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    Dieting & Training for the Holidays

    It’s easy to let your training and dieting efforts drop to the wayside during the Holidays, but don’t despair because the attitude you have when you have that extra helping of food or dessert can have as much of an effect on the scale or in the mirror, as those extra calories and fat grams. If you are in a happy, joyous state of mind…go ahead and eat those extra yummy treats, because the effect it has on your body ...
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  • DIY Test for Tight Hip Flexors and Low Back Pain

      Tight hip flexors are a major underlying cause of low back and sciatic pain that commonly gets overlooked. The primary reason for chronic and acute low back pain is too much sitting. Whether you sit at a desk, car, plane or recliner...all that sitting shortens your hip flexors, which attach to the front of your spine. It is these muscles, the psoas is your primary hip flexor, that attach to the front of...
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    Designing Your Own Fitness Program

      Designing your own fitness program begins by knowing why you’re working out.  Are you wanting to lose weight, add shape and tone, better health, or for competition?  Whatever the reason will determine…. How much aerobic, cardiovascular training How much anaerobic, strength training How long you should train Can your body (adrenal glands) handle the additional physical stress And does your curr...
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    Two Supplements for the Holiday

      During the Holiday season it can be a bit more difficult to follow a good diet and exercise program, but there are a couple of things you should probably continue to take during this time . The first is digestive enzymes.  They are a must, especially if you are going to be indulging in some of the processed, refined foods and desserts.  The enzymes will your body breakdown the food, which helps reduce ...
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  • Lose Weight, Get Fit and Healthy for the New Year

    Now that the new year is here and all those resolutions are at the forefront lets makes some smart decisions so we can reach those goals. But before we start thinking about what diet or exercise program we are going to start, let’s first set some goals.  The reason for the goals is to give yourself something to shot for, something that lets you know you accomplished something.  Something to aim for that allows you...
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  • The Two 'Fat Burning' Zones

      For years people have been talking about the elusive ‘fat-burning’ zone as if it was this mystical ’Oz.’ But the fact is there are really two so-called ‘fat-burning’ zones that you need to be concerned with. The one people are most familiar with is the one you try to stay in for the 30-60 minutes you are performing your aerobic workout.  The other is the one you truly need to be concerned with, because t...
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DIY Test for Tight Hip Flexors and Low Back Pain

Feb 2nd

Posted by drlenlopez in Arthritis Fibromyalgia and Joint Pain

 

Tight hip flexors are a major underlying cause of low back and sciatic pain that commonly gets overlooked. The primary reason for chronic and acute low back pain is too much sitting.

Whether you sit at a desk, car, plane or recliner...all that sitting shortens your hip flexors, which attach to the front of your spine. It is these muscles, the psoas is your primary hip flexor, that attach to the front of your spine, as the photo shows. They attach to the discs and vertebrae’s and stabilize your low back from the front side.

 

Watch the simple “Do It Yourself” Self Test More >

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Designing Your Own Fitness Program

Jan 23rd

Posted by drlenlopez in Diet and Exercise

 

Designing your own fitness program begins by knowing why you’re working out.  Are you wanting to lose weight, add shape and tone, better health, or for competition?  Whatever the reason will determine….

  • How much aerobic, cardiovascular training
  • How much anaerobic, strength training
  • How long you should train
  • Can your body (adrenal glands) handle the additional physical stress
  • And does your current health condition affect your training.

The name of the game is to train and diet smarter – not harder or longer. So here are a few things to think about as you design your fitness program.

  1. Exercise is a double edge sword.  It can be both More >

The Two ‘Fat Burning’ Zones

Jan 17th

Posted by drlenlopez in Blood Sugar Diabetes Insulin Resistance

 

For years people have been talking about the elusive ‘fat-burning’ zone as if it was this mystical ’Oz.’ But the fact is there are really two so-called ‘fat-burning’ zones that you need to be concerned with.

The one people are most familiar with is the one you try to stay in for the 30-60 minutes you are performing your aerobic workout.  The other is the one you truly need to be concerned with, because that’s the one you want to be in for the other 23 hours of the day you are not exercising.

What is the Fat-Burning Zone

The ‘fat-burning’ zone is More >

Lose Weight, Get Fit and Healthy for the New Year

Jan 5th

Posted by drlenlopez in Diet and Exercise

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Now that the new year is here and all those resolutions are at the forefront lets makes some smart decisions so we can reach those goals. But before we start thinking about what diet or exercise program we are going to start, let’s first set some goals. 

The reason for the goals is to give yourself something to shot for, something that lets you know you accomplished something.  Something to aim for that allows you to reward yourself when you accomplish it.  Remember, the ability to accomplish anything provides a great sense of self esteem and personal satisfaction.

Yes, rewarding yourself for More >

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Two Supplements for the Holiday

Dec 15th

Posted by drlenlopez in Diet and Exercise

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During the Holiday season it can be a bit more difficult to follow a good diet and exercise program, but there are a couple of things you should probably continue to take during this time .

The first is digestive enzymes.  They are a must, especially if you are going to be indulging in some of the processed, refined foods and desserts.  The enzymes will your body breakdown the food, which helps reduce any kind of irritation and inflammation that can upset your digestive system.

The big reason you don’t want to stop taking digestive enzymes during the Holidays versus any of your More >

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Dieting & Training for the Holidays

Dec 6th

Posted by drlenlopez in Diet and Exercise

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It’s easy to let your training and dieting efforts drop to the wayside during the Holidays, but don’t despair because the attitude you have when you have that extra helping of food or dessert can have as much of an effect on the scale or in the mirror, as those extra calories and fat grams.

If you are in a happy, joyous state of mind…go ahead and eat those extra yummy treats, because the effect it has on your body won’t be as bad, if you ate the same thing in a negative, unhappy state of mind.

There is a biblical passage More >

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Nov 18th

Posted by drlenlopez in Diet and Exercise

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If you are trying to get healthy and fit, and not heading in the right direction it would be smart to get some additional help or a second opinion. Who’s second opinion you seek could be very telling to your results, because health is a lot like politics and religion. Everyone has their own opinions and special interest that they try to protect and promote.

A second opinion for a new transmission is different than asking for a second opinion for some chronic or degenerative disease. Mainstream medicine approach to health is a bit different than the other healing arts such More >

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DIY Home Health Tests

Oct 5th

Posted by drlenlopez in Arthritis Fibromyalgia and Joint Pain

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Here are three easy-to-do home health tests that will help you address the cause of your health ailment.  I usually do these at the beginning of a consultation, if it’s over the phone, I encourage them to do them as well.

The tests are fairly inexpensive and provide great information

  • Acidity – to address acid/alkaline balance, osteoporosis, toxicity and overall health
  • Iodine Status – accesses thyroid, metabolism, fatigue and weight gain
  • Zinc Status – adrenal exhaustion, testosterone, libido, hormones, immune function and lean muscle

Measuring acidity provides insight into acid alkaline balance. A healthy person should be a bit on the alkaline side.  Unhealthy people, those struggling osteoporosis, More >

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Help for Diabetes and Insulin Resistance

Sep 28th

Posted by drlenlopez in Blood Sugar Diabetes Insulin Resistance

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The fact that people are living longer may not be so good for people struggling with diabetes.  The sad fact is that people are living longer with the struggles and headaches of diabetes, according to a new study out of Diabetes Care.

The real sad fact is that diabetes is one of those few ailments that can easily be eliminated if we make some changes. Traditional medicine is still under the belief that diabetes is of unknown cause, but anyone who practices natural, holistic medicine recognizes that diabetes is a result of the wrong foods, not getting enough exercise, and stress.

The More >

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Can’t Fall Asleep or Stay Asleep?

Sep 21st

Posted by drlenlopez in Blood Sugar Diabetes Insulin Resistance

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Sleep is when you get to re-charge Your Batteries!

It’s when you release most of your growth hormones, testosterone and natural killer cells.

It’s when your body gets to repair and rebuild itself.

The question is are you getting enough sleep?

 Are you struggling with….

  • Fatigue?
  • Weight Gain?
  • Depression?
  • Weakened immune system?
  • Loss of libido?
  • Inability to add lean muscle?

These are only a few of the ailments that come about from lack of sleep, but the three questions you need to be asking are….

  1. Do you carve out enough time to sleep at night?
  2. Do you have a hard time falling asleep?
  3. Do you wake-up in the middle of the night and More >

Crunches or Leg Raises?

Sep 15th

Posted by drlenlopez in Diet and Exercise

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The other day I wrote about why you should stay away from leg raises and how it can lead to back pain.  I want to show you a simple way to check and see if leg raises or crunches work better for you.

 

In my other post, I said that a muscle attaches at two endpoints and when the two endpoints move closer together you get muscle contraction.  If the two endpoints don’t move closer together – it’s a tip that that muscle isn’t being exercised.

You can do this simple test at home to see if your abs are involved in leg More >

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Eat whatever you want and lose weight!

Sep 9th

Posted by drlenlopez in Diet and Exercise

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Did the title catch your attention?  Do you believe you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight?

“Come on…..man” 

I recently heard that expression on one of the sports talk shows and liked it, but I happened to read that on the cover of a fitness magazine the other day.

It would be great if it was true….can you imagine how great it would be to eat as much ice cream, hamburgers, pizza and still be able to lose weight?  Talk about a fantasy!

The unfortunate facts are that it isn’t true. All I can say is that if you want More >

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