Mike Furci graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelors of Science in Health Education. His curriculum laid the foundation for his future in fitness and sports specific training. He owned and operated Club Olympia Fitness Center in Westlake, Ohio for more than 10 years, and was voted “Best Personal Trainer” by Cleveland Magazine. In 2009 he decided to expand his knowledge of the human body and attained his license as a Registered Nurse in 2011.
Mike specializes in improving athletic performance through strength, conditioning and nutrition. He uses his education and knowledge to train clients according to their specific goals, i.e., increased fitness, strength, weight loss, health or sports performance. Mike started training 30 years ago, and was a competitive bodybuilder with several overall titles, including the 1999 Mr. Ohio. He continues to train with 100% intensity to this day, which has helped him excel as a firefighter for the city of Lorain Ohio. His experience has also allowed him to train and consult with many competitive powerlifters and bodybuilders.
Mike has appeared on many news stations as a fitness consultant. His qualifications allow him to offer expert information on all aspects of health, fitness and sports specific training.
As unbelievabl as it sounds, Coca Cola plans on launching a new version of diet coke in the spring of 2007.? It will be fortified with vitamins and minerals.? According to a cnnmoney.com article, this will be the first nutrient enhanced carbonated soda to be offered by a major brand.
This “enhanced” version of diet coke is undoubtedly due to Diet Coke’s lagging sales.? With all the energy drinks, teas, etc. out there, diet coke has nowhere to go but down.
Green tea has had a great run in popularity over the last 5 years because of it’s health benefits.? Many people have forgone coffee for this supposed “healthy” drink.? Well, in 2005 a Japanese company that bills itself, the worlds largest green tea company, and it’s American subsidiary, petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).? They were in quest of making the claim that five ounces of green tea per day may reduce the risk of heart disease.
The FDA rviewed 105 articles and other literature submitted as part of the petition but found no evidence to support the beverages health claims.?
?”FDA concludes there is no credible evidence to support qualified health claims for green tea or green tea extract and a reduction of a number of risk factors associated with CVD” or cardiovascular disease, Barbara O. Schneeman, director of the agency’s Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements, wrote in a letter denying the petition. The FDA posted the letter to its Web site Tuesday.
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Many physicians, including those whose study was published in the journal Circulation, believe there is such a thing as too much exercise.? 60 Boston Marathon participants were screned before the 2004 and 2005 races.? They showed normal cardiac function.
The same subjects were tested again after the races. 60% of them had elevated troponin levels.? Troponin is a marker in the blood used to help diagnose a heart attack, and to detect mild to severe heart injury.? Troponin tests are ordered primarily for people who have chest pain to see if there is damage to the heart.? 40% of the participants who had elevated trponin levels had levels at or above the decision limit for acute myocardial necrosis.? Meaning, some heart tissue, as in a heart attack, possibly died.??
Conclusion: DON’T OVERDO IT.? Extreme endurance events are associated with cardiac dysfunction in several studies, especially for those with less training.
“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.”
Vince Lombardi
Feeling pressure from consumers and so-called health experts Frito-Lay has been changing the fat it uses to make their products since 1987.? In another attempt to market “healthier” snacks, the best selling snack food manufacturer began substituting sunflower oil for cottonseed oil.? The purpose is to reduce the amount of saturated fat contained in their products.?
According to Rocco Papalia, senior vice president of R&D the switch in oils will result in a 66% reduction in saturated fat in some of their products.? The problem I have with this change is the sunflower oil contains an even higher level of polyunsaturated fat, which is highly unstable.? This switch in oils is actually unhealthier for consumers.
First, sunflower oil contains a high level of omega-6 fatty acids, which in the levels that we Americans consume it in, is detrimental to our health.? We consume way too many Omega-6 fats and almost no Omega-3 fats. The Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio in the American diet is about 10:1 to 20:1.? For most of mans existence, the Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio was 1:1 to 3:1.? Eating too many Omega-6 fatty acids is associated with cardiovascular disease, some cancers, and is pro-inflammatory.
Second, but perhaps more importantly, polyunsaturated fats are highly unstable when exposed to heat or oxygen.? These oils literally become toxins when used in cooking especially frying.? If Frito-Lay were truly interested in making more healthy snacks they would return to using tropical oils in the manufacturing of their products.
Coconut oil is the healthiest oil you can consume.? This tropical oil contains lauric acid which is well known for its antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal effects.? More than two thirds of coconut oil is medium chained fatty acids which are easily absorbed for quick energy and promote fat loss.?
Fortunately oils like coconut oil are starting to become recognized for their health promoting properties.? Maybe someday food giants like Frito-Lay will get their heads out of their asses and start to actually care about the damage they are doing to the people who buy their products.?
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