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A Swift Measurement To The Advantages Of Reiki

March 25, 2011 Nutrition 0 Comments

It seems as if everybody today is viewing for a way to benefit themselves physically and to strengthen their immune system overall. There are so many benefits of Reiki, an old style of curing employing the palm of the hands. Just like the other kinds of Asian healing, Reiki is designed to offer relaxation and aid improve blood flow and offers more vigor.

It is still better to seek advice from a physician for crucial ailments and to follow their strategies, though this doesn’t mean that Reiki has no rewards!

Massages enhance blood circulation and increases the heat of the body. There are many rewards to this, regardless of the manner it is applied.

When somebody is massaged the blood circulates more repeatedly which means it brings more of these healing factors. Oxygen too is delivered to the cells of the body by means of the blood, and receiving extra oxygen is an alternative of the advantages of Reiki.

White blood cells are known to target foreign elements entering the body such as an individual who is sick for a short time period. This blood circulation also assists muscles to relax, which may mean a lesser amount of physical pain. When there is fewer physical pain the individual probably will mend more rapidly, this is another advantage of Reiki.

These also assists the body to cure, as tension interferes with the body’s capability to heal. One of the major benefits of Reiki is calmness and the introduction of calmness while undergoing methods.

When a person incorporates the rewards of Reiki, massage and meditation, a person can heal themselves much quicker. A Reiki teacher might be focusing on the transfer of curing energies to other individuals, but the real benefit of Reiki is to blend the two factors so that the medicinal of a someone improves and their immune system becomes more powerful. This results in faster recuperation with a reduced quantity of hurt.

 

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Have Good Food And Lose Weight Too

March 25, 2011 Nutrition 0 Comments

Ever wondered why people in villages are not putting on weight like those in the cities? They are up early morning. There are many things that have got to be done around the house such as going to the fields and tending to the crops, taking care of the cattle, carrying farm equipments, doing bits of maintenance work of the field and house. All through the day there are a variety of job to be done. It requires a lot of physical movements, carrying weights, bending, stretching and exerting strength. All through the day the calories are burnt. Then there is the quiet rest to recoup. Food is from the home grown vegetable garden or from the local market. Life is indeed a variety of mental and physical activities.

The people in the cities too lead a hectic life. They are up early in the morning. Numerous home appliances take care of the work related to preparation of food to cooking to household chores, which otherwise were to be done manually. Movement are assisted mechanically, be it a lift or vehicle. There is hardly any walking to be done. All around us there are innumerable devices that reduce, if not eliminates, manual or physical labor. But yet life is stressed. Quite often one has to be satisfied with the junk food. There is hardly any time to do any physical exercise. Our diet is also not as healthy as it should be.

A variety of diet programs are available from the experts. The aim of these programs is to lose weight as well as maintain health. There are diet programs that give an elaborate plan on the kind of diet one must strictly follow. These are often difficult to follow in the busy urban life. Some diet programs do not prescribe strict regimen but offer a diet that one can easily adapt to different conditions. Jon Benson, for instance, has developed such a program called Every Other Day Diet which prescribes diet to be followed on alternate days. One is free to eat what one can on other days.

We can continue to live the way we live. We do not have to make any major changes in our life. All we need to do is to make a small modification that is hardly difficult to live with. And moreover, we get to shed the extra fat and also remain healthy.

Keeping ourselves healthy is very important. When you do keep yourself healthy, you will be able to get rid of health problems.

 

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6 Ways To Enhance Your Protein Intake

March 25, 2011 Nutrition 0 Comments

Just like fat and carbohydrates, protein is a commonly misunderstood nutrient. And protein is critical for proper recovery and optimal functioning.

The problem here is that there is just too much misinformation out there.

So, without further ado, here is how to make sure your protein intake isn’t holding you back:

1. Eat in moderation: Paradoxically, eating too much protein stimulates your body into burning more muscle protein, not a good scenario. Instead, make sure you have ample amounts of carbohydrates in your diet so you can preserve muscle protein.

2. Drink lots of water: Of all the macronutrients, protein requires the most water for digestion. So make sure you drink small quantities of water throughout the day. And if you have a protein heavy meal, increase water intake further to aid digestion.

3. Eat protein with all amino acids: This can be a challenge if you are a vegetarian since animal sources of protein have all the amino acids, plant sources don’t. The main exception here is soy. So make sure you have animal sources of protein or soy sources of protein in your diet.

4. Have your veggies: Eating vegetables with your protein is a great way to time release it into your system. And time released protein gets absorbed into your active tissues much better than fast digesting protein. So make sure you incorporate lots of vegetables and salads into your diet.

5. Eat every 3 hours: Unfortunately, the human body does not have a good reserve of extra protein. So if you go more than 3 hours between meals your body will start to break down muscle protein for energy. Thus, eating smaller meals throughout the day is far better here.

6. Avoid supplements as much as possible: You see, your body did not evolve to digest supplements. Instead, stick to whole sources of protein as much as possible here for best results. Unfortunately, supplements digest too quickly.

Optimizing your protein intake is a great way to accelerate recovery and increase your health. The key here is to take action now, not later!

 

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Bodybuilding Paves The Way For Healthy Life

March 25, 2011 Nutrition 0 Comments

The key components of physical fitness are general fitness and specific fitness. The main goal of general fitness is to improve the general health conditions. Specific fitness seeks to improve the ability of the person to improve the performance of the person in a specific task or sport by enhancing the physical abilities of the person in that task or sport. Physical fitness has as its key components Body Composition, Cardiovascular Fitness, Strength Training, Flexibility Training, Muscular Endurance and General Skill Training. Sports such as strongman, bodybuilding, power lifting and weightlifting also have intensive physical fitness program as part of building up the body.

Bodybuilding requires physical fitness as part of its training. Bodybuilding focuses primarily on modifying the body by building up of the muscles. This is possible only through intensive muscle hypertrophy. Bodybuilding as a specific sport came into existence in the 19th century. It was Eugen Sandow who promoted bodybuilding as a sport. He was from Prussia of the present day Germany. He came to be called aptly as ‘The Father of Modern Bodybuilding’. Bodybuilding as a sport requires that the physique is exhibited publicly. Bodybuilding, along with gymnastics, became popular as a sport in 1950s and later years. Along with this, bodybuilding became a specialized field and a profession.

Strength training is a key element of bodybuilding. Hydraulic or elastic resistance as well as weights is used for strength training. Integral to this is specialized nutrition, workout for recuperation and enough rest. The nutrients required for muscle growth and its repair are supplied by the specialized nutrition. Muscle Gaining Secrets ebook by Jason Ferruggia is an e-book that is designed for muscle building for athletes. This can be bought online.

Bodybuilding also began deploying increased use of anabolic steroids and other chemical substances to induce extraordinary growth of muscles. This was a result of increased competition as a sport. Use of such chemical substances increased since the 1970s. Though this gave a phenomenal and impressive increase of muscles, it also posed a health hazard to the users. It was also unfair to other competitors who did not use such substance. Many countries placed anabolic steroids under the category of controlled substances so that its production and use can be regulated. The use of such muscle enhancing substances was banned in sports. Doping tests to detect steroids and other banned substances were soon introduced.

Jason Ferruggia’s Muscle Gaining Secrets is the best among all body building programs. So, you’ve got to try it out and see why it’s considered to be the best.

 

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Redeeming Unsaturated Fat

March 25, 2011 Nutrition 0 Comments

The most dreaded word in many dieter’s vocabulary is ‘fat’. It is not uncommon to hear a dieter discuss their avoidance of eating fat as if it were something thoroughly unwholesome, or even life-threatening, like an allergen, or a contagious disease.

In one way, this impassioned hatred of fat is positive. It reflects a generally understood medical truth that overindulging in fat-rich foods often causes unwanted, and unhealthy, weight gain.

However, in another way, this fat-phobia is potentially dangerous, because awareness of fat is not enough; an understanding of how fat influences weight gain and overall health is required. Unfortunately, those who dread and avoid all fat “as a rule” are overlooking an important difference between saturated fat and unsaturated fat.

Saturated fat is often the real culprit when it comes to unwanted, and potentially unhealthy, weight gain. These types of fats, which are solid at room temperature, initiate the production of LDL cholesterol, or “bad cholesterol”. In addition to weight gain, as cholesterol increases, so does the risk of heart disease. In fact, saturated fats increase LDL cholesterol disproportionately more than dietary cholesterol itself; that is how powerfully bad it is to the human body [i]. Dreading and avoiding this kind of fat is therefore quite intelligent.

Some dieters, however, are motivated less by concerns about high cholesterol and heart disease than they are about cosmetic weight gain. This is not a criticism; the adverse health effects of excess weight are well documented, as are the emotional traumas and social stigmas that tragically affect tens of millions of overweight people, especially children [ii].

Unquestionably, an excess intake of saturated fat is linked to weight gain. This is because a fat gram contains more than twice the amount of calories as a protein gram – 9 calories versus 4 calories [iii]. As a result, dieters can eat more than twice as many protein grams as fat grams to achieve the same amount of caloric intake. For dieters who are steadfastly watching every calorie, this 125% calorie difference between protein and fat can have an enormous impact.

Fat cells, once created, cannot be removed [1]; they can only be made smaller through the body’s metabolic calorie-burning process [iv]. Since an individual’s rate of metabolism is determined largely by genetics, a dieter with a slower than average metabolism will spend months, perhaps even years longer struggling to shrink fat cells then would his or her metabolically-gifted counterpart [v].

It is quite easy to understand, based on the above discussion, why the very idea of fat is dreaded by dieters; both because of the health hazards it poses, and its capacity to create excess fat cells. And it is just as easy to understand why many people are so afraid of consuming this kind of fat that they strive to remove all fat from their diet. This, however, is a large nutritional oversight.

Fat is a macronutrient that the body requires for a number of important functions. Fat is a source of energy. It helps keep the body warm, it aids in the absorption of some vitamins, and helps regulate the proper functioning of the brain and nervous system [vi]. This appears, however, to be a contradiction.

On the one hand there are health and weight gain hazards associated with fat, and on the other hand, there are proven health benefits associated with fat. How can this be? The answer is easily understood when we differentiate between the two types of fat: saturated and unsaturated. The kind of fat associated with health hazards is the former; the kind that the body needs and uses effectively is the latter.

There are two sub-types of unsaturated fat: polysaturated fat, and monosaturated fat. Popular foods that contain polysaturated fat include safflower oil and corn oil, while monosaturated fats are found in such foods as olive oil and peanut oil. These unsaturated fats are those that provide the body with the most useful and efficient sources of fat that lead to the health benefits noted above.

However, though there is a clear benefit to eating unsaturated fats instead of saturated fats, both types continue to offer eaters the standard 9 calories per gram. As such, no eater should consume an excess amount of fat.

Equipped with the awareness and understanding that avoiding saturated fat is hazardous to health, and that there is such a thing as “good” (unsaturated) fat, it would be expected that most nutritional supplements on the market have created foods that reflect this understanding. This is, regrettably, not the case.

Most nutritional supplements contain some fat content; many even contain saturated fat for some inexplicable reason [2]. Tragically – and there is no other word – many dieters are deceived into eating self-described nutritionally intelligent foods that may be “low calorie”, and may even have some vitamins and nutrients, but they but they are adding to the individual’s limited capacity to ingest fat grams. Many people who seek to lose weight by eating nutritional supplements often gain weight. They erroneously believe it is the result of a slow metabolism, when the culprit is the amount of fat grams ingested.

Fortunately, there are several fat-free food supplements on the market today. There are several important benefits of this strategy that benefit dieters of all sizes.

The obvious benefit is that a dieter does not have to count fat calories when eating these nutritional supplements; they are 100% fat free, and do not add to their daily fat-intake limit.

Less obviously, however, is that a zero-fat nutritional supplement that contains protein can stimulate the digestive system and minimize fat storage. This is because the protein content can help regulate the body’s ability to effectively absorb the calories that it derives from carbohydrates and fats. For example, a dieter who eats a sugary, fat-filled cupcake can mitigate fat storage and increase nutrient utilization by eating it with a protein-rich nutritional supplement.

The world of nutrition has long since known the link between dietary fat and weight gain. Unsaturated fat can be a trusted ally in the fight against weight loss. Understanding how it differs from saturated fat helps demystify the stigma of unsaturated fats – a stigma that should be reserved for its unhealthy cousin, saturated fats.

[1] Fat cells can be removed externally, through such methods as liposuction and stapling, but these so-called solutions carry their own brand of risks and consequences.

[2] Actually, the reason is usually because of taste.

 

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4 Mistakes Women Make When Toning Their Arms

March 25, 2011 Nutrition 0 Comments

Fat arm confusion is rampant. Never have women been more confused about how to get toned arms. Maybe you are confused and don’t know what path to take.

You see, all the marketing hype has created a sandstorm of false information. Even worse, there are times when the research isn’t even clear.

Now if the gurus have a tough time detangling the research, how is the average women supposed to? Luckily, I have already done this for you.

Thus, here are 4 mistakes you may be making when trying to get rid of fat arms:

1. Giving supplements priority over whole foods. Ignore the labels and outlandish claims. Whole foods will always trump supplements. Our bodies have evolved to absorb food in its natural form, not pills.

2. Fiber supplementation. Unfortunately, this ever popular supplement has been shown to increase colon cancer rates. The good news is that you probably eat so many vegetables that fiber supplementation is a moot point.

3. Thinking ultra-thinness is the epitome of health. Have you ever seen a thin women undergo heart surgery? Have you ever seen a thin woman with flabby arms? Well, unfortunately, I have witnessed both cases too many times.

4. Thinking carbohydrates are the only food that can alter insulin. Excessive animal saturated fat intake and excessive protein intakes can also alter levels of insulin in your body. So don’t think that all you have to do is stay away from the white bread and pasta!

Ok, now you know 4 mistakes you shouldn’t make in your journey to get sexy and lean arms. And knowing what to avoid is extremely important in any endeavor. After all, time spent doing useless things is time that could be used to get you closer to your goal.

So don’t get bound up in details here. Just get moving and your results will come much faster.

 

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High Protein Diets and the Risk of Dehydration

March 25, 2011 Nutrition 0 Comments

Dehydration is more than just the feeling of being thirsty, although doctors are quick to remind patients that once they have felt thirst, it is too late- they are already well on the way to dehydration. The actual condition of dehydration is an abnormal loss of body fluids which can be caused by a number of reasons. While low level dehydration can be remedied at home and typically does not cause any long term damage, moderate to severe dehydration can cause an electrolyte imbalance that can lead to a number of other more serious problems including:

- Irregular heart beat

- Shock

- Acidosis (depletion of the body’s alkali reserve which can in turn lead to acidemia)

- Acute uremia (a clinical syndrome related to renal failure)

- Possibility of death especially in infants, the aged and those in poor health.

The average woman loses about three pints of fluid each day in urine, an additional varied amount in the feces, and another two pints from the combination of perspiration and expiration (Source: MacLean 1993). Additional fluids can be lost each day through increased heat, increased activity and through mild bouts of diarrhea and vomiting. In most cases, these additional losses will cause the body to react by feeling thirsty and having a dry mouth, especially the lips and the tongue. Drinking additional fluids, especially those with electrolytes in them can replace this lost fluid with no physical consequences. However, if the fluid deprivation is serious enough or is prolonged, it will become more serious and medical intervention will quickly become necessary.

A high protein diet, especially when it is being used by an endurance athlete may be problematic for a number of reasons including the increased risk of serious dehydration. A moderately increased protein intake may be beneficial for the athlete in training, however, once it becomes greatly increased, the risk of serious dehydration becomes increased as well. Studies have shown that a possible three out of every four Americans are chronically dehydrated to begin with. A small loss in body fluid, as little as 2-3% can lead to a negative impact on cardiovascular health and athletic performance (Source Quinn, 2004).

The Many Roles of Protein in the Body

Most people think that protein’s only role is to build and repair muscle. These same people also think that protein is a magical element that you can eat all you want of and never get fat, but that is not correct either. Protein can be stored in the body as fat if you eat more than you need; that myth has been destroyed time and time again. Protein is also far more important than it is often given credit for, including some very vital roles that can be negatively impacted by dehydration. These functions include:

- Maintaining ph balance of the blood

- Formation of enzymes and hormones

- Plays a role in the immune system

- Builds connective tissues

- Forms the cell membranes

- Plays a role in the central nervous system

- Helps to maintain the fluid balance in the body.

(Source Nelson, 2009)

Acidemia is the abnormal acidity of the blood which can be caused by a number of factors including increased lactic acid in the muscles (Increased lactic acid build up is what makes you sore after an intense workout). Another cause for this condition is prolonged and severe dehydration especially when it is caused by intense athletic effort- for instance a strength training or endurance athlete.

Extreme Protein and Decreased Hydration in Athletes

A study working with endurance athletes showed that an average to moderately increased protein diet was acceptable but that once the intake reached what could be deemed “high”, dehydration risks increased greatly. Using 150 pounds as the average weight for the study, the participants were divided into three groups. The first group, the “low” protein group was given a diet that provided about 68 grams of protein per day. The second group, the “moderate” group were given about 123 grams of protein per day and the third group, the “high” protein group were given 246 grams of protein per day, the total making up about 30% of their daily calories, an amount that is consistent with that of the average high protein diet.

Upon conclusion of the study, researchers found that as the protein level went up, the hydration level went down. Standard blood work showed some troubling results as well. The blood urea nitrogen level (BUN) was abnormal, showing that there was a decrease in kidney function. Urine tests showed that the increased protein level also lead to a more concentrated urine as well (Source: Quinn, 2004).

Too much protein in the diet can be harmful for the endurance athlete as well as for the average person. The right amount of protein should be found and maintained for everyone. Increased protein can also lead to:

- Decreased levels of glycogen in the muscles and liver, further leading to dehydration as glycogen helps the muscles to retain water.

- Decreased endurance

- A lessened maximum effort

- Decreased serum glucose levels

(Source: Quinn 2007).

The American Heart Association recommends that the diet contain no more than 35% of its daily calories from protein, a safe amount for anyone, including elite athletes. There are some medical conditions that should get increased protein amounts, however those people should only do so on the advice of their own doctors.

The Best Suggestion for Prevention of Dehydration

Protein is vital to everyone, from the couch potato to the weekend warrior to the marathon master- but everyone needs different amounts and levels of protein. It is very important to find the right amount for your own personal health and activity needs, however there is also a warning that should go to everyone – drink more liquids whether you are increasing proteins or not.

Unless you are on a fluid restriction from the doctor, you should be getting enough liquids every day. A bonus of drinking enough water is possible weight loss- many people mistake feelings of thirst for feelings of water and eat when all they needed was a glass of water (Source: Roizen and Oz, 2006).

How Protein Supplements Can Fit In

Although the suggestion of adding extra protein to the diet is not the goal, finding the right amount is. A protein supplement, especially one that has additional vitamins and other benefits, can be a good way to hit that intake goal without having to consume a lot of extra calories to do so. For the elite athlete, a quick protein supplement can be a great between-meal snack or can serve as part of the after workout recovery process.

Profect, from Protica is available in three sizes:

- 25 grams of protein in a ready-to-drink 2.9 fluid ounce vial

- 50 grams of protein in a ready-to-drink 3.4 fluid ounce vial

- 200 grams of protein in a 10 fluid ounce bottle

It is also available in several different flavors including:

- Blue Raspberry Swirl

- Grapefruit-Mango

- Fresh Citrus Berry

- Cool Melon Splash

- Passion Fruit

- Orange Pineapple

- Ruby Melon Twist

- Fuzzy Peach Nectar

 

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The Best Ways To Lose Weight

March 24, 2011 Nutrition 0 Comments

If you decide that you want to follow a traditional style diet, as a rule of thumb, you ought to find a weight loss plan that is rich in fresh fruit and vegetables; low-fat dairy products; white meat and fish; whole grain cereals and plenty of drinking water and by that I mean at least eight to ten 250mm glasses a day.

Being heavy can cause a lot of other issues, in addition it being a problem in its own right. Obesity makes rapid movement, stretching and reaching difficult. Surplus sweating can be an embarrassment and it can result in chaffing. The range of fashionable clothing available can be constrained too. In addition to these problems, studies have shown that being overweight invariably leads to health problems such as hypertension, cardiac issues, sleep apnea and diabetes.

The only resolution to this bundle of problems is to lose those extra pounds around your waist by starting on a healthy weight loss diet plan and following it faithfully. I will give you a few general pointers below to help you slim down and reduce the risk of spending your later years running in and out of hospital.

Almost all of the traditional weight loss diet plans proposed by dietitians and nutritionists start with the simple exhortation to reduce your food consumption to the amount you require to carry out your every day routine. The problem is that it sounds simple, but it is one of the hardest things to do. It takes a lot of determination on your part. However, you could start by eating and drinking three-quarters of what you normally eat. Once you can handle that, reduce the percentage again.

Try to make every calorie count. By that, I mean, if you are going to eat 200 calories, make certain that they are contained in food that will do you good and keep you feeling full. A bar of chocolate will give you a blood-sugar rush for 20-30 minutes, but a doorstep of a cheese and salad sandwich made from whole wheat bread washed down with a glass or two of water will give you plenty of fibre and vitamins and fill you up for a couple of hours.

It is always a good idea to keep a diary of what you eat and when. This way you can compare days and weeks and see what works best. It also helps if you are reducing your consumption in stages. Mark what you eat with the number of calories in that portion. If you do not know accurately, guess it. Writing something down is better than nothing.

The next part is the part I don’t like – exercise. Regular exercise. The good news is that it does not have to be too much. Two thirty minute walks a day is quite helpful. Once in the morning and once in the evening. Or walk in your lunch time and after your evening meal. If you like, frequent visits to the fitness center are even better, but they are also easier to skip or give up altogether.

 

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Nutritious Diet Plans That You Should Take So You Can Lose Weight

March 24, 2011 Nutrition 0 Comments

Did you know that it is possible to loose loads of wait by eating a lot? Okay the difference here is that you are eating cabbage soup that is known to help you loose those extra pounds you do not need.

The trick behind cabbage soup is that it has much less quantities of sugar content. This automatically means that your body switches back to fatty contents stored up and converts this into energy. The effect of this is that the well prepared, calorie free vegetable diet makes you reduce the body mass.

True, the body is starving, but the dieter is compensated with other water rich ingredients present in the cabbage and vegetable diet. Therefore, he is not at any risk. The dieter does not have to worry about one day collapsing under the strain that other starvation methods of loosing wait do. The hunger is canceled by health rich vegetable diet.

The aim of the new diet is simply to get your body to switch from sugar to a different health source and that is why switching to fruits and vegetables helps. These do not carry with them a lot of sugars.

On one day in this diet plan, you will have to make do with only vegetables, fruits and to the extreme, tubers and butter. This implies that there will be no time for protein and carbohydrates.

After the first day, take in some more vegetables and fruits and afterwards you can have this next to the cabbage soup you had planned to have.

The fourth day is reserved for that banana or any low starch fruit. Take this alongside a cold glass of milk or plain yoghurt. Make sure that you can wash down that acidic stuff that has been accumulating by having enough water.

If there is something you should avoid even in your last day of the program, it is candy and the fizzy drinks. It beats the point having a cabbage diet and still eating all these other stuff. Brown rice is a good bet though.

 

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How To Recover Faster From Your Workouts

March 24, 2011 Nutrition 0 Comments

Intense exercise is absolutely necessary in order to create the physical changes that really make you look different.

The catch here, however, is that intense exercise requires adequate recovery or your body could remain in a constant state of breakdown.

So here is how to recover faster from your workouts:

1. Have carbs before exercise: Not only will this keep your levels of blood sugar from dropping, but it will also protect your muscle tissue to a limited degree. The key here is to have slow digesting carbs in order to avoid any sugar crashes.

2. Have some liquid calories during exercise: The only catch here is that if your workout is less than one hour in duration, having liquid calories isn’t that important. Nevertheless, liquid calories will keep your blood sugar stable and reduce stress hormones.

3. Drink carbs and protein immediately after your training session: This is a sound strategy for increasing the amount of nutrients that get diverted to your active tissues. You see, intense exercise makes your cells more permeable towards nutrients.

4. Exercise a couple hours after breakfast: This strategy will increase the percentage of food that gets shuffled into your active tissues versus fat tissues. And if more is going into your active tissues, your fat cells will starve and shrink.

5. Hydrate a lot: Especially around the time period when you are exercising. You see, optimal hydration increases digestion. And better digestion will facilitate the entry of nutrients into your active tissues when your levels of glut-4 transporters are highest.

6. Incorporate lots of non-exercise activity: This works wonders for recovery. You see, not only will you burn some extra calories, but you will also increase blood flow which will really speed up recovery. After all, blood carries all the nutrients necessary for repair.

The faster you recover the more exercise you will be able to do during a given time period. So make sure you take action here sooner rather than later because later never comes!

 

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