Monday 15 September 2014

The basics on vitamins. (What they do and which foods they are in...)






Vitamin A

Function – supports vision, skin, bone, and tooth growth, immunity and reproduction.
Found in – mangos, carrots, butter-nut squash, pumpkin, broccoli, beef liver.

Vitamin B1

Function – supports energy metabolism and nerve function.
Found in – watermelons, tomatoes, spinach, soy milk, lean ham & pork chops, sunflower seeds.

Vitamin B2

Function – supports energy metabolism, normal vision and skin health.
Found in – spinach, broccoli, mushrooms, milk, eggs, liver, oysters, clams.

Vitamin B3

Function – supports energy metabolism, skin health, nervous system, and digestive system.
Found in – spinach, potatoes, tomatoes, lean ground beef, chicken breast, shrimp, tuna, liver.

Vitamin B6

Function – amino acids and fatty acid metabolism.
Found in – bananas, watermelons, tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, spinach, chicken breasts, white rice.

Vitamin B12

Function – used in new cell synthesis, helps break down fatty acids and amino acids, supports nerve cell maintenance.
Found in – milk, meats, poultry, fish, eggs, shellfish.

 Vitamin C

Function – used in new cell synthesis, helps break down fatty acids and amino acids supports nerve cell maintenance.
Found in – mangos, orange, lemon, grapefruit, strawberries, kiwi, spinach, broccoli, red bell peppers, snow peas, tomatoes.

Vitamin D

Function – promotes bone mineralization.
Found in – fortified milk, egg yolk, liver, fatty fish, via sunlight.

Vitamin E

Function – antioxidant, regulation of oxidation reactions, supports cell membrane stabilization.
Found in – polyunsaturated plant cells, avocado, cod, shrimp, tofu, wheat sunflower seeds.

Vitamin K

Function – synthesis of blood clotting, proteins regulates blood calcium.
Found in – spinach, broccoli, brussels sprouts, leafy green vegetables, liver.

Folate

Function – supports DNA synthesis and new cell function.

Found in – tomatoes, broccoli, spinach, asparagus, okra, green beans, black eyed peas. 


Friday 18 April 2014

- My (basic) remarks to ' Raspberry Ketone ' -

As you know with my I am very un biased and will tell you only the FACTS


First things first ' raspberry ketone ' or any form of tablet used in * Weight loss * is a Supplement and the Clues in the name these (IF USED) should only be used in conjunction with a Balanced Nutritional Intake alongside a Training Regime. The Clues in the name . . . . they can't * Supplement * A good Training Program & Nutritional Intake.
They wouldn't have the SLOGAN * Only works well in Conjunction with a Healthy Training Programme and Controlled Nutritional Intake * So who's to say that actually these work and is only one MASSIVE Business Cause ? (PLACEBO EFFECT) It's not a MAGIC TABLET that will Take fat off you . Otherwise you could eat what you want ? But that's not the case.
Anyhow the way in which they work. 'Ketone' contains a COMPOUND which can help speed up your Metabolism the rate of which your body burns calories . This can also be found in either Green Tea Extract or Caffeine . So I wouldn't waste your money or even BETTER go for a run on an empty stomach as this will also kick start your Metabolism for the day . Save you money ! And be Healthier instead of taking Tablets etc. . .
Also this is what is found on the bottle ...
- 'Read the fine print. If you have aging eyes like mine, pull out your "glasses" and read the small print on the raspberry key tone bottle. 

"This information has not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, nor has it gone through the rigorous double-blind studies required before a particular product can be deemed truly beneficial or potentially dangerous and prescribed in the treatment of any condition or disease."

Supplements such as these are not evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration, unlike medications, which undergo rigorous testing. The bottom line: Buyer beware.

Saturday 12 April 2014

** Restrictive Health Fantasies **







Diets Let's Keep it Simple the Word Diet Officially Stands for ' An Individuals particular Nutritional Intake ' meaning your Diet will be different to my Diet, will be different to your friends Diet, that will be different to your family's Diet etc. . . and so on . . . So why in the HELL DO PEOPLE RESTRICT THEIR INTAKE for a numeric number on a Scale ?!? 

(That's CORRECT people ensure that the word DIET now means or is Equal to a RESTRICTIVE Nutritional Intake . This is Stupid . . . . Learn to re-educate your mind on whether you feel FULL or CONTENT . . . . )

Content means you eat till you no longer need that said food. (even if food is left on the plate i.e learn to sort your PORTION CONTROL OUT! etc . . . .) FULL means you're eating till BLOATED and thus the basics of WEIGHT-GAIN meaning your Stomach expands = EXCESS CALORIES = WEIGHT-GAIN! This is the majority of the U.K's problems . So Rule No.1 - has and always will be EVERYTHING IS GOOD FOR YOU IN THE CORRECT MODERATION AND PROPORTION ! 


Unless you are either 


1.) - Intolerant to that food or 

2.) Medically allergic to that food , then you should NEITHER RESRTICT or STOP eating FOOD ! = FACT ! Stupid Diets ! 

The Clues in the Name DIET look the 1st 3 Letters they Spell D.I.E . . . . Meaning YES 90% of these people who so called DIET as in RESTRICT FOOD will 1.) FAIL and 2.) Your putting your Health & Fitness at Risk so MEH ! No reason why you might Die ! In-fact the other day some friends of mine INFORMED me of a Girl who's been on Juice Plus for 2 Month collapsed in the Gym and got hospitalized and they don't have the Common sense to realize it's association with just Drinking Liquids I seriously am losing my Faith in a lot of people these days ! Listen to your Body 

Eat - Chew - Churn - Digest ! = Enjoy Food  






On another RANT NOTE it sickens me to think certain Nutrition Clubs shall we say Associate the word SIN with foods. Way to go in helping people gain the start of Eating Problems and Health Disorders!!! .. Your practically making your Meetings out to be Church like with this is an Angelic Food and this is a SINFUL Food = ALL WRONG! 


To all who are on Diets (restricting food) . I shall enjoy my Ice Cream , Steak , chocolate , Coffee etc . . . And still have an AWESOME PHYSIQUE! Unlike these who eat no meat and just fruit juices and veg . . . . Makes me laugh when they can't justify or see the wrongness in their ways. Hopefully they will realise ! Moderation and Proportion ! I've nailed it so can you ! I promise you FOOD IS NOT BAD FOR YOU  . . . But some will learnt he hard way when SLAMMING WEIGHT BACK IN and I stay a Healthy Weight all year round... 

- JLH - 

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Wednesday 9 April 2014

** It's Simple . Until You Make It Complicated ! ** -






I'm Sick & Tired of Hearing People's status's Involving this Association with this apparent fact of Eating Healthy has an Association with Rabbit Food i.e . . . . Well guess what !? . . Well Done you've not just gone and started a serious cause for a possible Eating Problem/Disorder ! . . . You should NEVER restrict/refrain or Associate from not eating a certain type (Macro or Micro Nutrient) or kind of food. Unless you are either 1.) Have a Proven Intolerance to that particular food. & 2.) You have a proven Medical Allergy to that food. Why ? ! This causes a feeling off unrest / stress / beginnings of problematic eating disorders and many other problems just to name a few! . . . 


News Flash ! ! ! It has and always will be about ** Moderation & Proportion **! Chocolate is perfectly fine to eat! Red Meat (i/e bacon) is perfectly fine to eat! Many Cereals are Perfectly fine to eat ! Alcohol is perfectly fine to Drink . . . but have these on an EVERYDAY purpose then off course they will be bad for you ! Anything in a HUGE or TOO MUCH proportion is BAD FOR YOU ! Having Chocolate OR Ice-Cream Or Sweets etc... everyday , 7 days a week , 365 days a year course thats bad for you. Instead of Once a Week. Same goes for other Foods. . . . . 

It's learning to utilize your mental game and learn to go back to basics eat what you Enjoy . It's only Natural we're Humans its OK TO ENJOY FOOD AND EAT DIFFERENT THINGS ! NOT BLOODY RESTRICT ! THEM ! You are both stopping AND denying your body of its humanly Functions ! Like i say if you refrain from eating something because of your new found Slimming Diet or Juice Plus or Diet Club you will not only 1.) Start the path down a winding cycle of eating problems but 2.) You will SLAM it all back on once you've hit that Numeric Goal. 

Well Done you will have neither learnt how to control your Cravings , Control your Food Intake and you certainly will feel Depressed and Miserable knowing you've put it all back on ! 

Learn to Control your Eating ! It always have been about Moderation & Proportion ! Or in Bodybuilding terms some people may say If It Fits Your Macros etc . . . . 




SO ENJOY FOOD ! TASTE IT EAT IT ! 



Oooo . . . and FYI some people go on about they've lost 0.5lbs in a Week get a bloody grip we've all had greater toilet stops then that in the morning ; ) . . . (what you lost will be water weight!) Learn to lose weight the correct way ! 





Be a happier person both inside and out !  

Sunday 30 March 2014

** TOXIC INDIVIDUALS **

** Toxic People **

Seriously you dont ever have to feel guilty about removing so called (toxic) people from your Life. 

It doesn't matter whether someone is a relative, a romantic interest, an employer, childhood friend, or even a new acquaintance. You don't have to make room for people who cause you pain, or worst make you feel small.

It's one thing if a person owns up to their behavior and makes an effort to change. But if a person disregards your feelings, ignores your boundaries, and yet still continues to treat you in a harmful way, they need to go ! . . . 

It's not selfish to love yourself, or to even take care of yourself & to make your own happiness a Priority. It's actually necessary. Your circle of friends must match your own kinds of aspirations and dreams or even personalities , why? You will find little support when you need it most. As They may disregard something of which you wish to do. (Although !! I stand corrected as you do get a Select few, who no matter what their aspirations same OR different will support you know matter what.) 

Remember focus on the things you can Change and let go of the things you can't. But always !! keep in mind that things will happen to those who work for it! 

- JLH -

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Friday 28 March 2014

- Sleeping Patterns -

** Sleeping Patterns ** 

- Have a read, some thought provoking points...-


Listening to Phil Learney's Podcast this Morning and he makes a Superb point in regards to sleep patterns. Too many people DO NOT ensure that they get themselves up at a set time or get into a set sleeping pattern. For example I always wake up at about 5:30-6:00am . What's even more important is because I'm so used to this sleeping pattern (this will happen to others) is that your Body Clock will and should naturally wake up just before that set time (before your Alarm actually goes off) Why? . . . Because your body associates STRESS with the Sound of your Alarm and so wakes itself up about 3-5 minutes prior to it actually going off. 



So why is it at the Weekend we see people Sleeping in or Lying in ? When actually they should still even at the Weekend , wake up at their set time . Why ? Because it's the same theory as with Food. What your actually doing to your Body is 'BINGE SLEEPING' just like how people Binge Eat on Food. They're forcing their body back to sleep into an un-natural pattern of which it is NOT used to. Hence why we feel more groggy afterwards. Even worst what your really doing is making your Body Switch time zones. (from what it's normally used to) You may as well have been on a plane flight from New York to London as basically your giving yourself 'Jet Lag'. 



Better to wake up at your normal time and have a 30 mins Nap in the afternoon then force your body into another time zone off which it will have to try to go back to it's normal sleeping pattern on the Monday again. Have a think about that ? . . . 


Wednesday 5 March 2014

- ** What makes a Good Coach/Trainer in a Nutshell ? ** -



I think it's time to tell a lot of people on here and to be fair it's something that many people are afraid to say but it needs to be said. What is good coaching ? . . . 

Is it results ? Maybe . . . 

Is it helping someone achieve their goals ? Maybe . . . 

Is it helping someone realize that they need to change their Mentality and habits towards food ? Maybe again . . . 

The FACT is . A good Coach or Trainer should realize that ' All Results Will Be Different ! ' Why ? . . . Because everyone is different. Everyone is Unique. And because, ' NOT EVERYONE NEEDS THE SAME THING ! ' 

There is NOT one Chosen Correct Method ! And most certainly any Coach should not implement what works for them MUST CLEARLY work for their Client ? NO ! This is Wrong you have to work to THEIR NEEDS ! Being a Trainer should make the individual or client understand more about themselves and learn to understand how THEIR own body works . Ensuring that they soon become at Peace with their own Bodies. That IS REAL COACHING / TRAINING !

Not the one's who put pressure on Clients to feel like they MUST PERFORM a set * DIET or TRAINING in order to make them feel like some sort of Circus Animal, for the sole purpose of before and after photo's . They should be able to maintain and slowly develop their own Physique, understanding how, why, and what effects their own Body creating a longer / lasting / and overall more Confident Individual who is Confident for who they are, and not trying to be someone else for who they are not ! FACT ! 

Stop Striving to be EXACTLY as someone else ! You are NOT THEM ! try to be the BEST YOU CAN BE ! That's Good Coaching ! That's Good Training ! Your Fix starts with Mentality 1st ! The rest all fits / slots into place . . .