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Grattis på födelsedag #21
Elin "Amber" Sundell!
Dolores O'Riordan i Cranberries och Nina Persson i Cardigans fyller 29 resp 26 idag. Coincidence? I think not.
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World Strength Legends: Resultaten från Volvo Trucks World Strongman International Czech Grand Prix: 6 september 2000
Ulf Bengtsson har sänt ut resultaten i helgens Grand Prix i tjeckien. Jag gillar idén med att via bilden kunna följa hur de olika placeringarna har varit gren för gren. Snyggt! Men kunde inte tävlingen ha fått ett ännu längre namn? ;-)
MedX: Arthur Jones' Bulletin #1 and #2
Ariel's CyberSport Quarterly: Macrocurrent and Microcurrent Electrostimulation in Sport
"Recent research and clinical experience have revealed that electric currents as much as 1000 times smaller than that of all the traditional physical therapy modalities can be far more successful than the latter in achieving many of the benefits outlined in the previous section."
The September issue of Suzanna McGees Newsletter is out
See some new pictures of The Lioness and the Hot Canine
and read about:
- Bits and news from Venice Beach
- Video is coming!!!
- Lioness is kicking bike
- Does morning cardio make you lean?
- Training and diet for your body type
- Mecca Camera - spy on the big people :-)
- Simple Sugars Make You Fat: Why Glycemic Index Matters
- You need to be persistent to achieve your goals
- Blonde with brains... Really?
Healthcentral: Exercise works, even in small doses: 28 augusti 2000
"People who complain that they have no time to exercise may now be out of excuses. Results of a large, 5-year study of older men show that exercise need not be time-consuming to benefit the heart."
Aftenposten: Ny forskning: CLA fjerner ikke folkefettet: 5 september 2000
"Tross iherdig markedsføring av slankemiddelet CLA: Det finnes ikke bevis for at CLA fjerner folkefettet, viser ny forskning."
Themestream: The Perils of the Gym: 4 september 2000
"I'm not going to stop until I have that washboard stomach. I have even set a date to obtain it. Australia Day 2001, we are going to play cricket and I'm going to peel off that top and glisten with sweat. Obviously I will have to remove those embarrassing little hairs on my nipples but hey, no pain no gain."
Fox News: Inventors Woo Young Couch Potatoes With Fun Fitness: 17 augusti 2000
"Americans are known to be the fattest people on the planet, a dubious distinction research shows they are handing down to their kids."
Cornell University: A threatened St. John's wort plant could be more effective as an anti-depressant:
"Here's a botanical twist: The more stress that is placed on wild populations of St. John's wort, the more effective the plant might be in warding off human depression."
Sondagsavisen: Kroppen <\\>- et museum: 31 oktober 1998
"Menneskekroppen er egentlig et museum med arvegods fra den tiden våre forfedre sloss for å overleve. Da var det kampen for tilværelsen som formet menneskekroppen. I dag er det jakten på ungdomskilden som skal gi oss den perfekte kropp. Målet vårt er ikke lenger å overleve, men å leve evig."
Eskiltuna Kuriren: Olika sporter - olika skador: 20 juli 2000
"- Skadat främre korsband i knät är den skada som kostar svenska samhället mest pengar och som orsakar flest idrottsinvalider. Det säger ortopeden, forskaren, legenden och professorn i idrottsmedicin, Ejnar Eriksson, Karolinska i Stockholm."
FDA Consumer magazine: The Healing Power of Placebos
Research has confirmed that a fake treatment, made from an inactive substance like sugar, distilled water, or saline solution, can have a "placebo effect"--that is, the sham medication can sometimes improve a patient's condition simply because the person has the expectation that it will be helpful. For a given medical condition, it's not unusual for one-third of patients to feel better in response to treatment with placebo.
"Expectation is a powerful thing," says Robert DeLap, M.D., head of one of the Food and Drug Administration's Offices of Drug Evaluation. "The more you believe you're going to benefit from a treatment, the more likely it is that you will experience a benefit."
Upsala Nya Tidning: Ger koffein vätskebrist?
"Fråga: Det sägs att kaffe och te driver vätska ur kroppen, så att det är lämpligt att dricka lika mycket vatten som den mängd kaffe eller te man har druckit. Vad är det i dryckerna som orsakar detta? Är det likadant med Nescafé och/eller med koffeinfritt kaffe?"
Mens Fitness: Just say 'now'
"Slacking off from your workouts? Here are 10 ways to beat procrastination before it beats you.
Hey, it happens. You promised yourself you'd hit the gym four times last week, but somehow you only made it twice. Or you were planning to go for a run at 5 o'clock, but somehow you got stuck watching a game on TV and now it's too dark outside. Maybe you would be working out right now if you weren't feeling a little tired, and if it weren't such a long way to the gym, and if you could only find your sneakers..."
Dagsavisen: Nei, vi er slett ikke «blaute»!: 8 februari 2000
"Kenneth har lært kroppsbygging av moren, som liten klatret Henrik ustanselig i trær og Kim er blant de barskeste i leiren. Selv med sterkt kvinnedominert oppdragelse, er de tre gardistene langt fra blitt «blaute»."
FDA Consumer Magazine: Soy: Health Claims for Soy Protein, Questions About Other Components: Maj-juni 2000
"Last October, the Food and Drug Administration gave food manufacturers permission to put labels on products high in soy protein indicating that these foods may help lower heart disease risk.
No sooner had FDA proposed the health claim regulation, however, than concerns arose about certain components in soy products, particularly isoflavones.
This came as no surprise to Elizabeth A. Yetley, Ph.D., lead scientist for nutrition at FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition . "Every dietary health claim that has ever been published has had controversy," she says, "even the relationship of saturated fat to a healthy diet."
Upsala Nya Tidning: Arbetspass kan störa dygnsrytm: 4 januari 2000
"Anställda som jobbar långa arbetspass under flera dagar i rad kan få störd dygnsrytm. Även utsöndringen av hormonet testosteron kan sjunka, visar en studie av byggnadsarbetare från Öresundsbrobygget som gjorts av Yrkes- och miljömedicinska kliniken i Lund."
Priorities For Health: Does Eating High-Glycemic-Index Foods Lead to Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease?
"Taking GIs into account may be somewhat useful, particularly in planning meals for diabetics. But in general it appears that the best diet for preventing and treating obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease is one that:
- is high in minimally processed whole-grain foods—for example, brown rice, cooked whole-grain cereals, corn, and whole-wheat pasta;
- is high in fruits, vegetables, and starchy foods such as beans, lentils, peas, and potatoes;
- includes nonfat dairy products in moderate quantities;
- and includes, in small quantities, seafood and/or very lean poultry or meat."
Faedrelandsvennen: Her kan du trimme: 12 februari 2000
"Mange trenger noen faste avtaler for å holde seg fysisk aktive. Treningsstudier er gode alternativ for nybegynnere.
Vår oversikt viser at mange har startet aktiviteten. Ved åtte av treningsstudiene i Kristiansand er det til sammen 7200 medlemmer. De to største, ifølge medlemstallene i Kristiansand, er Nautilus Gym og Bad og S.A.T.S. som har over 500 medlemmer."
Outside online: Back to the Basics: Februari 2000
"As millions pile on protein and cut back carbs, here's some sage dietary advice: Don't.
Marcia Herrin, director of the Dartmouth College nutrition education program: "Just increasing your protein, if your calories remain the same, won't increase muscle," she says. "Your body will use it for basic energy needs first." Low-carb diets are especially inappropriate for athletes, she says, because "one, you need carbohydrates and two, high-protein diets are dehydrating. But balanced advice doesn't sell books."
Upsala Nya Tidning: VM-brons i efterskott: 14 april 1999
"Susanne ''Tussen'' Formgren misstänkte det länge. Nu har hon fått rätt. Ryskan Alla Korsjunova var dopad vid VM i styrkelyft förra året. En trist fjärdeplats blir plötsligt en bronsmedalj."
Nutrition Action: Ginseng: Maj 1999
"Americans spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year on ginseng in pills, tinctures, teas, chewing gum, snack chips, and “smart drinks.” And while the herb has been used for thousands of years in Asia as a “tonic,” studies in humans have failed to turn up convincing evidence of any benefit."
DN: "Man är väl utseendefixerad också": 15 oktober 999
"Männens utseende exploateras allt hårdare inom reklam- och skönhetsindustrin, berättade vi om i går. Men påverkas unga män av de nya idealen? DN:s reporter Mattias Göransson besökte sin gamla gymnasieskola i jakt på svaren."
Mentally Tough: Top pro athletes meet the Terminator:
"He's a licensed killer and one of the most wanted men in America, at least among professional athletes.
His name is Pat Etcheberry, but on the street he's known as "The Terminator," a nickname that was not given lightly. If you want to fix up your house, you call Bob Vila. If you want to cook a gourmet meal, ask Martha Stewart. If you want to get in maximum physical shape, pro athletes in a broad range of sports say there's only one man to call: Etcheberry."
Östra Småland: Resultatet är av större vikt än EM-placeringen: 22 mars 1999
"Den 17 april fyller Kristoffer Modig, Kalmar Atletklubb, 23 år. Han firar med att tävla i senior-EM. - Jag siktar på att klara 360 kilo. Vilken placering jag slutar på känns inte lika viktigt, säger Kristoffer."
US News: Into the Zone: 3 juli 2000
"The kind of mental conditioning that makes athletes into superstars also helps ordinary folks become extraordinary."
Salon.com: Is being hooked a choice?
"A new book argues that all addictions are a matter of free will, even heroin and coffee."
Forbes Magazine: Next Step For Garlic Lovers? Connoisseurship:
"What's ahead for the nation's smelliest cash crop? Growers say connoisseurship.
In the same way wine drinkers' tastes have graduated by baby steps from Mateus to Cabernet to Pinot Noir, garlic lovers are starting to seek out more exotic varieties of bulb than those traditionally found in supermarkets."
Healthwell Exchange: If you had to recommend just one supplement product to customers or colleagues, what would it be and why? September 2000
NetDoktor.dk: Jogging forlænger livet: 9 september 2000