We recently discussed body pH levels, how they may influence health, and how lifestyle choices and dietary influences might affect those pH levels. Commonly accepted pH levels for saliva are 6.4-7.4 and, for urine, 6.8-8.0. How can someone find out what their pH...
Balancing the body's pH levels may be almost entirely dependent on the food we eat. In order to enjoy optimal health, we must embrace the old adage, "You are what you eat." The closer to nature our diets are, emphasizing whole, fresh, nutrient-dense foods, the...
The body is a complex machine, with so much chemistry and physiology involved in its optimal performance (or lack thereof) the average person would be hard-pressed to comprehend it all, let alone apply certain practices related to such complexities. Body pH is one of...
According to OSHA's bloodborne pathogen standards, the hepatitis B vaccination series must be made available to all employees who have occupational exposure. The employer does not have to make the hepatitis B vaccination available to employees who have previously...
To perform well in kickboxing, karate, and most martial art forms, one must develop strength, power, and muscular endurance. If you have sparring clients, understanding the foundations of kickboxing and martial arts fitness is paramount to training these athletes....
In karate, kickboxing and/or mixed martial arts the two contenders bow to one another, acknowledging to the other that contusions, knockouts, and lacerations are inherent consequences of their competition/match. One should also be acutely aware of the signs and...
Many places of employment require employee training on the federal Bloodborne Pathogen Standard set by OSHA. The content of this article applies to fitness center employees that are trained in first aid and designated as responsible for rendering first aid. Fitness...
Trophology, or food combining, while ages old in Eastern cultures, has not garnered support from our scientific communities. But like many things that have been targets of scientific criticism, absence of evidence does not equate to evidence of absence. Sometimes, we...
The science of food combining, also known as trophology, is far from a new concept practiced in India for centuries, and also a tenet of Taoist health practices. The idea is that body will function most optimally when specific food types are not eaten with others;...
Materials in our environment can have an alarming impact on our health: our food, our water, even home and personal care products all might be altering us on the cellular level. Heavy metals and toxins that penetrate our body systems are responsible for all sorts of...
Cellular energy is a must for athletic performance. Challenges to cellular energy include medications, work-every-day, and environmental toxins. Health depends on restoring cellular integrity and removing cumulative toxins in the body. Therefore, there is a need for...
The process of glycation (or, non-enzyme glycosylation) in the body may be an unfamiliar one to most fitness professionals, but one that impacts each of us, but to varying degrees. We can educate our clients on the basics, and coach them on how mindfulness to certain...
Anyone who engages in combat sport training is bound to get a few bumps and bruises. Rib injury is quite common and personal trainers can help their combat and martial arts clients handle them with more ease. The following describes the anatomy of the rib cage, injury...
When strength training, it happens. That twinge in the soft tissue, that pop of the ligature, that pitch fork stab in the muscle. "I’m okay" you tell yourself, then the pain, the inflammation and the aching begins to disrupt your recreation, work and further workouts....
In combat and/or self-defense there is a need to understand how to develop a rock solid skeletal musculature to avoid the trauma, yes the trauma of being hit. When the body is hit the neuromusculature signaling to the brain becomes chaotic, disrupting response time....
The purpose of this article is two-fold, first to review the fact that we live in a toxic environment and that fat cells are used as a repository for toxins; second to understand the need for detoxification in order to sustain homeostasis, i.e. health. One of the...
THE PROGRAM To start the program for five days, target everything about your training and nutrition towards fat loss.12 FAT LOSS12 Intermittent fasting boosts testosterone by increasing the expression of satiety hormones including insulin, leptin, adiponectin,...
This article will convey a proven technique of altering diet and exercise that affects the natural processes for muscle gain and fat loss. Further, the information contained herein will provide a limited understanding of the hormones that activate protein synthesis;...