Forum: Health and Medical Issues
12-12-2009, 02:07 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,466
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Forum: Injuries
03-27-2009, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,992
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
03-14-2009, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,606
Re: Headaches
You're possibly cricking your neck somehow, hunching your shoulders/traps and giving your neck grief. Think about what you're doing next time and maybe work on relaxing certain bits of you. Maybe a...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
03-14-2009, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,818
Re: Blood Pressure and CV exercise.
Exercise may not do it. It may be diet - what's his salt intake like. It could be hereditary - mine is. Is he on meds? There is a DASH diet for reducing blood pressure. Its on the web.
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Forum: Nutrition
03-06-2009, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 15,728
Re: Protein requirements
Hi Kevin from down under! As someone once said to me there are seasons in life for everything! I've tussled between endurance and sprinting and body building.
And still do. Age sorts some of it...
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Forum: Nutrition
02-28-2009, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 8,033
Re: Diatomaceous Earth as a supplement
We mine this in WA. We use it for kitty litter/soaking up oil spills and I've ordered 150 kg for use as a potting mix component. It has a high cation exchange capacity ie it hangs onto nutrients. ...
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Forum: Injuries
02-20-2009, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 116
Views: 43,062
Re: Plantar Fasciitis
I've been playing tic tac between PF, achilles tendonitis and posterior tibial tendonitis (PTT). For the moment I've abandoned my Nike Frees, gone very carefully about any one legged leg work, held...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
02-17-2009, 02:02 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 23,797
Re: Maximum Heart Rate, for how long?
No you're not left field at all. I had a max stress test done once, many universities offer it if they have a physed degree. Many runners will run multiple hill repeats in an effort to get close...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
02-15-2009, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,398
Re: Why is is it good to go outside?
Inside you have to contend with reused air, Legionnaires, ozone from printers etc, UV from fluoro's. Maybe noise from others, sitting, inactivity.
I don't believe its good for our bodies to be in...
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Forum: Injuries
02-13-2009, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,984
Re: Running pains
Has anyone mentioned compartment syndrome - that's the other possibility.
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
02-13-2009, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 23,797
Re: Maximum Heart Rate, for how long?
As others have said max HR is an individual thing, the generic formula could be 20% out for you. Feeling jittery is more likely dehydration, blood sugar, electrolytes.
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Forum: Nutrition
02-05-2009, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,977
Re: avocado allergy?
http://www.allergies-team.com/a40-help-i-am-allergic-to-avocado.php (w/fs)
Lots of stuff on this on the net.
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Forum: Nutrition
02-04-2009, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,051
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Forum: Nutrition
02-04-2009, 01:26 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 7,351
Re: how to peel a hard boil egg
Freshness is the main determinant of how hard it is to peel an egg as previously stated. The fresher the more difficult, it has to do with chemical reactions and the separation of the shell from the...
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Forum: Nutrition
02-04-2009, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,742
Re: Interesting Research
I must admit I'm struggling with belly fat but I'm 50, nearly 51 and going through menopause. I don't eat starchy carbs at night but I do drink too much wine. I've also had a couple of significant...
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Forum: Nutrition
02-02-2009, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,742
Re: Interesting Research
If I restrict carbs by between 36 and 48 hours I have a raging headache which no amount of painkillers will get rid of, I'm spacey like a drunk and then it takes me 3 days to get over it. ...
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Forum: Nutrition
02-01-2009, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,742
Re: Interesting Research
I think you also need to take careful note of the subjects in these studies. Many are obese, many have existing problems eg cholesterol and in many studies exercise isn't a component of the trial,...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
01-30-2009, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,595
Re: menstral cycle and training
I have never made any concessions for mine, never needed to. Basically ignored them.
The only thing I often notice is I'll have a really bad run, like feeling as though I'm running through...
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Forum: Nutrition
01-25-2009, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,093
Re: Nitrates and Vitamin C
http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Meetings/94-nitratenitrite.pdf (w/fs)
Interesting. It seems there is a relationship between ingestion of nitrate and nitrite with or without Vit C and the incidence...
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Forum: Nutrition
01-25-2009, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,093
Re: Nitrates and Vitamin C
If you google nitrite metabolism in humans a book on food preservatives comes up. I've read a few pages. Interesting. Apparently both nitrate and nitrite are reduced to nitrite in the mouth. ...
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Forum: Nutrition
01-25-2009, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,093
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Forum: Injuries
01-20-2009, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,159
Re: Recovery from rotator cuff surgery
I'm recovering from 3 minor tears, less than 20% thickness and haven't been allowed near a gym for 5 weeks now! I'm in my 3rd week of physio from tomorrow. My ROM is OK, I'm working on stability...
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Forum: Nutrition
01-12-2009, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,081
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
01-09-2009, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,170
Re: Andropause (Male Menopause)
I was going to say exactly the same thing! Ignore the blood type diet.
IMHO normal te levels vary between people a lot (As do normal levels of most things) so as you say what is normal for you...
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Forum: Injuries
01-08-2009, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,692
Re: Chronic shoulder issue (supraspinatus)
I've just been diagnosed with three tears, one supraspinatus, 2 infraspinatus. My physio told me tears do not repair. They heal but the split and hence weakness is still there. So I am on rehab...
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