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Everything you always wanted to know about blood doping and EPO
James M. Larson Sports & FitnessEPO is a bioengineered recombinant DNA hormone that is a nearly exact duplicate of the human hormone erythropoietin. Quite simply, EPO is the natural chemical messenger that tells your body and bone marrow to make red corpuscles — "Give me more blood."
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Triggers that sabotage weight-loss efforts: Circumstantial triggers
Annette Radvansky Sports & FitnessHow do you react to sudden, unexpected events in your life? For some individuals, these events — whether good or bad — can trigger an impulse in us to eat. A trigger is any person, place, thing, situation or food that has a tendency to cause one to overeat.
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Researchers examining new paths to treat pain and inflammation
Dorothy L. Tengler PharmaceuticalPain of any type — whether acute or chronic — is the most frequent reason for physician consultation in the United States, prompting half of all Americans to seek medical care annually. Although separate conditions, pain and inflammation are nearly always associated with each other.
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Triggers that sabotage weight-loss efforts: Behavioral triggers
Annette Radvansky Sports & FitnessAfter a long, stressful day at work you arrive home and change clothes. You grab a sleeve of crackers, a slab of cheese and a knife, a family-sized bag of M&M's, fruit-and-nut trail mix and a diet drink. You bring them to the sofa, turn the TV on, plop down — and munch. Before you know it, 10 p.m. has arrived, and there are no leftovers of those things you ate.
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The top 5 exercises you should be doing
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessFew of us perform exercises regularly with the aim of preventing pain or injury. In fact, few of us perform any exercises regularly with injuries in mind — even ones we have previously been prescribed to help rehabilitate an old injury. Once the pain has gone, the exercises often stop.
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Triggers that sabotage weight-loss efforts: Situational triggers
Annette Radvansky Sports & Fitness"I did it again! How will I ever get thin if I continue to eat this way? Why can't I seem to get a handle on this?" How many of us have said that to ourselves after overindulging? And after countless diets and attempts to change our behavior, how many more of these attempts can one stand before one simply gives up hope altogether?
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Teaching your coaches — young and old
Edwin McIntyre Sports & FitnessEvery coach takes pride in coaching and preparing his team. Most coaches spend inordinate amounts of time preparing their players for a game or a season. However, how many coaches really take the time to coach or prepare their fellow coaches?
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New milk study misses the real point — milk isn’t the problem
Lauren Swan Food & BeverageA study released Oct. 30 by a group of Swedish researchers has people panicking — all these years they've been drinking milk, and it turns out it is dangerous and unhealthy, despite numerous studies proving otherwise. Milk, the study says, is damaging to your bones and heart; it can even raise your chances of cancer and cause hip fractures in women. Got milk? Yes, too much, apparently.
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The importance of hip internal rotation
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessHip joint internal rotation (sometimes also called medial rotation) occurs when the femur rotates within the hip joint, toward the mid-line of the body. It also occurs in standing when the lower limb is fixed and the pelvis rotates — so the left side ASIS moves in front of the right side, for example, or vice versa on the other side.
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Triggers that sabotage weight-loss efforts: Substance triggers
Annette Radvansky Sports & FitnessDo you eat certain foods because they give you a feeling of euphoria? Do you have a certain food item in which you indulge when you feel sorry for yourself? Are there certain foods you like to eat only when you are alone? Finally, are there certain foods that once you start eating them, it is almost impossible to stop? These could be your substance triggers.
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