InnerTrition is about optimizing health and wellbeing by creating balance between core fundamentals. One of which includes exercise. While exercise is an essential component, it is important to understand that due to the effects on brain chemistry, for some... it can become excessive or compulsive...which becomes counterproductive in reaching optimal health. Because exercise is a highly promoted health benefit and an admirable habit, it is often not recognized when someone is taking it to the extremes. At InnerTrition, we are all advocates of training hard and pushing the limits, however within the boundaries of safety and adherence to proper technique and structure… also importantly, proper amount and duration. It is crucial for all professionals in the health and fitness industry to be aware of the warning signs and red flags that someone may be struggling with obsessive exercise. Here are some signs that could indicate someone may have taken exercise a bit too far. · Exercises for much longer than what would be considered a normal amount of time. More than an hour per day everyday may be excessive · Feelings of depression or guilt when exercise is withheld · Overly concerned with body aesthetic · Interferes with relationships, family, work, school · Preferred way of coping with stress · Defines overall self-worth in terms of exercise performance · Feelings that interrupted exercise is incomplete...feels like they did not get enough · Rarely takes part in exercise for fun. Lesser activities are viewed as not demanding enough · Refusal to build in days of rest or recovery; Exercises despite injury or illness · Rigidity, inflexibility regarding exercise schedule or routines · Sleep/appetite disturbance, mood shifts, intense anxiety · Deprives self of food or overly restricts Calorie intake if unable to exercise · Those who compulsively exercise are at risk for developing eating disorders, and are also more likely to be unhappy While exercise and physical activity are essential for overall wellbeing, it is imperative to understand..."for every action...there is an opposite and equal reaction!" Follow our blog by checking out our website at www.innertrition.com or liking InnerTrition on Facebook and twitter. Our future posts will include how nutrition plays an important role in this balance. Ideally...How to set a plan that is demanding, that will require dedication and commitment...BUT optimal!
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The adage goes “ You Are What You Eat”, but have you ever really thought about that. Many times this is quoted without a full understanding of how true it is. This saying is truly the foundation of who you are. The human brain is a fascinating organ that is studied in depth by scientist and people in the medical field, but it still remains a mystery. It is the organ in the body that has the most demand for energy and nutrients. It consumes twenty – thirty percent of the Calories of your basal metabolic rate but cannot store energy so it must be supplied by glucose. It is also the “main frame” that controls your desire to eat, and also to stop eating, by regulating certain physiological metabolic factors and substances. Besides the physical attributes, there are also debates regarding the notion if the brain and intelligence are the same. One side believes they are, while the other believes the brain is merely a physical organ and intelligence is something science may never understand. Sure intelligence can be measured, but by tests that have been developed by us. Therefore, philosophically speaking, what are we measuring? Why can some people analyze in depth concepts to their finite details, while others cannot? How can some people visualize something in their mind and replicate it in writing, a painting, or a song, while others cannot? Can some people truly hear an inner voice and be more attuned to a different plain of existence? Why can some people see a vision or set a goal and never lose sight of it, while others give up quickly? Why are you sometimes in a good mood, and sometimes you are not? Are you happy, sad or angry? Can you remember things easily, or do you forget often? The brain can be looked at as three separate areas of function: reflexive, skilled, and emotional/instinct. Different sections of the brain deal more specifically with each of these functions. Fundamental units of the brain are the billions of neurons (nerve cells), which conduct actions for your thoughts, movements, feelings, and all the physical process that takes place in your body. These actions are a combination of electrical impulses or chemical transmission by substances called neurotransmitters. It is these neurotransmitters that interest us from a nutritional point of view. Neurotransmitters are found in the synaptic vesicles (sacs) on the axon terminal section of the neuron. There have been hundreds of neurotransmitters identified each having different functions and tailored to fit at a receptor site of specific cells that are to receive their information or designated excitatory or inhibitory actions. Answers to the questions posed above can be directly linked into specific neurotransmitter and hormonal substances, or the imbalances of them. Imbalances can occur from several different factors such as genetics, disease or illnesses, stress, drugs, alcoholism, or smoking. But most often overlooked is nutritionally. Poor nutrition can have a direct impact on many of the neurotransmitters because they are formed from their respective precursors, which are often amino acids. If you are not eating correctly, you can cause a mild or severe imbalance. Have you ever gone more than a few hours without eating, and notice some irritability, mood change or difficulty in concentrating? This is a temporary mild imbalance. If poor nutrition habits are prolonged, it can lead to other deeper, more severe imbalances. This is why the brain has several mechanisms to get you to eat. Although we are discussing it from a nutritional perspective, please keep in mind that there are several major disorders which etiology is unknown. Don’t falsely think they’re all nutrition related or corrected through improving dietary intake. In future blog posts, we will discuss several neurotransmitters that are extremely important in governing who you are. The way you think, feel, remember, respond and project your self can be linked to these substances. Remember to like us on Facebook and twitter. Terpene Lactones are associted with increased circulation to the brain and other parts of the body and may exert a protection action of the nerve cells. Other activities of terpene lactones include neuroprotection, improvement of choline (a neurotransmitter) uptake in brain synapses and inhibition of platelet activating factor (which reduces the tendency of the blood to clot).
Flavonoid glycosides are a group of chemical compounds that occur in small but significant amounts in fruits and vegetables. More than 4,000 different flavonoids have been identified, some of which have been researched in detail and are believed to have beneficial effects on human health. Some of the health related benefits associated with this group of compounds include strengthening of the immune system, protection against cancer, and a reduction in capillary fragility. Two constituents included in: InnerTrition Multi Vitamin and Mineral Supplement. Providing Optimal Health and Wellbeing! |
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