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2004/10/02, 04:16 PM
Good to see you back Jdelts, Hope you feel better soon!
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Ivan
carivan@freetrainers.com
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2004/10/02, 12:31 PM
I'm talking about cholesterol levels. This summer was a great summer for me...new job, making real money and having fun. I have prided myself on being an all-around healthy person who genuinely cares about his body. This summer though, I continued to lift like the animal I am, but I ate anything and everything...including foods high in cholesterol and saturated fats. I never gave the consequences much thought until my pants began to fit a little too snug in the waistline and my man-boobs began to sag a bit. I thought,'Hey, I'm young and generally healthy. So, I have nothing to worry about. Right?"....WRONG! I went for a routine physical and had some blood drawn. My cholesterol levels were sky-high. The sad thing is that there is no family history of high cholesterol so this was all due to eating crap. Mind you, I was still very active during this period(those who know me here can vouch for my intensity), but that was not enough to keep my cholesterol from running wild. It has been 3 weeks since the news and my diet has changed drastically. I have always read labels for protein, fat, carbs(sugar mainly), but never for cholesterol. Well that has changed big time. My diet is strict, not so much on calories, but on what types of fat and carbs I take in along with a high-fiber regimine of oats and bran(I feel like a freekin' horse). I've dropped a few pounds and feel 100% better. I'm going next week to see what my levels are so wish me luck!
What have we learned here? Don't take any chances with compromising your diet(the healthy way you eat). We are all entitled to a litlle splurge here and there, but eating crap is just plain...CRAP!
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Jdelts@freetrainers.com
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2004/10/02, 01:16 PM
I have preached over and over, very few of us die of natural causes, effectively living out our true lifespans. This is indeed due to our nutritional habits. The so-called "natural" diseases, like heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, even alzhiemers are a direct product of a crappy diet. The disease does not happen overnight, but the symptoms do. The bombarding of the cells by free radicals takes its toll on all, some sooner than later, but at some point. Start your health and longevity lifestyle with a simple thing, improving your diet. I am 53 now, and was just commenting to my wife this morning how very good I felt and how healthy and vigourous. I have not had to see a doctor in probably 15 yrs. I got my cholesterol checked recently at a health fair put on by my union. While standing in line for results, i was listening to the nurse telling all the other folks in front of me things they shoud do to lower their cholesterol, my turn came up, the nurse looked at the results and simply said, whatever you are doing, keep doing it!!:big_smile:
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bb1fit@freetrainers.com
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2004/10/02, 01:17 PM
Good post, many people think that they can eat what they want as long as they're exercising, aparently that's not the case. eating crap all the time is defintaly going to have adverse effects i wittnessed this myslef over the summer as well when i moved to a different state, i stopped exercising and ate fast food(CRAP) ate out all time and ended up putting on 6lbs. of fat and i've finally lost it. I'm sure your next visit will be a good since you changed your diet drastically and have kept exercising. Good Luck!!:)
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2004/10/02, 02:24 PM
Welcome back, stranger!!!!
Good post!
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2004/10/02, 06:09 PM
Yo man how has it been going!? Missed you on here man!
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2004/10/02, 07:54 PM
jdelts whats up! you still heading up to greychester(rochester).
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2004/10/02, 07:54 PM
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2004/10/03, 02:05 AM
Now that is a great post!!! Even if someone can keep there bodyfat minimal while eating alot of low quality, fatty food (which can be done if their activity level is high enough) they still are polluting their systems.
One analogy would be if you ran low quality fuel in your vehicle. You'd probably be able to burn tank after tank for some time, but you will also need to replace your fuel filters much more frequently and will considerably reduce your engine's life. Fuel filters and engines can be replaced in vehicles fairly easily, however try replacing your spleen, liver, kidneys (filters) as well as your heart & lungs (engine)!!!
It's interesting that as little as 10-15 years ago most
Tour de France riders didn't pay a great deal of attention to the exact make up of the food they consumed during the Tour, as long as they were getting enough calories (typically 8,00-11,000/day, depending on the stage). Today, they consume just as many calories, but pay much closer attention to the quality of those calories as well. Lance Armstrong has been at the forefront and has probably had the biggest effect on this trend taking place within the pro cycling circuit.
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2004/10/03, 02:09 AM
Oops, was supposed to say '8,000-11,000 Calories/day'.
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2004/10/03, 09:03 AM
Jdelts, glad to hear you got a hold of your health. The Giants still suck.
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2004/10/03, 10:57 AM
I like your style urusarktos....you always pick up on the relevant points of a post. Sometimes to my dismay, I will really go into a very passionate post that can have lasting health benefits and implications for all, and it is barely acknowledged. Whereas a simple post about nothing sometimes gets tons of response. It does amaze me.:)
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Quoting from ursusarktos:
Now that is a great post!!! Even if someone can keep there bodyfat minimal while eating alot of low quality, fatty food (which can be done if their activity level is high enough) they still are polluting their systems.
One analogy would be if you ran low quality fuel in your vehicle. You'd probably be able to burn tank after tank for some time, but you will also need to replace your fuel filters much more frequently and will considerably reduce your engine's life. Fuel filters and engines can be replaced in vehicles fairly easily, however try replacing your spleen, liver, kidneys (filters) as well as your heart & lungs (engine)!!!
It's interesting that as little as 10-15 years ago most
Tour de France riders didn't pay a great deal of attention to the exact make up of the food they consumed during the Tour, as long as they were getting enough calories (typically 8,00-11,000/day, depending on the stage). Today, they consume just as many calories, but pay much closer attention to the quality of those calories as well. Lance Armstrong has been at the forefront and has probably had the biggest effect on this trend taking place within the pro cycling circuit.
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2004/10/03, 05:26 PM
Thanks BB1. Often times the very best posts get the least acknowledgement. I for one, have learned a tremendous amount from your posts, particularly those related to taking principles of nutrition and applying them in a practical manner.
I often don't respond to many of those posts, because quite frankly I have nothing to add to them. Of course, thanks and acknowledgement for the info in those posts ought to be given in each and every post as well. Posting quality info for the benefit of others, in a way that a broad spectrum of people will understand, can be very time consuming.
Quoting from bb1fit:
Sometimes to my dismay, I will really go into a very passionate post that can have lasting health benefits and implications for all, and it is barely acknowledged. Whereas a simple post about nothing sometimes gets tons of response. It does amaze me.:)
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2004/10/07, 02:26 PM
I too believe that nutrition is the biggest lifestyle factor known to man with exercise or movement being a close second. And that includes what you mama ate when you were inside of her growing. I saw all this coming years ago (30 years) when I started working in the medical profession. So many patients were obese at young ages and getting sicker and sicker younger and younger. I mean you don't have to be a rockent scientist to figure this out.
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2004/10/15, 02:31 PM
Ron...Please bookmark this. Your response is a reality check and I feel would be extremely beneficial to those who come across it. You're right, there are NO "natural" causes of death.
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Quoting from bb1fit:
I have preached over and over, very few of us die of natural causes, effectively living out our true lifespans. This is indeed due to our nutritional habits. The so-called "natural" diseases, like heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, even alzhiemers are a direct product of a crappy diet. The disease does not happen overnight, but the symptoms do. The bombarding of the cells by free radicals takes its toll on all, some sooner than later, but at some point. Start your health and longevity lifestyle with a simple thing, improving your diet. I am 53 now, and was just commenting to my wife this morning how very good I felt and how healthy and vigourous. I have not had to see a doctor in probably 15 yrs. I got my cholesterol checked recently at a health fair put on by my union. While standing in line for results, i was listening to the nurse telling all the other folks in front of me things they shoud do to lower their cholesterol, my turn came up, the nurse looked at the results and simply said, whatever you are doing, keep doing it!!:big_smile:
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