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This is a great article for the support of the Mediterranean diet. Thanks Internal Medicine! Here is a brief summary of the Mediterranean diet before you read this article:
The Mediterranean meal plan incorporates the traditional healthy living habits of people from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It includes an abundance of vegetables, legumes, dried beans, whole grains, fruits, nuts, seeds, olive oil, as well as moderate consumption of fish, occasional poultry and minimal red meat. The food is fresh, unprocessed and unrefined. It is also low in saturated and trans fats. And if you’d like, you can include a glass of wine with your dinners.
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In older adults at risk for heart disease, a Mediterranean diet plus daily servings of mixed nuts may help manage metabolic syndrome, according to a Spanish study.
Metabolic syndrome describes a group of health problems that includes abdominal obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and high glucose levels — all of which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Previous research suggests that a Mediterranean diet — which includes lots of cereals, vegetables, fruits and olive oil, moderate consumption of fish and alcohol, and low intake of dairy, meats and sweets — lowers the risk of metabolic syndrome.
This new study included 1,224 people, ages 55 to 80, at high risk for cardiovascular disease. They were randomly assigned to one of three groups. The control group received advice on a low-fat diet while the other two groups received quarterly education about the Mediterranean diet. One of the Mediterranean diet groups received one liter per week of virgin olive oil, while the other group received 30 grams per day of mixed nuts.
At the start of the study, 61.4 percent of the participants met criteria for metabolic syndrome. After one year, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome decreased by 13.7 percent in the mixed nut group, by 6.7 percent in the olive oil group, and by 2 percent in the control group.
There were no weight changes in any of the groups over the one-year study period. But the number of people with large waist circumference, high triglycerides or high blood pressure significantly decreased in the Mediterranean diet/mixed nuts group compared with the control group. This suggests that the Mediterranean diet
with mixed nuts improves certain features of metabolic syndrome, such as oxygen-related cell damage, insulin resistance, and chronic inflammation, the researchers said.
“Traditionally, dietary patterns recommended for health have been low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets, which generally are not palatable. The results of the present study show that a non-energy-restricted traditional Mediterranean diet enriched with nuts, which is high in fat, high in unsaturated fat and palatable, is a useful tool in managing the metabolic syndrome,” concluded Dr. Jordi Salas-Salvado, of the University of Rovira i Virgili, and colleagues.
The study was published Dec. 8 in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.
For more information, please visit The Mediterranean Diet Official Website.
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This is a good blog written by Cristin Dillon, R.D. and I do agree with her fitness tips, but the one major concern I have is her stance on not counting calories. Any fitness expert will know that it boils down to the First Law of Thermodynamics (Calories IN = Calories Out). You can have a great workout and burn off a 1,000 calories, but you can’t go home and consume 1500 calories, you just defeated the whole purpose.
I believe what Cristin did here was that she had a horrible diet to begin with. Then like she mentioned, made a switch to more health conscious foods and I’m sure she eliminated the fast fried foods and the little sugar munchies she had in between work and the drive home.
So essentially she was probably consuming around 2800 calories (just a guess because I don’t have her food journal, bodyfat, or weight) and then dropped them drastically when she started consuming healthier foods. My guess she dropped down to around 1200 - 1500 calories which created a caloric deficit of 1300 - 1600 calories a day, and therefore caused the weight loss. One pound of fat = 3500 calories, and I’m sure you can do the math from there.
Also, she didn’t differentiate if it was all fat or muscle she lost, or a combination of both. Generally with not counting calories you tend to lose a ton of muscle. We all know with the more muscle you have: the more calories you will burn even while at rest, or reading a blog.
If you want a way to Burn Calories Faster then read this article.
Lastly, one great way to track you food journal entries is one uploaded on a website for you and great place to do that is here: Calorie Counter at MyFoodDiary.com
Here is Cristin Dillon, R.D. original blog entry:
I’ve never been a big fan of counting calories. In fact, in the past year, I have lost about 30 pounds without counting a single dietary digit. Sure, I know recording everything you put in your mouth can help peel off pounds, but I also know that obsessing over calories makes you more likely to eat lowfat, low-fiber foods that wouldn’t satiate a starling.
Instead of crunching numbers, I munched on healthy food to become a weight loss success. If a food lover like me can do it, you can, too! Try these tips:
• Pick up produce. Have at least one fruit and veggie at every meal. On busy days when I know my lunch won’t have a smidge of green in it, I have two fruits at breakfast; I toss berries or peaches into my nonfat Greek yogurt and sprinkle it with granola. I love asparagus, green pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, sprouts, endive and more. Fruits and veggies are high in fiber, which staves off hunger. Shoot for nine servings daily. It sounds like a lot, but if you don’t have to be a rabbit to reach that goal. Eat a salad at lunch or dinner, and you’re there.
• Snack smart. Add protein (such as a stick of lowfat string cheese or Parmesan) to your between-meal bites. Research suggests protein may enhance the effect of leptin, a hormone that reins in appetite. I love hummus and dip veggies into it instead of pita bread or crackers. Protein is also filling and can help curb cravings for chips, cookies and the like.
• Sip more water. Dieters who swapped sugary drinks for water lose weight, but those who gulped the most H20 peeled off the most pounds, according to a study at the meeting of Obesity Society in Boston. Don’t love agua? Try the flavored kind but check the label for sugar content (it should be below 8 grams per serving).
• Map out your meals. A little attention to portions can help you eat less and still stay satisfied. Start by using a salad dish (8 inches in diameter) and divide it into quarters to help keep helpings healthy. Half the plate should get veggies, top another quarter with lean protein (3 to 6 ounces of fish, chicken or tofu) and the last quarter with whole grains (1/2 to 1 cup of brown rice, sweet potatoes or whole wheat pasta).
• Eat every meal. When you wait longer than five hours between bites, your body may release extra cortisol, a hormone that can increase appetite. I call it “hangry.” I get hungry and angry: My stomach starts to burn and my brain gets annoyed at every little thing. Then I eat whatever is in front of me, usually a cookie or other sweet, empty-calorie treat. I realize I’m putting out the “hangry” fires, but it is better not to get there in the first place!
Blog, by Cristin Dillon, R.D.
This is why kids don’t belong in the gym. Enjoy!
Roger Clemens is denying the use of steroids. It’ still hard for me to believe that a 45 year old pitcher can still throw gas in the Major Leagues. I don’t believe anyone can maintain this type of intensity workout and still be at the top of their game especially when your bodyparts are wearing down. Much like a vehicle, no matter how well you take care of it, the parts will eventually wear down. Especially at the elite level Roger is trying to maintain.
Well since Brian McNamee turned in evidence to prosecutors, Roger Clemens statement is looking a tad bit more false.
NEW YORK — Brian McNamee’s lawyers said Wednesday they gave federal prosecutors physical evidence backing the personal trainer’s allegation that Roger Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs.
“I think this is a significant point in the case. We believe that this is significant corroboration,” said McNamee’s lead lawyer, Earl Ward.
McNamee’s side turned over syringes with Clemens’ blood to IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitzky in early January, a person familiar with the evidence said, speaking on condition of anonymity because McNamee’s lawyers did not want to discuss details publicly. The syringes were used to inject Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone, the person said. A second person, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said the evidence was from 2000 and 2001.
Lanny Breuer, one of Clemens’ lawyers, immediately responded that McNamee “apparently has manufactured evidence” and called all the allegations “desperate smears.”
“It is just not credible,” Breuer said in a statement. “Who in their right mind does such a thing?”
In December’s Mitchell Report on doping in baseball, McNamee said he injected Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs in 1998, 2000 and 2001.
Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, gave a five-hour sworn deposition Tuesday to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and said afterward that he again denied using performance-enchancing drugs. McNamee is to give a deposition to the same committee Thursday ahead of a public hearing on Feb. 13.
By denying under oath that he used performance-enhancing drugs, Clemens put himself at legal risk if prosecutors determine his testimony wasn’t truthful.
Richard Emery, another of McNamee’s lawyers, said the committee will be given a description of the evidence that was turned over to prosecutors.
“It does change the nature of the case from a he-said, she-said to something about physical evidence,” Emery said.
Dr. Phil called upon Bistro MD for help with this extreme weight case.
With a case of extreme obesity slowly killing a man, Dr. Phil has called upon Bistro MD and Dr. Caroline Cederquist M.D., the developer of the diet with hopes that her expertise and her medical delivery diet can offer critical help to the situation.
On the show, which air yesterday, January 29, Dr. Phil employs his popular team approach, and he’ll have input from his usual posse of medical experts for Kevin, who at age 44 has reached the stunning weight of 715 pounds. But faced with a weight problem that extreme, not just any doctor has the depth of experience to offer meaningful help.
So Dr. Phil called in BistroMD and Dr. Cederquist, a board-certified family and bariatric physician who has at the core of her treatment a focus not on extreme diets or radical regimens, but on addressing the metabolic irregularities that develop in overweight people from a few pounds overweight to hundreds of pounds.
“Kevin is disabled and virtually homebound,” says Dr. Cederquist. “He has gained 300 pounds in the past five years. He suffers from diabetes and severe sleep and breathing difficulties. Problems with his joints and his sheer mass make it almost impossible for him to move around, and as a result, he scarcely leaves his bed, let alone his house. Getting him from home to the Dr. Phil studios was a major undertaking.”
Dr. Cederquist said Kevin had been rejected for weight-loss surgeries because the medical conditions related to his obesity make him too high-risk as a candidate for surgery. He has sunk into a depression over his worsening situation, and resorts to eating for comfort, further worsening his conditions—and his despair.
“These are often people who have been successful at everything else in their lives, and they cannot understand why their efforts to lose even 20 pounds are so futile,” she says. “But for them, it’s just not as simple as eat less, burn more. Losing weight is not just about eating less of the wrong things; it is about eating more of the right things.”
Because Kevin’s high-risk status prevents him from pursuing bariatric surgery, Dr. Phil’s staff assessed a number of options for Kevin, and ultimately, Dr. Phil asked Dr. Cederquist to help with Kevin’s case. She had developed a home diet delivery program that specifically addresses both the practical and metabolic problems most people as well as Kevin must overcome. The home delivery diet, called BistroMD, is a home-delivered diet that Dr. Cederquist developed.
The gourmet foods in the BistroMD diet will help Kevin deal with both the practical and the medical challenges he faces. The meals are portion-controlled and designed to preserve lean muscle tissue as the dieter loses body fat. Because they are low in glycemic load, the foods also tend to reduce the sugar and carb cravings that lead so many to abandon their dieting attempts.
While Kevin is an extreme example, his metabolic abnormalities are common and are becoming more so. Currently 70.8% of men and 66.2% of women in the U.S. are overweight. The vast majority of overweight people develop metabolic abnormalities as they gain. But with the right nutritional program is the underlying principle of the Bistro MD diet. The macronutrients of the diet include adequate lean protein spread throughout the day, controlled portions of complex carbohydrates and the right amount of “good” fats.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND By Kevin Iole
B.J. Penn became only the second man in UFC history to win a world title in two weight divisions Saturday when he pummeled top challenger Joe Stevenson to win the vacant lightweight championship in the main event of UFC 80 at Metro Radio Arena.
Penn knocked Stevenson down with a right uppercut just five seconds into the fight and dominated the rest of the way.
Stevenson was covered in his own blood after he was cut by a vicious right elbow from Penn about late in the first round.
The finish was anticlimactic from that point as Penn just laid an enormous amount of punishment on Stevenson until the popular Las Vegan tapped to a rear naked choke at 4:02 of the second round.With the win, Penn claimed the vacant lightweight belt that was stripped from Sean Sherk when he was found guilty of steroid usage. Penn held the welterweight title in 2004 and joins Randy Couture, who held the heavyweight belt three times and the light heavyweight belt twice, as the only men in UFC history to win championships in two weight classes.
Penn had been criticized in recent years for not fighting up to his potential, but he insisted before Saturday’s bout that he wanted to cement his legacy.He believed he proved that by dominating a guy who had been ripping through the lightweight divison.
When asked if this was the new B.J. Penn, the new champion looked at the belt around his waist and beamed.
“Look at my abs,” he said. “You tell me.”Stevenson came out in the second with a sense of urgency and tried to fight harder in the standup after spending most of the first round on his back. But Penn picked him apart with shots before putting him down with a left hook.
Penn delivered more punishment from mount before rolling over and taking Stevenson’s back. Stevenson tried to fight the jiu-jitsu black belt off, but Penn slapped it on and Stevenson quickly conceded.After the bout, he called out Sherk, whom he’ll face in the spring.
“Sean Sherk, you’re dead,” Penn shouted at the ex-champion who was doing commentary on the UFC’s pay-per-view broadcast.
A look at history always repeating itself! Let’s go San Diego Chargers!
They just had completed one of the best regular seasons in NFL history, securing home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs while cultivating a healthy swagger. “We really feel like this is our year,” Pro Bowl running back Jerome Bettis told me late in the 2004 season. “The Super Bowl goes through Pittsburgh.”
What went down in Steeltown three years ago doesn’t necessarily mean that the Chargers can start getting their Super Bowl rings fitted, but the heavy underdogs in Sunday’s AFC championship game at least can take comfort in recent historical precedent.
Once the ‘04 postseason began, the 15-1 Pittsburgh Steelers suddenly looked choppy and flat. They sweated out a couple of Doug Brien missed field goals to eke out an overtime victory over the New York Jets in the divisional round, then got blown off Heinz Field by the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game, continuing an extended run of playoff futility.
If they couldn’t win a Super Bowl that year, many cynics reasoned, those Steelers as we knew them would never get it done.
A year later, it was all set up for the Indianapolis Colts, who won their first 13 games to lock up the AFC’s top seed. But in Indy’s first playoff game, the Colts were stunned by a No. 6 seed, an upstart which barely had snuck into the playoffs. That spoiler, which would go on to win a third consecutive postseason game on the road before capturing Super Bowl XL? The previously written-off Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Colts, mired in a long run of postseason disappointments, seemed to have missed their best chance for a championship.
In ‘06 the pattern continued: The Chargers rolled to a league-best 14-2 record and locked up the No. 1 seed. In their first game they blew a lead and got stung by the Patriots, who in turn lost the AFC championship game – to the eventual Super Bowl champion Colts.
Does this mean the Chargers will take down the 17-0 Patriots in Foxborough on Sunday and go on to capture their first Super Bowl championship? With its three most important offensive skill players banged up and one of the most formidable foes in league history blocking its path, San Diego will need an exceptional effort to get it done.
Even if the Patriots prevail, however, we once again are witnessing a team that seems to be peaking a year later than we expected. By pulling out a stunning 28-24 divisional-round victory over the Colts at the RCA Dome last Sunday, the Chargers undid a reputation as “frontrunners” who “don’t rise to the occasion.”
While most of the rest of us wondered how a team that had struggled so mightily through the season’s first 10 games was capable of such a macho performance, the Chargers’ players were far less surprised. To them, they finally had lived up to the obvious potential they’d displayed a year earlier, when they went into every game from the middle of the season on expecting to win.
“It means nothing to be in the AFC championship game,” outside linebacker Shaun Phillips said after the victory over the Colts. “It means something to win it. Yes, we thought we were going to be in this spot from Week 1 until now. We’ve got the best team in the league. We got off to a slow start, but everybody needs time to get things rolling.”
I’m not sure why three consecutive presumed powers have taken an extra year to achieve the anticipated postseason success, but I do have a few theories:
• In this age of real-time hype and unprecedented media overkill, some players – particularly younger ones – are increasingly susceptible to buying into an aura of invincibility that doesn’t exist in today’s NFL. In our breathless urge to coronate champions in March, August and October (and, conversely, to write off teams after one shaky performance), perhaps we also cultivate a complacent mindset in some of the men who play the game. I know it may sound somewhat far-fetched, but it is human nature to lose one’s edge when overly praised – and football is a physically and mentally taxing sport in which even the slightest subconscious letdown can translate into a missed tackle or extra yard.
• Having stared into the abyss, all three of these teams approached their next postseason opportunities with a discernible lack of fear. In other words, because they had dealt with defeats that were almost universally viewed as calamitous, the players in question didn’t seem overly stressed about the potential ramifications of an encore performance. The ‘05 Steelers were aggressive and focused in winning three road games to get to the Super Bowl. The ‘06 Colts confronted their biggest nightmare – the prospect of yet another playoff elimination by the Patriots, who jumped out to a 21-3 lead in the AFC championship game – and were unblinkingly poised in completing a dramatic comeback. This year’s Chargers trailed at halftime in their playoff opener and came back to defeat the Titans. Several people who spent time around the team in Indy each used the same word to describe the players’ mood: loose. The Chargers certainly seemed that way as they pulled out a victory over the Colts that featured six lead changes. If they lose at New England on Sunday, it won’t be because they’re overwhelmed by the magnitude of the moment.
• In each case, the quarterback learned that he didn’t have to carry the team for it to have success. Thrust unexpectedly into the starting lineup as a rookie in ‘04, the Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger smartly executed a conservative scheme that put the onus on the team’s veteran skill players and punishing defense – until the playoffs, when he admittedly tried to do too much. A year later, Big Ben didn’t force many passes in the postseason and ended up winning the Super Bowl despite playing one of his worst statistical games. For all of Peyton Manning’s prolific performances prior to ‘06, he also won a championship after understanding the importance of playing a subordinate role at key times. Indy’s running game and defense were the driving forces in two of its first three postseason triumphs in ‘06. Now, the Chargers’ Philip Rivers, a second-year starter, is on a hot streak that began after he seemed to stop pressing in trying to pull the team out of an early-season funk. He also has diversified his approach to playing the position: Last season Rivers struggled down the stretch as the pressure mounted and seemed overly locked in on halfback LaDainian Tomlinson and tight end Antonio Gates. Thus far in the ‘07 playoffs, Rivers has spread the ball around to his wideouts and seems more willing and able to get the ball to the open man.
With all of that said, this year’s Patriots are the exception to every rule, and it’s tough to imagine that this curious run of belated No. 1 seed success will continue. If New England wins on Sunday, I will conclude that while these theories may have some validity, another of my time-tested tenets – never bet against Tom Brady in a big game – carries far more weight.
Any criticism surrounding the Romo-Simpson bye week vaction is “absurd” according to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Speaking during his weekly appearance on WEEI, a sports radio station in Boston, Brady took up for Cowboys QB Tony Romo according to the Dallas Morning News.
“Everybody has lives,” Brady said. “We work seven months, eight months, out of the year. You still have a life to live. On the weekends you do whatever you do to relax and rejuvenate. It’s not like they can go to the local eatery in Dallas and hang out.”
Brady stated what really made the difference: “If they caught the ball in the end zone at the end, nobody makes any mention (of the Mexico trip),” Brady said. “You alleviate a lot of criticism by winning. That’s what I’ve realized for eight years.”Source: Dallas Morning News
I was just hoping to catch a glimpse of Jessica Simpson during the Dallas Cowboys game. I really don’t like the Dallas Cowboys since I was a kid when they played the San Francisco 49ers, and the fact that one of my buddies is a huge Dallas Cowboys fan. Anything to get bragging rights over him is fine by me!
I am very excited to see the comeback of this show. I’m sure like many others, I was a big fan of American Gladiators while growing up. I always wanted to compete on American Gladiators and showcase my talents against Turbo and Laser. Who knows, maybe now I will get that chance, and finish it off in the elminator.
It looks like to going to be an action packed show with all new sports competitor talent with the same events. American Gladiators premiers Sunday January 6th at 6:00p.m on NBC. I can’t wait to see Gina Carano aka Crush at work! I’m a big fan of her fighting skills.
I’ve compiled the the cast list for American Gladiators T.V. Show here:
- Titan - Mike O’Hearn
- Justice - Jesse Smith
- Mayhem - William Romeo
- Militia - Alex Castro
- Wolf - Don ‘Hollywood’ Yates
- Toa - Tanoai Reed
- Venom - Beth Horn
- Siren - Valerie Waugaman
- Stealth - Tanji Johnson
- Hellga - Robin Coleman
- Fury - Jamie Reed
- Crush - Gina Carano
- Blast - Jenny Berry
The new Larry Czonka and Mike Adamle are Laila Ali and Hulk Hogan.
The show is set to air January 6th on NBC, and listed below the premier episode of American Gladiators to build some excitement!
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I thought this was a great video to show in light of the Michael Vick event. Just like the video, he deserves every bit of punishment that he has coming too him.
A quick excerpt from one of my favorite sports writers Dan Wetzel on Michael Vick’s attitude towards the legal system.
He chomped on chewing gum and wore his Nike Air Force 1 Mids – bright white to match the stripes on his prison garb – as he walked into federal court Monday to answer for his mistakes.
Only some of the mistakes that may haunt Michael Vick most, the ones that hurt his chances of ever again racing his Nikes around the NFL and should eat him up on the long, lonely nights behind bars are the one’s he committed since pleading guilty in connection to a dog-fighting ring.
Vick should have faced a sentence of 12-18 months after accepting a plea deal to conspiracy charges in August and promising full cooperation, honesty and to “make better decisions.”
Instead he made more bad ones, U.S. Attorneys claiming he failed to fully admit or take responsibility for his actions, practiced multiple counts of deception and tested positive for marijuana just weeks after promising the judge he’d avoid drugs. By Dan Wetzel.
After reading countless columns, watching endless videos on Michael Vick, you have to wonder if he ever had a role model. I’m sure like many people contemplate, how does Michael Vick live with himself day in and day out. Don’t get me wrong, a fantastic football player he is, and he one of the highest paid players in the NFL. But as sad as this all is, I strongly believe that some NFL team will give him a shot at playing again when he gets out of jail. Maybe not at quarterback, but definitely a position on special teams.
What happened
“A federal grand jury indicted baseball slugger Barry Bonds on Thursday on charges that he lied to a grand jury when he said he never knowingly used drugs to boost his performance. Bonds has said the record he set in August “is not tainted,” but the indictment sparked fresh criticism from fans and sportswriters who say Bonds doesn’t deserve to be recognized as professional baseball’s career home-run king. (The Columbus Dispatch)”
Who can argue the fact that this takes talent, especially the milestones that Barry Bonds has acheived. I don’t recall seeing Sammy Sosa, Jose Canseco, Mark Mcgwire or Ken Caminiti coming close to the records that Barry Bonds has set. Barry Bonds is a 7 time MVP, has 762 career homeruns, and has the single season record of 73 home runs.
Barry Bonds in my opinion, deserves to be in the hall of fame.
“Sure, everyone’s angry now, said Joe Saraceno in USA Today. But fans, team owners, and the media “didn’t care one whit what Bonds took” as long as he kept slapping balls out of the park. So if you’re looking to blame someone for letting steroids become “the scourge of the game” that tainted baseball’s “hallowed record books,” don’t point the finger at Bonds.”
I agree with Joe Saraceno on this one. If people despised Barry Bonds so much, why would they continue to fill the stands night after night and game after game. Why wait to indict Barry Bonds until after the season is finished? It’s because they wanted to wait when the money finally stopped rolling in. I admit, I will be a little bit biast here because I am a huge San Fransisco Giants fan. But non the less, this boils down to the revenue stream. This had so much commercial appeal, why would the team owners, media, and the fans stop this dead in its tracks. This was the most exciting moment for major league baseball.
I had the priveledge to be at the San Diego Padres vs. the San Fransico Giants game and see Barry Bonds tie the record at 755. The only time I heard the fans really boo, was when the Padres decided to walk Bonds, or they weren’t throwing him strikes. Everybody in the stadium was on their feet, waiting to see what was going to happen. Even the San Diego fans applauded Bonds when Bruce Bochy pulled him out of the seventh inning.
Even if Barry Bonds did use HGH, or any other anabolic hormones, steroids didn’t break Hank Aaron’s record, talent did it. Just like I mentioned above, I didn’t see Sammy Sosa, Jose Canseco, Mark Mcgwire or Ken Caminiti come close to what Barry Bonds has conquered.
