Elements of Greatness

This is a really great video to reflect upon oneself and to start acting upon ones desires in life! Do yourself a favor, stop putting off what you've always dreamed to do, and make an incredible effort to do it!

Motivational Quote of the weekend!

Here is a great quote that fits our realm of struggles; especially our diet. It's short but very sweet!

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands--and then just eat one of the pieces.

- Judith Viorst

I want you to think about how this kind of mindset can help you throughout your daily life and write down 3 of those ideas.

An Injection of Motivation!

WOW! I just watched this movie clip and it sent chills down my spine realizing what this clip projects to the viewer. If any of my clients are reading this, I want you to watch this because it is a perfect visual example of when I say "I Train from the Mind Out" and reflect on that. Let me know what you think. Thanks for taking your time once again!
Yours in Wellness,
Nick Reyes

Sodium Enhances Rehydration, but Not Post-Recovery Performance

Researchers from Loughborough University, England, recently investigated the effects of sports drinks with various sodium concentrations on rehydration after exercise in the heat and on exercise capacity in a subsequent workout. Eight subjects exercised in the heat until they had lost 2 percent of their body mass. They then drank a sports drink contain either no sodium, 31 ml/l sodium, 40 ml/l sodium or 50 ml/l sodium. Urine output was measured to assess fluid retention. After four hours, all of the subjects cycled at 95 percent VO2max to exhaustion. The researchers found that the sports drinks containing 40 and 50 ml/l sodium reduced urine output (hence enhanced rehydration) relative to the other two formulations. However, there were no differences in time to exhaustion.

Caffeine Accelerates Post-Exercise Glycogen Resynthesis

Australian researchers recently investigated the effects of coingesting carbohydrate and caffeine after exhaustive exercise on the rate of muscle glycogen synthesis. Seven subjects consumed a low-carb diet and performed exhaustive exercise to deplete their muscle glycogen stores. After completing their workout they consumed either carbohydrate or carbohydrate plus caffeine during four hours of passive recovery. The researchers found that muscle glycogen was synthesized 66 percent faster with caffeine than without. The study was published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

Go Vegetarian!!

For all of you brave Vegetarians out there here is a link to a chart that gives you a list of certain Vitamins, Minerals, and Protein and how to obtain them from your natural diet! You can also check out the Go Veg website with all of its cool info on the Vegetarian movement. Just click on the links below.

The Vegetarian Nutrition Chart
GoVeg.com

A quick DIY remedy for Low Back Pain

Most cases of low back pain are best treated with activity, walking, swimming, bicycling, etc, not medication, or rest. I would definitely recommend bicycling, swimming, and ellipticals for low back recovery rather than walking. Why all of this nonsense about activity? Because nine out of 10 low back pain sufferers get better on their own, whether or not they receive treatment. So Get up! Get out! and Get Moving!

For Women: A mile a day...

A recent study of 238 post-menopausal women was done by E. Krall, USDA Agricultural Research Service and found that walking as little as a mile a day can delay osteoporosis up to seven years!

Q:Where does this statement come from?
A:Most women lose 3% to 6% of their bone mass annually during the five years surrounding menopause. A study found that walking will delay osteoporosis significantly. Women who walked regularly took four to seven years longer to lose as much bone as women who did not walk at all.

Summers Coming soon! Get motivated!

People Rationalize about not exercising. their main excuse, I don't have time. Well would you sell your arm for $200 or your leg for $1 million? No, because your most priceless possession is your body. Shouldn't you spend a little time keeping it in good shape?
How you look is like a billboard for how you feel from the inside. As you become fitter, and look and feel better, your self-esteem will rise, become more confident, and its also a good first step for improving your sex life.
If your afraid you'll have a heart attack, be aware that people who have heart attacks are the ones who don't exercise.
So Starting the minute you read this post, I want you to promise yourself, I mean really promise your self that your going to have a sexy body for this summer and feel great doing it!

The Health Benefits of Baking Soda!

Let's turn this less than $2 dollar household item into a healthy kitchen and bath Alternative!
After some research I have found the top 10 ways to use Baking Soda:

1. Counteract acid – Oops! Added too much vinegar to a recipe? Add a pinch of baking soda. Be careful - a little goes a long way. Add a pinch to tomato dishes to balance the acid. Your acid reflux-prone family members will thank you, but omit this baking soda use if anyone in your family needs to reduce their salt intake.

2. Cleansing the exterior body by adding it to a shower and wash away oils, and sooth itchy irritated skin, and stop dandruff

3. Soothing Eye Drops: made from a water and baking soda solution

4. Add to the tip of your toothbrush for a clean mouth as it kills harmful bacteria

5. Used as an antacid before or after any meal

6. Put on any kind of rashes, from diaper rashed to allergic reactions

7. Used as a deodorizing body and foot powder

8. Meat tenderizer – Rub baking soda on the meat for two to three hours before you need it. Rinse the meat thoroughly before cooking.

9. Produce – Dissolve several tablespoons of baking soda in a tub of cold water to wash your produce. The baking soda is safer than soap, and will neutralize some of the impurities in the water as well.

10. Made into a paste and applied to bee stings