Guest guest Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Elchanan, This is so encouraging! I really try to exercise more, but I seem to " run out of gas " ! I have reduced the fat in my diet and doing that maybe I should see more results. Thanks again ever so much! Vegigran Transitioning: Body composition (WAS: SALT hyponatremia) > > rawfood On Behalf Of Vegigran [vegigran] > Monday, April 18, 2005 3:06 PM > Re: [Raw Food] Transitioning: Body composition (WAS: SALT > hyponatremia) > Does the amount of lean body weight have any significance to our energy > levels? > From Elchanan's comment: 2. Lean tissue moves and supports us, > structurally. In contrast, fat and excess water must be moved and supported > by us, consuming vast amounts of energy and other resources. >>>>> > _____ > Yes!!! > > Lean tissue consists primarily of muscle, bone, and cartilage. These > represent our ENTIRE (more or less) apparatus for structure, support, and > movement. Our body constructs such lean tissue directly in response to > physical activity, particularly load (weight-bearing) and impact (jumping). > Healthy lean tissue consists of well-hydrated, well-oxygenated cells. > Further, the physical activity required to stimulate the body to construct > lean tissue expands our capacity for circulation, respiration, etc. and > motivates the body to cleanse itself throughout. The energy expenditure > associated with physical activity draws upon the body's energy > resources/reserves (depending upon the duration and intensity of the > activity, the condition of the body, etc.) and stimulates appetite. And so > on. > > The underlying theme, as you may see by now, is physical activity, the > byproduct is lean tissue. Physical activity is a necessary requirement for > health, a great diet is not a surrogate. > > In contrast, body fat and water weight increase load on the heart and > circulatory system, as well as the respiratory, skeletal, muscular, > lymphatic, systems, etc., while contributing nothing constructive. Further, > fatty tissue holds little water and therefore little oxygen, and water > weight exists for the sole purpose of diluting and isolating trash. So you > can BET that excess fat and water drain the energy right out of you! > > The underlying theme here, as may not yet be clear, is body composition. > This means the PROPORTIONS of lean tissue, body water, body fat. When we > begin eating well, we begin releasing excess water weight and body fat. But > we must ALSO become physically active in order for the body to add and > strengthen lean tissue. > > And as I've written before, I strongly recommend setting goals in terms of > body composition, NOT " weight loss. " Always target health, nothing else. > > Elchanan > > > > -- > ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- > vlinfo signed email body (2008 characters) > on 18 April 2005 at 22:20:54 UTC > rawfood > ------------------------------- > : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. > : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines > : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. > ------------------------------- > 00fAAAAAEAAADGMmRC2AcAAPoCAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O > zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X1p2H > xnahBO5Go00toEhXOUW0A1Y5TcCmeDm6ygF96jVw== > ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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