The Athlete’s Diet is a program of good nutrition and exercise. Together they make a powerful team to prevent disease. Colorful foods and healthy oils (omega-3s and olive) are chosen because they best fuel and support exercise. These foods also repress pain and inflammation. This program can thus be considered as an anti-arthritic diet. Serious athletes and weekend warriors will both benefit by the food they eat…
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There are 10 essential factors in every good diet. 1. Exercise, simply the most important component in any diet. The word is derived from Greek and includes the expenditure of energy as well as intake. The fundamental premiss that exercise is good for health is based on the fact that, aerobic exercise increases the metabolic demands of athletes, which stimulates their neur-endocrine systems to adapt to these demands. In fact…
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We are entering a new world. Stem cells offer much hope to repair damaged and dysfunctional tissues. But instead of depending on miraculous technology, this program recommends a wide and colorful variety of plants to prevent arthritis. It is also valuable as a treatment for it. Plant’s contain a library of phytocompounds that improve exercise performance, stimulate healing and prevent disease. In addition to carbohydrate, the nutrient that best fuels exercise,…
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