Siberian Red - Secret Weapon For Marathon Swimmer

Chloe McCardel is a marathon swimmer. She recently attempted to swim three laps of the English channel which means she would have had to swim for over 100kms! Chloe appeared on an investigative news show called 60 Minutes in which she revealed some of her nutritional secrets. When asked about her nutrition she replied "Nutrition is really important to me I have a combination of carbohydrates and substance called Siberian Red which helps with my endurance and oxygen levels. This keeps me swimming at my best."

So what is Siberian Red? Siberian Red is marketed by an Australian company called Sologran. Its a dark red concentrate extracted from Siberian Fir needles. A 100ml bottle costs $69 Australian dollars and its recommended to take 3ml daily.

Essentially its an antioxidant and adaptogen that helps increase the body's ability to cope with stress produced by extreme training and exercise It'is great for reducing fatigue, enhancing endurance and increasing stamina. Because Siberian Red is made from Siberian Fir needles, its closely related to another product called Bioeffective A which is made from the same tree. Both products are approved for sale as potent anti-oxidants in Australia are listed in our directory under diet/anti-oxidants.

Source: sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article

abiliti Gastric Implant Gets Wireless Upgrade

IntraPace, Inc. has received received European approval for a wireless access system that records personal eating and exercise data of patients with an abiliti system. The abiliti system is a gastric implant that uses stimulation to help patients feel full sooner. This new approval is for the connect.abiliti Wand H102 which enables daily self monitoring of patient behavior at home. Previously, this critical data could only be retrieved during a physician office visit.

The benefits of the abiliti system are that it's a minimally invasive procedure to have the device implanted, and virtually none of the nausea, diarrhea and other side effects are seen that come with gastric bypass surgery and gastric banding solutions. Patients are not restricted in the types of food that they consume, but are encouraged to adopt a healthy diet and exercise program.

To implant the abiliti system, a stimulator electrode is placed on the lesser curvature of the stomach near the pes anserinus and a diagnostic probe, which detects food or drink entering the stomach, is placed across the wall of the stomach.

The ability system has been added to the biotech directory under obesity intervention. Other obesity intervention devices include VBLOC™ Therapy, the Maestro RC System, Lap-Band, and the Intragastric Balloon

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How To Increase Metabolism

Metabolism can be measured by your RMR or Resting Metabolic Rate. RMR is measured as the amount of calories you burn in a day when at rest at ambient temperature. RMR decreases with age and with muscle loss so the older you get the less energy you will burn. After age 40, RMR generally decreases 5% per decade.

RMR is on average 60 percent of your daily energy expenditure. The rest is made up of 30 percent exercise and spontaneous activity, and 10 percent goes towards food metabolism. Small frequent meals, take more energy to digest than larger less frequent meals.

A recent 16 month study published in the British Journal of Nutrition confirmed that combining diet with strength building and aerobic exercise can preserve your muscle mass and avoid overall decline in metabolism. So there are three ways to increase your metabolic rate. Either by having more muscle which takes more to sustain, do more aerobic and cardio excercise, or eat smaller meals more often. 

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Gastric Banding Pays for Itself In Two Years

Allergan have published a study which found Gastric bands pay for themselves in approximately two years for patients with diabetes and four years for patients without diabetes. The cost of the procedure was offset by reductions in obesity-related medical costs. 

The study looked at the healthcare claims from 7,310 patients who had undergone gastric banding compared to claims from a matched control group of 7,306 surgery eligible obese individuals who did not have weight-loss surgery, for the purpose of quantifying the potential savings of gastric banding. They found that while post-surgery medical costs for the gastric banding group declined slightly, medical costs for the control group continued to rise, thus resulting in significant savings for the banding sample. These findings underscore the critical effect gastric banding has on containing healthcare costs among the target population.

The study is published in the peer-reviewed journal - Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Source: Allergan Press Release

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FDA Approves Expanded Use of LAP-BAND

Allergan, the makers of Botox have just announced that their LAP-BAND® System has been approved for use by less overweight people. LAP-BAND was originally approved by the FDA in 2001 for severely obese adults with a BMI of 35 or more and at least one severe comorbid condition or a BMI of 40, or those who are at least 100 pounds or more overweight. In addition, the LAP-BAND System has been approved internationally since 1993.

Now the LAP-BAND is FDA-approved for people with a BMI of 30-35. Over the past 18 years, more than 650,000 people have had the procedure.

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Top 10 Misconceptions About Cholesterol

Do you identify with these ten common beliefs about cholesterol, foods and fats ?

If your physician has stated you need to reduce your cholesterol or you want to keep healthy in general, you will need to begin with your daily det. Taking measures today could protect against coronary problems tomorrow.

I am not saying you have to avoid your favorite foods. Learning the main difference between the forms of fat we eat and where these fats come from in our food is important to govern the levels of cholesterol in our blood. Here are 10 misconceptions and facts that you ought to know.

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Killing Cancer with Alkaline Diets of Hot Chilli

Its been common knowledge for many years that a healthy diet lowers the chances of various cancers forming. Diets high of alkaline acid (as opposed to acidifying foods) are recommended for both cancer avoidance and as a cancer fighting diet.

Chillies which contain the chemical capsaicin, are an alkaline food. A recent study from Nottingham University (2) has shown that capsaicin kills lung cancer cells. Previous studies at the American Association for Cancer Research (1) had shown a similar effect with prostate cancer cells. Other studies in Japan and China have shown capsaicin directly inhibits the growth of leukemic cells.

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Adjustable Gastric Band

The adjustable gastric band is a simple and less invasive surgical weight-loss procedure. In some obese people, attempts at conventional dieting and exercise will fail, and their weight means a far higher risk of health problems later in life. It is at this point that their doctor may suggest gastric banding. The principle is a simple one. Most people eat when they feel hungry, and when their stomachs are full, they stop.

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