Recent content by mjdav

I went to a Sports Nutrition Symposium within the last year. One of the guest speakers was Alberto Salazar who was the last great American marathon runner and trainer for our Olympic team. He brought up a good point. Back in the 80's when he ran, we did not have the knowledge we had now about...

I actually am not a dietician. I work with some of them though. We refer clients back and forth. The "Food Pyrmid Thingy" has been revised, but I have not payed much attention to it.

You should be fine. That is an extreme situation. It usually effects people who sweat for long periods of time and do not replenish their body nutirents. The condition is also known as overhydration. A few people die from this each year, but it is very difficult to get there.

One thing that you need to be careful with is that the weight you are putting on is actually coming in as muscle or water weight. Check your body fat after extreme weight gains. Also, be patient. It tokk me about 6 years to go from 135lbs to 190 lbs. You learn how to eat over time. Instead...

You really should send her to a registered dietician. If she has good health insurance she can get one through there. They rather pay for a dietician (about $100.00 per hour) versus paying her medical bills due to being overweight *which averages to about $175 per month). A registered...

I would suggest to go see a doctor to find out if there is something physicaly there. An injury is about 80% there before you feel it, and that includes internal. Cutting out sugars and solid fats is also a great idea (as mentioned before). You also have to give genetics their due. Genetics is...

You may also have bicep tendinitis. The bicep tendon attached in the shoulder region. I had that before and that hurt like hell!