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Letâs get realâif youâve hit your 30s and feel like your bodyâs changing, itâs not just in your head. Youâre not just getting older⊠youâre losing muscle. And thatâs kind of a big deal. đ°đȘ
Most people donât realize that starting in your 30s, you can lose up to 3â8% of your muscle mass per decade. And if you're not doing anything to actively maintain or rebuild it? That decline only speeds up. By your 60s and beyond, itâs not just a little lossâitâs a slippery slope into weakness, fatigue, joint issues, and increased risk of falls or injuries.
And no, unfortunately, carrying your toddler around, doing laundry, or walking the dog doesnât quite cut it as resistance training. (Love you, mama, but we need to do better.)
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Muscle is about way more than looking toned in a tank top. Itâs your bodyâs metabolic engine. More muscle means:
A faster metabolism (yes, even at rest)
Stronger bones and better posture
Better balance and mo
...Itâs been a while, since Iâve done cryotherapy, but while I was back in my home town to see Barbara O'Neil (yes I was beyond excited) I had to make a stop at Greensboro Sports Performance, besides the worldâs best chiropractor Dr. Damien Rodulfo, to jump in the ice box, AKA Cryotherapy
Here's why (Cryotherapy Benefits)
1. Reduced Inflammation: Cryotherapy helps lower inflammation in the body, which can reduce pain and swelling,
2. Faster Muscle Recovery: cold therapy can aid in speeding up muscle recovery after intense workouts or injuries by promoting circulation
3. Boosted Metabolism: Research shows cryotherapy can help boost metabolism, potentially supporting weight loss efforts by causing the body to burn more calories to regulate temperature.
4. Improved Mood and Mental Health: Cryotherapy can help release endorphins, which can enhance mood and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression
5. Enhanced Skin Health: Cold exposure can improve blood flow, which may help with skin ti...
Still struggling with this whole pregnancy thing... but let's cram those worms back in the can and talk about some cool stuff!
As yâall know I love labs so Iâm pleased to offer the the SNP Therapeutics Genate Test to my practice for Mamas to be to learn how to optimize their health for themselves and baby!
Genetic testing is used to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that create roadblocks in metabolic pathways to provide individualized nutrition to pregnant mothers for optimal fetal development.
â Â Certain single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are common and can interfere with metabolism in a variety of nutrient metabolic pathways, leading to deficiencies that can impair fetal growth and development.
â Â The metabolic pathways involving choline, betaine (a metabolite of choline), methyl folate, B12, and the essential fatty acid DHA play critical roles in pre-and postnatal cognitive development.1
â Â Prenatal genetic testing for SNPs affecting the metabolism of t
...Iâm sure youâve heard of intermittent fasting at this point and Iâm sure if youâve heard of it youâve heard of all of the contradictions surrounding it!
So letâs get to the facts:
Intermittent fasting is great because it lets your body have a break in order to break down all the food and toxins your body accumulates from food, air pollution, tap water, alcohol, antibiotics etc. However it comes with a point of diminishing returns. More is not always better. If you fast too much/too long it will slow down your metabolism and put your body in a âstressedâ state.
The duration best for everyone varies due to sex, body type. weight, age height etc.
What I recommend is a 12-14 hour nightly fast usually 7pm to 7, 8 or 9am. (The more hours before midnight the better!) The general rule is once you start to deal with stress, getting the kids ready for school, traffic, work stress starting, etc itâs time to eat.
The problem with a longer extended fasts are if you donât put enough of a brea...
Ok, lets see if we can get through this as this blog has deleted more than once.... bah.... but as promised here are my âKeto conclusionsâ after thirty days on the ketogenic diet (high fat, very low carb, moderate protein) and around thirty days back on the carbs (lowered fat, higher protein compared to keto). Am I a fan? Well yes and no. For me no, not at all, however I have seen wonderful success from a ketogenic diet and if I or another loved one was diagnosed with cancer or epilepsy I sure as heck would give it a shot again.
I decided to give keto to fight off inflammation, increase energy and improve my mental clarity. No such luck for any of the above. Weight loss was not my main goal but I was looking forward to loosing the 2-3 pounds I put on over the holidays, no such luck there either. In fact I feel like I put on 2-3lbs (nothing major, not complaining, but still interesting). My first conclusion is the reason I didnât seem to feel any better could be because I was already eat...
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