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Board: Exercise & Fitness 02-28-2011, 11:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,060
Posted By tjlhb
Re: Best fitness equipment?

For cardio training, you can walk, run, or bicycle outside without needing bulky cardio training equipment inside. Or, if you already have a bicycle, you can bicycle inside when the weather is nasty...
Board: High Cholesterol 02-17-2011, 03:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,074
Posted By tjlhb
Re: Please help me understand my numbers

VLDL means very low density lipoprotein. Commonly, it is approximated by triglycerides / 5. VLDL + LDL + HDL = total cholesterol.

Lowering VLDL or triglycerides is typically done by cutting back...
Board: Diet & Nutrition 01-24-2011, 08:59 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,646
Posted By tjlhb
Re: anti cancer foods

Remember that the nutritional profile of wild animal meat is different from domesticated animal meat. Wild caught fish may be the type of meat in the modern grocery store that is most similar to...
Board: Diet & Nutrition 01-19-2011, 10:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,304
Posted By tjlhb
Re: what is sprouted wheat bread

Sprouted grain is just grain that is sprouted before being ground up to make into bread.

Whole grain means that the bran and germ are not separated out and removed. Whole wheat is the same thing...
Board: Exercise & Fitness 12-17-2010, 08:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,182
Posted By tjlhb
Re: Help with disproportionate physique

And don't forget to balance out your chest workouts with back workouts, like pullups and rows. Also, you may want to consider other parts of your body like legs and core.
Board: Diet & Nutrition 12-16-2010, 09:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,588
Posted By tjlhb
Re: Are there any non-grain based sources of fibre?

Beans and lentils.
Whole fruit.

Also, plain oatmeal tends to have a lower GI than most dry cereals, so it may not be as problematic for your blood sugar as most dry cereals.
Board: Vitamins & Supplements 11-22-2010, 09:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,577
Posted By tjlhb
Re: Vitamin D Rx-- A Scam???

Dietary sources of vitamin D are relatively few -- mainly some types of fish, and a minor amount in egg yolks, plus any fortified foods (milk is commonly fortified with vitamin D). But a major...
Board: Diet & Nutrition 11-15-2010, 10:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,268
Posted By tjlhb
Re: protein, calcium and iron in a lacto-vegetarian diet

Iron is more likely to be an issue for women of child bearing age than for men. Consuming iron containing vegetable food with vitamin C containing food improves iron absorption. Cooking acidic food...
Board: Diabetes 11-08-2010, 02:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,871
Posted By tjlhb
Re: Coffee Sweetners

Rodent studies have found that rodents fed artificially sweetened stuff tended to eat more and get fatter. Supposedly due to the sweet taste causing the body to expect calories to come in, and when...
Board: Exercise & Fitness 10-30-2010, 04:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,562
Posted By tjlhb
Re: How do I begin exercising in a healthy way?

1. Do not measure your progress solely by weight or BMI. If you exercise, you may gain muscle, which would cause your weight to increase, or mask the effects of fat loss if you just look at the...
Board: Exercise & Fitness 10-22-2010, 05:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,593
Posted By tjlhb
Re: Healing Muscles and Ankle Issues

Sharp or unusual pains (not the typical muscle soreness after hard exercise) is usually trying to tell you that something is wrong and that you may hurt it worse if you are not careful. Is it really...
Board: Hepatitis 11-20-2009, 10:16 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,867
Posted By tjlhb
Re: My wife was told she has Hepatitis B during life insurance testing

It is most likely that your wife got infected as a child, or at birth from her infected mother (if her mother is alive, she may want to be checked for hepatitis B infection). Those infected as...
Board: Diet & Nutrition 06-30-2009, 11:29 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 12,012
Posted By tjlhb
Re: Kefir drink? Good for health?

Kefir is similar to thin yogurt, with many of the same lactose / lactic acid bacteria.

Fat content varies based on whether it was made with skim, whole, or some sort of reduced fat (1% or 2%)...
Board: Diabetes 06-09-2009, 08:05 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,640
Posted By tjlhb
Re: when & what tests needed for pre-diabetes?

Your fasting blood glucose is generally considered to be within the pre-diabetes range.

An HbA1c test does not require fasting. Glycosolated hemoglobin that it measures is a proxy for your...
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