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My Pre-race Workout

Not sure this is the best pre-race workout I ever did...but it was fun.

Podcast: Dr. Mara Karpel & Your Golden Years Radio Show

If you were unable to tune into last night's radio show with Dr. Mara Karpel here is the webpost with the podcast of the show:
http://www.drmarakarpel.com/sunday-7282013-r-keith-mccormick-dc-the-whole-body-approach-to-osteoporosis-kathleen-hudson-texas-heritage-music-foundation/

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Aquamin Trace Minerals plus Vitamin D Stimulate Osteogenesis

A report out of Ireland in Phytotherapy Research sing the virtues of combining trace minerals and vitamin D for improving bone health. This 28 day in vitro study by Widaa et al. found that combining Aquamin, a natural multi-mineral supplement with vitamin D "yeilded a significant increase in ALP [alkaline phosphatase, a marker for increased osteoblast bone building activity] and mineralisation." The researchers concluded that "Aquamin aids osteogenesis, and that its osteogenic response can be enhanced by combining Aquamin with Vitamin D3."

This is why we formulated OsteoMineralBoost to include a hefty 250 mg of Aquamin, the trace mineral supplement derived from the red algae Lithothamnion species. Couple this with our OsteoStim product that packs 1,000 IU of vitamin D plus other important bone healthy ingredients and you get a great one-two punch for building bone.

Widaa, A., et al. 2013. The osteogenic potential of the marine-derived multi-mineral formula Aquamin is enhanced by the presence of vitamin D. Phytother Res doi: 101002/ptr.5038 [Epub ahead of print].

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Radio Show: Dr. Mara Karpel & Your Golden Years

Dr. Mara Karpel & Your Golden Years

Just a heads up that this Sunday (July 28) evening I'll be a guest on Dr. Mara Karpel & Your Golden Years radio show. Dr. Karpel is a geriatric clinical psychologist specializing in helping adults navigate through difficult health issues as they age. We will be talking about the stresses of osteoporosis and what can be done to reduce fracture risk. Hope you can tune into Austin's Talk Radio 96.3, Sunday at 7 pm CT/8pm Eastern. Here's the link to the show.

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Fat in your blood increases fat in your bones...Not good for bone strength

In a study out of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, researchers investigated the association between fat levels in the blood and that within an obese person's bone marrow. High levels of bone marrow fat has previously been shown to correlate to low bone mineral density and increased fracture risk.

Brendella et al. found elevated blood triglyceride and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to be associated with a high fat content in bone marrow.

Bredella M.A. et al. 2013. Ectopic and serum lipid levels are positively associated with bone marrow fat in obesity. Radiology doi: 10.1148/radiol.13130375.

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Icon Crowds

I'll be updating this post with some requests from before. I've been rather lazy recently (mostly because of the Steam sale) but I'll get to work.

Also, with the Gatchaman Crowds airing, I realize that there is a lack of Gatchaman icons. Fixing that right now.