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Greetings,
This week: high plant fiber diet beats statins for
lowering LDL cholesterol; low protein diets lead to
low protein turnover and injury; getting back in the
game if you’re injured. Have a great week.
We hope you are enjoying these newsletters. If you
do, please share them with your friends and family.
Have a great week!
- D.I. Minkoff, M.D.
| Can a high plant fiber diet lower the bad (LDL) cholesterol as much as the statin drug Mevocor? |
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Yes. In a study reported in JAMA (23 July 2003)
a vegetarian diet of high plant fiber foods containing
eggplant, okra, soy protein, almonds, barley and
psyllium produced a 28.6% drop in LDL cholesterol
and adding the stain drug Mevocor did not lower it
any more. A low fat diet only lowered the LDL by 8%.
Heart attack risk is associated with elevated LDL and
also elevated C reactive protein. C reactive protein is
a marker for artery inflammation. The high plant fiber
foods lowered both of these markers as effectively
as the statin drug and much better than the low fat
diet.
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| Mussleman Half Ironman |
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“I realized when I decided to race the
Mussleman Half Ironman on July 16th and the Spirit
of Racine Half Ironman on July 23rd, that recovery
had to take precedence over training. My strategy
was to to train through the first half Ironman and
recover and rest for Spirit of Racine. To optimize
recovery from the Musselman Half Ironman and
rejuvinate my muscles for another hard effort in 6
days, I took 10 Biobuild tablets before and after each
workout. The result; first place at Mussleman
Triathlon, second overall at Spirit of Racine and my
3rd National Championship. Thank you for making
such a high quality supplement that really
works!” Kim Loeffler
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| Winner at Philadelphia Triathlon - Hope Hall |
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I started taking MAP in 2004 and noticed a
marked improvement in my ability to sustain longer
workouts with shorter recovery periods. I got
stronger. I got faster.
I have not had a single injury. And, after a 7-year
absence from the Hawaii Ironman World
Championships (the last time I raced in Hawaii was
1998), I qualified at Lake Placid with my fastest
Ironman ever. And, I felt great in the process! I owe
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| What happens if your protein intake is below your body’s needs? |
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With hard training- or even the normal stresses
of life- proteins become damaged by free radicals
and through physical trauma. If the free radical
damage to proteins is not fixed, then illness or
breakdown or immune deficiency will occur. Then we
see pulled muscles, no gain from training, chronic flu-
like symptoms and even cancer.
The body can only fix the damaged proteins when it
has enough quality protein in the diet to do so.
Scientists are able to measure this effect in looking
at whole body protein turnover. This is the process
that when proteins are damaged they are replaced
with new amino acid building blocks. When there is
not enough protein in the diet the protein turnover is
reduced. This allow damaged and poorly functioning
proteins to remain in the body. This sets one up for
problems and injury.
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| Three Ways to Earn Free MAP |
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We have several programs through which you
can earn free MAP.
MAP Winner's Circle --
Win your age group in a sanctioned event and win a
free bottle of MAP.
Automatic Re-order Program
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When you sign up for our Auto Re-order program,
every 12th bottle is free.
Affiliate Program
-- Register as an Affiliate, then have the people
you refer enter your name on their order form. Every
time you have earned 12 credits, we will ship you a
free bottle of MAP.
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Getting Back in the Game |
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From Ironman World Champion Cherie Gruenfeld
Whether triathlon for you is a pastime, a hobby, a
profession or your passion, there is one fairly
significant downside: It is a risky sport. Participating
in the multisport world will guarantee you fitness and
a healthy lifestyle, but it also promises an occasional
injury. With three sports involved, the list of
potential problems is long. Swimming is the safest,
but a less than perfect swim stroke and lots of
yardage can result in shoulder issues. The pounding
you take as a runner can result in a multitude of
different injuries and as for biking, we all know the
old (and very true) adage: "There are two kinds of
bikers: Those who have crashed and those who will."
Sooner or later every triathlete will face those gut-
wrenching words, "You need to take some down-
time." It may be a few days, a few weeks, or an
entire season. How you handle it will determine how
well (or even if) you race in the future.
Read the rest . . .
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