Deep Fried Foods

Deep Fried Foods

Deep fried foods are weapons of mass destruction to your body. Remove deep fried food from your diet. Never eat anything that is deep fried.

Deep-frying is a method of cooking which involves submerging food in pre-heated fat or oil at high temperatures. Overheating or over-using the frying oil leads to the formation of rancid-tasting products and harmful or even toxic compounds such as acrylamide. In 2002  a team of Swedish researchers announced that many common foods, especially those that are fried, contain a potentially cancer-causing  chemical called acrylamide. 

High Calories

Deep fried foods are high in calories which increase your risk of gaining weight and becoming obese. Oils used to fry foods provide 9 calories per gram, compared to carbohydrates and proteins which each provide 4 calories per gram. Foods absorb the oil during frying, increasing the total fat content of the products you consume. 

Cardiovascular Risk

Foods deep-fried in oils containing saturated fat or trans fat increases your risk of coronary heart disease, a condition characterized by narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, usually caused by atherosclerosis, that can lead to blood clots, heart attack and stroke. Atherosclerosis is characterized by deposits of plaque made of fat, calcium and other substances in the blood that clog the arteries. 

Diabetes Risk

Deep frying at 356 degrees Fahrenheit produces chemicals called advanced glycation end products. Advanced glycation end products increases oxidant stress and inflammation, which are associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Changes In Flavor and Nutritional Composition

Deep-frying affects the flavor and nutritional composition of the food. Scientists report that deep-frying changes the flavor and stability of the oil and degrades essential amino acids, fatty acids and antioxidants, such as tocopherols, in foods. Scientists also report that frying oils oxidize and decrease the nutritional value and safety of the foods.

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy

www.fitworksutah.com

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a common syndrome in which a person has long-term, body-wide pain and tenderness in the joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues.  It feels like arthritis is in the

muscles. Fibromyalgia has also been linked to fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, depression, and anxiety.

I have helped a number people with fibromyalgia and the following guidelines were the answers to cure them.

•  Light exercise and movement patterns
• Stretching
• Massage
• Eating clean
• Always eat fresh fruits and vegetables
•  Stay away from package foods (too many preservatives in them)
• Cut the caffeine, carbonation and aspartame out of your life
• Remove refined sugar and white flour out of the diet
• Say no to high fructose corn syrup 
•  Avoid deep fried foods
•  No dairy
•  No gluten

Their bodies were in a state of disease working and fighting against itself.

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy

www.fitworksutah.com

The Cure for Unhealthy is Healthy

The Cure for Unhealthy is Healthy  

I truly believe the cure for being unhealthy is getting healthy.  Even small changes can make big differences.  Review you lifestyle and see what three things you can change to improve your health. Make those three changes and work on them for a month or two. See how much better you feel.    Once you have incorporated those changes in your life choose three more.  Move forward with small changes and it will be amazing what a difference a year will make.

Here is a checklist of some things you can do for your body

• Go to a medicine doctor, he will give you medicine
• Go to a surgeon, he will do surgery
• Go to a physical therapist, he will get you functional    
• Go to a chiropractor, he will adjust your joints
• Go to a nutritionist, he will teach you about nutrition
• Go to a massage therapist, he will give you a massage
• Go to a dentist, he will work on your teeth
• Go to Fitworks Corrective Therapy, to increase your flexibility and build specific muscle groups to line up and stabilize your joints for perfect posture and function

What do you want to do?  What’s best for your overall health? What will make you feel better long term? You do have choices.

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy

www.fitworksutah.com

Dry Skin Brushing

Dry Skin Brushing

Your skin is your largest elimination organ. It can release a pound of waste each day and will be the first organ to show symptoms of imbalance or toxicity.

The skin is often called the 3rd kidney because it eliminates a quarter of the toxins from the body (the lungs are the 2nd kidney). If your skin cannot efficiently release toxins, you may experience rashes, acne, hives, itchiness, body odor, or even eczema and psoriasis. Dead skin cells, excreted wastes and external pollution (including dirt and skin care products) can build up and clog your pores. Clogged pores inhibit your skin from effectively releasing toxins.

If toxins are unable to escape through the skin they will either be stored in fat cells, contributing to cellulite and other fatty deposits, or they will be re-circulated back into the blood stream, overworking the kidneys, liver and other detox organs. Dry skin brushing can have a huge overall impact on your whole body health. 

Benefits of Dry Skin Brushing

Everyone knows that exfoliating the skin is great for good looking skin. But did you know it’s also an essential tool for good circulation, strengthening the immune system, stimulating the nervous system, toning the muscles and improving digestion? Here is a list of some of the benefits of dry skin brushing:

• Stimulates blood and lymph flow. The lymphatic system is an important part of your cleansing and immune system. White blood cells called lymphocytes carry nutrients to cells and remove waste. The lymph flows outside of the circulatory system to bathe, cleanse and restore all of our cells, but it must be returned to the blood vessels to dump its waste. It does this through tiny lymph vessels with one-way valves to the heart. If we don’t move the lymph quickly enough we end up with swollen tissues, particularly in the ankles. Exercise, massage and skin brushing help to speed the process and clear the lymphatic system.
• Removes dead skin cells. Dry skin is a sign of detoxification. It is important to remove the dead cells to keep from clogging the system. This will also improve skin texture and renew the skin cells.
• Stimulates the hormone and oil glands. With daily brushing and bathing, the skin can produce the oil needed to stay healthy. Sweating is an important part of detoxification but when your system is clogged, you may experience foul body odor and extra work is put onto the bladder, kidneys and liver. With regular exercise and cleansing the skin, you will notice that your sweat no longer smells. However, with increased detoxing on your whole body cleanse, you may find it gets worse before it gets better.
• Reduces cellulite. When you massage and stimulate the skin it begins to break up the toxic deposits of stored fatty tissues that pucker the overlying skin into cellulite.
• Strengthens the immune system. Dry skin brushing can reduce the length of infections and illness by moving the toxins more quickly through the system and stimulating the lymph to move waste matter out.
• Stimulates the nervous system, tones the muscles, tightens the skin. By stimulating nerve endings in the skin, this technique will rejuvenate your nerves and activate individual muscle fibers, resulting in toner muscles. The increased blood flow to skin, and removing of dead cells, stimulates the creation of new skin cells which tightens and regenerates overall skin health.

Selecting a Dry Skin Brush

Choose a brush that has natural fiber bristles and a long handle for reaching all of your back. Some have a removable handle and strap for using the brush without the handle. The bristles may feel too firm at first, but your skin will acclimate to this over time. If you have very sensitive skin, you may want to start with a softer brush or use a dry towel in the beginning.

How to Use Your Dry Skin Brush

1. Brush your dry body before you shower or bathe, preferably in the morning.
2. Start at your feet and always brush toward your heart. Use brisk circular motions or long, even strokes.
3. Brush all the way up your legs, then over your abdomen, buttocks, and back. If you have cellulite on your hips and thighs, concentrate their a little longer. For complete dissolving of cellulite, brush for 10 minutes daily for several months.
4. Brush lightly on sensitive areas and more firmly on areas like soles of the feet.
5. When you reach your arms, begin at your fingers and brush up your arms, toward your heart. Brush your shoulders and chest down, always toward your heart.
6. Avoid brushing anywhere the skin is broken or where you have a rash, infection, cut or wound.
7. Finish by taking a shower and if you choose, use cold/hot therapy to further stimulate the lymphatic system and improve circulation.
8. Dry off vigorously and massage pure plant oils into your skin such as almond, sesame, avocado, coconut, olive or cacoa butter.

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist
Fitworks Corrective Therapy
www.fitworksutah.com 

Sports Energy Drinks are Just Plain Unhealthy!

Sports energy drinks are just plain unhealthy!

Sports energy drinks are turning out to be a toxic lot. They are beginning to cause a lot of concern regarding the negative side effects and the gross abuse of for athletes and our youth. Although generally most people consider sports energy drinks harmless at best, the facts are starting to pour in that mainstream energy drinks are not what they seem and that these sports energy drinks can actually be dangerous.

It is fairly common in the sports world to find coaches and athletes using a lot of these sports energy drinks to get the lift and stamina they need without even thinking about the consequences to long term health. TV campaigns and mainstream media seem to has everyone into believing that these drinks actually are beneficial. They lead people to believe that these sports energy drinks give healthy energy, reduce dehydration and speed recovery from cramping.

But when one really examines what is in these commercial sports energy drinks, it is quickly revealed that this is just not healthy at all. Most drinks are full of synthetic chemicals and flavorings. They consist of way to much sugar and high fructose corn syrup. They are laden with too much sodium as well. Add this to the already over saturated body of these same chemicals and what we have is a toxic catastrophe in the making.

The underlying problem of sports energy drinks is that they are devoid of the minerals most needed by the muscle to stop cramping while allowing optimal performance. These minerals, Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium are being leached out of the body at record speed by the high sodium content of the sports energy drinks.

Besides having a lot of synthetic chemicals, these sports energy drinks also use unrefined minerals to supplement their formula. These minerals have a very poor uptake time in the body and are very slow reaching the cells. When the body is already in a dehydrated state, especially after a workout, it makes it even harder for these low quality minerals to enter the cells. What remains is an environment that makes it almost impossible for the quick recovery of a cramping muscles.

I like drinking Zija XM3 instead of dangerous sports energy drinks is a much healthier and safer alternative with all natural ingredients. It helps give me energy and replenishes my body with the natural minerals I need.

Next time you take a sports energy drink look at the ingredients and ask yourself if this is something you really want in your body. 

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy

www.fitworksutah.com

Benefits of Massage

Benefits of Massage: Get in touch with it

A good massage can help you unwind and relax, but that's not all. There happens to be many healthy benefits to massage.

Massage will also help remove toxins and cleans the system helping reduce inflammation in the body.

Massage is generally considered part of physical and corrective therapy as well as alternative medicine. It's increasingly being offered along with standard treatment for a wide range of medical conditions and situations.
The Mayo Clinic has found the following benefits of massage.

• Stress relief
• Managing anxiety and depression
• Pain
• Stiffness
• Blood pressure control
• Infant growth
• Sports-related injuries
• Boosting immunity
• Cancer treatment

Despite its benefits, massage isn't meant as a replacement for regular medical care. Let your doctor know you're trying massage and be sure to follow any standard treatment plans you have.
Massage therapy also has the following proven benefits:

• Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.
• Ease medication dependence.
• Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body’s natural defense system.
• Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
• Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
• Improve the condition of the skin.
• Increase joint flexibility.
• Lessen depression and anxiety.
• Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.
• Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
• Reduce post-surgery adhesions and swelling.
• Reduce spasms and cramping.
• Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.
• Release endorphins (amino acids that work as the body’s natural painkiller).
• Relieve migraine pain.

Go have a massage and see if it can help you.

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy

www.fitworksutah.com

Inflammation and the Immune System

Some Random Thoughts About Inflammation and the Immune System...

I have been thinking a lot about inflammation and the immune system lately. Here are some thoughts and ideas to think about.

Your greatest defense for your body is a healthy immune system. How do you get a healthy immune system? Many things impact your immune system.  What you put in your body affects your immune system. It’s really important to eat healthy and clean to have a strong immune system.

I think carbonation, preservatives, processed foods, certain medications, sugars and teeth problems cause inflammation in our bodies.  With all these things causing inflammation I wonder if it is a cause of heart attacks besides cholesterol.  The body is just not happy being inflamed with all the junk we put in it.

I also wonder if inflammation is a cause of cancer  because the immune system goes down and inflammation goes up. It is an interesting relationship between the immune system and inflammation.  I just ask you to think about it.  Hmmm…

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy

www.fitworksutah.com

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple Cider Vinegar

 Apple Cider Vinegar helps with many ailments and problems in the body.  It is amazing.  I’m so convinced about it, that I have at least 1 tablespoon a day. It helps with allergies, sinus infections, acne, high cholesterol, flu, chronic fatigue, candida (yeast), acid reflux, sore throats, arthritis, and gout. Apple Cider Vinegar also breaks down fat and is widely used to lose weight. It has also been reported that a daily dose of apple cider vinegar helps with high blood pressure and type II diabetes.  Before giving it a try check with your doctor.

I like Bragg’s apple cider vinegar.  I use one table spoon mixed it with grape juice or honey to cover up the taste and drink it daily. You know the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.”  I feel that “a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar a day keeps the doctors away.” Cheers!

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy
www.fitworksutah.com

Fat Food! I mean fast food.

Fast Food…Yum?

The next time you drive up to make a fast food order.

“A #2 please!  Yes, make it a combo.”

What you’re really saying is, “I’ll take the following: 42oz of aspartame and carbonation; a bag of deep fried saturated fat; and a quarter pound of pink slime. Oh yes! An extra side order of eye balls and mashed brains please.” 

    

You're killing me! Next time your drive past a fast food restaurant, drive away fast. Do not past go, do not collect $200. You’ll be richer than you think and you tummy will thank you.

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy
www.fitworksutah.com

Butter vs. Margarine

Butter vs. Margarine

I saw this article on facebook and can’t resist sharing.  I’ve never been a margarine fan.  My parents served us margarine growing up because they thought it was a healthy alternative to butter.  I guess they were wrong. Enjoy this article and take it for what it’s worth.

Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back.
It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavorings....

DO YOU KNOW.. The difference between margarine and butter?
Read on to the end...gets very interesting!

Both have the same amount of calories.

Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; compared to5 grams for margarine.

Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.

Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few and only because they are added!
Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods.

Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years.

And now, for Margarine..
Very High in Trans fatty acids.
Triples risk of coronary heart disease ...
Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)

Increases the risk of cancers up to five times..

Lowers quality of breast milk

Decreases immune response.

Decreases insulin response.

And here's the most disturbing fact... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!

Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC... and shares 27 ingredients with PAINT

These facts alone were enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).

Open a tub of margarine and leave it open in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will notice a couple of things:

No flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)

It does not rot or smell differently because it has no value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny micro-organisms will not a find a home to grow. Why? Because it is nearly plastic. Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to butter them up')!

Chinese Proverb:

When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.

Pass the BUTTER PLEASE

By: Jim Fortner

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy
www.fitworksutah.com

Depression and Anxiety

Depression and Anxiety

You can beat this without medication, I did!

1^st Make a list of all the great things people have said about you. Keep it close to you, so you can turn to it at anytime. When you feel an attack of anxiety coming on, read all the great things about yourself. Cut all the negative things out of your life. You have to get positive!

2^nd Make a list of positive quotes and statements you can read that will lift you up. Put your mind in a positive state.

3^rd Find a very close someone that you can call at anytime for a positive up lift. Set this up in advance and tell them that when you call you’re having an anxiety attack and you need their positive reinforcement, upliftment and encouragement.

4^th Dream big! Design your life. Dream of what you want out of life. Examples: physically, spiritually, mentally, socially, and economically. List 5 things.

5^th Manifest your dreams into a vision. To do it you have to see it, feel it, think it, walk it, talk it, clam it, and it will be yours!

6^th Make a plan on how to accomplish it. Set goals, make a map, and decide what steps you need to take to accomplish your DREAMS. List daily tasks as well as weekly, monthly, and yearly goals. Go long term, think up to five years.   

 7^th  Exercise every day for one hour. Do the things you like to do. Maybe just get out and walk. Have fun. Stretch your body for ½ hour. Enjoy this and take your time for you. You will love this.

8^th Get a massage every week by someone you can trust so you can relax and let go.

 9^th Eat clean and control the portion size of your food.  Each meal should be the size of your fist, which is the size of your stomach. 

Follow these steps and the anxiety will go away. There maybe times that you’re having an anxiety attack every minute, then every five minutes then every 15 minutes. This will decrease and get down to every 30 minutes, then every 1 hour, then daily, then to weekly, to monthly to yearly. Then one day you will notice that your anxiety attacks are gone!

I know! Someone or something close to you turned your world upside down. Hang on and you can turn it right side up and move on and build an even better life for yourself. I know this because this has happened to me.  


You don’t need medications!

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Correct Therapy 
www.fitworksutah.com

Body Fat

 Body Fat

There are all kinds of theories about body fat and what's the right percentage for a person. Here are some basic guidelines that I go by. I try to keep it simple.

  

Heart Problems based on body fat.

Males

Athletic 4-15% low risk for heart problems

Optimal 10-17% low risk for heart problems

Borderline17-19% high risk for heart problems

Over Fat 20+% you are going to have a heart attack

Female

Athletic 12-20% low risk for heart problems

Optimal 15-25% low risk for heart problems

Borderline26-29% high risk for heart problems

Over Fat 30+% you are going to have a heart attack

If you see fat on the outside of the body, imagine how much fat is on the inside of the body. I wounder if any organs are being resisted by all that extra fat?

Some women who are below 12% body fat lose their menstrual cycle, their hair falls out and their skin turns grey. I don’t think that’s healthy or attractive do you?


With body fat, ask yourself the following questions, “Do I feel healthy?” “Do I like the way I look?”  If you can say yes to these questions mostly likely you are at the right body fat percentage.

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Corrective Fit Therapy
www.fitworksutah.com
 

California Cuisine Pyramid

California Cuisine Pyramid

The California Cuisine Pyramid, developed at UCLA, depicts improved food choices for those who are overweight or obese.

The UCLA Center for Human Nutrition has constructed a variation of the USDA Food Pyramid, the California Cuisine Pyramid, which illustrates our plant-based diet for healthy eating. Target fat consumption is 20% of total calories. Fats, oils and spices should all be used only to enhance taste. You will also notice that the base of this pyramid is fruits and vegetables, rather than carbohydrates and grains as in the USDA version. Fruits and vegetables should constitute the cornerstone of the diet, with a total of six to eleven servings per day. Fewer than 20% of Americans consume at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily. One of the goals of this new pyramid is to educate patients that a diet based fundamentally on fruits, vegetables and grains will enable them to best achieve the goal of a low fat, moderate calorie meal plan. It also allows for maximum concentration of chemoprotective micronutrients, such as phytochemicals and antioxidants, while providing optimum fiber and protein intake.

The California Cuisine Pyramid
The California Cuisine Pyramid is at the cutting edge of nutritional science. Its approach broadens the scope of our traditional food pyramid. It is not a food-only pyramid. It provides also a basis to include physical activity, water, and dietary supplement advice. Taste is at the top of the pyramid, because it is the most important element in encouraging food intake. Instead of the dots symbolising hidden fats and oils (in the traditional food pyramid) or just oils in the newer version, the use of natural flavour enhancers is recommended as needed including: avocado, herbs, nuts, olives, seeds, spices (including garlic, chillies, onions, cumin, curry, mustard, peppers), oils rich in monounsaturates and omega-3 fatty acids, and sweeteners (honey, molasses, sugars, sweeteners).


A further step is the inclusion of plant-based protein for balanced nutrition in the 4 to 6 daily servings of protein. Recommendation for protein now includes soy protein, beans and legumes with rice or corn (for plant-based protein) or non-fat dairy products, egg white, poultry, fish/seafood, lean meats (for animal protein). Soy protein is a nutritionally complete protein with great health benefits. Soy protein isolate, an easily absorbable form of soy protein, was given approval for a cholesterol-lowering food claim by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States. It is recommended as a protein balance for meat derived protein in the diet. There is also emerging evidence on the effects of soy protein as an antioxidant and tumour growth inhibitor.
For grain read "wholegrain," not refined (white) flour, bread, pasta or rice. Choose the "brown" variety and make sure that it's whole grain and not just whole meal.


The California Cuisine Pyramid also extends the recommended 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day to 5 to 11 servings with a predominance of vegetables over fruit. Broadly speaking, women should eat at least 7 servings while men should eat at least 9 servings (a serving is about a cup of fresh vegetable, a half cup of cooked vegetable, or a half cup of fruit).

http://apps.medsch.ucla.edu/nutrition/dietrecom.htm

Gary Rumel

Fitworks Corrective Therapy 
www.fitworksutah.com