Author: Mike Furci (Page 65 of 65)

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.

Sex and Soy

One problem that more and more Americans are facing is an over abundance of phytoestrogens in our food supply. Look at all the food labels for the foods you purchase, there is almost always some type of soy product contained in them. Some of the various soy products contained in foods include: soy oil, soy protein, and soy lecithin.

Buddhist monks have been using soy for almost 2,000 years to lower their libido and help abstain from sex?to aid in?becoming more spiritual. Many recent studies substantiate the more soy consumed, the lower the testosterone levels go. And to top it off, many of the products we use are packaged in plastic containers which also supply us with “ecoestrogens,” which mimic hormonal estrogen when consumed by humans. Unfortunately, these estrogen-like substances have other deleterious effects outside of taking the wood out of your willy.

Confidence

“When you have confidence, you have fun.? And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.”

Joe Namath

I love this quote.? It rings so true.? Without believing in ones self you can’t expect much.

Drug companies may have more control in FDA policies.

For most of it’s existance the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was funded entirely by the US government.? Right around 1990 drug companies in an effort to speed up the drug approval pace?cut a deal with the FDA?to pay millions.? This agreement is renegotiated every five years and gives the pharmaceutical industry leverage as to which programs receive funding.? In a recent article Dr. Kesler a former FDA official says the negotiations raise troubling questions:

“There is no doubt that user fees give the industry leverage on setting the agency’s priorities, because of the negotiating process,” says Dr. Kessler, now dean of the medical school at the University of California, San Francisco. “There are significant risks, especially when a growing percentage of the budget comes from user fees,” he says, adding he doesn’t think the FDA has been compromised so far.

?If the FDA gets what it is looking for in this new deal, by October of 2007 the pharmaceutical industry will be paying for more than 66% of the agencies buget.? An agency being funded by the companies it oversees?? WTF?!

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