La revolución nutritiva Agel.

Desde hace unos años el mercado mundial de los complementos nutritivos está experimentando un auge imparable a nivel mundial. Sólo el mercado de los vídeojuegos está experimentando un crecimiento similar.

Todos los días nos despertamos con multitud de anuncios de productos que nos aportan energía ( red bull…), que nos refuerzan el sistema inmunitario (actimel… ), que nos ofrecen un suplemento vitamínico o de minerales ( aquarius…), etc. Son nutrientes y por tanto alimentos, no medicinas, productos que podemos adquirir por diferentes medios desde la compra directa a un número de teléfono, en una parafarmacia o en el Corte Inglés de turno.

Complementos alimenticios tradicionales

Estos productos sirven para mantenernos con un cuerpo más sano y equilibrado, son útiles para cualquier persona pues todos queremos encontrarnos lo mejor posible.

Con el tiempo se ha demostrado que el suministro convencional de nutrientes, en pastillas, en líquidos, etc, es efectivo como máximo en un 60% y además actúa en un tiempo de aproximadamente 2 horas. Esto quiere decir que desaprovechamos gran parte del producto que tomamos, impidiendo por otra parte un control sobre la medida necesaria a suministrar, y además ha de pasar un tiempo muy grande hasta su beneficio en nuestro cuerpo.

Al igual que en otras muchas industrias, el campo deportivo profesional supone la avanzadilla tecnológica y de experimentación de un montón de productos y componentes que posteriormente, una vez testeados positivamente, son puestos a disposición del gran público. Gran parte de las mejoras de los coches de fórmula 1 acaban en los coches de serie tiempo después. En el campo de los nutritientes también ha ocurrido esto gracias a Agel.

Nutriente con base de Gel

Desde hace unos pocos años los deportistas profesionales disponen de los mejores nutrientes pero, a diferencia de nuestros aquarius, actimeles o barritas energéticas de proteínas, son suministrados al cuerpo a través de una forma revolucionaria: sobre una base de GEL. ¿ Por qué sobre una base de GEL ?.

Son innumerables las ventajas que se han descubierto sobre esta forma de aportación de nutrientes al cuerpo pero principalmente diremos dos: una biodisponibilidad prácticamente inmediata y un aprovechamiento de casi el 100%. ¿ Qué quiere decir biodisponibilidad ? A disposición del organismo. En el caso de productos basados en soporte de GEL nuestro cuerpo los va a abosorber de forma prácticamente instantánea y aprovechandolos al máximo.

Esto a los deportistas profesionales les permite una recuperación más rápida de los esfuerzos, un equilibrio mayor en los componentes de su cuerpo y un mejor control de su organismo. Sí, cuando ves un deportista por la televisión tomando un sobrecito durante su partido, está tomando alimento sobre base de Gel. Ya sabes qué es eso tan raro que hacía tu deportista favorito.

Agel y su fundador Glen Jensen lo que han hecho ha sido utilizar esta tecnología y ponerla a disposición de todos, revolucionar el mercado de la nutrición de consumo, con el fin de mejorar nuestra salud y equilibrar nuestro organismo y además hacerlo sólo con nutrientes naturales. Pero es más, Agel no sólo tiene productos para recuperarnos de esfuerzos, tiene productos de prevención, refuerzo de nuestro organismo, de mejora de las articulaciones, de la circulación…y ahora hasta de hidratación de nuestra piel desde dentro. ¡ Increíble ! pero cierto.

La tecnología con base de Gel lo permite casi todo en el campo de la nutrición y una buena muestra de ello es los casi 100 productos que actualmente tiene la compañía en desarrollo, otro día hablaremos de ellos.

Si quieres saber más, si te interesa el mundo Agel, aquí estoy para ayudarte.

Sunday October 4 Workout

Gym, Cardio/Core/Flexibility:

Training Alone.

Time: 9:20 a.m.

Cardio:

Stepmill:  Fat Burner Level 8, 20 minutes, 2.7 miles

Treadmill:  4mph, incline 4, 15 minutes, 1 mile

Core/Flexibility:

Super Set One:  (three times through with no breaks)

Planks, Forearms on Stability Ball, Feet on Bosu Trainer:  1 minute, 1 minute, 1 minute

Hanging Tucks with Straps: 15, 15, 15

Thirty seconds rest.

Giant Set Two:  (three times through, no breaks)

Hamstring Curls Off Stability Ball: 15, 15, 15

Regular Planks: 1 minute, 1 minute, 1 minute

Upward Facing Dog: 45 seconds, 45 seconds, 45 seconds

Stretching:

Lying Hamstring Stretches: 3 minutes per leg (hams tight today, took a while to reach a full stretch)

Lying Glute Stretches:  2 minutes per side

Standing Hamstring Stretches: 1 minute in full stretch

Standing Quad Stretches: 1 minute per leg

Standing Calf Stretches: 1 minute per leg

Standing Glute/Hip Stretches: 30 seconds per leg

Notes: Slept well. Nutrition on track. Weight 104.8.

A Handy Guide When Eating Out

Eating out is an enjoyable experience, more so if we do this activity while having a great time with our family and friends. Indeed, eating out and dining at our favorite restaurants and fast-food chains is something that we all try to indulge in every so often. But the problem steps in when the dining experience becomes too enjoyable that we tend to forget the restrictions that we should limit ourselves to. One of the more prevalent phenomena these days is to eat out in fast-food chains. The meals served at these fast-food chains are on-the-go and easy to eat. Aside from these, fast-food meals are also affordable and tasty as well. Oftentimes, we bask in these positives too much, that we don’t seek out the more beneficial effects of eating the right kinds and the right amount of food to supplement our health. Of course, due to the unhealthy nature of fast-food chain meals, it is also quite a common, Food, Health, fact that these foods are likely to trigger weight gain among us all. In an effort to veer away from this occurrence, what some people do is to do some exercise routines in tandem with their unhealthy eating habits., Food, Health, The idea is that the effects of fast-food meals would also get slowed down. But even so, the sting of such foods in, Food, Health, our health remains. To strike a balance between indulging in these foods and keeping ourselves, Food, Health, healthy and well, we prepared a few tips for everyone to follow: Ease, Food, Health, out on the cheese and mayo – Fast-food meals are best characterized by those foods that contains high amounts of fats. To lessen your consumption of, Food, Health, these unhealthy food additives, we advise you to ask for less cheese and mayonnaise when ordering your food. This way, you can enjoy your fast-food meals with less guilt. Water please – Fast-food meals are often served with sodas. Its quite impractical to say no to these free treats. But remember, drinking too much soda is not advisable because it can cause bloating and gas. The best option? Stick to water, instead. Water rejuvenates and cleanses you system thoroughly, and it has no added calories, too. More greens – Although the foods served in fast-food chains are commonly prepared with fats and salt in high, Food, Health, amounts, some try to strike a balance by offering large servings, Food, Health, of salads or some veggies to top their sandwiches. Take advantage of this offer. Load up on, Food, Health, your fresh greens so that your diet will have better nutrient contents. Plain is good – When ordering salads, opt for plain dressings instead of those thick ones that are sure to be loaded with various garnishes. These simples suggestions will assist you with your healthy weight loss goals.

Epicranial chip to be introduced to U.S. and NATO troops

December 5, 2009 – Brussels and Washington D.C

By Asperal Xavier, with Jody Blankenship

A letter of understanding as been executed between NATO high command, the U.S. Defense Department Office of Procurement and Silicon Valley-based Epitor to test Epitor’s new MicroView chip in active duty soldiers. The MicroView chip monitors the vital signs of soldiers in the field, as well as provides GPS positioning of individual troops. The Epitor MicroView chip is permanently implanted into the exoskeleton of a person’s skull. The chip used by the military is approximately 1.8 centimeters square and .2 millimeters thick.

U.S. Defense Dept spokesperson Major Dan Fields stated, “This technology will allow individual monitoring of general health as well as potential combat fatigue in soldiers, and allow early intervention when needed to ‘decompress’ the individual situation. An individual’s temperature, blood pressure as well as other bodily measurements will be easily monitored. An enhanced version, already developed will allow two-way bio-feedback functionality whereby physicians monitoring individuals can “push” appropriately prescribed brain wave patterns to relieve an individual’s stress or anxiety.”

One government official who wished to remain anonymous stated, “This has huge potential to roll out to the general public as a health monitoring tool. Individuals would give their personal physicians access to their chip’s code and physicians would be able to monitor their patients without actually seeing them. The most effective initial use would be in high-risk patients, starting at birth, high-risk occupations, and “sensitive” government employees, although I understand that this has already been implemented throughout most worldwide “intelligence” organizations.”

Epitor spokesperson Maureen Godwin stated that her company was already in negotiations with a major hospital chain to introduce the technology in high-risk newborns. Godwin stated, “I think that parents will see the overall value of the MicroView chip, not only for health-challenged children, but all children for the course of their lifetime. It brings parents a piece of mind from both a safety and a health standpoint.”

When asked if Epitor’s MicroView chip was being used by the world’s intelligence agencies, Godwin stated that the Epitor MicroView was leading edge technology and that more technologically enhanced products had already made it to the world stage. Godwin declined to state where and with whom.

Godwin did state that Epitor has tentatively reached an agreement with the world’s largest retain chain and that the Epitor MicroView chip could be available for the general public as early as January 2012.

Godwin concluded, “The Epitor MicroView product was conceived, developed and made in the U.S. with good old American know how and ingenuity.”

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Biggest Loser Memory Lane - Ali Vincent

I love this program – sooooooooooooooooo inspirational!  These individuals have so many hurdles to over come, weight being just one of them.

I thought it might be fun to take a trip down memory lane and remind ourselves of the amazing feats the “Biggest Loser” Winners had to overcome!

We’ll start with this lovable little sprite…

A former champion synchronized swimmer, Ali Vincent set foot on the Biggest Loser ranch weighing 234 pounds.

After weeks of hard work and dedication to health and fitness on the ranch and at home, Ali stepped on the scale at the finale weighing in at 122 pounds — 112 pounds less than her starting weight. This successful weight loss was enough to earn Ali the title of Season 5 winner and the first ever female winner.

Ahhhh – my hero.  You go girl!

Hamstrung: The Recovery

Finally, the exciting conclusion to our hamstring injury! (Guilty of hyperbole, let’s move on.)

OK, a hamstring injury isn’t glamorous. It doesn’t have the cache of, say, an ACL injury. But it’s common among weekend warriors. Don’t warm up, go out too fast — ping! — there’s a debilitating snap in the back of your leg. A muscle snap that if you ignore can hobble you for weeks. First, a look at how to avoid irritating your hamstring in the first place.

Not long ago, we warmed up by stretching. Then we learned that stretching cold muscles wasn’t such a good idea. Now we’re advised to warm up slowly. For instance, at our Fit-tastic workouts we jog very slowly for a mile and a half to two miles before running hard. When I pulled my hamstring Monday I was sprinting for a flyball in a game of kickball; Had I taken 10 minutes to jog up the street and back beforehand I might have avoided the injury. But I didn’t, and I was stuck with a strained hamy, a moderate strain based on my interpretation of the rough rating system for evaluating hamstring pulls.

Immediately, I iced the injury and took ibuprofen. Good first steps, according to the online source I turned to, a Web site by Washington, D.C., physician Stephen M. Pribut, who specializes in podiatric sports medicine, biomechanics and foot surgery. Follow that up with “gentle compression” and rest. That jibed with my Fit-tastic running coach Tim Clark’s recommendation, which makes for a neat — not to mention tasty and nutritious — acronym: RICE. That is, Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation.

Tim was especially high on compression: “Wear a wrap [and ACE bandage, for instance] overnight while sleeping,” he suggested. “I’ve found this works real well for muscle soreness.”

Obviously, it was the “R” aspect of the equation that caused me  consternation. No one likes to be benched. Coaches realize this, even doctors.

“Certainly walking is okay as long as the pain is not too severe and you’re not limping, which can cause other problems,” Tim said. As part of rehab, Dr. Pribut said it was OK to run two miles “at a glacial pace.” Hold off on the stretching for a week or so, then gradually reintroduce it. Take longer warmups — “it may take 1/2 hour or longer to do a proper warmup,” advises Dr. Pribut and after doing speedwork be sure to warm down, for one to two miles, before gently stretching.

Follow this advice and, depending upon the severity of the injury, it should take two to six weeks for the hamstring to mend.

Two to six weeks?

They need to revisit the hippocratic acronym, I thought. Instead of RICE, it should be RICEEP.

For Extreme Patience.

20 Octubre Día Mundial de la Osteoporosis

El  próximo 20 de octubre se celebra el Día Mundial de la Osteoporosis, una enfermedad que afecta a más de 75 millones de personas en Europa, EEUU y Japón y cuyos principales afectados son mujeres mayores de 50 años que sufren la pérdida del efecto protector de los estrógenos tras la menopausia. Esta enfermedad produce por la disminución de la resistencia ósea y de la fortaleza del hueso y puede llegar a provocar la pérdida de hasta 10 centímetros de altura y un dolor crónico agudo.

La osteoporosis es una enfermedad crónica que afecta en España a más de dos millones y medio de mujeres y a 750.000 hombres. Este trastorno degenerativo se caracteriza por un deterioro paulatino de los huesos, que se vuelven más  frágiles y  que inevitablemente acaba en fracturas de cadera, antebrazo, clavícula… Las más frecuentes son las vertebrales, que generan una contracción en los huesos de la columna de entre un 20% y un 60%, lo que con el tiempo se traduce en una pérdida de altura de hasta 10 centímetros. Por ese motivo, la Fundación Internacional de Osteoporosis (IOF) ha lanzado la campaña “Stop the stoop’” (Frena el encorvamiento), con la que se pretende concienciar a las mujeres de la importancia de tratar su trastorno.

Según los expertos, el ejercicio regular puede reducir la probabilidad de fracturas óseas asociadas con la osteoporosis. Algunos de los ejercicios recomendados son: caminar, footing, jugar al tenis, bailar, pesas, tai chi, yoga, bicicleta estática, máquinas de remos… Es importante evitar cualquier ejercicio que ofrezca riesgo de caída por ese motivo los expertos recomiendan máquinas como las plataformas vibratorias  o los electroestimuladores.

Además  se debe seguir una dieta que tenga una cantidad adecuada de calcio, vitamina D y proteína. Los alimentos ricos en calcio son: leche, yogur, helados y queso, tofu, salmón y sardinas, y hortalizas de hoja verde, como espinacas y col rizada. También es recomendable suplementos de calcio y vitamina D.

Hay que evitar los hábitos poco saludables, como el  tabaco y el consumo de alcohol, ya que el exceso de esta sustancia puede causar daño a los huesos y aumenta el riesgo de sufrir caídas.