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Ultra-processed food intake is associated with grip strength decline in middle-aged and older adults: a prospective analysis of the TCLSIH study
Upping ultra-processed food intake may lead to a significant reduction in hand grip strength in middle-aged and elderly men and women. This study clarified the association between the frequency of ingestion of ultra-processed foods and grip strength in...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/processed-foods/ultra-processed-food-intake-is-associated-with-grip-strength-decline-in-middle-aged-and-older-adults-a-prospective-analysis-of-the-tclsih-study -
Relationship between consumption of raw garlic and handgrip strength in a large-scale adult population
Improved handgrip strength is associated with regular consumption of raw garlic. This study evaluated how consistent eating of raw garlic affects the strength of muscles of the hand. Researchers utilized data on the diet and handgrip strength obtained...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/vegetables/garlic/relationship-between-consumption-of-raw-garlic-and-handgrip-strength-in-a-large-scale-adult-population -
Soy Food Consumption Is Inversely Associated with Handgrip Strength: Results from the TCLSIH Cohort Study
High compliance with diets filled with soy foods may promote strengthening of handgrip in adults. Can indulgence in soy foods lead to improved handgrip strength in adults? This research work attempts to provide answer to the above question. Researchers...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/soy-foods/soy-food-consumption-is-inversely-associated-with-handgrip-strength-results-from-the-tclsih-cohort-study -
Don't men have to eat meat to maintain strength and masculinity?
For most men, consuming meat (protein) is associated with " muscle, vitality, strength, power, energy, vigor, aggressiveness, and liveliness. " This image comes from clever marketing tactics, promoting the sale of meat as superior protein that sustains...
https://www.drcarney.com/faq/men-s-health-questions/don-t-men-have-to-eat-meat-to-maintain-strength-and-masculinity -
NFL Player David Carter Proves Carnivorous Skeptics Wrong
Western cultures associate consuming meat with masculinity, virility, high testosterone levels/libido, power and physical strength. The belief that meat is a superior masculine food permeates most gyms, athletic events and bodybuilding websites. Yet...
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Ken’s Type-1 Diabetes Journey Part 6: Glycemic Index and Attention Span
As a Type-1 diabetic, the study of insulin and metabolism has been a subject of obsessive interest for the last 26 years. From personal experience I have found that maintaining normal blood sugar involves more than simply injecting insulin. It turns...
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What Factors Influence Testosterone Levels?
concentrating, low libido, elevated lipid levels and the inability to respond during sexual activity. Without a doubt, strength, aggression, virility, passion, and a competitive attitude are highly desirable traits...
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RE: Caring for my newly diagnosed 8 year old with Type 1
I call my method, "Synchronous Push-Pull Type-1 Diabetes Control". Synchronous means to align the insulin timing and strength with the food timing and strength. The conventional T1D method is to find a perfect insulin dose that will keep blood-sugar in...
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RE: Type 1 Diabetes Helpful Support Discussions
gaining weight by increasing fats is not beneficial to health and vitality. Stored fat is non-contributing to energy, strength or endurance. It is just extra weight to lug around. It marbles muscle reducing its strength per volume. I have learned that...
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Ken's Engineered Type 1 Diabetes Whole Food Plant Based Low Fat Lifestyle
Previous experiences with my doctors were extremely difficult because they wanted to control my Type 1 diabetes by prescribing specific medication doses and defining what I should eat. But, none of that was working. I felt extremely diseased and...
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Following the Finns to Find Finer Health
vegetables, fruit, legumes, whole grains, and replacing butter with a plant-based oil — gives the Mediterranean diet some strength. But who would have thought of Finland as a leader in health? In the...
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Testosterone Therapy = Risk of Heart Disease
see billboards advertising testosterone therapy to "improve" men's well-being. This therapy promises to treat declining strength, endurance, muscle mass, and libido--among other symptoms. For many middle-aged men, testosterone therapy may appear to be...
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These are Your Abs... on Plant Foods
Meet Frank Medrano...an exceptional and powerful bodybuilder known for his "superhuman" bodyweight calisthenics. Medrano's impressive ability to defy the law of gravity astounds many. Watch one of his amazing workouts here . What may be even more...
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Vegetable and fruit intake and injurious falls risk in older women: a prospective cohort study
hospital admission. This beneficial association may be due to better physical and muscular function, such as improved grip strength, in older women on high vegetable diet. The evidence from this study support that "falls reduction may be considered an...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/vegetables/vegetable-and-fruit-intake-and-injurious-falls-risk-in-older-women-a-prospective-cohort-study -
Association between Dietary Carotenoid Intake and Bone Mineral Density in Korean Adults Aged 30-75 Years Using Data from the Fourth and Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2008-2011).
women. The findings of this study reveal that eating foods loaded with dietary carotenoids may help to improve bone strength in men, premenopausal and postmenopausal women.
https://www.drcarney.com/science/body-parts/bone/association-between-dietary-carotenoid-intake-and-bone-mineral-density-in-korean-adults-aged-30-75-years-using-data-from-the-fourth-and-fifth-korean-national-health-and-nutrition-examination-surveys-2008-2011 -
Alternative Medicine: Part 3
This blog post is Part 3. For a better understanding, please pre-read parts 1 and 2. Webster's definition of Alternative Medicine: any of various systems of healing or treating disease that is not included in the traditional medical curricula of the...
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Oh no! Not that protein question again!
“Where do you get your protein?” has become such a common question it is almost comical. Most of the answers I see are along the line of, “well, you don’t really need all that much protein”. While that is indeed true, it doesn’t seem to be very...
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Is Vegan the New Viagra?
Many men think eating plants is "wimpy" because real men hunt, kill and eat meat for its presumed "superior" (muscle building) protein . On the contrary, a plant-based diet boosts virility/fertility , enhances athletic performance , and supports...
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Mike Tops Out at 571 lbs Before Changes
Around Spring Break of 2012, I was invited by some friends of mine to go to an Engine 2 Potluck. I hadn't realized how much weight I had gained, and when my I started to try on some clothes, I realized I was unable to fit into my 5X jersey from my...
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What about back pain and exercise?
If you suffer from back pain, it's always best to consult your personal physician before starting an exercise routine. Dr. John McDougall offers some advice concerning back pain and exercise in his April/May 1999 McDougall Newsletter . Click on the...
https://www.drcarney.com/faq/exercise-questions/what-about-back-pain-and-exercise
