getting dressed, or simply moving around were easier for those who reported routine exercise," says Martin Binks, Ph.D., research director at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center, a residential weight loss program at Duke University Medical Center. Read more.
Food For Thought: Regulating Energy Supply To The Brain During Fasting
ScienceDaily (Oct. 6, 2008) — If the current financial climate has taught us anything, it's that a system where over-borrowing goes unchecked eventually ends in disaster. It turns out this rule applies as much to our bodies as it does to economics. Instead of cash, our body deals in energy borrowed from muscle and given to the brain.
Unlike freewheeling financial markets, the lending process in the body is under strict regulation to ensure that more isn't lent than can be afforded. New research by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies reveals just how this process is implemented.
"We have all seen the sub-prime mortgage crisis," says Marc Montminy, M.D., Ph.D., a professor in the Clayton Foundation Laboratories for Peptide Biology who led the current study. "If you take out a loan, sooner or later you've got to pay your debt, and the same is true in fasting metabolism." Read more.
National Nutrition Examiner Annie Kay has an enlightening article on Kid's cereals and sugar content. Check out Annie's excellent column at The Examiner.
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The Diet Pulpit has a David Lettermen style top ten on Sarah Palin.
And please check out my latest columns at The Examiner. I'm sure you'll find something you'll like.
