MEDITATION FOR BODYBUILDING - WHY BODYBUILDERS SHOULD PRACTICE MEDITATION

 

Click HERE to Find Out How You Can Build Muscle & Lose Fat By Eating Plants

Meditation Benefits for Bodybuilders

Early in life as children, we are conditioned to cease being “human beings” to become “human doings,” so we can be productive members of a capitalistic society (another discussion for another website).

A primary feature of meditation is to re-condition ourselves to a state of be-ing again—being fully enveloped and permeated by the present moment.

What does that have to do with vegetarian bodybuilding?

Well before the UW-Madison study was conducted, other mindfulness-based trainings have shown positive effects on inflammatory disorders, which can be common among athletes and bodybuilders.

In fact, the American Heart Association has made public statements linking meditation to the prevention and intervention of inflammatory conditions, heart disease, and stroke.

This recent study also showed that meditation correlated with faster physical recovery after stressful situations. Bodybuilders and athletes performing in any sport can benefit from quicker recovery times after moderate to extreme exertion.

As sports meditation coach George Mumford explained, “When we are in the moment and absorbed with the activity, we play our best.

That happens once in a while, but it happens more often if we learn how to be more mindful.”

Additional reasons you should make time to mediate on a regular basis:

• Better focus while training in the gym, which leads to higher intensity
• Ability to cope with physical pain
• Helps stabilize emotional and hormonal imbalances
• Reduces stress and anxiety
• Deeper sleep leads to faster, more complete recovery

Mindfulness Meditation Creates Positive Molecular Changes and Leads to Faster Physical Recovery

A recent study by researchers in Wisconsin, France, and Spain proved that mindfulness meditation creates positive molecular changes in the human body. The results of the study, which was published in the “Psychoneuroendocrinology” medical journal, investigated the effects of intense mindfulness practice with a group of experienced meditators and a group of untrained control subjects.

“To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper that shows rapid alterations in gene expression within subjects associated with mindfulness meditation practice,” commented study author Richard J. Davidson, founder of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds and the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

After eight hours of mindfulness practice, the experienced meditators exhibited a range of molecular and genetic differences, including positively altered levels of gene-regulating machinery and reduced levels of pro-inflammatory genes.

Interestingly, this correlated with faster physical recovery from stressful situations.

Even though the subjects who were inexperienced in meditation engaged in quiet and peaceful activities for those eight hours, they experienced no genetic changes whatsoever.

Therefore, Davidson and his fellow researchers concluded that mindfulness practice can lead to positive epigenetic alterations of the genome. “Our genes are quite dynamic in their expression and these results suggest that the calmness of our mind can actually have a potential influence on their expression,” Davidson said.

Not Just for Skinny New Agers

Mindfulness meditation isn’t one of those hippie fads where you sit cross-legged in an incense-filled room, chanting mantras in a foreign language. In actuality, mindfulness meditation is the practice of focusing your mind on the present, while being fully aware of your thoughts and without judging yourself.

Being mindful means making a conscious effort to pay attention to your inner self and notice where you are right now, rather than fixating on the past or worrying about the future.

When practiced over time, this practice transcends thinking and activates our consciousness to “see above the clouds.” Knowing that you’re eating is not the same as mindfully eating.

Being aware that you’re working out is not the same as mindful strength training. Once you can incorporate mindfulness into your bodybuilding and/or fitness routine, you will see more purpose in your actions and more passion in your goals.

Applying Meditation to Your Own Life

First, let me say that here in the West, we have developed a culture around meditation and yoga practices that suggests that they are effeminate (unmanly). The reality is meditation and yoga was originally created by men, for men in ancient India (where vegetarians thrive) around 1500 BCE.

According to the team’s Dr. Bruce Lipton, your genes’ activity can change on a daily basis, and you can actually alter their activity by simply changing your  perception.

As Dr. Lipton explained, “Your mind will adjust the body’s biology and behavior to fit with your beliefs. If you’ve been told you’ll die in six months and your mind believes it, you most likely will die in six months. That’s called the nocebo effect, the result of a negative thought, which is the opposite of the placebo effect, where healing is mediated by a positive thought.”

Tips for Starting a Meditation Practice:

• Guided meditation is a great way to get started because it verbally walks you through what to do.
• Try not to be hard on yourself when your mind starts to race with thoughts or wander off.
• Don’t judge or expect an experience. Just be…and allow (even if it’s your mind racing).
• Focus on your breath, it has a calming effect.
• Try listening to relaxing music or nature sounds to quiet your mind.
• Don’t ignore or suppress thoughts as they arise; simply be aware of them and let them pass like clouds through your mind.

For more ideas related to meditation for bodybuilding, watch these 2 videos -

Meditation 101 for Bodybuilding Training

 

Post-Workout Meditation

 

Author Bio:

 

Chris Willitts (creator of V3), is the founder and owner of Vegetarian Bodybuilding.

 

V3 Vegetarian Bodybuilding System is a mixture of science and author’s advice, providing users with optimal diet and exercise. This system is designed for vegans and vegetarians only.

 

A lot of research has been put in this program. Furthermore, a lot of professional bodybuilders and athletes tried and tested the program, praising its progressiveness and efficiency.

 

The program is about taking control of your own body and health according to your potential and needs. And worry not; you’ll get plenty of proteins with this system. It will boost you with energy, and you’ll feel just a strong as any carnivore would (perhaps even stronger, depending on how much you invest in your exercise). It avoids vitamins deficiency and provides you with a lot of proteins, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. 

 

Instead of saying things like “I think a plant-based diet is good for athletes and bodybuilders,” the V3 Vegetarian Bodybuilding System claims “I know a plant-based diet is good for athletes and bodybuilders, and I have results to prove it.”

 

To find out more, visit the website at V3 Bodybuilding – Meditation for Bodybuilding

 

Vegan Bikini Competition Prep - ZOE’S MOTHER INSPIRED HER TO CHANGES LIVES

 Click HERE to Find Out How You Can Build Muscle & Lose Fat By Eating Plants

“…my mother started to eat clean whole vegetarian foods and exercise. She regained her full health and is in remission to this day.”

Name: Zoe Feuerstein
Age: 22
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 130lbs
Birthplace: Seattle, Wa
Current Residence: Issaquah, Wa
Sport: Vegan Bikini Bodybuilding Competitor
Facebook:@zoe.feuerstein
IG: @zoefeuer
Website: bodybyzoellc.com

Q: Tell us a little about yourself.

I am a certified personal trainer with a specialization in athletic conditioning and nutrition for the average person to the athlete.

My hobbies include getting my sweat on, cooking, writing, and reading up on the latest training science and behavioral science. Recently I was awarded Unanimous 1st Placing @ Vancouver Natural USA Championship 2015.

I have a HUGE passion in life for helping people make transformations to their body, mind, and spirit. I see each client as a whole person and I connect on a deep level. My passion for training began when my mom became seriously ill with lupus. Doctors told my family that my mom was going to die from this illness.

As a result of visiting a naturopath, my mother started to eat clean whole vegetarian foods and exercise. She regained her full health and is in remission to this day.

It was this powerful example of how focusing on your health can turn your life around. That spurred my passion to become more than a personal trainer, but a supporter, an advocate, an example, and an expert in helping others change their lives via plant-based diet and exercise.

Q: Why did you decide to try a plant-based diet?

I started my plant-based lifestyle at three years-old. I had a favorite toy chicken and when my mom told me that chicken nuggets were made out of real chickens I never had meat again.

My upbringing instilled a deep sense of empathy for others and that’s why I’m 100 percent vegetarian and 80 percent vegan.

Q: How did you become interested in bikini bodybuilding competitions?

As I said above, I’m passionate about fitness and creating positive change in my own. I’ve see the power of it my whole life.

“It has saved myself, and others, from downward turns in life such as addiction, depression, and loss of joy.”

I decided to compete because I liked the idea of having a goal that would test my limits physically, mentally, and expand my knowledge on training and nutrition. I was inspired by Layne Norton and his clients, such as Femme Fittale.

I was introduced to them when friends at my local gym suggest that I compete. I loved that it connected me with others in the industry and pushed me to be my own personal best.

Q: What exercises would you choose if you could only do three?

Squat

Deadlift

Incline Bench Press

Q: How would you describe your nutrition program?

Because I’m a National Level BodyBuilding Bikini Competitor my diet varies between on (fat cutting) and off (muscle building).

All year I try to avoid:

• Processed sugars
• Corn syrup
• High amounts of processed carbs
• Gluten
• GMO’s

All year I try to eat:

• Fiber via lots of fresh veggies
• Low GI fruits and whole grains
• Lean proteins at each meal
• Small doses of quality fats throughout the day
• Spices for flavor instead of excessive oils and fats

Off-Season/Muscle Building:

• I eat more carbs, fruits, and fats
• I don’t track my portions and listen to body as I slowly build up my portion sizes

On-Season/Fat loss:

I replace most grains with greens and up my protein.

Q: What does your daily meal plan look like off-season/muscle building?

I aim for 130 grams of protein per day, 200-300 grams of carbs, three servings of fat, and three liters of water per day. I take a multivitamin, omega 3’s, and 25 grams of fast digesting protein powder for post-workout.

• Breakfast: Oatmeal, protein powder, berries, and chai seeds.
• Lunch: 1/3 cup tofu or a block of tempeh with 1-2 cups whole grains and greens.
• Dinner: 1/3 cup tofu or a block of tempeh with 1-2 cups whole grains and greens.

Q: What kind of supplements do you use?

• Quest protein bars (plant-based) for food emergencies
• MRM Veggie Elite or Raw Fusion Protein Power (mornings and post-workout)
• Omega 3s for my skin, nails, and joints (also to help lose belly fat)
• Vitamin B and multivitamin

Q: How do people react when they find out you are vegetarian?

They say, “No, Way?! How do you get your protein, I can tell that you do, but how?”, and “You should eat meat it’s holding you back from being as good of an athlete.”

Q: What are some common misconceptions about vegetarianism?

The most common one is that were all rigid, judging, weak, unhealthy, and void of any athletic ability.

People think that we just eat vegetables and grass. They can’t imagine that we enjoy many restaurants and have more energy than our meat loving friends.

Q: What advice do you have for people who are just starting out with training?

“Get a quality trainer or coach, even if you can only afford it for a short amount of time it’s worth ever penny.”

Even one session with a quality trainer will save you months of pointless efforts in your diet and nutrition.  I always ask people, if you had a sink to fix, but never fixed a sink before, would you try to fix it yourself or hire a professional to help?

Q: What advice do you have for people who are thinking of becoming vegetarian?

“Go on Amazon.com and buy some of the highest rated cookbooks. Start cooking a few vegan meals a week, soon you’ll have a variety that you love.”

Then the switch is easy. Also learn how to cook legumes, tofu, and tempeh ASAP, these will be your staple proteins.

For more ideas related to vegan bikini competition prep, watch this video - How to Prep for a Bikini Bodybuilding Show as a Vegan

Author Bio:

 

Chris Willitts (creator of V3), is the founder and owner of Vegetarian Bodybuilding.

 

V3 Vegetarian Bodybuilding System is a mixture of science and author’s advice, providing users with optimal diet and exercise. This system is designed for vegans and vegetarians only.

 

A lot of research has been put in this program. Furthermore, a lot of professional bodybuilders and athletes tried and tested the program, praising its progressiveness and efficiency.

 

The program is about taking control of your own body and health according to your potential and needs. And worry not; you’ll get plenty of proteins with this system. It will boost you with energy, and you’ll feel just a strong as any carnivore would (perhaps even stronger, depending on how much you invest in your exercise). It avoids vitamins deficiency and provides you with a lot of proteins, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. 

 

Instead of saying things like “I think a plant-based diet is good for athletes and bodybuilders,” the V3 Vegetarian Bodybuilding System claims “I know a plant-based diet is good for athletes and bodybuilders, and I have results to prove it.”

 

To find out more, visit the website at V3 Bodybuilding – Vegan Bikini Competition Prep

 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW - BIKINI COMPETITION PREP ADJUSTMENTS

 

Click HERE to Find Out How You Can Build Muscle & Lose Fat By Eating Plants

Bikini competition prep is hard enough as it is, but being vegetarian can present another challenge to the equation.

The reality is that some plant-based proteins won’t agree* with your taste buds.

*This is a kind way of saying that some plant foods don’t exactly taste like a juicy steak or chicken breast.

Tiffany Brooks (VB fan) recently sent an email mentioning that she’s having a hard time eating some foods on her vegetarian bodybuilding diet/meal plan.

In particular, Tiffany doesn’t like choking down tempeh.

I get that. My aversion also happens to be tempeh, as well as some forms of tofu.

We all have different tastes, so your thing might be broccoli, peas, etc.

The point I want to make here is that we can easily make adjustments to our meal plans in favor of our palate.

With Tiffany’s permission, I have provided the correspondence between us via email to illuminate this common challenge with a bikini competition diet as a vegetarian bodybuilder.

Tiffany:

My current struggle is bikini competition prep. I have a current meal plan from a good coach, but she doesn’t specifically make meal plans for a picky vegetarian like me. My current plan looks like this:

Snack 1: (pre-workout) Ezekiel bread w/ 1 tbsp. peanut butter

Meal 1: Protein shake w/ 2 tbsp. wheat germ (post workout)

Meal 2: 1 cup oats w/ 1 scoop of protein

Meal 3: Tempeh salad (10 oz. tempeh, 2 cups spinach, 5 asparagus spears, 1/2 cup avocado, 1 tbsp. olive oil)

Meal 4: 1 cup Greek yogurt w/ 2 tbsp. chia seeds

Meal 5: 5 oz. legumes, 1 cup quinoa, and 1/2 cup broccoli

Meal 6: Protein shake

My main concern is the 10 oz. of tempeh, which has been VERY difficult for me to eat. I don’t usually eat tempeh, and I’m not a big fan of it (I guess I really don’t know how to prepare it because it has no flavor and is dry).

Do you have any suggestions on how to replace some of the tempeh or how the plan can be tweaked some to get the best results? Do you think 10 oz. of tempeh is really necessary?

Most plans I see have around a 4 oz. portion per meal.

I am 11 weeks out from competition, currently weigh 134 lb., 5’4″.

Thanks,

Tiffany

Chris:

Tiffany,

Thank you for reaching out.

My first suggestion would be to read up on ways to make tempeh taste better.

Half the battle with a vegetarian bodybuilding diet is not only learning what to eat but also how to prepare it so that it tastes good.

There are thousands of tasty vegetarian recipes on Pinterest, for instance.

You can also try to replace tempeh with black beans or quinoa.

One cup of black beans has 15g of protein, 41g of carbohydrates, 1g of fat, and 227 calories.

One cup of quinoa has 8g of protein, 39g of carbohydrates, 4g of fat, and 222 calories.

Finally, you may want to try a vegan protein powder that has more than one kind of plant protein so you are sufficiently covering all your amino acids and getting more nutritional variety.

I read in your meal plan that you are already drinking two protein shakes a day; however, I’ve noticed that many vegetarian bodybuilders and bikini competitors dial it up to three to four shakes a day. Especially for bikini competition prep, I see more protein powder being introduced to help lean out.

Q: Does your meal plan look the exact same every day, or if there’s variation, what does it look like?

Tiffany:

Thank you so much for the feedback. A concern with the addition of black beans is the increase in carbs. Does high carb intake seem to be a problem with other bikini competitors?

I’m having the problem of keeping carbs lower while having adequate protein intake.

Right now, there is no variation and the plan is to continue this meal plan at least six weeks before any changes are made.

Chris:

Tiffany,

You bring up another common concern with a vegetarian bodybuilding diet regarding carbs.

The thing is, carbs from plants aren’t quite the same as carbs from say, potato chips, bread, cereal, etc.

What I mean by that is those carbs function differently within the body, and you’re not as likely to store fat from plant-based carbs because they aren’t calorie-dense.

Even though a plant-based diet is optimal, a variety of diets can help us lose fat. What matters most is consistently eating fewer calories.

Competition prep is clearly more complex than that, but you get my main point. What I would suggest is to give yourself a little more freedom with carbs derived from plants and carefully monitor your calories and results.

For more ideas relate to bikini competition prep, watch these 2 videos below – Bikini Contest Prep What To Know

Bikini Competitiors MEAL PREP- How I meal prep! Bikini Prep Diaries

 

Author Bio:

 

Chris Willitts (creator of V3), is the founder and owner of Vegetarian Bodybuilding.

 

V3 Vegetarian Bodybuilding System is a mixture of science and author’s advice, providing users with optimal diet and exercise. This system is designed for vegans and vegetarians only.

 

A lot of research has been put in this program. Furthermore, a lot of professional bodybuilders and athletes tried and tested the program, praising its progressiveness and efficiency.

 

The program is about taking control of your own body and health according to your potential and needs. And worry not; you’ll get plenty of proteins with this system. It will boost you with energy, and you’ll feel just a strong as any carnivore would (perhaps even stronger, depending on how much you invest in your exercise). It avoids vitamins deficiency and provides you with a lot of proteins, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. 

 

Instead of saying things like “I think a plant-based diet is good for athletes and bodybuilders,” the V3 Vegetarian Bodybuilding System claims “I know a plant-based diet is good for athletes and bodybuilders, and I have results to prove it.”

 

To find out more, visit the website at V3 Bodybuilding – Bikini Competition Prep Routine

 

How to Treat the Underlying Causes of Snoring and Sleep Apnea?

 

Click on Here to Find Out How You Can Get Rid of Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Treat the Underlying Causes of Snoring and Sleep Apnea - The Real Cause and Cure of Sleep Apnea

If you suffer from sleep apnea, you’ve probably heard or read that weight loss is one of the best remedies.

However, until now, researchers could never explain why, which led us to question how credible their words were.

Now finally a new study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reveals the real reason weight loss helps with sleep apnea.

It also highlights how you can replicate those results without even losing weight.

Common sense suggests that weight loss leads to a reduction in fat inside the upper airway and that this is the reason why sleep apnea sufferers who lose weight suddenly start breathing more easily while they are asleep.

But while this is certainly true, this new study shows that it is not the chief reason for the improvement in night time breathing.

They asked 67 obese people with suspected sleep apnea to undergo a sleep study and upper airway and abdominal MRI scans before and after a weight loss program so they could compare their sleep with their upper airway and abdominal tissue.

Some participants underwent weight loss surgery while others were placed on strict diet and exercise programs. On average, they lost 10 percent of their body weight.

Predictably, the sleep studies revealed that the subject’s night time breathing improved. Their apnea-hypopnea index scores, which measures how many times breathing stops in an hour during one sleep session improved by an average of 30.7 percent.

Their scans revealed that a large reduction in the pterygoid explained some of this breathing improvement as a result of the weight loss. The pterygoid is a jaw muscle that controls chewing.

But the star contributor to the improved breathing was something unexpected: a reduction in tongue fat.

30 percent of the improvement in their subject’s breathing was caused by a reduction in tongue fat.

Treat the Underlying Causes of Snoring and Sleep Apnea -Interestingly, our stop snoring and sleep apnea exercises tackle exactly these two main causes of snoring and sleep apnea – the jaw and tongue. But our exercises work without any weight loss and only take 3 minutes a day. Learn the exercises here…

Treat the Underlying Causes of Snoring and Sleep Apnea - New Sleep Apnea Risk Factor Is Probably a Condition You Haven’t Heard Of

Smoking, obesity, being male, being older, and/or having upper airway abnormalities all put you in a much higher risk category for sleep apnea; but this is no secret – scientists have known this for quite some time.

But new research, recently published in the journal Frontiers Medicine has added a new cause to the list, and it’s definitely not one that would ever come to mind when thinking about sleep apnea.

Fortunately, you can eliminate this cause, killing two birds with one stone.

Ankylosing spondylitis can now be added to the list (try saying that quickly).

This type of arthritis in the joints causes your spine to become inflamed.

There are huge differences between ankylosing spondylitis and sleep apnea, but researchers continue to dig deeper, as previous studies found a relationship between autoimmune diseases that involve a harmful overreaction of the immune system (like rheumatoid arthritis) and sleep apnea. Spondylitis is another such autoimmune condition.

The research team collected information from about 2,210 people that had been newly diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Research Datasets and compared them to 8,840 healthy people.

They then looked for people who had been newly diagnosed with sleep apnea and then compared the spondylitis and sleep apnea records with each other.

People with newly diagnosed spondylitis were 2.8 times more likely to also be diagnosed with new sleep apnea than the healthy controls were.

During the first 24 months after the initial spondylitis diagnosis the risk was 7.9 times as high; it then dropped to 1.8 times after 24 months.

Men with spondylitis were 4.5 times more likely to develop sleep apnea compared to women, who were 2.7 times more likely to develop it.

The risk was the highest in the 48-59 year old age group and for people with asthma, esophageal disease and hepatitis B.

Ankylosing spondylitis, like other autoimmune conditions, is a risk factor for sleep apnea, so you must keep this in mind if you are ever diagnosed with it.

Treat the Underlying Causes of Snoring and Sleep Apnea -The good news is you can cure your sleep apnea with these simple exercises that take just 3 minutes a day…

AND if you want to eliminate your arthritis, this how it’s done in just 21 days…

Treat the Underlying Causes of Snoring and Sleep Apnea - Treat Your Sleep Apnea to Save Money

Previous studies have connected sleep apnea with everything from heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, dementia, glaucoma, and a variety of other serious illnesses.

It has also been found to be responsible for many accidents, including on the road.

But what has saving money got to do with all this?

A new study by an American research, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, actually reveals how treating sleep apnea can save you money.

Researchers collected records of 1,098 patients who had been diagnosed with moderate to severe sleep apnea and who had also used positive airway pressure (PAP) treatments to alleviate their condition.

When investigating these participant’s adherence to the treatment, they found that 60 percent of them used it for at least 70 percent of the nights for more than four hours. On average, they used it for 5.3 hours.

They counted their participant’s number of overall acute care visits, emergency department visits, inpatient visits and stays, and the associated costs. Scheduled medical procedures like chemotherapy and other expected surgeries were excluded.

The strongest association was between PAP use and inpatient visits. For every one hour per night increase in PAP use, the participants experienced an eight percent decrease in inpatient visits.

For every one hour participants used PAP per night, they reduced their overall acute care visits by four percent. Those who used it for four hours a night cut inpatient visits by 38 percent and acute care visits by 26.

Moral of the story?

Those that adhered to the treatment were likely to have fewer (if any) medical visits, be it emergency or non-emergency ones, thus they had less to pay and ultimately reduced their healthcare costs.

For more ideas to treat the underlying causes of snoring and sleep apnea, watch this video - A Simple Fix For Snoring And Sleep Apnea

 

Treat the Underlying Causes of Snoring and Sleep Apnea - But there is an even more powerful way to naturally cure your sleep apnea. Discover how these simple exercises can alleviate sleep apnea symptoms and even cure it as quickly as today…

 

This post is from The Insomnia and Stop Snoring Program offers a revolutionary new approach to help people stop snoring. Snoring is not only disruptive to our partners, but it poses health risks as well, especially for those folks who suffer from sleep apnea.

 

Christian Goodman, the creator of the program, has discovered that a selection of specific exercises can actually correct the issues that lead to excessive snoring, and help snorers and their bed mates get a better night’s sleep.

 

The program will allow you to shake your pesky and unhealthy snoring habit using only easy to perform natural exercises. No drugs, surgery, funky contraptions to sleep with, hypnosis or any other invasive techniques. If you can spend 7 minutes per day performing these exercises you can say goodbye to snoring for good.

 

To find out more about this program, click on How to Treat the Underlying Causes of Snoring and Sleep Apnea?

 

What is the Best Way to Reverse My Crippling Arthritis in Just 21 Days?

 

Click on Here to Discover How You Can Completely Heal Any Type of Arthritis In 21 Days or Less

Reverse My Crippling Arthritis in Just 21 Days - This Common Mineral Causes and Worsens Arthritis

It is true that minerals are essential for maintaining good health in the body, but not all minerals are created equal. A recent Korean study published in Cell has identified one mineral that causes arthritis.

Researchers from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea are warning people that suffer from arthritis that they need to limit their consumption of this one mineral.

Zinc is necessary for the activity of different enzymes in the body from wound healing to fetus development during pregnancy. But despite its benefits, it has a dark side – it could play a major role in triggering arthritis!

Researchers in South Korea studied the interaction between zinc and a protein called ZIP8, which is a transport protein that transfers zinc into the cartilage cells. Inside these cells, zinc activates another protein, resulting in the production of damaging enzymes that degrade cartilage tissue. When the cartilage is destroyed, it results in swollen and painful joints.

The traditional medical system has no cure for arthritis. People who suffer from osteoarthritis depend on anti-inflammatory painkillers and steroids to get relief from the pain. These medications take a toll on the overall health.

But this new finding sheds light on the involvement of zinc in the development of osteoarthritis in mice.

Does that mean that you should restrict your zinc intake? No! Zinc is an essential nutrient. If you have arthritis or at risk of it, avoid the supplements and reply on a diet full of colorful fruit and vegetable to provide you with the necessary minerals.

Avoiding zinc completely is not going to cure arthritis. Here are the 3 simple steps I took to reverse my crippling arthritis in just 21 days…

Reverse My Crippling Arthritis in Just 21 Days - Common Food Item Fights Arthritis Pain Better Than Ibuprofen

An interesting new study, published in the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, shows that one unpretentious and cheap herb relieves pain better than common NSAID ibuprofen.

What’s more, you can get this dirt-cheap herb in most supermarkets and all health food stores, either fresh or as a supplement extract.

Better yet, it provides many more health benefits without side effects.

Researchers asked 38 college-age women with painful menstruation to take either 400 mg of cinnamon powder, 400 mg of ibuprofen, or a starch powder as a fake treatment.

No one involved in the study knew which substance each participant received.

Researchers monitored the women’s pain severity and duration throughout the day to see which substance worked best.

The cinnamon group experienced less pain than the ibuprofen and fake treatment groups for the first few hours, up to four hours, when there was no longer a difference between them and the ibuprofen group.

Needless to say, the suffering of the fake treatment group continued unabated.

Because 400 mg of cinnamon is very little and it causes no side effects, you can keep on taking it several times a day, whereas there’s a limit to how much ibuprofen you can safely consume.

So, what on earth does painful menstruation have to do with arthritis?

At this stage, researchers have never directly studied whether cinnamon can relieve arthritis pain, but any women with severe menstruation pain can testify that, while shorter in duration than arthritis pain, it is so acute that walking and even sitting upright become a miserable challenge.

In addition to the pain severity, there is another reason why cinnamon might be beneficial to arthritis sufferers.

It is an exceptionally good anti-inflammatory substance.

In a recent review of the scientific literature in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the researchers found several studies that backed the anti-inflammatory properties of both cinnamon powder and cinnamon oil.

Several of the flavonoids it contains have been found to be anti-inflammatory in nature, including gossypin, gnaphalin, hesperidin, hibifolin, hypolaetin, oroxandin, and quercetin.

Because cinnamon contains all of these chemicals, it is uniquely well placed among the herbs to fulfill this function.

Reverse My Crippling Arthritis in Just 21 Days - Although cinnamon helps with pain and inflammation, it’s not enough to reverse your arthritis. For that you need to follow the 3 steps, found here, that have already helped thousands of readers…

Reverse My Crippling Arthritis in Just 21 Days - How Pain Killers Harm Arthritis Patients (And What to Do Instead)

If you have pain, why not grab an occasional painkiller?

No, stop, think!

Because a new study reveals how painkillers can be extremely harmful for people suffering arthritis. It’s not just because of the side effects.

In 2015, researchers published a survey of existing back pain studies in Revista de Saúde Pública, a journal of the University of São Paulo, finding that around 20% of people over the age of 39 complain of lower back pain—worldwide.

Very few of these cases involve arthritis, but when it does, it is a condition called axial spondyloarthritis.

Axial spondyloarthritis is a relatively serious problem, as it increases your chance of a spinal fracture late in life—and because it can cause irreversible bone damage and osteoporosis. Thus, it is important that it is diagnosed and treated as early as possible.

It is possible to see this condition on an MRI scan. The most visible sign is swelling of your spine or sacroiliac joints.

But it is the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that people usually take for normal lower back pain to reduce inflammation and swelling.

Consequently, researchers at the University of Aberdeen wondered whether this widespread NSAID use could hide axial spondyloarthritis from doctors and prevent early diagnosis.

Furthermore, they discovered that many people live with axial spondyloarthritis for 11 years before it is diagnosed.

So, if you’re suffering frequent back pain, you may want to ditch the painkillers for a while and instead insist on an MRI to check if the pain is masking more serious problems.

Watch this video - How To Reverse Arthritis Pain Naturally! (RA Tip Of The Day)

Reverse My Crippling Arthritis in Just 21 Days - The good news is that you can reverse all types of arthritis using the 3 simple steps found here…

 

This post is from the Arthritis Strategy Program. It was created by Shelly Manning, a former arthritis sufferer and a health consultant.

 

A Brief Background on the Author

 

Like you, Shelly Manning also suffered from arthritis, particularly osteoarthritis. This was due to her weight and desk job. Her condition eventually took a toll on her relationship with her (former) husband.

 

It was when she went to Hong Kong that she met Janerdquo, an old woman who owned the restaurant where she ate. Janerdquo supposedly offered her a bowl of a weird-smelling soup, which helped ease her joint pain. She ate there each day for 10 days until she was completely healed from arthritis.

 

Shelly Manning decided to research this natural remedy and to create a step-by-step treatment plan to others who are suffering from different types of arthritis, such as gout, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and psoriatic arthritis.

 

That’s why she created “The Arthritis Step By Step Strategy.” According to her claims, this unique strategy will get rid of joint pain and stiffness, repair your damaged joints, and treat the underlying cause of your arthritis.

 

Shelly teamed up with Christian Goodman, the owner of Blue Heron Health News, a publishing company that aims to help people to take responsibility for their own health by using natural health alternatives for preventing arthritis in fingers and knees naturally.

 

To find out more about this program, go to Completely Reverse My Crippling Arthritis in Just 21 Days