Diet & Nutrition article by Marlaena on Friday, June 12, 2009 11:59:35 PM EST
Here's a great summertime recipe for all you meat lovers out there! ;)
Ingredients
8 wooden skewers
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp grated orange zest
- 1 tsp sriracha
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 lb lean beef sirloin, cut into 1/8-inch strips
- 1 each red, green and yellow bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into 2 1/2-inch pieces (optional)
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup lowfat mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp fish sauce
Preparation
Soak skewers for 30 minutes. Puree cilantro, garlic, soy sauce, orange zest, sriracha, fish sauce and sugar in a food processor. Transfer marinade to a resealable plastic bag; add beef. Seal bag, toss and set aside up to 30 minutes. Combine dipping sauce ingredients in a bowl. Thread 4 pieces of pepper and 2 beef strips on each skewer, alternating beef and peppers. Coat grill rack with cooking spray; heat grill to high; cook until meat is no longer pink, about 3 minutes.
Exercise & Workout article by Ben on Sunday, June 07, 2009 2:23:16 PM EST
Why do so many elite level athletes like Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Delgado, Vincent Lecavalier and Rick DiPietro suffer serious hip injuries? And I'm not talking about a pulled groin here, I mean injuries so severe they require surgery followed by a significant amount of time off from their respected sports in order to properly rehab and fully recover. Recent studies show there has been a significant increase in the number of hip injuries in professional sports over the past few years and some experts attribute these injuries to certain training methods that have been developed and implemented by many sports teams to funny enough.. prevent knee injuries!
Have a look at this
article from the New York Times. The article explains how too much emphasis has been put on building leg strength over the past few years. Training programs have been designed to specifically focus on leg strength to increase the strength of the muscles around the knee to help prevent knee injury. Unfortunately this method of training also causes more pressure on the hips which leads to the
labrum being squeezed between the ball of the femur and the socket of the hip which causes irritation and ultimately a tear in the
labrum. Not good..
Other studies attribute some of these hip injuries to over developed core muscles which become too strong and powerful and have too much torque for the hips to handle. It's also been suggested that starting sports too young and playing them too often before the body has a chance to fully mature can also contribute to developing bad hips later on in life.
Exercise & Workout article by George on Tuesday, June 02, 2009 4:07:05 AM EST
Recent studies have shown there is an increase in intraocular pressure (IOP) for weightlifters while exercising, particularly when performing isometric activities or very heavy lifts. Increased pressure in the eye is also the main cause for Glaucoma, a condition of the eye that may lead to partial or full vision loss.
Glaucoma is an eye disease that affects roughly two million people in the US. A progressive increase in intraocular pressure is a major cause of the condition. This pressure is a result of a build up of fluid (and poor drainage of it) within the eyeball that can lead to damage of the optic nerve (the nerve that transfers information from the eye to the brain). Though distinct symptoms are rare, loss of peripheral vision, headaches with nausea and vomiting, pain behind the eye ball and halos around lights can occur.
Funded by the New York Glaucoma Research Institute, a research paper was published in February 2006 on “Intraocular Pressure Variation During Weight Lifting” by Brazilian researchers. Measuring the IOP of the test subjects while executing bench presses, the study could successfully establish an increase in pressure inside the eye.
In 2008, a Norwegian study was presented on the same topic, further backing the conclusion, proving a significant intraocular pressure increase continuously during isometric exercise.
Increased IOP when weightlifting is a direct result of the technique used by many weightlifters of holding one’s breath, most commonly in the latter stages of a set, when a stressful exercise is undertaken. There is an inclination to do this because it tends to give the body balance, stability and more focus on a certain muscle movement. The study in Brazil showed that those who breathed consistently through the set had a significantly lower increase in IOP compared to those who restricted their breathing. Besides obvious limitations in oxygen flow to muscle cells, by holding your breath while lifting heavy objects, it also almost doubles the increased pressure within the eye.
Despite the undeniable occurrence of increased IOP in isometric exercises and heavy weight lifting, no direct conclusion has been made regarding weight lifting as a cause of Glaucoma, as the condition develops over longer periods of time, but the studies can point to an increased risk in developing the disease.
Those that lift weights frequently, or those that are in a profession where heavy lifting is common, are recommended to visit your local eye doctor for further advice. Conclusively, a suggested tip to help reduce the risk of Glaucoma is a rich diet including Omega 3 fatty acids, found in fish, cabbage, walnuts and broccoli. Studies have proven a 13 % reduction in IOP in subjects on a high Omega 3 diet.
Diet & Nutrition article by Ben on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:48:56 PM EST
So I've always loved an ice cold glass of orange juice and my favorite brand is definitely
Tropicana with Lots of Pulp! Now every time that I've picked it up at my local grocery store I have been under the assumption that it is freshly squeezed, all natural orange juice because that's what it says on the container. Wow, wasn't I mistaken. Have a look at this
article I read the other day on the website
civileats.com about Tropicana Pure Premium orange juice and how fresh it's NOT!
The article was written by Alissa Hamilton who is the author of the book
"Squeezed: What You Don't Know About Orange Juice". In the article she explains how in the process of pasteurizing, the orange juice is heated and stripped of oxygen, a process called deaeration, so it doesn't oxidize. Then it's put in huge storage tanks where it can be stored for up to a year. The juice also gets stripped of flavor providing chemicals and then when it's ready for packaging, Tropicana (which is owned by Pepsi) will hire flavor companies to engineer flavor packs to make it taste fresh.
It's a pretty interesting read, it will definitely open up your eyes to how well strategized corporate marketing really is and it has once again proven how naive I can still be...
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