Power Eating for Recovery-Recovery Drinks Susan M. Kleiner, PhD, RD, FACN, CNS, FISSN April 26, 2008 The first WINForum meeting of 2008 was held during Soccerpalooza, April 26 at the Tacoma Convention Center. Dr. Susan Kleiner is the author of The Good Mood Diet and Power Eating. Kleiner shared the importance of athletes taking a [...]
The introduction, consumption and increasing dependence on processed food has changed urban lifestyles. Obesity is now clearly associated with primarily the consumption of processed food. The food industry has become so powerful that it is able to sway government policies, and the agricultural sector as a whole. They are able to influence consumer preference in [...]
Hoodia Gordonii, an unknown plant, suddenly hit the market after BBC broke its report on the plant in 2003 and 60 Minutes in 2004. The plant is attributed with the ability to suppress or reduce appetite when it is consumed. The weight loss market was anyway on the upswing. Hoodia became a hot favorite [...]
It became known that the San Bushmen have been using Hoodia Gordonii for centuries. They found a number of uses of the plant of which one was that its consumption suppressed hunger. They used to go hunting into the Kalahari Desert lasting several days. Hoodia helped them to suppress hunger during the period. It was [...]
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 [...]
Proteins exist in all the organisms. The cells need proteins to carry out all its functions. Amino acids form these proteins which are organic compounds. The process of formation of protein is carried out in the stomach when food is broken down and digested. The metabolic activity in the body requires proteins. Calories, which we [...]
Working out and going to the gym has become a fashion statement in today’s day. Those people who do not need to lose weight go to they gym so that they can stay fit and those who are a little or more overweight go to lose that amount of fat. However, at the same time [...]