Wheat

 Wheat

 If you eat too much wheat it can clog up your intestines and digestive system. 

In the United Sates 30% of the food eaten is wheat. Some nutritionists believe that wheat consumption should be 6% to 10% of the diet. Unrefined wheat is not bad, but it is best to eat a selection of grains and foods in general, so it is better to eat a mixture of grains than mainly only just one.


Wheat contains gluten which is a tacky substance that gives bread its elasticity. Gluten tends to stick to the walls of the bowels. Many people have a problem with foods that contain gluten and many people have a wheat allergy. When wheat has been highly processed it increases greatly the sticking power of the gluten.

Wheat is processed by milling, bleaching and polishing it, which destroys many of the nutrient benefits of wheat. Vitamin E, which is a valuable vitamin for the body is found in the wheat germ, which is the outside covering of the wheat that is removed when it is refined.

White refined flour turns to sugar in the blood stream faster than white refined sugar.  It makes you think about the type of four you want to eat.

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy 
www.fitworksutah.com

Cholesterol

Cholesterol 

 Blood (serum) cholesterol and dietary cholesterol are two different types of cholesterol. Dietary cholesterol is found in foods of animal origin, such as egg yolks, organ meats, and full fat dairy products. Blood cholesterol is a waxy substance which occurs naturally in our body. It is used to make estrogen and testosterone, and bile, which is needed for digestion. If the level of cholesterol in the blood is too high, cholesterol and other fats can stick to the artery walls.

Since blood cholesterol is waxy and cannot dissolve in water, it is carried through the blood in packages called lipoproteins. High density lipoprotein (HDL) is a good package for cholesterol. Low density lipoprotein (LDL) is a “bad” package for cholesterol.

VLDLs: Very-low density lipoproteins carry fat from the liver to other parts of the body. VLDL turns into LDL after it unloads a fatty substance called triglycerides.

LDLs: Low- density lipoproteins ( LDL) are called “bad” cholesterol because they tend to stick to the inner walls of your blood vessels, causing atherosclerosis (narrowing and hardening of the vessels). Atherosclerosis reduces blood flow and oxygen supply to the heart and other muscles.

HDLs: High- density lipoproteins (HDLs) are called “good” cholesterol because they “rescue the LDL particles from the artery walls and deliver them back to the liver, where they are either recycled or removed from the body.

Gary Rumel, Corrective Therapist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy 
www.fitworksutah.com
 

Nutrition Facts

Nutrition Facts

Below are some nutritional facts that I have collected over the years from dieticians, articles, classes and clients.  These are facts I found to stand out and be of interest to me. They have been good guidelines to help me and my clients eat and live a healthier lifestyle.

Serving size: A serving size is the size of a deck of cards.

Calories: 3,500 calories are equal one pound. To gain or lose, you need to add or subtract 3,500 calories. Most Americans gain weight because we eat large portions and burn few calories.

Protein is four calories per gram. Carbohydrates are four calories per gram. Fat is nine calories per gram.

Percentage of daily value is another way of saying “recommended dietary allowance” (RDA), RDA is the amount of a nutrient needed to meet the requirements of nearly all of the healthy population.

Fats & oils are made up of basic units called fatty acids. Each type of fat or oil is a mixture of different fatty acids.

Saturated fatty acids are found in animal sources, such as meat and poultry, whole or reduced fat milk, and butter. Some vegetable oils, such as coconut, palm kernel oil, and palm oil are saturated. Saturated fats are usually solid at room temperature.

Monounsaturated fatty acids are found mainly in vegetable oils, such as canola, olive, and peanut oils. They are liquid at room temperature.

Polyunsaturated fatty acids are found mainly in vegetable oils, such as safflower, sunflower, corn flaxseed, and canola oils. Polyunsaturated fats are also main fats found in seafood. They are liquid or soft at room temperature. Specific polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as linoleic acid and alpha-linoleic acid, are called essential fatty acids. They are necessary for cell structure and making hormones, essential fatty acids are obtained from foods.

Trans fatty acids are formed when vegetable oils are processed into margarine or shortening. Sources of Trans fats in the diet include snack foods and baked goods made with “partially hydrogenated vegetable oil” or “vegetable shortening,” Trans fatty acids also occur naturally in some animal products, such as dairy products.

Sodium The body only needs 500 milligrams of sodium each day, or one-fourth of a teaspoon. The average American consumes about ten times the amount need 4,000 to 6,000 milligrams a day.

Sodium is found in all foods, but nearly three-quarters of the sodium we eat comes from processed foods- canned, frozen, or fast foods. Sodium helps to maintain fluid balance, regulate blood pressure, aid nerve impulse transmission and maintain muscle activity. Too much sodium may increase blood pressure, so it’s a good idea to aim for 2,400 milligrams or less per day.

Carbohydrates: There are two types of carbohydrates: sugar and starches.

Sugars are called simple carbohydrates. Your body digests them quickly and easily. Simple carbohydrates are usually sweet tasting, such as cookies, candy, soda. Some natural foods, like many fruits, are sources of simple carbohydrates.

Starches are complex carbohydrates. These take longer to be digested than simple carbohydrates. Complex carbohydrates are found in foods like flour, bread, noodles, rice, legumes, fruits and vegetables.

Both Simple and complex carbohydrates turn into glucose. Glucose is carried in your blood to all the cells in your body and gives you energy.

Leftover glucose, called glycogen, is stored in your liver and muscles. Leftover glycogen turns into fat.

Fiber: Americans should eat 20-35 grams of fiber each day, including soluble and insoluble fiber. The average American eats 12-17 grams of fiber a day. Eating 3 grams a day of soluble fiber from oats or 7 grams a day of soluble fiber psyllium has been shown to lower blood cholesterol.

Proteins are made up of amino acids. Your body makes some types of amino acids. These are called nonessential amino acids, and there are 11 of them. They are necessary to keep your body in –top shape, but they are not essential as part of the food you eat. The essential amino acids- (all nine of them)-must come from food. Eating foods with protein gives your body the amino acids it needs.

Proteins include meat, fish, chicken, eggs, and nuts. Dairy products, such as cheese, milk, and yogurt, are good sources of protein. Don’t forget beans, such as lentil, beans or peas, which are full of protein.

Vitamins & minerals: Vitamins A and C, calcium and iron, need your special attention. These vitamins and minerals tend to be lacking in the typical American diet. Never take calcium and iron supplement together.  They bind together and don’t work.  Vitamin C taken with calcium help your calcium absorb better.  Calcium taken at night on an empty stomach can also help you absorb calcium better. 

Gary Rumel, Physiologist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy

The Ten Best Strategies for Living Longer

The Ten Best Strategies for Living Longer

Many of us have the potential to live longer simply by developing habits that help prevent life threatening problems. The most important steps:

1. Don’t smoke. Cigarettes shorten life by causing heart disease, emphysema, cancer and other diseases.
2. Eat a balanced diet and maintain a desirable weight. This increase overall well-being and the health of cells.
3. Exercise regularly. Fitness increases resistance to disease.
4. Drink alcohol only in moderation. Heavy alcohol intake has been linked to numerous disorders, from malnutrition and stroke.
5. Have regular medical checkups. Also, see a doctor as soon as you’ve detected a problem, and follow his advice.
6. Get enough sleep, whether it’s a night or includes a nap during the day.
7. Avoid overexposure to sun and cold. Older persons are more vulnerable to excesses of heat and cold because the aging body doesn’t handle temperature variations as efficiently as it once did.
8. Practice good safety habits at home. Falls and fires take the lives of many older people.
9. Stay involved with family and friends. Depression is a major problem of the elderly, often brought on by loneliness.
10. Maintain a positive outlook on life. Your attitude is extremely important in determining the quality and duration of life. Satisfaction and pleasure seem to contribute to good health and long life just as surely as any pill or medication does.

 

Gary Rumel

Fitworks Corrective Therapy
www.fitworksutah.com

Carbonated Beverages

 Carbonated Beverages

45 million people drink carbonation. I think that is 45 million too many people  drinking carbonation beverages. 

Carbonated beverages put your body in acidic state which puts you are risk for sickness. Carbonated beverages also leach calcium from your bones. 

Carbonation is the leading cause of osteoporosis in the United State.
Carbonated beverages are very acidic. 

They are so acidic that they measure 2 on the pH scale. A pH of 7 is neutral
(neither acidic nor alkaline) and everyone point change in the pH measurement is a 10 increase or decrease in acidity Blood must be 7.35 and 7.45 (slightly alkaline) for the red blood cells to properly carry oxygen to cells. A blood pH of just 7.2 is life threatening.

After consuming a carbonated beverage much of the liquid goes almost directly into the blood stream. This tends to make the blood less alkaline. The body will react as quickly as possible using various methods to bring the blood back to its ideal pH level. For example the body will take calcium from the bones or use other alkaline fluids in the body to neutralize the acid.
Carbonated beverages are so acidic that it takes one gallon of water to neutralize an 8 ounce can of soda. Bone loss is a first obvious negative result of carbonated drinks.
Since drinking carbonation makes your body acidic, that’s the environment for bacteria to grow and have inflammation. 

Gout is developed when your blood is acidic. Crystals form in the blood with uric acid. You can feel gout first in your toes and joints and it can be very painful to walk. Drink less or no carbonation can help eliminate Gout.

You might remember high school chemistry when the teacher took a tooth (calcium) and placed it in a carbonated drink. The next day it was gone. The acid in the soda dissolved the tooth. The same thing happens within our bodies.  

Gary Rumel, Physiologist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy 
www.fitworksutah.com

Cola Products

Cola Products and Cleaning.

Cola products are great for cleaning.  Here are some amazing cleaning tips using cola. As you learn how good cola products are for cleaning do you really want to drink it?   I don’t want to drink it!  I dare you to keep on drinking your coke!

• In many states, in the USA the highway patrol carries two gallons of coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
• You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke; it will dissolve in two days.
• To clean a toilet, pour a can of coke into the toilet bowl and let the “real thing” sit for one hour, then flush, amazingly the toilet bowl is clean. The citric acid in the coke removes stains.
• To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers, rub the bumper with a crumpled up piece of aluminum foil dipped in coke.
• To keep your golf clubs clean for the next game wash them off with coke.
• To clean the corrosion from car battery terminals, pour a can of coke over the terminals to clean away the corrosion.
• To remove grease from cloths, empty a can of coke into a washing machine of cloths and detergent, and run through a regular cycle, the coke will loosen the grease stains.
• To loosen a rusted bolt, apply a cloth soaked in coke for several minutes.

  

If you have a 44oz coke everyday you will gain 57lbs of fat a year. It’s like eating 141lbs of sugar a year.

A serving size of coke started out as 6.5 ounces,  then 10 ounces, then 12 ounces, then 26 ounces and now 44 ounces. How much coke to you drink in a day?

Gary Rumel

Fitworks Corrective Therapy 
www.fitworksutah.com

Rouleau

 Rouleau

Less alkaline blood inhibits blood flow and oxygen delivery to the cells, normally; red blood cells have a slightly electrical charge. Since like charges repel each other the red blood cells are kept separate which is the ideal condition. 

After consuming a carbonated beverage, the blood becomes less alkaline, the red blood cells loose their negative electric charge and they start to stick together like stacked coins or pancakes. This condition is called Rouleau since this stack of cells can not negotiate the small capillaries the blood flow is inhibited and raises the blood pressure. Oxygen delivery to the body’s cells is reduced. With the lack of oxygen yeast and molds can assume control over the cells causing different forms of anemia. The yeast and molds also love to eat the sugar that comes with soft drinks. One noticeable immediate effect of Routeau is cold hands and feet. Salt and saturated fats can also compromise the electrical charge on the red blood cells.  

Dr Jeff Bennert PhD

Think about it.  Do you really want that carbonated beverage?

Gary Rumel, Physiologist

Fitworks Corrective Therapy 
www.fitworksutah.com