For best fat burning results, cardiovascular target heart rates should be used. To determine a target heart rate for an apparently healthy person with controlled risk factors and not using any medication that affects heart rate and dynamics will use age predicted maximum heart rate or APMHR to...
The purpose of this document is to discuss the factors that promote body fat deposition. The primary factor is that daily caloric intake is greater than caloric expenditure determined by activity and basal metabolic rate (BMR). BMR is a function of height and age. This calculation would determine...
Water soluble vitamins flow throughout the body easily with excess being excreted by the kidneys. Therefore, they do not generally reach toxic levels, but it is possible. Niacin, vitamin B 6, folate, choline, and vitamin C have limits on consumption. At high levels over an extended period of time,...
One afternoon, I had my face plastered against a computer screen to view information for I see very poorly. I had already completed a cardiovascular plan and a nutritional breakdown. I was writing out meal plans and using Nutrigenie as my database. I used this and two other types of nutrition...
Altitude training is utilized by many endurance athletes. The athlete trains for several weeks at a high altitude of greater than 2,400 meters or 8000 feet above sea level. The reason endurance athletes train at high altitudes because the air is sometimes said to be “thinner.” At every altitude,...
Digestion is the process by which the body breaks down and absorbs nutrients from food and beverages. The nutrients absorbed are used for energy, growth, and cellular repair. U.S federal guidelines on diet suggests that Americans should eat a variety of foods and engage in physical activity. Foods...
Minerals play an important role in health and body function. Minerals are inorganic substances that are essential nutrients the body needs for daily function and processes. Minerals are obtained through consuming plants that absorb them or by eating animals that consume the plants. These are a few...
Everyone takes eyesight for granted until their sight is much less than 20/20. I was the same until an afternoon in 2001. During a one repetition maximum bench press, I ruptured blood vessels in the back of my eye supplying my retina. After observation and testing by an ophthalmologist neurologist...
Many foods we consume produce an acid or alkaline base known as bicarbonate that is released into the bloodstream after being digested, absorbed, and metabolized. Grains, fish, meat, poultry, shellfish, cheese, milk, and salt release acid. Too many of these foods can increase acidity which depletes...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease, acid reflux, or heart burn is a chronic problem that occurs when stomach acids backflow into the esophagus. Many have heart burn occasionally when consuming too much spicy food. If you have this burning sensation more than twice a week, you may have acid reflux. In...