Maximum Wellness

1944 research determined that Greenland Eskimos, who despite a diet high in fat, had a lower incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) – specifically due to the type of fat found in their diet, which was high in fish (seal & whale), despite a low in consumption of fruits and vegetables.It was determined that the coronary heart disease risk reduction in the Eskimos was due, in part, to a high intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in their fish selections, that confer benefits of a ...

It’s estimated that the annual cost of recreational or sports-related injury and rehabilitation is roughly nine billion for young adults seventeen to forty-four years of age. In many cases, such as in an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), with associated surrounding ligament damage – meniscus and medial collateral ligament - early osteoarthritis is in the future. When I was affiliated with the St. Louis Blues Hockey Organization, as their Performance Conditioning & Nutri...

Common sense tells you that the longer the duration of exercise, the larger the energy expenditure – more calories burned. The intensity of the exercise – either as a percentage of maximum endurance capacity (VO2 Max) or maximum heart rate (220-age) – determines the type and percent of energy expended – carbohydrate (muscle and liver glycogen) and adipose fat (fatty acids and glycerol).When exercise is stopped, a process called enhanced or excess post-exercise oxygen consumption is activated ...

Anyone following college and professional sports has witnessed the lengths that colleges and professional organizations are talking to keep their respective players and fans safe from the ravages of COVID-19, while attending sporting events, albeit with limited seating capacity.Sporting events have been cancelled or postponed due to a team experiencing multiple player COVID exposures. Arenas have been mandated, at times, to have no fans in attendance, due to the corresponding local population...

Exercise and caloric restriction are a proven combination to reduce scale weight. The real key, however, is to reduce excess body fat - subcutaneous (under the skin), visceral (around vital organs), and ectopic (within the organs).From an exercise perspective, it's all about frequency, intensity, and time - the "fit principle." Of the three variables, the appropriate intensity to optimize fat max - maximal fat burning - requires testing or the use of heart rate percentages that estimate fat m...

With COVID-19 surging after the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season, and the two vaccines, to date, relatively slow in the initial inoculation phase, any potential, safe, preventive therapy, as an adjunct to current modes of treatment, is a blessing.Researchers from the United Kingdom, United States, and New Zealand report in the December 2020 issue of the online, peer reviewed journal Nutrients, that, “vitamin C’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulating effects make it a pot...

Research is well documented on the benefits of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activities – meaning engaging in exercise that causes your breathing to be at or below a breathless state.Former Oregon track coach and co-founder of Nike – Bill Bowerman - referred to moderate physical activity (MPA), as being below a breathless state, in which you are able to carry on an activity, like running, while simultaneously talking out loud – “the Talk Test.”Bowerman’s innovative approach, definin...

Medscape.com reported in March 2020 that researchers from the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University in China, determined that, “habitual fish oil supplementation was associated with a 13% lower risk for all-cause mortality, a 16% lower risk for CVD (cardiovascular disease) mortality, and a 7% lower risk for CVD events in the general population.The study, "Associations of Habitual Fish Oil Supplementation Population-based Cohort Study, "which appeared...

According to researchers from the Vitamin D, Skin, and Bone Laboratory, Section Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Weight Management, Boston University School of Medicine, and the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, “although it is still debatable what level of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is optimal, it is advisable to increase vitamin D intake and have sensible sunlight exposure to maintain serum 25-hydroxyvitamin ...

Anyone who's been involved in athletics at any level—professional, college, recreational, or those older individual with the reoccurring aches and pains of general living—appreciates the benefits of over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID's), or the prescription version, as first-line pharmaceutical drugs to treat pain and localized inflammation—under physician guidance.These medications inhibit cyclooxygenase enzymes, which are responsible for the discomfort associated with...