Health and STrength Links - 27th Sep

~ A Singular Workout – “If you're a bodybuilder and you've spent your weightlifting life doing sets of 8,10, 12, etc., doing singles will absolutely blow you up. A terrific idea and a terrific program that'll raise you head and shoulders above the competition.” Doing singles is not for beginners.
~ Well: The Missing Ingredients in Organic Cereals – “Organic cereals, free of additives like artificial preservatives and colors, may also lack the added vitamins and minerals found in commercial brands.” Everyone should be taking a good multi-vitamin anyway, so go organic.
~ 10 Great Post-Workout Snacks – “Fuel up post-workout on these tasty snacks.”
~ Genetic Differences Predict Anti Inflammatory Benefits From Nutritional Products – “Interleukin Genetics reported in the journal Nutrition that a botanical supplement reduced inflammation more effectively in individuals with genetic variations that are associated with over expression of inflammation and risk for early heart attacks. This is one of few studies that recruited study subjects who have different genetic patterns and tested how they responded to nutritional products or drugs.”
~ – “Although eating lots of fruits and vegetables is good for your health, doing so will not reduce your risk for colon cancer, a Canadian study finds.” Or….~ Blue, red, and purple fruits and veggies fight cancer: study – “In a press release made available on August 19, a team of researchers at Ohio State University announced that anthocyanins, the compounds that give many blue, purple, and red fruits and vegetables their color are capable of cutting the growth of colon cancer cells both in vitro and in rats by 50%-100%, with certain extracts even destroying up to 20% of the cancer cells while leaving healthy surrounding cells intact.” Hmmmm… apparently not colon cancer?
~ – “Consuming the omega-3 fatty acids present in certain kinds of fish could lower the likelihood of acquiring type 1 diabetes in children who are at risk, a study suggested on Wednesday.” This is the first link I have seen between omega-3 fats and type 1 diabetes.~ Healthy Grocery Shopping without Blowing Your Budget – “Is your grocery bill sometimes enough to raise your blood pressure? Some people think that filling the grocery cart with healthy food will blow the budget at the cash register.”
~ Combining Acetaminophen With Caffeine Might Cause Liver Damage – “If you consume caffeine with acetaminophen (paracetamol) you could be at a higher risk of liver damage, according to researchers from the University of Washington, USA. The report, which appears in Chemical Research in Toxicology, explains that the consumption of large quantities of both caffeine and acetaminophen combined raises the risk of liver damage.” Acetaminophen causes liver damage all on its own and should be pulled from the market.
~ Fighting Obesity by using Hoodia Diet Pills – “Hoodia gordonii is a type of succulent plant that resembles a cactus, and is known to have suppress a person’s appetite and thus help with losing weight. It’s sold in capsule form, and as a liquid or in tea form.”
~ Discovery supports theory of Alzheimer's disease as form of diabetes – “Insulin, it turns out, may be as important for the mind as it is for the body. Research in the last few years has raised the possibility that Alzheimer`s memory loss could be due to a novel third form of diabetes.”