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 Welcome to my fitness journal where I cover a wide variety of topics and update it every few days. If there's anything you'd like to see addressed here, let me know and I'll be happy to do it. My Latest Entry: TurmericAs anyone who has ever treated a head cold with a nice hot Indian meal already knows, turmeric is one of the best healing herbs available to us today.It contains the anti-inflammatory curcumin, which may function in the same way as some pharmaceutical arthritis drugs. The next time your joints are aching, just have a healthy serving of curry and see if your symptoms respond to the exotic spice. I'd recommend a daily serving of no more than 400 mg per day. Andy Bruchey: Personal Trainer Austin Texas 7-02-2008Entry 238: GingerLast entry I wrote a bit about cinnamon and how it's one of many overlooked little things that can benefit us in not just how we feel at the moment, but our overall health as well. This time, let's have a look at another often overlooked goody. Ginger has been well-known as a calmer of upset stomachs for many generations. This "old wives' tale" has actually been proven to be true following several research studies on the effects of ginger ingestion of cruise ship passengers. Many people around the world also use ginger as a mild pain reliever. For everyday aches or for arthritis pain, fresh or powdered ginger added to food can actually help to reduce your symptoms. Ginger may also be an effective means of controlling ovarian cancer cells, according to a 2006 study by the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. More research is needed, but the preliminary findings are very promising. Andy Bruchey: Personal Trainer Austin TX 6-27-2008Entry 237: CinnamonSo often, we overlook simple little things like herbs and spices and don't realize the positive effects they may offer. Cinnamon was recently studied by German scientists for its effects on people with type 2 diabetes.Amazingly, they found that diabetics could decrease their blood sugar by up to 10% just by taking a cinnamon extract daily.Another study found that cinnamon may help to lower cholesterol as well. Since cinnamon can be toxic when taken in very large quantities (much more than you would probably be able to eat at once), experts recommend that you use a cinnamon extract rather than actual cinnamon. Andy Bruchey: Personal Trainer Austin Texas 6-24-2008Entry 236: What To WearLast week a lady signed up at my gym and was lamenting that she didn't feel she had anything nice to wear to the gym. I asked if she had a pair of shorts and a t shirt... People often times use gyms for social scenes rather than workout centers. This lady assumed that people have to dress up and look trendy and cool in order to frequent a gym as she's seen on tv. My gym is nothing like that. People should wear basically whatever they're comfortable in and what allows them a good range of motion in order to complete their exercises. My gym is not a typical meet market which happens to have exercise equipment in it. This is a laid back atmosphere for the everyone and yet is a serious environment for the serious lifter such as the pro athletes who frequent my place. Regardless of your fitness level and experience, you should be comfortable and dress for success instead of to impress. Andy Bruchey: Personal Training Austin Texas |
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