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The Anti-Inflammatory Diet
Posted January 12th, 2007 at 5:00 PM by Paul Petersen
Section: Nutrition, Healthy Eating, Health & Fitness
Early in the summer of 2006, my “running” hit an all-time low. I use the term “running” loosely, because at that time I had not actually ran in over two months. A better description would be that my overall physical well-being hit an all-time low, as I was suffering from an adductor strain, lower pain back and acute plantar fasciitis all at the same time. My training and racing plans had spiraled into the toilet of pain and inflammation. All I really wanted at that point was just to feel like a healthy twenty-something again … never mind running!
The worst point was in mid-June when I was at a week-long professional conference. I was engaging in my typical travel diet: eating meals at brewpubs every night that consisted primarily of foods high in “vitamin B” (batter). Of course I’d wash these delightful fried foods down with plenty of “hoppy” adult beverages. It sounded good, but it didn’t feel good. Every morning it felt like a chore just to bend over, tie my shoes and limp over to the continental breakfast. The inflammation in my lower back and plantar fascia was at an all-time high.
When I got home from the conference, I was a bit tired of meat, grease, and salt; so my wife and I started making vegetarian cuisines over the next few days just for variety. A week or so later I noticed that my back pain was diminishing, and even my foot was a bit less inflamed. I knew immediately it was the inadvertent change in diet. At that point, I started researching the effects of diet and nutrition on inflammation and applying them religiously. Here is what I found:
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Perk-up with peppermint this holiday season!
Posted December 21st, 2006 at 11:45 AM by Valerie Cerami
Section: Nutrition, Health & Fitness
December is resplendent with decorations, parties, commitments and STRESS! Is the hustle and bustle of this holiday season taking its toll on your running routine? Well, have I got a treat for you!
Grab a candy cane!!! The simplest, sweetest solution to your winter slump comes in the fun-filled form of a red and white striped hard candy stick.
This traditional peppermint flavored treat is everywhere this time of year. Nearly 2 billion candy canes will be sold in the four weeks before Christmas and Hanukkah, so I’m certain you can get your hands on one. Just take a gander anywhere - or shot an email off to Santa’s helpers for directions.
Studies show that smelling or tasting peppermint offers a quick pick-me-up. “The aroma has the same effect as a whiff of smelling salts,” says Alan Hirsch, M.D., Founder, Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, IL.
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