How Vital Is Martial Arts Classes

By Kathleen Parker

Think about classes as one of the things that you go over if you wanted to learn something new. Of course, these are not the only factor that you could settle for if you wish to get into it without having a lot of problem or something like that.

While you are growing, there are tendencies that you will learn a lot of things. Martial arts classes Watchburg NJ is where you can find the best training facilities that you can ever thing of, especially in this kind of filed. Their professionals are fully trained, to make sure that they can impart everything to their classes. If you are parent and wants your kid to get involved, then get on with that.

Mainly, you need to seek for an expert first. Someone that has tons of experience on this field. Keep in mind that the more experienced they are on the field, the better that they can work into the task. However, there could be some other individuals out there that will help you with that aspect. It might sound like you are doing the best, but at least the whole idea is there.

In talking for the basics, we should learn a few things on what we should be doing in every way. There are times that we might not have any clue about this. Some of your ideas are pretty much the same and they will most likely assist you when it comes to the problem you should settle into. Doing that quite often should be your main goal all the time.

Some of the resources you have right now might not be too beneficial in every way. If that is the case, try to seek for more ideas about that aspect. For sure, they would be glad enough to work into it. If there are some points you find really vague, then let us walk us through to some of the rules that are pretty helpful in every way.

When you are about to ask questions, we should try to be more aware of how these details would work into. If you are able to do that with ease, there are will be good aspects that will help you with that. When some questions are quite bad for you, then let them work into the whole aspect with ease. As long as questions are asked, the better it should be.

When there are some information that you can find on the book, you should give that a try too. Books are pretty much focused on providing you with the details, but you, as the user should do your best to work on the exercises that are provided there. Doing that quite often will not only improve your understanding, but it will help you as well on what to do.

Setting some hours of practice is crucial. If you can make a schedule, the better it should be. Sometimes, these things are pretty vague for you to work on, so try to be more certain about these aspects and focus on the goals.

If you wanted to be more active with what you wish to achieve, then get on with these tips and see what could happen in the process.

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The Power of AWE on Health and Well Being

"When people think of an Ironman competition, it may elicit the emotion of awe...at least it does in me. And, when a person strives to overcome a disease like osteoporosis, to me, it elicits awe as well. But awe is apparent in every aspect in life - big and small. The key is to put away distractions and stay completely present and connected; you will experience awe-inspiring stuff all around you."
                                                                                                              Dr. McCormick

What is "awe"?
Wikipedia says that awe is "an emotion comparable to wonder but less joyous." The dictionary defines it as "an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear..." and "produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful..." Maybe a more gut-generated definition would be "that which drops your jaw"..."that which leaves your mouth agape"..."that which powers through your
body, not just as some exciting visual titillation, but something that sends extreme ripples of energy throughout every single cell, tissue, fluid and organ in your body"...and yes, even your bones (more about that soon!)

The emotion of awe can be aroused by a sight, sound, feeling, smell, or taste, or any combination there of. It can be evoked by the actions of a person, an animal, or by a weather event or music. It can be caused by something as small as nanoparticles or as large as the universe. It can be inspired by something as common as a crow or as rare as a natural pearl. It can be from something that may cause one person's heart to race while barely producing a blip in another. It can be fickle...something that may inspire awe in a person one day may completely flat line on another. And awe can also be both complex and simple. I've sometimes been left in awe by something only to analyze it later and then loose the awe. Sometimes it's best to not over-think or analyze the thing that gives you awe. Just let whatever it is do its thing. Let it simply and thoroughly pull that guttural awwwwwwwe of inspiration out of you.. and then let it continue producing the awwwwwwwe of expiration...as it tantalizes all through your body...all the way to your bones.

J.E. Stellar and colleagues explain in a recent issue of the journal, Emotion, that awe has clear health benefits. We have all experienced a grumpy neighbor or coworker who is negative about everything and has every health issue in the book; it's difficult to know if the negativity is responsible for the health problems or the poor health is the root of the negative attitude. Suppose you were able to help that individual experience things in a new light - elicit a smile and physical signs of joy, open his/her eyes to new possibilities and the good, amazing things that happen every day all around us? Stellar has shown that it really would help - emotionally, physically, and bio-chemically.

Stellar studied college student's reactions to various emotions and found that there was a relationship between discrete positive emotions and the blood level of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-6 (IL-6). This is very important because excessive levels of IL-6 not only promote inflammation but it also stokes osteoclasts, the cells that break down bone and are responsible for bone loss. (For more on how this happens and what it does to your skeleton check out Chapter 4, "Chronic Systemic Inflammation and the Conflagration of Bone" in The Whole-Body Approach to Osteoporosis

We want to lower IL-6 levels. IL-6 is natural to the body but when its levels get too high we are in a state of chronic systemic inflammation and this leads to disease...to osteoporosis. We want to do everything we can to lower this pro-inflammatory cytokine and Stellar's work demonstrates how important it really is to be more positive in our lives. Stellar specifically demonstrates that the positive emotion of awe is "the strongest predictor of lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines."

Rudolf Steiner, the great Austrian philosopher who founded the first Waldorf Steiner School, believed that wonder and awe were key to the acquisition of knowledge. It was through the opening of one's body, mind, and spirit to the wonders of nature that Steiner believed we were best able to develop acute emotional sensitivity and a state of well being. Steiner didn't know anything about IL-6 but he sure understood the importance of awe.

Make it a point to look on the bright side of things, check out the greatness of life...and above all, simply observe sometimes and be in awe.

Stellar, J.E., et al. 2015. Positive affect and markers of inflammation: discrete positive emotions predict lower levels of inflammatory cytokines.

Emotion 15(2):129-33.

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Creatine and Resistance Training Improves Bone Mineral Density

Having just completed the Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon and qualifying for the Ironman World

Championships to be held on October 10th in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, I thought it might be fitting to talk about exercise and bone strength.

Ironman triathlons cover a distance of 140.6 miles (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run) which, I guess (well, I know), is kind of crazy...especially since competitors do it all in one day. I'm actually not so sure this form of exercise is really that healthy but it just happens to be something I enjoy doing. (It is amazing I can say I enjoy it just 3 days after the Lake Placid race...gosh am I sore!). In any case, exercise IS very important for bone health. But we need to have the right nutrients for that exercise to do its job.  

Calcium and magnesium of course are important for bone health, as are trace minerals. Vitamins D and K help us absorb and utilize calcium and without these vitamins the mineral intake would be fairly ineffective. If you have never had your vitamin D level checked, now is the time to do it. Please don't rely on just taking 1,000 or 2,000 IU/day of vitamin D, as I have had MANY patients who have told me they take 2,000 IU/day, yet when I test them we find they are lacking in vitamin D. Some people just have a harder time absorbing D than others and even at 2,000 IU/day they need more...so TEST!!!  Your target for an optimal vitamin D level should be between 35 and 60 ng/ml. The best time to test vitamin D is in March or April when your stores are the lowest after a long dark winter with its low intensity sun. That said, if you have never had it tested NOW is the best time.  

In addition to supplementing with bone-health promoting minerals and vitamins, another product I often recommend is creatine. Creatine is an amino acid natural to the body and vital for building muscles and for muscle contractions. Creatine is naturally manufactured by the body (from arginine, glycine, and methionine) but as we age our ability to form creatine declines. We can obtain creatine from our diet but the best sources are fish and meat which are acidic and large quantities of these foods may not be the best way to ensure adequate creatine levels. Because creatine is only obtained through animal products, vegetarians have difficulty maintaining adequate creatine levels. For these reasons supplementing with creatine, especially if you have bone loss, is a good idea.  

A recent article by Chilibeck, et al. in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise showed that "twelve months of creatine supplementation during a resistance training program preserves femoral neck BMD [bone mineral density] and increases femoral shaft subperiosteal width, a predictor of bone bending strength, in postmenopausal women." Creatine can help us maintain muscle strength which is important for reducing falls (falling is the number one cause of fractures). Creatine also helps build muscle tissue and since robust active muscles release bio-chemicals called myokines to signal bone strengthening, muscles are a good thing to develop if you have bone loss.  

Once you get the go-ahead from your doctor to start an exercise program, I suggest hooking up with a personal trainer. Trainers can help keep you from injuring yourself by making sure you are doing exercises properly. You wouldn't want to break a bone while loading them to stimulate strengthening. In addition to exercise, take in adequate vitamins and minerals such as our OsteoNaturals products and consider adding creatine to your nutrition supplement list. I typically recommend KreAlkalyn Pro by Designs for Health but there are many other companies that produce good creatine products. Shop around and see what fits you the best. Now, get exercising and have fun making your skeleton stronger and healthier! Maybe I'll see you in Kona!  

Chilibeck, P.D., et al. 2015. Effects of creatine and resistance training on bone health in postmenopausal women.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 47(8):1587-95.

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Do You Know Your Level of Risk?

May is Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention month ~ Do You Know Your Level of Risk?
 

It is my opinion that every woman and man should have a bone density examination (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry or DXA) between the ages of 40 and 45...even if there are no risk factors for osteoporosis. THAT is a bold statement considering the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) only recommend osteoporosis screening with DXA for women 65 years and older, and for men over 70. (Earlier for both groups if risk factors are present.) (Risk factors are such things as family history of osteoporosis, weight under 127 pounds, history of smoking or excessive alcohol consumption, poor diet, etc.) So why would I go so much against the grain and recommend such an early screening? 

My recommendation comes not just from my own tussle with this disease but also from clinical experience. My personal story (which many of you are already aware of) is that I had no risk factors for osteoporosis but was diagnosed at age 45 with severe bone loss. It wasn't an examination of any kind that alerted me to my "silent" disease...it was just that I began to...crumble. (I had a -4.3 T score of the spine and suffered 12 fragility fractures over a five year period.) I REALLY wish I would have had a DXA scan 5 years earlier. Maybe all those fractures could have been avoided. In the clinical setting, I see quite a few patients in my office under the age of 50 with osteoporosis. How did they find out they had weak bones? Well, initially it wasn't because they had a safe, non-invasive, in-expensive procedure (DXA)...it was because they broke a bone doing...well...not much...

Here are some facts that will make the reasoning for my recommendation more clear: 

1) 48% of patients with osteoporosis have no risk factors (Watts, N.B., et al. 2001)

2) 10 million Americans have osteoporosis

3) 50% of women and 20% of men will sustain an osteoporosis-related fracture

4) There is a 24% increase in mortality rate within 12 months of a hip fracture

5) There are over 1,200,000 osteoporosis-related fractures each year

6) Retaining bone density is WAY easier than regaining it once lost.

7) Bone density exams are inexpensive and radiation exposure is minimal. 

A recent review (Amarnath, A.L. et al., 2015) published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine determined that too few women are getting bone density scans. Researchers examined the medical records of 51,000 women aged 40 to 85 living in California and determined that only 57.8% of women aged 65 - 74 and 42.7% of women over age 75 received DXA screenings. Even with women age 60 to 64 with at least one risk factor, only 58.8% had a DXA. The researchers concluded that DXA screening is being underutilized.

My plea to you is to MAKE SURE YOU AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY get DXA scans. If you can’t convince your doctor to order it at age 40 or 45 then please, at least by age 50...women and men...whether or not there are any risk factors for osteoporosis.

Fractures can dramatically impact your life. Fractures of the spine can cause pain, reduced mobility, thoracic kyphosis (Dowagers hump), and reduced lung and heart function. Hip fractures are typically repaired through surgery and when a partial or total hip replacement is performed on an osteoporotic hip there is much greater risk of failure. The more osteoporotic a person is, the more risk of complications (hip dislocations, inflammation and loosening of the implant, infections, blood clots, etc.) from the surgery. Couple this risk with the possibility of faulty implants such as the Stryker-Rejuvenate device that was pulled off the market in 2012 and the Zimmer Persona knee replacement device that just had a piece of it (the trabecular metal tibial plate) recalled this February, and there is considerable cause for concern. Osteoporosis is a major pubic health problem; PREVENTION of osteoporosis is the way to go.

With May being Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month please help us get the word out to friends, family, colleagues - to anyone who will listen. It is important to find out early if bone loss is present because some day it may dramatically impact the quality of a person's life. We have compiled a great deal of information on risk factors over the last few years. Many of these factors can be reduced by individual action, and those that cannot be reduced through lifestyle changes can be lessened by taking measures to increase bone health. The key is knowing your level of risk and making a plan.

To find out more about osteoporosis and how it can be approached naturally through changes in life style and diet, strategic exercise, and supplemental nutrition go to www.OsteoNaturals.com.  

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