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SPRAINS, STRAINS & JOINT TRAUMA

The Healing Process - Using Whole Foods, Vitamin, Minerals and Enzymes Healing of these injuries doesn’t occur on a distinct step by step pathway but is actually more of an overlap of all the stages at once. So, it’s actually a continuum of all the three steps required all occurring at the same time and it’s only the percentages of the three distinct steps that vary throughout the process we call healing. The three stages are inflammation, proliferation (scar formation) and scar...

It was time for Annamaria, is it time for you?

Hi, my name is Annamaria, a 52 year old successful executive. The last time i swam was when I was 16 years old. I nearly drowned and was saved by a life guard. That day changed my life and I have feared water ever since. 36 years later and I still am so afraid of the water that I start shaking when I am near it. Two years ago I started working with a person who has two daughters that compete in swimming....

New safety terminology to rule the pool

While I appreciate the effort to further clarify “water safety” and related terms, I believe that water safety education needs to go much further. It is also about educating people as to the environment they are entering into when they access the water. We had 6 drownings so far in NYC, none of which had to happen. As a matter of fact, 98% of drownings do not have to happen! Education, common sense, good judgment and strong skills...

Macronutrient Requirements For Exercise

PROTEIN • Proteins are organic compounds made up of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen & Nitrogen. • It is the presence of Nitrogen which sets Proteins apart from other Nutrients. • The body can’t produce Nitrogen and Protein is the only way of introducing it to the body. • Protein is broken down into Amino Acids in the body. Protein Requirement of Athletes • Protein requirements of Athletes are well above those of sedentary people. • This is due in part to changes in amino acid metabolism induced by intense exercise. Role of Protein & Amino...

Adolescent Brains Process Sugar Differntly to Adults

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Marketwired – Jun 15, 2014 With the increase in childhood obesity and the associated increase in type 2 diabetes among children and adolescents, there is growing interest in how children’s bodies process the foods they eat and how obesity and diabetes begin to develop at early ages. Two studies presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 74th Scientific Sessions help to shed light on this topic. One study, by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine, compared how...

The importance of having strong swimming skills

As we knock on summer’s door, I am reflecting on the overwhelming number of people I speak to on a daily basis who STILL don’t know how to swim! The American Red Cross conducted a recent survey and discovered that nearly half of American adults cannot swim. Their definition for the purpose of the survey: “Adults should be able to float or tread water for about a minute, then be able to turn yourself so you can orient to a...

Drowning Risk Varies by Age and Race

Almost 21,000 people under 30 died from drowning from 1999 to 2010 in the United States, and there were substantial variations in death rates depending on age, race and ethnicity. An analysis published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report found that infants most commonly drowned in bathtubs, young children in swimming pools, and people over 10 in natural water settings. Non-Hispanic whites at age 1 had a higher rate of drowning than blacks and Hispanics, possibly because whites have easier access to...

FRUIT – Great for Your Health

Nutrionally Fruit should be in Your Daily Diet Fruit has numerous positive properties & benefits that are essential for our overall health & wellbeing. Fruits should be included in your daily diet. Why? Some of the reasons are: • Cost effective enabling you to get quality nutrition relatively cheaply • Availability with most fruits now available all year round • Tastes great & looks great • Healthy for snacks in between meals, before or after exercise • Refreshing – other than refreshing fruits contain water thereby hydrating...

10 Reasons You Should Volunteer With Swim Strong

1. RESPONSIBILITY. You are providing people with the skills to save their own lives or someone else's. Even if you aren't working in the water, you are helping SwimStrong fulfill its mission in some way. 2. LEADERSHIP. Watching someone successfully complete a skill you taught them is an amazing feeling. 3. NETWORKING. You will meet people while volunteering who can give your career - whether you're an established professional or seeking your first job - a boost. 4. RESUME-BUILDING....

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