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News Round Up from London – how Ian ‘C’s” it!

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So, here I am in London…and I’ve been doing a bit of research to see what the Pom’s take is on things – I have put together a few bits and pieces to help you along your way to achieving your fitness & health goals….lets start with some interesting stats…

 

40% – the boost in anti-oxidants if foods are grown organically..

64% – the # of adults under 45 who suffer joint pain

2862 – the number of jumping Jacks you’d have to do to cancel out eating 2 slices of regular pizza (1040 cals)

10 points – the by which Beetroot juice can lower Blood pressure, say UK scientists

13% - the amount by which coffee drinkers suffer ‘increased distress or functional impairment’ if they DO NOT have it!! …

PLUS… news cont’d by pressing here!…

Bully Blog (Pt 2) – Childhood Obesity, What can we do?

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The problem of childhood obesity has been increasing, way too much, in recent years, and a by-product of this, raised its ugly head last week in the awful bullying footage posted on-line of Casey Haymes. My, how technology is changing our lives before our very eyes!

We have talked about the causes of this, but what is now becoming increasingly urgent.. what are we going to do about it? get active, read more!…

Bullying…One Effect of Obesity on Children (Part 1)

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I’m sure we have all seen 15 year old Casey Haynes fighting back after years of bullying by dropping his attacker – Ritchard Gale, who is 3 years younger and half the size of Casey to the floor. It was a case of David & Goliath, except in reverse! I think this shows how its not all about size and age as to who does the bullying. I remember one of the biggest bullies at my school was quite small, but had a huge (aggressive) personality, which made much larger pupils scared of him. Click here to read on…

Is Vitamin D deficiency making your child fat?.

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There has been a lot of press lately about the population being deficient in Vitamin D – in fact, up to 80% of the Australian population are said to have insufficient levels. 1.

Now we know that Vitamin D plays an intrinsic role in calcium metabolism,the immune and nervous system, bone, heart and kidney health, but in recent research from South America, it is also being linked to obesity in children (in a study by the University of Michigan, pub. in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition). Over a 2 1/2 year period, it was found that as their Vitamin D dropped, their fat layers went up. Of course the flip side is that fat also absorbs Vitamin D, which could be a reason why larger kids may have less Vitamin D in their blood!

I think at the end of the day, it may be a.. Continue reading →