ZINC IS KING.
IF YOU’RE FEELING RUN DOWN, WHETHER FROM INTENSE
TRAINING OR OTHERWISE, YOUR BEST BET TO HELP YOUR
IMMUNE SYSTEM RECOVER ISN’T VITAMIN C – IT’S THE
MINERAL ZINC. “Evidence for the prevention of the common cold possibly
supports the use of zinc supplements,” says Dr. Michael Allan of the Department
of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta. Many studies have pointed to the
effectiveness of zinc for strengthening your immune system and many others have
concluded the use of vitamin C to be disappointing. Multiple trials have indicated
that subjects who took 10 or 15 milligrams of zinc sulphate daily had significantly
lower rates of colds. To a fitness athlete, zinc is essential for its role in producing
testosterone and for white blood cell function, acting as a catalyst in the immune
system’s killer response to foreign bodies.
Prostate cancer is a very
real and significant threat to
all adult males, but if your
lifestyle is excessively fast-
paced (or you constantly
over train and accidentally
run yourself down), you may
triple your risk of contract-
ing the disease. An enlarged
prostate is also related to erectile dys-
function, so ask yourself if all those late
nights at the office are really worth it.
10 %
is the loss of maximal
contractile strength
you experience if
you’re just two per
cent dehydrated.
30
%
The amount of extra calo-
ries you’ll burn on the
treadmill if you simply
swing your arms (active-
ly). If you hold onto the rails, you’re
inadvertently removing a portion
of your body weight from the ac-
tion. Since you’re already atop the
conveyor anyway, why not do some-
thing natural and easy – and reap the
rewards of greater calorie burn?
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