Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
For Faster Recovery What Vitamins should Athletes Choose?
Athletes know that icy roads, bitter cold, and sunless days are already enough of a hassle for their performance without having to worry about low vitamin D status. But, in recent years, scientists have found low vitamin D to be an independent factor of weakened performance especially during winter months (1). The easy solution to raising vitamin D status in athletes is supplementation.
Now, a new study suggests that not only is it important for athletes to supplement with extra vitamin D, but the right kind of vitamin D. The study, published in the journal Nutrients, found that athletes who took vitamin D in the form of D2 (ergocalciferol), rather than D3 (cholecalciferol), actually had worsened muscle damage and delayed recovery after intense workouts when compared to a placebo (2).
The six-week double-blind study used NASCAR pit crew athletes as subjects and separated them into two groups. One group of athletes took a daily supplement of 3,800 IU of vitamin D2 while the other group took a placebo.
“We were interested in seeing if increasing vitamin D in the pit crew athletes who train heavily in the off season would improve their muscle and immune function. While vitamin D2 levels in the blood increased, we found that levels of the valuable D3 decreased. And to our surprise, those taking vitamin D2 didn’t have just a little more muscle damage, they had a lot more damage,” said lead researcher, David Neiman, Dr.P.H., in a press release.
While the study’s results suggest that athletes should avoid vitamin D2 supplements for muscle recovery, it doesn’t mean that they should avoid vitamin D supplementation altogether. Quite the opposite, as the research shows.
Better recovery with vitamin D3
Studies from as early as the 1950s have demonstrated that ultraviolet (UV) treatment enhanced physical performance and that optimal training occurred during late summer when sunshine and vitamin D-synthesis in skin is abundant (2, 3).
More recently, studies are still showing a benefit to athletes who receive ample vitamin D, from the sun or from vitamin D3 supplements during winter. One study in elite Irish athletes showed that wintertime supplementation with vitamin D3 significantly increased vitamin D status supporting performance (4). In addition, a recent review determined that getting sufficient vitamin D could help athletes reduce stress fractures, improve muscle function, and aid in recovery (5).
What’s more, when a study compared vitamin D3 and D2 against each other it found vitamin D3 to be superior to D2 at increasing serum vitamin D levels (6).
What to make of studies for a true competitive advantage? Go ahead, the research suggests, and supplement with vitamin D. But use only a quality supplement with natural vitamin D3—and preferably with other synergistic nutrients for muscle recovery.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO http://www.sabumnim.isagenix.com
References
United Martial Arts Centers Lounge
Now, a new study suggests that not only is it important for athletes to supplement with extra vitamin D, but the right kind of vitamin D. The study, published in the journal Nutrients, found that athletes who took vitamin D in the form of D2 (ergocalciferol), rather than D3 (cholecalciferol), actually had worsened muscle damage and delayed recovery after intense workouts when compared to a placebo (2).
The six-week double-blind study used NASCAR pit crew athletes as subjects and separated them into two groups. One group of athletes took a daily supplement of 3,800 IU of vitamin D2 while the other group took a placebo.
“We were interested in seeing if increasing vitamin D in the pit crew athletes who train heavily in the off season would improve their muscle and immune function. While vitamin D2 levels in the blood increased, we found that levels of the valuable D3 decreased. And to our surprise, those taking vitamin D2 didn’t have just a little more muscle damage, they had a lot more damage,” said lead researcher, David Neiman, Dr.P.H., in a press release.
While the study’s results suggest that athletes should avoid vitamin D2 supplements for muscle recovery, it doesn’t mean that they should avoid vitamin D supplementation altogether. Quite the opposite, as the research shows.
Better recovery with vitamin D3
Studies from as early as the 1950s have demonstrated that ultraviolet (UV) treatment enhanced physical performance and that optimal training occurred during late summer when sunshine and vitamin D-synthesis in skin is abundant (2, 3).
More recently, studies are still showing a benefit to athletes who receive ample vitamin D, from the sun or from vitamin D3 supplements during winter. One study in elite Irish athletes showed that wintertime supplementation with vitamin D3 significantly increased vitamin D status supporting performance (4). In addition, a recent review determined that getting sufficient vitamin D could help athletes reduce stress fractures, improve muscle function, and aid in recovery (5).
What’s more, when a study compared vitamin D3 and D2 against each other it found vitamin D3 to be superior to D2 at increasing serum vitamin D levels (6).
What to make of studies for a true competitive advantage? Go ahead, the research suggests, and supplement with vitamin D. But use only a quality supplement with natural vitamin D3—and preferably with other synergistic nutrients for muscle recovery.
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE GO TO http://www.sabumnim.isagenix.com
References
- Halliday TM, Peterson NJ, Thomas JJ, Kleppinger K, Hollis BW, Larson-Meyer DE. Vitamin D status relative to diet, lifestyle, injury, and illness in college athletes. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2011;43:335-43.
- Nieman DC, Gillitt ND, Shanely RA, Dew D, Meaney MP, Luo B. Vitamin D2 Supplementation Amplifies Eccentric Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in NASCAR Pit Crew Athletes. Nutrients 2013;6:63-75.
- Cannell, J.J.; Hollis, B.W.; Sorenson, M.B.; Taft, T.N.; Anderson, J.J. Athletic performance and vitamin D. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 2009, 41, 1102–1110.
- Magee PJ, Pourshahidi LK, Wallace JM et al. Vitamin d status and supplementation in elite irish athletes. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 2013;23:441-8.
- Larson-Meyer E. Vitamin D supplementation in athletes. Nestle Nutr Inst Workshop Ser 2013;75:109-21.
- Tripkovic L, Lambert H, Hart K et al. Comparison of vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 supplementation in raising serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr 2012;95:1357-64.
United Martial Arts Centers Lounge
Monday, February 10, 2014
United Martial Arts Centers Lounge: Weekly updates 2/10/14
Good Morning Winner
Here are your United Martial Arts Centers Weekly Updates and News
The 2014 Quest for Mastery was an incredible success BEST CAMP EVER!!!!!
Feedback from the students who attended is amazing.
The Theme of the Weekend was "The Golden Circle" Starting with the "WHY"
Physical Training focused on WHY we do Forms, Self Defense, and Sparring... everyone had personalized training.
Instructors had 4 hours of Sword Training and learned 2 new sword forms
The Bonfire was my personal highlight and
The Black Belt Graduation was fantastic followed by some of the most amazing testimonials ever.
First BIG SHOUT OUT and CONGRATULATIONS
To the Newest UMAC Black Belts
Justin Wilson 3rd Dan
Skylar Pichardo 2nd Dan
Kevin Bramely 1st Dan
Morgan Murray 1st Dan
Laura Cook 1st Dan
Patrick Verboys 1st Dan
THIS WEEKS FOCUS: Self Defense
Early Registration Applications for 2014 WINNERS RETREAT Will be available today
and Emailed out later this afternoon.
SUMMER CAMP EARLY REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE
RESERVE YOUR CHILD'S WEEKS NOW AND SAVE!
Please TEXT UMACVIP TO: 72727 for Emergency Closing and Updates to your phone once a week
Visit www.umacenters.com
Please LIKE our fan page www.facebook.com/umacfans
See all of the UMAC Events Videos on our YouTube Channel and please subscribe www.youtube.com/umackwanjnim
Make it a GREAT Week
Sincerely
Grand Master Edmund Ciarfella
and the UMAC Staff
umac50@optonline.net
845-987-1853
United Martial Arts Centers Lounge
Here are your United Martial Arts Centers Weekly Updates and News
The 2014 Quest for Mastery was an incredible success BEST CAMP EVER!!!!!
Feedback from the students who attended is amazing.
The Theme of the Weekend was "The Golden Circle" Starting with the "WHY"
Physical Training focused on WHY we do Forms, Self Defense, and Sparring... everyone had personalized training.
Instructors had 4 hours of Sword Training and learned 2 new sword forms
The Bonfire was my personal highlight and
The Black Belt Graduation was fantastic followed by some of the most amazing testimonials ever.
First BIG SHOUT OUT and CONGRATULATIONS
To the Newest UMAC Black Belts
Justin Wilson 3rd Dan
Skylar Pichardo 2nd Dan
Kevin Bramely 1st Dan
Morgan Murray 1st Dan
Laura Cook 1st Dan
Patrick Verboys 1st Dan
THIS WEEKS FOCUS: Self Defense
Early Registration Applications for 2014 WINNERS RETREAT Will be available today
and Emailed out later this afternoon.
SUMMER CAMP EARLY REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE
RESERVE YOUR CHILD'S WEEKS NOW AND SAVE!
Please TEXT UMACVIP TO: 72727 for Emergency Closing and Updates to your phone once a week
Visit www.umacenters.com
Please LIKE our fan page www.facebook.com/umacfans
See all of the UMAC Events Videos on our YouTube Channel and please subscribe www.youtube.com/umackwanjnim
Make it a GREAT Week
Sincerely
Grand Master Edmund Ciarfella
and the UMAC Staff
umac50@optonline.net
845-987-1853
United Martial Arts Centers Lounge
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Do Toxins Make you Fat? United Martial Arts Centers Lounge
Research strongly supports a healthy diet, daily exercise, and quality sleep for achieving and maintaining a healthy body weight. But what if you follow all these lifestyle habits and still can’t get the scale to budge?
With obesity numbers trending up around the world, scientists are beginning to question if we are missing a part of the obesity equation.
In the last two decades, researchers have unveiled evidence suggesting that environmental triggers may contribute to the obesity epidemic. Dietary, pharmaceutical, and industrial chemicals, termed “obesogens”, may alter metabolic processes and predispose some people to gain weight.
Obesogens include a variety of chemicals with diverse mechanisms of action resulting in excess fat accumulation. While water-soluble chemicals are rather easily metabolized and excreted by the liver, fat-soluble ones are stored in fat cells where they are protected from the body’s natural detoxification systems. Some obesogens have been linked to a greater number of fat cells or increased fat cell size (1-3). Others have been implicated in altering how hormones might affect appetite, satiety, food preferences, and metabolism.
How can you protect yourself from obesogens? Take these steps to avoid exposure to the toxic chemicals:
For More Info Click Here Now
References
United Martial Arts Centers Lounge
With obesity numbers trending up around the world, scientists are beginning to question if we are missing a part of the obesity equation.
In the last two decades, researchers have unveiled evidence suggesting that environmental triggers may contribute to the obesity epidemic. Dietary, pharmaceutical, and industrial chemicals, termed “obesogens”, may alter metabolic processes and predispose some people to gain weight.
Obesogens include a variety of chemicals with diverse mechanisms of action resulting in excess fat accumulation. While water-soluble chemicals are rather easily metabolized and excreted by the liver, fat-soluble ones are stored in fat cells where they are protected from the body’s natural detoxification systems. Some obesogens have been linked to a greater number of fat cells or increased fat cell size (1-3). Others have been implicated in altering how hormones might affect appetite, satiety, food preferences, and metabolism.
How can you protect yourself from obesogens? Take these steps to avoid exposure to the toxic chemicals:
- Avoid skincare products with harmful chemicals such as phthalates. Many skincare products—including sunscreens—may improve the look of your skin temporarily but often use harmful chemicals that can be absorbed by the skin and disrupt hormone systems. Phthalates, for example, are common in synthetically fragranced personal care products that can influence hormones related to metabolism (4). Stick with a skincare line (like Rejuvity) that not only supports your skin’s appearance, but also your health.
- Avoid certain plastics. Some plastics contain toxins that easy leach into food and liquid. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a toxin found in some plastic products that has been linked with increased abdominal fat and glucose intolerance even at low levels—characteristics associated with obesity (5). When storing foods, use stainless steel, glass, or BPA-free plastics. Also, look for products that have BPA-free packaging, such as Isagenix products.
- Choose green house cleaning methods. Toxins aren’t just outside your door—they are also in your house. Harmful organotins (tin-containing compounds) are found in flooring, purses, and shower curtains. Studies show that mice exposed to organotins were predisposed to weight gain problems (3). The best way to manage these obesogens within your home is to clean on a regular basis using green cleaning methods, such as steam, rather than polluting your home further with toxin-filled cleaners.
- Don’t smoke. Cigarette smoke contains millions of toxic substances and some are suspected obesogens. Research shows that infants born to mothers who smoke while pregnant have an increased risk of obesity during infancy and childhood (6). Second-hand smoke may have the same effects, so it’s best to avoid cigarettes all together.
- Support internal detoxification. The human body itself has within its organs, tissues, and cells, a series of pathways that are involved in detoxification. These pathways must be supported nutritionally and the use of certain bioactive compounds from plants can improve their efficiency (7-9). In addition, dietary approaches such as intermittent fasting can help stimulate greater detoxification across these pathways and support fat loss—the primary location for toxin storage (10). A combination of nutrition, bioactive compounds, and intermittent fasting is incorporated in performance of Cleanse Days on an Isagenix system (read more here).
For More Info Click Here Now
References
- Lustig et al. Obesity before birth: Maternal and prenatal influences on the offspring. New York, NY:Springer (2010).
- Li et al. The environmental obesogen tributultin chlorine acts via peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma to induce adipogenesis in murine 3T3-L1 preadiopcytes. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol, 2011;127(1-2):9-15.
- Grun et al. Evironmental obesogens: organotins and endocrine disruption via nuclear receptor signaling. Endocinol, 2006;147(6):S50-S55.
- Stahlhut R, et al. Concentrations of urinary phthalate metabolites are associated with increased waist circumference and insulin resistance in adult U.S. males. Environ Health Perspect. 2007;115(6):876–882.
- Somm et al. Perinatal exposure to bisphenol A alters early adipogenesis in the rat. Envrion Health Perspect, 2009;117(10):1549-1555.
- Gao, et al. Prenatal exposure to nicotine causes postnatal obesity and altered perivascular adipose tissue function. Obes Res, 2005;13(4):687–692.
- Vinson et al. Effect of Aloe vera preparations on the human bioavailability of vitamins C and E. Phytomedicine 2005;12:760-5.
- Kim et al. Diarctigenin, a lignan constituent from Arctium lappa, down-regulated zymosan-induced transcription of inflammatory genes through suppression of DNA binding ability of nuclear factor-kappaB in macrophages. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2008;327:393-401.
- Ahmad et al. Withania somnifera improves semen quality by regulating reproductive hormone levels and oxidative stress in seminal plasma of infertile males. Fertil Steril 2010;94:989-96.
- Yang et al. Transactivation of genes encoding for phase II enzymes and phase III transporters by phytochemical antioxidants. Molecules 2010;15:6332-48.
United Martial Arts Centers Lounge
Monday, February 3, 2014
United Martial Arts Centers Lounge Snow Day Challenge
Good Morning UMAC Winners
UNITED MARTIAL ARTS CENTERS IS CLOSED TODAY
This Winter is really going to make us appreciate spring.
FOCUS: FORMS
QUEST FOR MASTERY FRI-SUN
SNOW DAY CHALLENGE - Complete and get a Certificate
Make it a great day
Sincerely
Grand Master Edmund Ciarfella
United Martial Arts Centers
www.umacenters.com
www.facebook.com/umacfans
umac50@optonline.net
845-987-1853
United Martial Arts Centers Lounge
UNITED MARTIAL ARTS CENTERS IS CLOSED TODAY
This Winter is really going to make us appreciate spring.
FOCUS: FORMS
QUEST FOR MASTERY FRI-SUN
SNOW DAY CHALLENGE - Complete and get a Certificate
Snow day!! You know what that means! Snow day challenge!!
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
🔹meditate
for 2 minutes
for 2 minutes
🔹send
out an email or post showing gratitude to someone special
out an email or post showing gratitude to someone special
🔹50
jumping jacks
jumping jacks
🔹40
crunches
crunches
🔹40
squats
squats
🔹40
leg lifts
leg lifts
🔹30
jumping jacks
jumping jacks
🔹20
bicycle crunches
bicycle crunches
🔹20
squats
squats
🔹30
leg lifts
leg lifts
🔹Do
your form 10 times
your form 10 times
( Bodans do all the forms )
Leave a comment below to let us now when u have completed
🔸🔶Bonus
challenge🔶🔸
challenge🔶🔸
Have a Friend go to www.umacenters.com
and opt in for
and opt in for
2 weeks of martial arts class or kickboxing FREE!
If you complete the bonus challenge you will get your
next Break-A-board for FREE!
next Break-A-board for FREE!
Make it a great day
Sincerely
Grand Master Edmund Ciarfella
United Martial Arts Centers
www.umacenters.com
www.facebook.com/umacfans
umac50@optonline.net
845-987-1853
United Martial Arts Centers Lounge
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
.jpg)