Random Q's & A's

Q: How do you know if your diet consists of too much sodium?
A: When you sweat, TASTE it! (gross? not really, it's YOUR sweat!). The following indications tell you that you have too much salt in your system

• If your sweat tastes heavily salty
• Your sweat stings your eyes when it runs down your face
• Your sweat looks chalky on your body and clothing

Q: How long does it take for signals to reach your brain that the stomach is full?
A: about 20 minutes.

• The biggest issue in America is that we eat way TOO fast! In today's world, we're always on the go, eating waaay too fast for our own good! On average we sometimes scarf our food down in less than 10 minutes flat. No wonder why it's so easy to over-eat, and the tell-tale way of knowing you have is when it's too late & you feel like you literally need to be put in a wheel barrel & escorted to your next destination (as QUICKLY as possible). SO Take your time... ENJOY your food....

Q: How can vegetarians get an optimal amount of PROTEIN?
A: Meats and dairy products provide all the essential amino acids in a single food, but plant sources of protein do not. Therefore, vegetarians should be careful to COMBINE FOODS that optimizes essential amino acid availability. The general rule for ensuring a good distribution of all the essential amino acids is to:

• Combine cereals and legumes at the SAME MEAL (examples: http://tinyurl.com/4bgoo72)
• Other Sources
• Spinach & Sprouts are loaded with amino acids
• Fruits have
• RAW almonds & other nuts: a handful can be the equivalent to 1 serving of cooked meats

Q: What's Creatine loading?
A: Creatine has long demonstrated to enhance brief anaerobic power output capacity, and facilitate recovery from repeated bouts of intense effort. There is evidence that taking daily creatine supplements causes a 'saturation' of creatine in muscle tissue after 5 days (Walker, 1979; McKardle, Katch, &Katch, 2007; Bernadot 2005).  Therefore, it is suggested that creatine should not be consumed longer than 5 days, followed by a 5-day break in supplementation. (Creatine storage in muscle also causes a retention of water, with an accompanying increase in weight).

• Athletes typically consume creatine monohydrate with a dose of 10-28 grams, divided into four doses over the day.
• For instance, if the goal is to take 10grams/day, individual doses should be 2.5 grams four times daily. (PS- The Smaller the person, the smaller the dose!) 

Q: Which exercise produces your heart to pump faster, arm or leg exercises?
A: Exercises with the ARMS produces considerably higher systolic and diastolic blood pressures than leg exercises.

• This is because, the arms are closer to the heart and the smaller arm muscle mass and vasculature offer greater resistance to blood flow than the larger leg mass and blood supply. This is often why physical therapists put some patients straight on an arm cycle ergo-meter, or BILLY BLANKS starts his routines off doing DOUBLE TIME speed bag boxing =-)~

Q: What can curb my appetite, or stop me from finishing my big meals?
A: Pop some spearmint in your mouth. Minty freshness often curbs the urge to splurge!

 

Q & A To be continued ....