Guest guest Posted September 27, 2003 Report Share Posted September 27, 2003 Doc, I'm confused... I've read where I should keep my heart rate between certain numbers to burn more fat when I exercise. But, when I am at the gym, the instructors tell me that if I go above the "magic numbers" I will simply be burning suger because the fat turns to suger and then I'll be burning sugar, which is the same thing as buring fat but better. So, which is it? Should I target the heart rate theory? Or would it be better to go above the numbers to burn the glycogen? Is it just two different ways to do the same thing? And, last week I went to a health seminar and the naturopath that was their had some other interesting thing to say. He asked the question, How come couch potatoes live longer than atheletes? The average age for a couch potato is the mid 70s, while the average age for atheletes is 61. He theorized that it is because when athletes exercize they burn/sweat the vitamins and minerals out and thus, unless they put them back in with vitamins and minerals (especially minerals, he said), they age faster. Any thoughts? Shwila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Dear Shwila, I to listening to your body when you exercise. It is totally OK to push it and go above the "Numbers" if you are already in shape and in a state of good health!!! For those not in shape, you need to approach this on a gradient scale. Start slow and work up to it. If you don't, you're asking for trouble, if the body should decide to go into a major detox and you're not prepared for it. If you exercise too much, you'll eventually start to burn muscle which you don't want to do. This is another reason why running is the perfect exercise. It's almost impossible to do too much of it. When you hit your limit, your body just shuts down and you can't do it anymore. ;o) There is something to what that naturopath said, but I don't know if I agree with all his figures. #1. What is the quality of life of the couch potato??? #2. Many atheletes eat like hell and count on their exercise to carry them through, which it does to a certain extent. You've never seen a fat runner. Never. But I've seen runners who smoke, who drink beer (every day), booze it up and party all night while burning the candle at both ends eating the most gawd awful foods you could imagine including Big Macs. Some of these guys eat nothing but pure garbage. Hockey players are notorious for being big drinkers. And who are the sponsors of most of your sporting events??? = Beer companies ) #3. Once an athlete stops his sport (too old to keep up with the younger guys), then he really goes to the devil very quickly. All his negative eating habits finally catch up with him. #4. An athlete who eats well does not have this problem. I believe it was Norman Walker who died at the age of 96. He was surfing at the time ;o) I just posted an article in the files having to do with Exercise, but which covered all of the aspects of health. If you focus on just one of those aspects, you may "look" OK and / or maybe even feel OK, but if you focus on ALL aspects you will attain a state of great health and will live a long time, and you will feel awesome. Hope this helps. Love, Doc Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington - Sheila Burson herbal remedies Friday, September 26, 2003 8:15 PM Re: [herbal remedies] Questions for Doc on exercise... Doc, I'm confused... I've read where I should keep my heart rate between certain numbers to burn more fat when I exercise. But, when I am at the gym, the instructors tell me that if I go above the "magic numbers" I will simply be burning suger because the fat turns to suger and then I'll be burning sugar, which is the same thing as buring fat but better. So, which is it? Should I target the heart rate theory? Or would it be better to go above the numbers to burn the glycogen? Is it just two different ways to do the same thing? And, last week I went to a health seminar and the naturopath that was their had some other interesting thing to say. He asked the question, How come couch potatoes live longer than atheletes? The average age for a couch potato is the mid 70s, while the average age for atheletes is 61. He theorized that it is because when athletes exercize they burn/sweat the vitamins and minerals out and thus, unless they put them back in with vitamins and minerals (especially minerals, he said), they age faster. Any thoughts? Shwila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Yes, that's true. You can sweat these minerals out, but it is not a problem as long as one's nutritional intake and therefore mineral input is sufficient to match the amounts lost through exercise. Your nutritional intake must be at least equal to the amount of exercise you are getting. Athletes need a lot more than couch potatoes LOL. It is difficult to get too many "organic" minerals as your body will usually slough off any additional surplus, however you can get an excess of "inorganic" minerals and this phenomenon can lead to arthritis if a person's Acid/Alkaline ratio or metabolism is off. A sign of this happening is - aching joints, stiff muscles, and tiredness. Best is always to take "organic" sources of minerals such as PP or TN. This way you do not run into this problem. I do not know of a website that compares prescription drugs with herbs and their mutual contraindications when taken together. Personally, I'd never take a prescription drug, except under certain drastic emergency conditions, so the concept is redundant in my thinkingness ;o) There are natural rememdies your friend can take to boost her thyroid. Norwegian Dulse and Astragalus to name two of the strongest. Love, Doc Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.505-772-5889Dr.IanShillington - Sheila Burson herbal remedies Monday, September 29, 2003 10:54 PM Re: [herbal remedies] Questions for Doc on exercise... Thanks, Doc, that's pretty much what I figured. But I was more interested on your take with the minerals and his claim that atheletes tend to sweat them out. Plus, can you take too much of some of them - for example, selenium - and if so, what are the signs that you are? By the way, is there a website that compares prescription drugs and thier interaction with herbs? I have a friend on thyroid medication and someone at the health food store said she should be taking ST. John's Wort. But she read that sometimes it can interact with other medicines and before she takes it she wants to check out if it does with her medication. Sheila"Dr. Ian Shillington" <Dr.IanShillington wrote: Dear Shwila, I to listening to your body when you exercise. It is totally OK to push it and go above the "Numbers" if you are already in shape and in a state of good health!!! For those not in shape, you need to approach this on a gradient scale. Start slow and work up to it. If you don't, you're asking for trouble, if the body should decide to go into a major detox and you're not prepared for it. If you exercise too much, you'll eventually start to burn muscle which you don't want to do. This is another reason why running is the perfect exercise. It's almost impossible to do too much of it. When you hit your limit, your body just shuts down and you can't do it anymore. ;o) There is something to what that naturopath said, but I don't know if I agree with all his figures. #1. What is the quality of life of the couch potato??? #2. Many atheletes eat like hell and count on their exercise to carry them through, which it does to a certain extent. You've never seen a fat runner. Never. But I've seen runners who smoke, who drink beer (every day), booze it up and party all night while burning the candle at both ends eating the most gawd awful foods you could imagine including Big Macs. Some of these guys eat nothing but pure garbage. Hockey players are notorious for being big drinkers. And who are the sponsors of most of your sporting events??? = Beer companies ) #3. Once an athlete stops his sport (too old to keep up with the younger guys), then he really goes to the devil very quickly. All his negative eating habits finally catch up with him. #4. An athlete who eats well does not have this problem. I believe it was Norman Walker who died at the age of 96. He was surfing at the time ;o) I just posted an article in the files having to do with Exercise, but which covered all of the aspects of health. If you focus on just one of those aspects, you may "look" OK and / or maybe even feel OK, but if you focus on ALL aspects you will attain a state of great health and will live a long time, and you will feel awesome. Hope this helps. Love, Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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