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| Essentials of Carbohydrate Replenishment During Exercise- James Meschino DC, MS For many types of sports that rely upon carbohydrate metabolism as the primary fuel for muscle performance, 60-70 percent of an athlete's diet should be comprised of carbohydrate calories. This includes sports involving repeated bouts of all-out effort, as well as long-distance events. For these events, carbohydrate energy represents the predominant energy source for maximum sustained power. Carbohydrate depletion during these events is known to hasten the onset of fatigue and to hinder performance capabilities. As a result, athletes should be aware of effective carbohydrate repletion techniques as a means of optimizing their performance. To read more on this article click on the link below http://www.chiroweb.com/columnist/meschino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time for More Vitamins, Less Drugs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Study Shows Multivitamin Use by the Elderly Has "Potentially Powerful" Impact on Public Health, Medicare Expenditures As you age, your immune system weakens, leaving you more vulnerable to infection and disease. This is especially true if you're over the age of 65. Unfortunately, evidence suggests that up to one third of all elderly adults in the U.S. fail to get the amounts and types of food necessary to meet essential nutrient and energy requirements, leaving them open to a wide range of infectious and noninfectious diseases, including heart disease, osteoporosis and various forms of cancer. These findings have prompted some scientists to recommend that all adults, and especially members of the elderly population, take a multivitamin supplement daily to help fight off disease and keep the immune system functioning optimally. A study presented at an October 2003 meeting in Washington, D.C. suggests that daily multivitamin use by older adults is "a relatively inexpensive yet potentially powerful way to improve one's health," and that the health effects from vitamins are particularly important for improving cardiovascular health and immunity. The study also suggests that over a five-year period, taking a multivitamin can lead to considerable savings associated with health care costs - more than $1.6 billion over the next five years, even after adjusting for the cost of providing vitamins to every elderly person in the U.S. To read more click on link below. http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/22/02/18.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attack on alternative medicine Is the clock ticking on alternative healthcare? By Galen O. Ballard, PhD According to the March 2003 issue of the AARP Bulletin, the American healthcare system is in a state of collapse. In a comparison of quality healthcare by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States ranked 37th, coming in behind such nations as Andorra, Malta, Oman and Singapore. Despite the average $4,600 per capita spent for healthcare in the United States — which is more than twice the average of other countries, such as France ($2,125) and Japan ($1,759) — our healthcare system is faltering while costs keep rising. In most developed nations the government controls and administers some form of socialized healthcare. Costs are carefully controlled and all viable alternatives to expensive allopathic protocols and drugs are considered. By comparison, healthcare in the United States is in the domain of those enterprises that stand to benefit from expensive medical practices, despite the fact that the American public is developing a thirst for alternative healthcare, as indicated in a 1998 survey reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which found that 60 million were using alternative therapies. To learn about alternative therapies click on the link below. http://www.chiroeco.com/article/2003/issue13/perspectives.html For more information and appointments, email Dr. Pruden or call 516-626-3965 (Roslyn, NY) • 646-416-0040 (Manhattan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
