STOP! BEFORE YOU READ FURTHER!
I DO NOT WANT YOU TO GO ALL CRAZY SURVIVOR STYLE ON ME AND START SENDING HATE MAIL ABOUT HOW ALL I WANT YOU TO EAT IS GRUBS AND GRASS. THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. I DO NOT SUPPORT A 100% ORGANIC DIET NOR DO I LIVE OFF SQUIRRELS AND BARK. I SUPPORT A HEALTHY LIFE STYLE AND GOOD EATING HABITS. I ENCOURAGE MY MEMBERS TO CHEAT 10% OF THE TIME. BELOW IS A LIST OF THINGS I LOVE THAT ARE SURELY NOT ORGANIC AND THAT I WILL NEVER GIVE UP.
1. PEANUT BUTTER
2. TRISCUITS
3. WHEAT THINS
4. ALCOHOL (I DON’T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE SO I HAVE TO SELF MEDICATE SOME HOW)
5. GIGANTIC ASIAN PEARS (NOTHING THAT BIG IS NATURE MADE)
6. HIGH FIBER BREADS (HELLLOOOOOOO FORTIFED WITH FIBER)
7. SELTZER WATER
8. MUSTARD
9. SOY SAUCE
10. PROTEIN BARS
I believe you got the picture.
An obesogen is a chemical compound, foreign to the body, that can disrupt normal development or homeostasis (usually concerning metabolism and use of lipids, or fat) inducing obesity.[1]
These chemicals can effect things such as the distribution of fat in a person to sexual characteristics through disrupting the nuclear receptor signaling pathways which regulate the genetic expression of the proteins of these biological functions. For example, if an obesogen affects where fat deposits are located, it could do so by disrupting the genetic expression (by increasing or decreasing the propensity of a cell to produce certain proteins) of the biochemicals which regulate where fat is deposited. If this happened and there was more fat in the blood vessels of the heart, a heart attack could be more likely.
The term was coined by Bruce Blumberg of the University of California, Irvine.[2]
The topic of obesogens and how to counteract their effects is explored at length in the book The New American Diet.
January 21st, 2010
Posted by
bendearman |
Nutrition, Rants |
Wow, what unbelievable arrogance we see in that quote right there! So as a tribute to that dermatologist, let’s discuss chapter two of your book. In this chapter you’ve included one of the greatest expository pieces I’ve read to date on how limited the average medical student’s nutrition training can be. What’s up with this and why does it piss you off so much?
The average person would be shocked at the sad state of affairs that is nutritional training in our medical schools. It does upset me because people with chronic illnesses look to physicians for guidance on nutritional matters, assuming that they are well versed.
In truth, only 30% of medical schools require an actual nutrition course, and even this is almost exclusively related to intravenous nutrition and biochemistry of the cells. It’s not the clinical stuff.
According to a study last year in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 78% of graduating medical students didn’t feel that they were extensively educated enough to provide appropriate nutritional counseling. In their patient contact hours, only 17% had frequently counseled patients in nutrition.
The real problem is lack of accountability. For my license to practice I had to take separate board exams in biochemical and clinical nutrition. For MDs, it’s a different story. Only 3% of medical board exam questions are even remotely connected to nutrition. Why study it, why learn it, why make the effort if you’re not going to be tested on it?
And so it goes. For students in the world of pharmaceutical drugs and surgical techniques, nutrition becomes the stuff of home economics class.
You know, I was particularly surprised by the studies published in Nutrition Journal showing the following:
1. Nearly 25% of medical students didn’t know that fat contains, gram-for-gram, more calories than an equivalent serving of protein or carbohydrates.
2. Nearly 50% of the students were unaware that olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fat.
3. Nearly 50% of the students thought that folic acid (B9) supplementation can make up for a B12 deficiency.
It’s a bit shocking, but once again, it’s reflective of a broken system. It’s pretty easy to fix this. A little less influence by Big Pharma on setting the curriculum and even just a little more on nutrition and lifestyle, even just the basics, would be a good start.
Plus it’d be nice if the medical students themselves actually knew something about good nutrition personally.
Absolutely! At present, medical students are hardly the poster children for healthy eating. Only 11% of them meet even the minimum five servings of fruits and vegetables!
To read more about this click here: http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance_interviews/skin_deep_nutrition_and_good_skin
January 19th, 2010
Posted by
bendearman |
Nutrition, Rants |
This was an email that I recently got and I decided that I would post my response below it.
Hello Ben,
We got your bulk mailing for KDR Fitness.. I did spend some time on your web site and liked the overall concept of your program.. maybe place a photo of you and your staff in the about us section..
I wanted to say I think you miss the point of the Wii Fit.. if there is a point.. owning one I would never never say that it replaces a good fitness program and common sense nutrition life styles.. what it does is, hopefully, get young people to get off the couch and do something with their body other than push a game controller button..(come on parents get your kids active please!) .. maybe even a few adults.. it certainly does not replace a personal trainer.. or trips to the gym.. my grand daughters use the Wii Fit (and yes Guitar Hero) and both play soccer, hoops, dance, are active young adults.. I admit that I use it for yoga poses as a cool down after treadmill or elliptical work outs.. the Wii may seem like crap to a Navy Seal.. but if it motivates a kid to get up off the couch for some light weight workouts.. maybe they’ll begin to see the value in sweat equity.. now if we can just get them off fast food and high sugar sodas..
Best regards and wishes for a successful venture
My response:
Great points. Wii fit is just a bad concept period. There is no good point to it. Basically you have society saying “hey, we have a serious problem here. Our kids are the first generation in the history of human kind that are predicted to die before the parents. We have to do something about it!”. Enter the Wii and Nintendo. Enter Wii Fit. Everyones happy because they “think” that its just about getting kids active, but you have to get kids active in the right way. For instance teaching a child how to run. My girlfriends son got home from spending time with his grandparents and he told us that he played the Wii and it was a running game. The whole while he was running in place. Not a bad thing, however, running in place is not RUNNING. It is actually a single leg hop w/alternating knee drives. Running requires propulsion forward and upward initiated by the toes and finished by the force absorption of the opposite foot.
So the Wii is fit is good because it elevates your heart rate, makes you sweat, gets you breathing heavy and is better then the traditional video game. However, a high school student goes through those same body functions on their first date, or any time their “crush” walks by. I know some friends who get that way about eating a big meal! In fact, I just saw an episode of Man vs. Food where the host was kind of looking like that! Activity for activity sakes is not good in young kids. Let’s get them moving is a good quote. But it should be lets get them moving in a way we were meant to move. We were not meant to move in place, in side with incorrect tactile/visual and proprioceptive feed back. I wont even go into the incorrect messages the brain is getting with the Wii fit as it pertains to “sporting movements”. I wish I could agree with you about maybe leading them into a more active lifestyle by showing them the value of sweat. But the only real value they are getting is an external rewards based system. The more I sweat, the more points I get. Not the more I sweat, the better I can perform at my chosen activity, the better I feel, the better I look, etc.
As a stand alone, there is no excuse for using the Wii and classifying it as exercise. As a supplement, absolutely! Speaking of which I think I may challenge my girlfriend to a game of tennis now…on the Wii!
Great thoughts!
Ben
October 12th, 2009
Posted by
bendearman |
Rants, Uncategorized |
I was just watching TV and a commercial came on about wearing your seat belt in Vermont. It was a cop and he was in his cruiser talking about wearing your seat belt while you drive and also about not speeding.
The whole time he was talking in the commercial he was staring at the camera in the passenger side…while driving.
Way to go Vermont.
May 27th, 2009
Posted by
bendearman |
Rants |
What can you buy with 1$?
Not much, but you can donate one dollar to charity and make a difference.
I was in the check out line today and they were doing the whole “would you like to donate 1$ to breast cancer research”? Now I HATE when people do this, it’s like when a Jehovah witness comes and knocks on your door and asks if you have found JC. I usually answer yeah, I just left him in the shower and your cutting into our time.
I digress, so anyways there I was at the check out line and I am kind of spacing out and I noticed that for the 2nd time this clerk has asked if someone would like to donate a dollar she got shot down. By two women. In a row. Who obviously can afford it. So I got kind of pissed, I mean it’s their money, but seriously ONE DOLLAR. For breast cancer research. And they were women.
How messed up is your life that you can’t sacrifice one dollar when 75% of sales are made on plastic, you don’t have to physically have a dollar in your pocket. In fact, I bet these selfish women lost more then a dollar a week in loose change.
1$ and you can make huge strives in cancer research and take steps towards saving lives. Or you can keep your one dollar and go get a burger off the dollar menu…fat asses.
Open your eyes and pay it forward.
May 9th, 2009
Posted by
bendearman |
Rants |
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| Senate Bill 870 was introduced to the Massachusetts Senate by Richard Moore. The bill, if approved, would place a variety of costly, burdensome requirements on personal trainers wishing to practice in the state of Massachusetts.
In order to offer personal training services in the State, a personal trainer would need to:
- Obtain a degree from an approved educational program;
- Hold a certification from a national certifying organization accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA); and
- Pass an exam developed and administered biannually by the Board of Allied Health Professionals.
The National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF) and International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) are working closely with lobbyists to oppose this bill. If approved, health and fitness club operations could suffer significantly as only a few trainers might be available for services. In addition, residents of the State would have fewer trainers to work with as they focus on improving their health and wellness, and the costs of being a personal trainer in Massachusetts would present an obstacle to many people interested in the profession. |
Ok so my question is: why is this such a bad thing? So, this bill would make it harder for trainers because they would actually have to GET A DEGREE IN THEIR FIELD? And that’s bad how? Also, this bill would require all trainers to have a RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION as opposed to one that is put together in the basement of some schmucks house. There is absolutely no reason to oppose this bill and I wish all states had similar laws. Would you go to a dentist or doctor that didn’t have a degree? Or how about a nutrionist with a degree in equistrian study and a certification that looks like it was hand written by Helen Keller?
I can tell you right now, if NH had a similar bill over 90% of the trainers in the Upper Valley would be out of a job. How’s that make you feel, knowing your working with someone that wouldn’t be allowed to work in Mass? There are something like 50 certifications available nation wide for personal training. I could actually get roughly 10 more letters after my name by next Monday. It makes me sick. I hate to call my self a personal trainer because of the ease at which one can enter into my profession. I have trained more people in the short time I have been in my field then most personal trainers have their entire career. Numbers matter in my profession, not letters. However, letters do show that you have a basic understanding of the fundamentals and you can probably train the average person with out a hitch. Too bad the “average person” doesn’t exist. Instead you have people with imbalances and poor motor patterns who are blind sided by the personal trainer who hard sells them a package.
I hope this bills passes and they move to carry it into other states.
April 27th, 2009
Posted by
bendearman |
Rants |
Ben,
So here it is! I’ll see you on Friday @12:30 with or without Sarah. (I think without)
I”ll let you know how my week went Thursdays are my Weight Watcher weigh in days. I feel lighter!
Thanks for the workout this morning…it was great! Truth be told I like working out. Not all of it but, I do feel better and stronger afterward and when it’s over heavenly angels sing……….
Angie
—-Angel’s Sing!!! That could be interpreted two ways: either working out with me is like Heaven or it’s Heaven when your done. I like the first one.—–
April 16th, 2009
Posted by
bendearman |
Rants |
Sometimes when I deal with severely over weight people they are very self conscious. They are so concerned with how they look, the numbers on the scale or what people think about them. Because they are so self conscious their self awareness decreases.
Story time: This woman comes in and says that she is ready to give up because of the 10 lbs she lost in the last 3 weeks, it came all back on over the last week. So I asked her how her clothes fit when she was down the 10 lbs, she said that she was able to take her jeans off with out unbuttoning them. Then I asked her how her pants fit now, she said they fit the same. So, her pants fit the same now as they did when she was down the 10 lbs, but she got freaked because the scale went back up. She is so self conscious about the scale that she missed how her pants are still fitting the same as they did when she was 10 lbs down.
Self awareness vs. Self consciousness. Some one who is self conscious will have a greater difficulty staying motivated because they will forget all the positives they have accomplished if one negative surfaces. They will also have a harder time learning exercises because they are so self conscious about how they look. They think they look silly, which increases their self consciousness and decreases their self awareness.
April 15th, 2009
Posted by
bendearman |
Rants |
As I sit here, sending out email after email (I would love to know how many email correspondence I do in a day) an sound blurb caught my attention on the TV. My dad was watching “Squawk on the street” on CNBC and a quick blurb came up about how “Weight Watchers” is taking a huge hit this year in terms of loss revenue. Very interesting. More interested is that whenever TV talks about weight loss they almost always show clips of peoples butts and its always from behind as they walk away.
What’s up with that? Is the producer sitting around with the feature about weight loss sitting on his desk thinking to him self, “OK, I need something to really catch people’s attention for this segment. Close ups of people’s asses. Big fat butts. That’s what I need.” Then he sends out a camera man and tells him to only video tape people’s butts and only if they are really fat. So then there is this camera man just walking around filming people’s butts.
Or.
Maybe they just have clips of random butts that they film just for this neccesity.
And, how do you feel if it’s your fat ass that pops up on the Tube? Would you recognize it and claim notoriety? Or, would you pretend you didn’t recognize it?
Don’t lie.
April 13th, 2009
Posted by
bendearman |
Rants |
