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Nutrition Talkby Solgar and Trudy Fawcett
Friday 29th April 2011Ink Club Bar, Fairmont Hotel
NewsThere is strong evidence for “no optimal proportion of macronutrients that can facilitate weight loss or assist with maintaining weight loss”, and that the critical issue for achieving and maintaining weight loss is caloric intake. USDA 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Anti-inflammatory nutrients better than drugs; omega-3 fatty acids, astaxanthin, vitamins C and D , folic acid, CoQ10 , resveratrol, chromium, and L-carnitine even açai and pomegranate.
Probiotics may reduces flu symptoms in male athletes: study from Australia.
Proteins and amino-acids can promote recovery of muscle glycogen levels.
Vitamin D deficiency is a silent epidemic as symptoms of it are commonly confused with the symptoms of many other illnesses. Symptoms: muscular weakness, fatigue, frequent infections.
Calcium supplements, which many people consume hoping to ward off osteoporosis, may increase the risk of heart attack by as much as 30%.
The high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets many people turn to for weight loss might have potentially harmful long-term effects on the colon.
High protein diets will put your body systems under stress - specifically the kidneys.
Over two-thirds of the dietary information printed in national UK newspapers do not have sound
scientific backing, misinformation is leading to public misconceptions about food
Goal
Goal
Digestion Friendly Foods
NO DAIRY NO WHEAT
Keep Your Eye on the GI
A Mars a day helps you work, rest and play!
Keep Your Eye on the GI
Refined Foods
White vs Brown
Keep Your Eye on the GI
Essential Fatty Acids
Essential Fatty Acids
1. Fill a large glass jar, half with linseedsand half with an equal measure of sunflower,sesame and pumpkin seeds.
2. Seal and keep in the fridge.
3. Put a handful in a coffee grinder and addto smoothies, cereals and salads.
Vegetarian Protein
Top Vegetarian Athletes
Dave Scott, 6 times Ironman World Champion
Carl Lewis earned a total of 10 Olympic medals over his career, 9 of them gold
Acidicity
Antioxidants
Fruits with high
ORAC values
Antioxidants
Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate
Micronutrients
Micronutrients and Me
Top 10 Daily Tips
1. Eat digestion friendly food2. Keep your eye on the GI3. Reduce your consumption of refined foods, avoid sugar4. Eat oily fish 3 times a week5. Take three servings of raw seeds and nuts every day6. Include more vegetarian protein in your diet7. Reduce consumption of red meat to twice a week.8. Drink 2-3litres of water a day9. Avoid caffeine and limit alcohol consumption10. Take supplements
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Hippocrates, 460 BC
THE GOODWaterDairy FreeGluten FreeBeans&PulsesSeedsWholegrains VegetablesFruitSupplements
THE BADSugarMeatRefined GrainsDairyGlutenCaffeine Alcohol
THE UGLYArtificial ColouringsArtificial FlavouringsArtificial SweetenersPreservatives
Questions
Thank You
How strong is your instinct for self-preservation?
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