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Sunday, March 22, 2015

How to Make Perfect Fudge in the Slow Cooker



I started reading about Intermittent Fasting this week which naturally got me to find a way to make fudge.

I know. 

I dont understand me, either.

Dont wait until the Holiday season to make fudge again. This is SO easy a four-year-old could do it (unless her mom shoos her out of the kitchen so nobody knows how much fudge got eaten in the name of Quality Control).




The Ingredients
serves 10-20 (or Adam and Me on date night)


3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips 
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon salted butter
cooking spray to spray down the crock
parchment paper or non-stick foil to line a 9 x 9 baking pan

The Directions

Use a 4-quart slow cooker. If you only have a 6-quart, thats okay, but it will melt faster, so keep an eye on your chocolate.
Spray the crock well with cooking spray (if you are using a Ninja, Id still spray it down). 
Dump everything into the pot. Cover, and cook on high for about 1 hour, or on low for about 2 hours. Stir every 30 minutes. Once the chocolate has lost its form and can be stirred into a liquid state, spread it out into a lined 9 x 9 baking pan.
Chill in the refrigerator overnight (or at least 4 hours) before cutting into bite-sized squares.

The Verdict

Its perfect. I wondered how the consistency would be without marshmallow fluff, but the condensed milk made the same sort of smooth texture with the chocolate as I wanted. 
Because the mixture doesnt need to get boiled to a candy-making boiling point, this is a great recipe for kids. If youd like to, go ahead and add chopped nuts or candy canes for a peppermint version.

Long Live Fudge!!


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How to eliminate pounds holiday season


Of course, excesses are made during the holidays. But it is not to panic! A diet a little more under control, without sacrificing fun, and some tips guarantee you that from the first days of 2010 the footsteps of the excess will be gone.

Even if you "have paid attention," according to the usual formula, you have earned during these festive meals too much protein, too much fat, too much sugar and not enough complex carbohydrates or vitamins. You thus imposed on certain days at your gut a big job. Result: your balance presents the bill with a few pounds in bonuses!


Water, water, water
Drink rather lightly sparkling water. Their small bubbles give a nice clean feel and waters bring you beneficial minerals. you need good sleep to recover. Instead of coffee, take green tea, rich in antioxidants. Need it be said that sodas and sugary drinks of all kinds (even the lights) are to be eliminated? If you are addicted, it might be the right opportunity to detoxify you.

Orange pressed every morning
If you do not have one, invest in a juicer (manual). Make a big supply of orange juice. And when you wake up each day squeeze into one (it takes 1 minute) and drink the juice immediately. It is full of vitamin C. It will wake you up and you will feel the benefit during the day. If ever you are prone to urinary stones, it will protect.

Breakfast sandwiches
A bowl of tea or light coffee, wholemeal bread or cereal toast, lightly buttered and honeyed you chew slowly, yoghurt possibly with a teaspoon of honey, thats the breakfast that will allow you to take full morning. And consequently light lunch. Wholemeal bread or cereal because it is rich in complex carbohydrates and fiber. Butter because dry bread, its not really good. The honey for a sweet note and its benefits to the throat. Yogurt essential for calcium.

Cure soups
A homemade vegetable soup bowl every dinner. It wedge and then you just kind of a fish fillet (with a good lemon juice), or a slice of meat, a dairy and a fruit for the meal is complete, satisfying and light. It takes 20 minutes to prepare a soup, 15 if you use frozen vegetables Nature. Once the vegetables cut into small pieces and cooked with a little water in the pressure cooker (10 minutes), you crush them with the blender until the mixture is smooth and thick. Add salt only then. Alternate the vegetables, mix them, add a bunch of parsley end of cooking: the soup will be very rich in vitamins and minerals of all kinds. Expect 250 to 300 grams of vegetables per person. It is useless to melt butter. But you can add croutons and garlic toast and just fried with a little olive oil, a dash of milk, cheese, ranging from râpé.En impossible to tire of this basic dish (which has also become fashionable for some time). There is a good chance that everyone at home to taste and take this habit continues. Soup, its not very expensive. This is the best way to eat lots of vegetables and easy to please all ministers and health organizations that constantly try to convince you of their health benefits! Cooked fat, very thick, it is a food low in calories, so slimming. And if there is a microwave in the office, what is causing you to take one of the heat and make the most of your lunch?

Walk and eat slowly
Well, it can be a bit tiring but it feels good. No one can say otherwise. The benefits of walking are numerous: calorie expenditure, weight thighs, activating blood circulation, removing rust joints, lower cholesterol.  Walk and eat slowly
Well, it can be a bit tiring but it feels good. No one can say otherwise. The benefits of walking are numerous: calorie expenditure, weight thighs, activating blood circulation, removing rust joints, lower cholesterol, and since the car stays in the garage, contribution to the rescue of planète.Mangez slowly. Thus will travel on the satiety level in your brain. You will stop eating so spontaneously when it will occur. By increasing your energy expenditure with walking and eating no more above your caloric needs, inevitably you will lose weight.

Store the balance
After checking your weight on Jan. 2, then store your balance. Needless to weigh yourself every day with neurosis. Your jeans, your skirt or pants will suffice as indicators: they have not narrowed during this week. You will stop eating so spontaneously when it will occur. By increasing your energy expenditure with walking and eating no more above your caloric needs, inevitably you will lose weight.
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Saturday, March 21, 2015

How the addiction to air conditioning is wrong to diet


The heat forces your body to burn more calories.

This is an almost natural way to lose weight, as long as you balance your diet and not drinking anything.

When thermo ...
The human body must always remain at a temperature around 37 ° C regardless of the outside temperature, not necessarily as -10 ° C and + 30 ° C.

For this, a phenomena battery permanently place there to produce heat (thermogenesis is) or to lose: the thermolysis.

The internal heat comes from all the work that make the cells to produce the energy we need by oxidizing carbohydrates, fats and proteins. The slightest movement of product, the digestive system too, especially when he works thoroughly: you inevitably feel after a heavy meal, too heavy.

As for the loss of internal heat, it is mainly through the evaporation of sweat: the water that comes out of all the pores turns to steam and it refreshes.

This balance between the two is called thermoregulation: its part of basic metabolism and it uses a lot of calories.
When it is hot, the system goes into high gear, resulting in an additional expenditure of calories. If you are not a (an) addict air conditioning, heat forces you, whether you like it or not, increase your energy expenditure: this is one way to lose weight.

Provided you do not eat no matter how!

Oil: the trap salads and crudités
When the thermometer rises, we feel like salads and raw vegetables as raclette bourguignon or beef. What is a beneficial reflex vegetables are rich in water and this, one has a great need.

But who says salads and crudités said dressing for seasoning. And the most important part of the dressing, this is oil. Gold thereof, whether olive, canola, nut, sunflower etc. is always composed of pure lipids. Result: 90 calories on average per tablespoon.

It does not pay thoughtlessly oil in the bowl, you put a measuring cap or it is measured with a dessert spoon. And extends the dressing with a natural fruit juice (not sweet!): Orange, for example, grated carrots or other rawness.

For variety, salad dressings made with yogurt or cottage cheese: they contain a lot less fat, calories and therefore more they are rich in water. The remoulade takes planning very well with white cheese and mustard, it is even more refreshing! Cucumber, it marries yoghurt and herbs.

Thus lightened, these salads bring less fat (which are stored on the buttocks and thighs) are more digestible and suddenly, provide less internal heat. This benefits!

Soup, soup, soup!
To make more chic, say of gazpacho, cold velvety. But the principle is the same: raw or cooked vegetables and mixed.

Soups advantage: lots of water, fiber, vitamins, minerals and salts no (or almost no) cooking to do.
Vegetables (peas, lettuce, radishes, zucchini, etc.) for a velvety are cooked in 5 minutes in a pressure cooker. A helping hand mixer then and presto! it folded. Just let it cool, put in the freezer for 15 minutes although the refresh and its ready to be served.

Gazpacho is the only tomatoes or other vegetables, possibly a little bread, mixed, scented and elongated ice.

No need to add fat in these or those velvety gazpacho: the flavors of the vegetables are sufficient in themselves. And thus they provide few calories.

Cold meats and fish
Cook a chicken or roast beef or roast veal or a big fish in the oven.

Certainly, you do not really want when its 35 ° C in your kitchen, but its only a bad time to go (and do not forget that this heat makes you spend energy!).

But then youll have cold meat and fish that accompany your vegetable salads.

The following meals will be even easier to prepare, all in the most absolute lightness.

Dairy products instead of cheese
In times of great heat, the cheeses are not practical or appealing they drip, sweat, feel strong.

While a good yogurt or cottage cheese from cows milk or goats just out of the fridge, its absolutely delicious.

They are mixed in peaches, apricots, strawberries cut into pieces.

No need to add sugar, fruits contain it all. And thus has great light desserts, delicious and refreshing.

Sodas: in the closet!
Unfortunately, if your fridge is stocked with sodas, it is urgent to store them elsewhere. And this for the good of your family.

A teenager who made sport easily need 2 or 3 liters of fluid a day. If these are brought by the sodas which are archi sweet is the insured cat nutrition.
In addition, soft drink quenches less than water. The sensation of thirst comes much faster.

Fill the water bottle fridge.

If you hear screaming, prepare large pots of sweet little lemonade or water with a little bit of mint syrup or grenadine: it will not be pure water, it will have a little color and sweet flavor and it will be less harmful than sodas.

If the heat lasts long enough, thats probably a good opportunity to them (you?) To detoxify those damn sugary drinks!

Do not drink ice but cool or warm
Since you are sweating more than usual, you logically need a lot more water.

When you swallow a glass and is well chilled, your stomach is agitated in every direction to warm. And produces internal heat you do not need.

In addition, the cold amazes your taste buds and it interfere with the signals sent to your brain. You have, at the moment, you feel refreshed but in fact you do not really have your water quota.

Run water from the tap, fill in your glass and add an ice cube if it insists on staying warm, which is not nice, you désaltérerez much better.

And think of mint tea! Glossy but not warm, not sweet (or very slightly). Thus it is drinking in the Maghreb countries where it is warm.

Save water ice house
Make ice tea with mint, adding in each one or two drops of peppermint alcohol. When you suçoterez them in the day you will have a pleasant feeling of freshness in the mouth.

If you have mussels ad hoc sticks, prepare ice water for the whole family. Mix with water or skim milk with a little mint syrup, strawberry, grenadine, pour into molds and put them in the freezer for 3 hours. It will be fewer calories than ice cream or sorbet trade.

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Friday, March 20, 2015

How To Enjoy A Purely Delicious Blizzard

 
Can I just say for the record: I am SO over winter. Done. Had enough, thank you very much.

I know you folks in the mid-Atlantic states have been getting hammered these past few days. And I feel for you, really I do. But geeze Louise, welcome to my world...um, like since early November.

Well, at least the postman brought a little ray of sunshine into my life the other day when he delivered my Purely Delicious magazine. I poured myself a mug of Natures Prozac hot cocoa, threw another log on the fire, and curled up with the Winter 2010 issue.

If youre not familiar with this quarterly gem that celebrates living foods and an eco-friendly lifestyle, allow me to introduce you to what I feel is a must-have raw food resource.

Each issue is packed with recipes, beautiful photos, articles on nutrition, healing, detox, seasonal eating, fitness, organics, gardening, eco-travel and more.

Theres a RAW 101 section thats specifically for folks just starting to explore the lifestyle  – to explain the nuts and bolts in simple and friendly terms. Hmmm, have a friend or family member whos been a bit resistant to a raw, vegan or vegetarian message? A gift subscription** would be a great way to reach out and encourage them to explore and celebrate each small step they take towards better health and nutrition.

Ask the Experts is a regular Q&A feature with raw food educators and authors Matt and Angela Stokes-Monarch.  Matts been on a 100% living foods diet for over 10 years now, and Angela lost 160 pounds by adopting a raw lifestyle.

From the Fall 2009 Issue

Chef Omid Jaffari is a regular contributor. Its best to put on a bib before viewing his stunning culinary creations and photos. Youll drool. Trust me.

This issue includes articles on eating green, yoga, raw chocolate (hello!), Graves’ Disease, dude food (yeah, Im talking to you, guys), fermented foods, sprouting, recycling, reinventing self and so much more!

Good for body, soul and planet.

Can you say that about snow?

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Holidays stress and weight how to manage


The fear comes every year. How to go from good holiday without being overwhelmed (s) (in order): family meals, wake up, shopping, gifts, kitchen, temptations, chocolate, missing time, dog time, no place to park, champagne , fatigue, menus, maps VA ?? ux, children, etc., all of which are due to stress, source pounds.


Organize primarily
Certainly, one can go on holiday at this time, allowing many to escape traps, but not at the risk of temptation and kilos because there will everywhere awaken and pastries!

We can also arrange in advance so as not to bathe in the stress during the last week of December and so calmly deal at all.

This is the right key to limit fatigue and stress, these two poisons of life that encourage snacking (and often drink a glass) under the pretext of giving courage to recover strength and relax.

Note any
Whether on an ordinary notebook or on your organizer, write down everything you have to manage by the end of the month. If in the car or on the bus do you think something like "Chocolate Aunt Jeanne," you can immediately write it, you will be sure not to forget. Keep always be with you in your purse on the nightstand: If you wake up with a start with the idea gift for stepmother (who has everything, of course), you can write it down right away. In a meeting, when your mind escapes notice.

Make lists according to your special requirements: Eve and family meals to make, guests, gifts, etc. Nothing more comforting and soothing a list where one bar as.

Eve (s) and / or Christmas dinner and New Years Day at home? Call now for your menus. Thinking primarily to everything that is naturally light: shellfish (lobster, lobster, lobster, shrimp), high in protein and very lean, with little or no fat; shellfish with these qualities and more are particularly rich in restorative mineral salts.

Do your shopping on the Internet
It includes absolutely all, without fatigue, with price comparisons and time for reflection. There is even gift ideas when you do not know what to offer, which is often the case!

During your research, save the pages you saw something interesting. This will then allow you to easily place the order, no questions asked "where have I seen the scarf fringed mink 50 ?? I need regular. "

If you plan shells for your wake, buy them from producers basket. They are cheaper than in supermarkets or fishmongers.

Fir: buy it online, it saves you from having to carry and ravage your car with the needles.

Sustainable development is fashionable. Invest in gift "sustainable": magazine subscription, regular deliveries of flowers, plants for the garden, a beauty salon, a gym, etc. All this can be done via the Internet.

Thus, you avoid exhausting races Saturday in crowded stores that push to crack a fat and sweet bar Rounding waist.

Tips and tricks
Check the pharmacy house dressings cuts in the kitchen, arnica, aspirin, vitamins, etc.
Fill up trash bags, absorbent paper and aluminum, toilet paper, dust suppressants rags, paper tissues.
Make your table plans well in advance. This will allow you to change them.
Check dishes, silverware, glasses, dishes, flower vase, table cloths, etc.
Take out the Christmas decorations stock. Check them out.
Buy now wrapping paper, string, labels, glitters, table decoration, etc.



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Thursday, March 19, 2015

How to increase Hair Growth and Volume Naturally

Losing hair is one of the common concerns for men and women. Generally we shed 50 to 100 hairs per day which is unrecognizable. However, for using excessive of bleach or other reasons, this number starts to increase. As a result, hair becomes thinner. On the other hand, hair can be thinner for biological reason. Women feel uncomfortable with this hairstyle.

How to Increase Hair Growth


1. Consult a physician


If thinning hair is caused by any medical issue, it will be better to solve it by consulting a physician. The primary medical causes are hormone imbalance, stress, hereditary, dietary, and surgery reason. Generally it is prescribed medicine which can be collected from nearest pharmacy. However this can be an expensive procedure and medicine may have side effects.

2. Vitamin and Supplements


Having vitamin and supplements can be another effective way to volumize one’s hair. Vitamin A assists to grow hair and is recommended for thin hair treatment. Vitamin B is also suggested to thick hair. Biotin, on the other hand, is helpful for hair re-growth especially in cases of losing hair due to childbirth, surgery or other same issues.

How to Increase Hair Growth Naturally 


There are several natural procedures and mixtures which do not have any potential harmful side effects. In addition, they are very cheap and efficient. Some of common natural procedures are described below:
  • Blood flow to hair follicles can be increased by massaging scalp for 5 minutes per day. As a result, hair growth promotes and hairs become shiny. 
  • A mixer of natural essentials also helps to improve hair condition. The mixture must be made out of lavender essential oil (6 drops) and bay essential oil (6 drops) in a base of almond oil (4 ounces). 
  • Herbal shampoo can be made at home. The ingredients are aloe vera gel and coconut milk (small amount). 
  • Onion juice is another effective liquid. Apply it to the roots of the hair and rinse it off after 1 to 2 minutes. Do this twice daily. 

How to Increase Hair Volume


Hair Volume or Hair Density is another most concerned health topic. Sometimes hair volume starts to decrease with age or stress. The methods mentioned above may help but you can also use the following techniques to increase hair volume.

Try Hair Thickening Fiber 


There are many thickening fibers in the market. Avoid those which contain chemical fiber. These are very injurious for hair and for scalp as well. Natural thickening fibers are easy to apply, safe and unnoticeable. It works as small magnets which volumize hair instantly. It is also inexpensive.

Hair Transplantation


It is a well-recognized way to restore hair. It requires implanting hair into the bald part of the scalp. It is very expensive and cost increases if a lot of hairs are lost. Infection and scarring are common side effects of this method.
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Saturday, March 14, 2015

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Monday, March 9, 2015

How to Keep Track of Your Calories

Keeping Track of What You Eat: USDA SuperTracker

One of the best ways to enhance your athletic experience is to eat a balanced diet that meets your nutrient needs. A great way to make sure that you are meeting these daily nutritional needs is to keep track of the food and beverages that you consume. With the USDA’s SuperTracker, you can easily track and analyze nutritional needs that are personalized to fit you and your exercise routine. Start by visiting the USDA’s SuperTracker website and following the steps below: 

1.    Select Create Profile and create a username and password. This will assure that the recommendations made are tailored to your specific needs and that only you have access to your records.
2.    After your profile is created, you will see an individualized plan with daily physical activity, calorie, and food group goals. Use these guidelines to plan your meals, snacks, and physical activity routine.
3.    Select Food Tracker from under the Track Food & Activity bar at the top of the screen to start entering your daily food and beverage intake.
4.    Using the “Type in your food here” box, begin looking up food and beverage items (e.g. granola bar, milk, whole grain bread). 
5.    For each item, select the amounts consumed and select the appropriate meal(s) when that item was consumed, and select Add.
6.    Continue to add all of the items you consumed that day.
7.    Once you’ve added all of your items, check out the graphs on the right to see how well you met your food group needs for the day.
8.    You can also select My Reports from the above bar to view additional reports pertaining to your nutritional needs.

In addition to the Food Tracker, the USDA SuperTracker website contains tools to help track physical activity, plan meals, journal, and set goals. Hopefully, this tool will empower you to make healthy food choices that adequately meet your dietary needs.

Guest Blogger: Emily Seidl, USD Dietetic Intern
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How to Build The Perfect Athletes Plate

One of the most basic questions we get asked as dietitians all the time is "what should I eat?". Its a fairly simple question with a complex answer. However, there are ways to simplify this question, especially when it comes to athletes. The best way to simplify it is by showing you how an athletes plate should look like based on their training regimen.

           

On easy training days, rest days or if I am trying to focus on weight management (probably during off season) my plate should look like the one noted above. Working less, requires less carbohydrates for energy but more produce to assist with recovery and sustaining health. It should contain:

  • 1/4 grains, ideally whole grains such as whole wheat pasta, brown rice, quinoa, sweet potato, whole wheat bread, etc. 
  • 1/4 protein. Focus on lean protein such as chicken, turkey, fish, lean parts of the beef or pork, tofu, eggs, etc. Prefer grilled, roasted, broiled or baked over fried or pan fried. 
  • 1/2 vegetables and fruits. Example: green beans, roasted beets, salad, sauteed cauliflower, broccoli and carrots, etc.
  • Make sure you always have healthy fats in there such as: olive oil, olives, nuts, seeds, avocado.
  • Hydration is always important. Continue hydrating adequately with mainly water.
  • Example of a whole plate: chicken breast, brown rice with almonds and broccoli or large salad with egg, cheese, pumpkin seeds, lettuce, tomato, onion, cucumber, carrots and cabbage. 
As training increases our plate changes to accommodate more carbohydrates to assist with energy demands of the sport. Moderate training is typically when you have 1-2 training sessions a day that may include one easy workout and a second hard/moderate workout or just one hard workout.
          
This plate should contain:
  • 1/3 grains. As noted before, prefer whole grains. A day before a game or a competition, you might want to consider limiting whole grains so they do not cause a stomach upset.
  • 1/4 protein. As intensity increases we still need enough protein to help rebuild and recover.
  • 1/3+ vegetables and fruits. Variety is important to help fight inflammation, assist with recovery and support a healthy immune system.
  • Continue to incorporate healthy fats.
  • Hydration - keep hydrating appropriately. Weigh before and after practice. For every pound lost, drink 16-20 oz liquid. Sports drinks could be incorporated. See previous post for more specific info on hydration.
Last but not least, when training intensity and duration have increased even more, we focus more on carbohydrates as that is our major source of energy. Hard training or competition day (depending on the sport) is when we have at least 2 workouts a day that are fairly high intensity or if duration is long
            
This plate should contain:
  • 1/2 grains. The higher the intensity the more we rely on carbohydrates. This plate may need to contain more easily digestible carbohydrates such as regular rice and white pasta vs whole grain to prevent stomach issues.
  • 1/4 protein. As intensity increases we still need enough protein to help rebuild and recover.
  • 1/4 vegetables and fruits. Variety is important to help fight inflammation, assist with recovery and support a healthy immune system.
  • Healthy fats are increased slightly to accommodate inflammation as well as being able to meet calorie goals. 
  • Hydration continues to be very important. See above for recommendations 
As you can see, its quite simple. Whether you cook at home, eat at the dinning hall/training table or eat out, you should be able to build a healthy plate. Hopefully, these visuals have helped. You can also print out this cool education sheet the NCAA Sports Science Institute has created to building a performance plate.  

** Thanks to USOC and UCCS for the great athletes plate ed material
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How to Incorporate More Vegetables in Your Diet

For the college athlete, vegetables and fruits play an important role. Damage and inflammation occur in the body due to exercise and the main way to fight that inflammation is to incorporate more anti-inflammatory foods. Fruits and vegetables are highly anti-inflammatory and should be incorporated on a daily basis. In fact, the athlete has a higher demand for certain vitamins and minerals on top of the need to fight inflammation and therefore, there is a higher recommendation for fruit and vegetable consumption (at least 7 cups a day of fruits and vegetables combined). Most people love fruits and have no issues incorporating them into their daily routine, whether it be in a smoothie, as a snack or as a sweet ending to a meal. However, many struggle with how and where to add all those vegetables.

                
Here are some healthy ways to incorporate more vegetables in your daily routine:
  • For breakfast, add vegetables to your omelette such as spinach, red peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, etc.
  • If having a breakfast burrito, consider adding salsa.
  • If having a smoothie consider adding things like carrots, beets, kale, spinach, celery, etc. My favorite juice is 50/50 100% orange juice and 100% carrot juice, yum! (note; any smoothie with vegetables needs to have a good balance of fruits as well or else it will taste kind of yucky).
  • Use vegetables as part of your daily snacking for example: carrots and hummus, celery and peanut butter/cream cheese, bell peppers and cottage cheese, tomatoes and Greek yogurt or just a vegetable mix (baby carrots, cherry tomatoes and cucumbers)
  • When making sauces such as tomato sauce add more vegetables to it, for example: saute onion, garlic, zucchini, squash and eggplant and then add the typical tomato sauce you use. That makes for a richer, tastier sauce
  • Use vegetable rich soups such as minestrone and salads as an appetizer. 
  • Try to create a meal based on vegetables. Consider even going meatless for one day. Examples to try: vegetable stir fry, vegetable lasagna, big salad.
                   
  • Have a side of salad each meal. Make sure you have variety so you do not get bored.
  • What ever vegetable you like, take 2-3 servings of it instead of 1. Example: if you like broccoli, have 2 cups of it, not just one.
  • If you like grilling, make sure you always grill some vegetables, whether they are in kabob form or not. See some ideas on previous blog or on Eating Well .
  • Always have cut up vegetables visible so that you will always be reminded they are there and they can be a good grab and go option.
  • Use shredded or pureed vegetables for things like muffins, cakes, meatloaf, meat balls, breads, casseroles, etc. Example of vegetables you can use: sweet potato, zucchini, carrots. Here is a zucchini, carrot apple muffin recipe.
  • When having pizza, make sure you sprinkle more vegetables such as spinach, onion, mushrooms, etc.
  • When you go to a party or dinner be the one that brings the vegetables. Typically thats the one thing lacking from a party.
  • If you are tired and dont feel like cooking, microwave frozen veggies. They are quick and easy. In fact, its the best "fast food" around.
  • If you enjoy using the slow cooker, almost everything done in it can have added vegetables. Example: add carrots, peppers and squash to your chili. 
  • Stuff vegetables. Example: make stuffed peppers with meat and rice, stuff tomatoes with cauliflower mash and pesto, Stuff mushrooms with garlic, etc. 
  • Add diced vegetables to your tacos.
All vegetables can be incorporated whether fresh, frozen or canned. I am positive there are far more many ways but these healthy ways are all simple and doable. They can help get any athlete to the 7 cups a day recommendation of vegetables and fruits.  Here are some easy recipes to help get you going.

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Fast diet: How do you know if was too dangerous


Diet fast Does it seem familiar? If you are trying to lose Znkm, it is advisable to know that Splenda "magic" is, mostly, in terms of poor nutritional value, harm to health or continue weight reduction achieved by a long period of time. Cons (shortcomings) of diet and health alternatives rapid

Monday, April 15, 2013 Diet fast when is it dangerous?
Diet quick highlights newly observers. But, how it is possible to know whether the "Splenda magic (strange)" is the new diet healthy and balanced, or is it diet fast else I can help you to lose a few kilograms at the beginning of it, but treacherous and illogical manner not able to maintain the results of the extent to term? There fevers (Systems diet) many wonderful attract people by the idea that looks modern, but sometimes many it is an admitted old underwent a new marketing campaigns.

Although different types of diet could help you in the beginning of it in lose Znkm, but the diet of this type is not recommended in general. What are the common problems in all kinds of diet quick?

Characterized types of diet rapid dispensing full of Oriental certain or specific nutritional values, such as proteins or carbohydrates. The problem with this that you can trust to Lose thus essential food compounds the body needs.

Department of diets (accursed) require you to prepare a special diet or she characterized regulations buy long and complicated.

If this is not enough, the Fever (Systems diet) not only dictate the specific program you food but also the times in which you should eat certain foods.

Department of diets (Splenda) Quran is in fact a subtle ads for vitamins or food additives are included in the program.

But the most problematic aspect of the rapid diet is that it does not provide you with the tools to need to change the style diets and for the long term. Each one he could fast workout diet for several weeks, but most people who have tried one diet rapid Systems of this kind has returned to the practice of the past pattern of diet and gained weight again until he returned Weight lose it.

As a result of rapid diet common: high excess weight again.

Fast diet - malicious diet? So you can be sure

If you confused about advantages and disadvantages of diet fast that you really find, the following guiding questions may help you in this: If you answered "yes" to each of the following questions, the talk revolves around a balanced diet and does not harm health:
When planning a diet, you been with the participation of a nutritionist?
Does Splenda lose guarantee 0,5 - 1 kg per week.
Does the program include Oriental food from all food groups?
Do you encourage diet holding a lasting and constant change in eating habits and exercise is recommended physical activity?
However, If you answered "yes" to the following questions, it is a sign that the "Splenda strange" harmful laws do not maintain a balanced diet:
Is diet ensures a rapid reduction in weight up to more than 1.5 - 2 kg in a week?
Do please diet totally abstain from eating certain foods?
Does Splenda recommendation include eating feed additives or certain vitamins?
Do you feel that Splenda is trying to "sell" you something?
For any diet is desirable to get away fast? - All of the recommendations

So far, there was talk in general about potential damage resulting from "Splenda magical" different forms, but the people who took the advice and warnings one step forward are a group of nutrition and diet specialists from Australia. Just recently, I took a group consisting of more than 50 nutrition specialist from Australia is part of a local search aims to uncover the "magic diet" for the worse. Statistical specialists answered computerized they had to classify diets (Splenda) the three most damage that they know. What are the kinds of diet that you should stay away from them, then?

In the first place: the diet lemon. 80% of specialists rated "diet lemon," he "Splenda worst". Lemon diet depends on drinking lemon juice, add red chili pepper for several days along with almost total abstinence from eating any other food. Meaning it is diet fasting, or in his name known as "clean toxins."
Second: diet according to blood type.
In third place: diet acid base, this accursed concentrated in eating fruits, vegetables and legumes.
In the wake of research, says Dr. Trent Fiston, spokesman for the Association of nutritionists Australian, that many women feel failure when they do not succeed in carrying diet sharp and unrealistic of the species listed above, but these types of diet, in fact, are the same that lead to the failure of women.

Many nutritionists recommend a morning meal as a key to healthy weight loss.

Instead, Dr. Fiston suggests ignored "Splenda magical" and focus on the hard physical activity, proper nutrition and proper. He stresses that the small changes that occur in the long term be effective and can be kept more than put the magic goal to lose weight fast and recover the weight of the new, a situation experienced by a lot of people who are trying to lose weight by diet fast.

Includes tips provided by Fiston to lose weight in a healthy and balanced:
Emphasis on eating a morning meal every day.
Determine to fast food only once a week.
Preference for drinking water and to reduce other beverages.
Emphasis on the practice of physical activity.
Fever food (diet) recommended an emphasis on balanced nutrition.
So far been talking about viruses harmful to health. However, there are also types of diet is healthier and stresses the balance of foods from different food groups. What are they?

This diet emphasizes fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low-fat milk products, in addition to it is advisable to reduce saturated fat and salt from the diet program.

Diet TLC-its full name or Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes. His goal to lose the level of LDL (bad cholesterol) and improve heart health by limiting amounts of saturated fat and sodium consumption by a large amount of dietary fiber and other essential food compounds.

Mediterranean Diet - this diet emphasizes whole grains, hummus, salads, fresh fruits and vegetables, fish and olive oil.

Mayo Clinic Diet (Mayo Clinic Diet) - this diet emphasizes the consumption of a large amount of low-calorie foods, such as fruits and vegetables, which can eat a lot of them and do not load your body a lot of calories. This diet limits the consumption of sweets and sugar additions to 75 calories a day.

Conservative diet and weight - this accursed continued to WTO and provides a sound and balanced ways for food depends on the basis of equal food. One of the important tools in this diet is the size of the meal, in addition to the consumption of fruit and vegetables, without specifying.


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Sunday, March 8, 2015

How important is sleep


KJGHJGU76576FJSleep is essentialfor those who want to live healthy. We spend more than a third of our lives sleeping and the quality of the latter, directly affect our quality of life.
Quality sleep allows long-term preservation of our health, but also short-term recovery of the previous day and build enough energy for the next.
So, sleep well is a sure bet like the short term.
so how important is sleep?


The importance of sleep for health

  the importance of sleep onhealth is well documented and we know that an important function as:
1. Growth
2. Brain maturation
3. The development and preservationof our cognitive capacities
4. The temperature control
5. Adjusting many hormonal secretions

A lack of sleep
or poor quality sleep can have a real impact onhealth and the proper conduct of everyday life.

Why we have to know how important is sleep.

Lack of sleep increases the risk:

1. Sleepiness
2. Weight gain and obesity
3. Stress
4. Depression
5. Cardiovascular diseases
6. Concentration disorders
7. Diabetes etc. ...

The above list is not exhaustive and the negative effects of sleep deprivation are too numerous to be listed.
To know how important is sleep, isessential for health and good sleep is to put all the advantages on his side to preserve it.


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How to get a good night sleep


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Why can’t get a good night sleep


1 of 4 people complained of insomnia. But do not sleep at all is exceptional!

Occasional insomnia, which disappears spontaneously when solving the problem may be due to:


- The worries of everyday life

- The pain of a disease


The large insomnia may arise:

- A depression

- An obsession that should be dealt


False insomnia, by far the most common:

- The electroencephalogram, sleep is almost normal, but the sleeper complains of a little refreshing sleep, short and frequent awakenings.



Fear not get a good night sleep is as important as the disorder itself.


Therefore dramatize and try to better manage his sleep.

The sleep during the day and too long naps make you tired and depressed.




Here are some tips to get a good night sleep:


- Know your needs (sleep time, schedule...) and try to keep your rhythm.

- Hold hours of sleep as regular as possible particularly t wake up.

- Be alert for signs of sleep: yawn, heavy eyelids, stretching, eyes tingle. Do not resist fatigue, go to bed. If you miss your sleep cycle, you should wait for the next.

- Avoid stimulants in the evening with coffee, tea, vitamin C, sodas with caffeine, cigarettes ...

- Avoid overeating at night and alcohol at dinner.

- Get active but not before bedtime. Please allow approximately 2 hours between strenuous physical activity and time of sleep.

- Take a nap less than 20 minutes for an immediate need for recovery and a long nap 1:30 in anticipation of a nights work.

- Avoid Computer and TV shows during your time of rest.

- For meals before the sleep phase, prefer slow digesting foods (starches) in quantities small.

- For meals during the Standby Phase, choose foods fast digesting and menus "tonics" (vegetables, salads).

-The best way to get a good night sleep or nap is to regulate the amount of brightness someone has in their room.  Furthermore, a person should sleep in a quiet room where he or she will not be disturbed.  When napping during the day, a person should not completely darken the room, for it causes that person to sleep longer.  Establish and follow a regular schedule for your sunrises and sunsets. Take naps at regular times. This planning will help create a habit of favorable long-term recovery.
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How to Diet Food Review Tofu Lentils and Blueberries

If you are interested in dieting, you may have heard talk of how to diet. I can almost guarantee you havent heard everything though. In fact, if you read the rest of this how to diet review, youll discover three features almost nobody is talking about...yet...

Tofu

Tofu is a wonder food that has the ability to mimic the taste of any food conceivable. Tofu is created by soaking soybeans in water, producing soy milk. Soy milk is combined with lemon juice to create soy curds and whey. Tofu has all essential amino acids, which creates protein, unlike most plant-based foods. This how to diet food contains almost half fat in comparison to carbohydrates and protein. Tofu contains calcium because calcium sulfate helps to gel the tofu together instead of leaving in a liquid state.

Lentils

Lentils are legumes, not like peanuts which grow in the ground, but like peapods which grow on trees. Green, brown, yellow, red, black, the varying color of lentils. These how to diet legumes contain twenty-five percent protein in comparison to carbohydrates and fats, so is good for muscle-builders or those who have limited budgets. Lentils are good for lowering cholesterol, and are a great source of dietary fiber. Legumes such as these contain various small amounts of vitamins and minerals.

Blueberries

Berries are an exceptional source of antioxidants; they do not come any more refined than in wild berries. They are very good with vitamin C and dietary fiber. Blueberries contain a small amount of various minerals good for the body. Antioxidants are good for the eyes as they prevent the onset of cataracts, and are good for the mind as it helps to prevent aged based forms of degeneration such as Alzheimers. To top it all off, how to diet blueberries are very, very, very, low in calories.

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Saturday, March 7, 2015

How Old Is Your Heart Take A Quick Test To Find Out!


Is your heart older than you are?

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Is Your Heart Older Than You Are?
I read an article this morning in the Wall Street Journal about a web-based tool that calculates the biological age of your heart developed by Unilever. Its based on the Framingham Risk Score and uses standard risk factors for heart disease and stroke.

I was very excited to take it (it took less than 2 minutes) because Ive always suspected that my heart was younger than my 65 year chronological age. Every time I enter my age in my treadmill or exercise bike it sets a really low target heart rate for me. So when my heart rate barely starts to rise, it tells me its too high when, in fact, I feel like I can push myself a lot harder. 

The Test
The first two questions asks for your age and gender.  After inputting this, it immediately told me that the average woman my age has a heart that is biologically 7 years older than their chronological! So now Im starting to sweat it. What if my heart is actually older than I am? Do I have a 72 year old heart?

It goes on to ask about smoking, current medical conditions, and if your parents have ever had heart problems. 

Height, weight, and waist measurements are next. It then asks for total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol levels as well as your systolic blood pressure (the higher, top number).

A few quick questions follow about blood pressure meds and whether or not you have diabetes. And then, voila- the results.

Diet and Exercise Make a Difference
My results were great! Although Im a 65 year old female, my heart is only 46 versus the average woman my age whose heart is 72 years old. Next time I have to input my age in my exercise equipment, I will enter 46! 

My 55 year old husband took the test and has the heart of a 47 year old, despite his family history. His father had a major stroke at the young age of 49. The average 55 year old male has a heart of a 62 year old.

I can only assume that a plant-rich diet and lots of exercise has helped me have a heart that is 26 years younger than the average 65 year old woman and my husband to have a heart that is 15 years younger than the average 55 year old male, despite his family history. 

TAKE THE TEST to find out the age of your heart!

More than 700,000 Americans have heart attacks each year and a quarter of all people in the U.S. die from heart disease. If your heart is older than you are, work with a good naturopath on a heart-healthy diet and exercise program.

Diet
I dedicate my life to developing and sharing heart-healthy recipes on this blog and I hope you will make these for yourself and your family or share them with loved ones who need to improve their diet. For less than $10, you can download my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen, for 160 healthy vegan recipes, available on iTunes and Amazon. These recipes are the very ones we enjoy each day and you can see they have resulted in us having young and healthy hearts!

Exercise
There are several posts I have written that might help motivate you to "get moving." You can take the One Million Steps, One Hundred Days Challenge. Or, read Lose Weight, Get Fit and Increase Your Activity Level with a Pedometer.

Its never too late to improve your health and lower the age of your heart so TAKE THE TEST and get started!

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Carbohydrate Supplementation During Workouts Who Benefits How Much and Which Type s of CHO are Best

Compared to liquid beverages, gels have the advantage of causing lower GI stress, when significant quantities of CHOs are consumed during exercise. Bars, can be held in the cheek pouch and chewed during critical phases of a race.
The headline gives it away. Todays SuppVersity article is a brief review of the (mostly sponsored) literature on Gatora.... ah, I mean carbohydrate supplementation during exercise. The headline also implies that the usefulness and efficacy of carbohydrate supplements depends on exercise duration and the type of exercise.

As a seasoned student of the SuppVersity you will know that certain paradox involved with regard to the duration / type of exercise. Short exercise durations, for example, shouldnt require large CHO boluses, long duration exercise, on the other hand, is fueled mostly by fat - so why should you supplement with carbohydrates, anyway?
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I promise to answer this and other questions in the following paragraphs, but before I do so, I would like to point out that there is as of now no evidence that the much-praised "fat adaptation" increases the exercise performance to an "Olympia" level. Carbohydrate supplements, on the other hand, are still part of the regular supplementation regimen for the 99% of the top athletes.

That being said, the human physiology dictates that the use of carbohydrate supplements during aerobic workouts that last less than 60 minutes is useless, because muscle glycogen is generally not limiting to performance when exercise durations are less than ~60 minutes.

It should not work for short duration exercise, but it still does

Interestingly, 16 out of 23 studies, Trent Stellingwerff and Gregory R. Cox from the Canadian Sport Institute-Pacific and the Australian Institute of Sport reviewed for their recent paper in Applied Physiology have found that carbohydrate supplementation and/or oral (mouth) exposure to carbohydrate can improve performance of tasks less than 1 hour in duration:
You wont fully deplete your muscular glyocogen levels
during short duration resistance training (Haff. 2003)
"In 2004 a seminal paper was published showing that a carbohydrate mouth-wash (swirling 25ml of a 6% CHO beverage (only ~1.5g of CHO in 25ml [6.4% maltodextrin solution (CHO)]) around in the mouth for ~10 sec, every 7.5min) significantly improved time trial (TT) performance [in seven male and two female endurance cyclists] by ~3% (Carter et al. 2004a)." (Stellingwerff & Cox. 2014)
This effect of CHO mouth-washing to improve performance in events from 30-60min has now been replicated in several other performance studies (10 of 13 studies) using both cycling and running interventions and with both sweet (sucrose) and non-sweet (maltodextrin) caloric CHO sources,as compared to 5 non-caloric artificial sweetener placebo trials showing no performance enhancing effects.
Figure 1: Hard to believe, but true - In 2010 Pottier et al. observed that CHO mouth-rinsing, but not CHO ingestion increases the 1h high intensity time-trial performance in trained subjects.
 "All these findings have been mechanistically supported with a functional magnetic resonance brain imaging study showing that CHO mouth-washing from both sweet tasting glucose and non-sweet maltodextrin can stimulate the brain areas of the insula/frontal operculum, orbitofrontal cortex and striatum, which are involved with brain centers responsible for reward and motor control (Chambers et al. 2009). Interestingly, if the mouth (oral receptors) and GI tract is by-passed by CHO infusion straight into the blood stream then 1h cycling TT performance was unaltered as compared to no CHO supplementation (Carter et al. 2004b)." (Stellingwerff & Cox. 2014)
Studies evaluating the effects on perceived exertion (Fares et al. 2011) found similar benefits all of which support the idea that the effect does not occur in the musculature, but rather in the head.
So what do you do to benefit during short-duration (<60) minute workouts? To benefit during short duration exercise exercise (<1h) ~1.5g of high GI carbohydrates (30g/h total = max) consumed or used as a mouth-wash in servings of 25ml for 5 to 10 sec every 8 to 10 min of exercise will do the trick. Since it can be difficult to actually drink / mouth-wash with CHO during critical phases of the race, Stellingwerff and Cox suggest "placing a sports confectionary in the cheek cavity" as a more practical option for some athletes.
It should be obvious that the physiological, or rater intra-muscular benefits of carbohydrate supplements increases with the exercise duration.

CHO supplementation during exercise that lasts 60 minutes or longer

In view of the fact that it is 100% logical and well established by studies by Coyle et al. (Coyle 1992a; Coyle 1992b) that the intake of carbohydrate (glucose alone, and glucose + fructose blends) can significantly improve prolonged endurance capacity and performance (>60min of exercise (Jeukendrup 2010)).
Figure 2: Overview of the performance increases in the 50 studies Stellingwerff & Cox reviewed (2014)
Against that background I will not bother you with another overview of the results, but focus on the efficacy of different carbohydrate supplementation strategies and types of carbohydrate supplements for exercise durations beyond the "magical" hour.

Glucose + fructose - the combination advantage

As a SuppVersity reader youve previously heard about the benefits of combining glucose and fructose in your intra-workout beverage. It is thus only logical that most commercially available formulas are mixtures  glucose + fructose (GLU:FRU) or maltodextrin + fructose - so-called "multi-transportable CHOs". The advantage of using both glucose and fructose is that the carbohydrates will be absorbed via SGLT1 and GLUT5 intestinal transporters.
Comparison of single vs. mutliple CHO sources (CHO, carbohydrate; FRU, fruc- tose; GLU, glucose; Perf, performance; P, placebo; TT, time-trial; TTE, time to exhaustion; Signif, Significant; SUC, sucrose; Stellingwerff & Cox. 2014)
Fructose + glucose mixtures excel, but it takes carbohydrate intake rates of more than 60g/h for the advantages to reach statistical significance. Why? Well, less than 60g/h dont overload the regular glucose transporters in the gut, and the advantage of having both SHLT1 and GLUT5 intestinal transport becomes irrelevant. Several studies have now shown that high intake rates (>70g/h) of GLU:FRU blendsduring moderate intensity, prolonged (>2h) exercise, results in ~8% improvement in endurance performance over both a  1h  TT  (Currell  and  Jeukendrup  2008)  and  over  100km  of  cycling  (Triplett,  Doyle  et  al.  2010) compared to glucose alone, and 19.5% versus water (see Table 1). Another research group has shown  further increases in performance with GLU:FRU blends over multiple sprints  after an endurance pre-load (OBrien and Rowlands 2011; OBrien, Stannard et al. 2013).
Specifically during long(er) duration exercise, when the carbohydrate consumption can exceed 60g/h there is a significant performance increase with multi- vs. single source carbohydrate supplements (Stellingwerff & Cox. 2014)
An advantage that has been scientifically established among others by Jeukendrup et al. (2010) who found that this pattern of CHO ingestion results in ~20 to 50% higher CHO oxidation rates compared to the ingestion of a drink that contains nothing but glucose or maltodextrin.


Now an increase in carbohydrate oxidation alone does not sound like something you would aim for as an endurance athlete. In practice, increases in carbohydrate oxidation have yet been shown to increase the performance during prolonged exercise bouts compared to isocaloric glucose-only beverages. (Currell et al. 2008; Triplett et al. 2010; OBrien et al. 2011; OBrien et al. 2013).
So how much does it take during long(er) 1-2h+ exercise: Youve already learned that glucose + fructose mixtures should be preferred to carbohydrate supplements with only one type of CHO. While 30-60g/h, which is the amount of carbohydrates that is currently suggested by the American College of Sport Medicine (ACSM 2000; Sawka, Burke et al. 2007) appears to be be enough for exercise durations ranging from 60-120 minutes, recent evidence suggests that hard exercise bouts which last longer than 2h require up tp 90g/h or carbohydrate solutions with a CHO content of >8%.
Needless to say that there is still research to be done with respect to individual influencing variables of carbohydrate requirements. The currently available evidence, for example, is largely based on results from runners and cyclists. Two other factors / issues that come to mind are...
  • the dose-response relationship, which appears to be capped at 75g/h - at least according to a large-scale multi-center study by Smith et al. (Smith. 2013) who found that their subjects, endurance trained cyclists or triathletes experienced significant performance increases, with increasing amounts of carbohydrates (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110 and 120g of CHO/h) during a 2h constant load ride.

    Figure 3: Mean log time to complete time trial (natural) as function of CHO treatment condition with fitted quadratic curve (with 95% CI of mean curves). Differences 100 represent percent change in performance. The quadratic function relating CHO ingestion rate to time complete time trial for 43% (95% CI = 11%–75%,P= 0.059) of the variation in mean performance score (Smith. 2013)
    The CHO given was a 1:1:1 glucose:maltodextrin:fructose blend. Results indicated incremental performance improvements of 1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0%, 4.0%, and 4.7% at 9, 19, 31, 48, and 78g CHO/h, respectively, with diminishing performance enhancement seen at CHO levels >78g/h.

    The optimal amount for performance (+4.7%) was 78g/h, with a range of 68 to 88g/h. However, even at 10g/h, a 1.0% increase in performance was observed, showing even a small amount of carbohydrate has the potential to positively impact performance. 
  • the optimal mix of glucose, dextrose, fructose, maltodextrin or other "special" carbohydrates  - needless to say that waxy maize, hydroxypropyl distarches (learn more) or the expensive fast absorbing highly insulinogenic patented carbohydrate source Vitargo come to mind, when we are talking about finding the optimal mix of different carbohydrate sources - a mix, by the way, of which you can safely assume that it will differ according to the physiological demands of the workout and the exercise duration.

    One thing we shouldnt forget, though, is that next to optimal performance, optimal GI tolerance, i.e. the absence of bloating, diarrhea & co would be an important criteria the "optimal" carbohydrate blend would have to meet.
  • Figure 4: CHO suppl. ameliorates  testosterone reductions in 800m runners (de Sousa. 2010)
    the impact of carbohydrate supplementation on hormonal changes during and in response exercise - several human studies suggest that CHO supplementation attenuates the suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and the rise in stress hormones during periods of intense training; a recent rodent study shows that the provision of carbohydrate supple- ments can prevent / reverse exercise-associated menstrual dysfunction (de Sousa. 2010; Zhao. 2014)
I guess, I could come up with additional research gabs, but in the end, a list of "gaps" is not exactly useful for you. Much in contrast to a conclusion, which I am about to formulate in the bottom line, now.
Bottom line: As of now it looks as if the recommendations I made in the light(er) blue boxes for short (<1h), long (1-2h) and ultra-long (>2g) workouts are the best we have.

For the majority of resistance trainees, intra-workout carbohydrate supplementation is at best facilitative. The repletion of the depleted glycogen stores after your workouts, however, is necessary | learn more about glycogen repletion
What I find particularly interesting is that for shorter duration exercise situations (<1h) and high(er) exercise intensity, similar benefits can be achieved with swallowing vs.  outh-washing with only 30g/h of liquid CHO sources. Performance increases in the 2.6% ± 3.3% range may not sound earth-shattering, but if you were running for an hour, your competitor who made sure to bring a carb bottle would be 83s faster than you are - thats 83s which could make the difference between first and last place.

For longer duration exercise, the studies, Stellingwerff and Cox reviewed in the previously cited article yielded an intermediate improvement of 4.9%±4.9% with significantly higher values in studies investigation long(er) + higher intensity exercise. The notion that carbohydrate supplements were useless and the various position statements of sporting bodies all over the world just a concession to the sponsoring money of the industry is thus unwarranted | Comment on Facebook!
References:
  • Carter,  J.,  Jeukendrup,  A.E.,  Mundel,  T.,  and  Jones,  D.A.  (2003).  Carbohydrate  supplementation  improves moderate and high-intensity exercise in the heat. Pflügers Archiv : European journal of physiology446: 211-9.
  • Carter, J.M., Jeukendrup, A.E., and Jones, D.A. (2004a). The effect of carbohydrate mouth rinse on 1-h cycle time trial performance. Medicine and science in sports and exercise36: 2107-11.
  • Carter, J.M., Jeukendrup, A.E.,  Mann, C.H., and  Jones, D.A. (2004b). The effect of glucose infusion on glucose kinetics during a 1-h time trial. Medicine and science in sports and exercise36: 1543-50. 
  • Chambers,  E.S.,  Bridge,  M.W.,  and  Jones,  D.A.  (2009). Carbohydrate  sensing  in  the  human  mouth:  effects  on exercise performance and brain activity. The Journal of physiology587: 1779-94. 
  • de Sousa, Maysa Vieira, et al. (2010). Effects of carbohydrate supplementation on competitive runners undergoing overload training followed by a session of intermittent exercise." European journal of applied physiology 109.3: 507-516.
  • Fares, E.J. and Kayser, B. (2011). Carbohydrate mouthrinse effects on exercise capacity in pre- and postprandial States. J Nutr Metab2011: 385962.   
  • Pottier, Andries, et al. (2010). Mouth rinse but not ingestion of a carbohydrate solution improves 1‐h cycle time trial performance" Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 20.1: 105-111.
  • Sawka,  M.N.,  Burke,  L.M.,  Eichner,  E.R.,  Maughan,  R.J.,  Montain,  S.J.,  and  Stachenfeld,  N.S. (2007).  American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Exerciseand fluid replacement. Medicine and science in sports and exercise39: 377-90.
  • Smith, JohnEric W., et al. (2013). Curvilinear dose-response relationship of carbohydrate (0-120 g/h) and performance." Med Sci Sports Exerc 45.2: 336-341. 
  • Stellingwerff, T., & Cox, G. R. (2014). Systematic Review: Carbohydrate Supplementation on Exercise Performance or Capacity of Varying Durations. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (2014). Ahead of Print. 
  • Zhao, Can, et al. (2014). Effects of carbohydrate supplements on exercise-induced menstrual dysfunction and ovarian subcellular structural changes in rats." Journal of Sport and Health Science 3.3: 189-195.
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