Kevin’s Corner on Exercise and Nutrition

A place where I can share the crazy amount of stuff on exercise and nutrition that I have learned over the years and help people to realize that ultimately you control what you do with your body and your health.

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Entries Tagged as 'Exercise'

Aspartame sucks

September 15th, 2010 · No Comments

If you are drinking or eating any product that is using Aspartame, STOP! The evidence is just too shady to feel confident that you are not at risk by ingesting products sweetened with Aspartame.
Please read what a lot of doctors, scientists and naturopaths have to say about it. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/09/15/aspartame-side-effects.aspx
Better solution, drink water or tea or coffee.
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Tags: Exercise · Lifestyle Choices · Nutrition

So, what Protein Powders are a safe option for people with Inflammatory Disease?

May 16th, 2008 · No Comments

The question is are all Protein Powders all safe or do you you look at Protein Powders with the same critical eye as any other protein source. In other words, do you need to know how the source of the protein was produced / grown.
In my opinion, yes.  If the protein powder you are using in your shakes was […]

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Tags: Cholesterol · Exercise · Nutrition

My fight with LP(a) - I finally won!

April 9th, 2008 · No Comments

I mentioned earlier that you should get a test for LP(a) or “lipoprotein little a” if you have high cholesterol. I found out about 6 years ago that my LP(a) was really high. The range that they say it should be is between 0 and 30. Mine was 106. I have had it as high as 116 and […]

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Tags: Exercise · Lifestyle Choices · Nutrition

Did I mention you need your sleep?

April 5th, 2008 · 5 Comments

So, what is one of the most important factor’s that will either positively or negatively impact your health? This applies to normal sedintary folks as well as athletes.
Sleep!
From everything I have read, and trust me, I have read a lot about this topic over my adult life, if you don’t get at least 8 hours […]

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Tags: Exercise · Lifestyle Choices

Have High Cholesterol? What now?

April 4th, 2008 · No Comments

There is tons of information out there on the topic of Cholesterol. How can you find out what your numbers are? Did you get all the right tests? So, what does it all mean? What are the important numbers? What can you do about it? What are your options? Sorting this all out is a […]

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Tags: Exercise · Nutrition

Why are we so unhealthy?

April 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

With so much information out there on how to eat right, the advances that have been made in medicine, a deep awareness of the benefits of exercise, why is our overall health less than optimal?
I created this blog to weigh in on my thoughts on health and exercise and why I strongly believe that the […]

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Tags: Exercise · Nutrition