Ryan Shea asked:




Do you often experience dizziness and wonder why do I feel light headed? If so the real reason could surprise you! Find out now the 3 most common reasons for constantly feeling light headed and what you can do about correcting this aggravating and life altering condition.

3 Reasons Why you’re light headed!

Low Blood Pressure – Quite often the feeling of light headedness and seeing stars or feeling dizzy is a direct result of a lack of oxygen or blood flow to the brain. Now low blood pressure is often not the actual cause in of itself but just another symptom. You will have to dig deeper to root out the real reason your body is experiencing low blood pressure.

Undiagnosed Allergy – This is a very common situation where a person eats a specific type of food regularly such as wheat or dairy and is in a constant state of reacting at all times. The only real true solution for this scenario is to eliminate the aggravating food itself from the body. A good start is to go on an elimination diet and remove all the common allergens such as dairy, wheat, corn, eggs, soy etc.

Adrenal Fatigue – This is in fact the core problem for an individual who suffers from light headedness. You see when your adrenals are burnt out through a variety of causes such as stress, ongoing allergies and poor sleep/diet habits your adrenals will begin to go into a state of weakness where it can be very difficult for them to recover from.

The most common symptoms an individual will experience who has adrenal fatigue is exhaustion even when they wake up, low blood pressure, weakness, shortness of breath, increased incidence of allergies and brain fog where concentration is severely impaired.

I would suggest doing some research and getting an accurate diagnosis for what’s really causing your symptoms. The ideal method is to use something called EDS testing or electro dermal screening, it’s a very popular way of testing for various conditions, specifically allergies, however you will need to check with a naturopath or alternative practitioner as conventional doctors are not familiar with them. Alternatively naturopaths will often use a detailed questionnaire to determine the most likely cause of your current health symptoms.

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Marty Gallagher asked:




In my experience there are two distinct types of muscular fatigue associated with intense progressive resistance training (only intense training is sufficient to trigger muscle hypertrophy) and these two types should be recognized and understood. The first type of fatigue is direct muscle soreness and is the result of a particular exercise targeting a specific muscle. Scientists are at odds as to the exact cause of muscle soreness but most believe that it is associated with some sort of cellular micro-trauma. Direct muscle soreness is usually the type of pain and discomfort that most folks experience when they begin serious progressive resistance training program.

There are varying degrees of muscle soreness and sometime the intensity of soreness can become so severe as to be debilitating. The muscles are actually sore to the touch. I have self-induced this type of soreness to every degree on every muscle – once, as a 14-year old novice, I found a 10-pound solid dumbbell and proceeded to do 50-repetitions in the one-arm curl for each arm every hour on the hour for 10-straight hours. It seemed like a cool idea to my young and dumb mind but that went out the window the next day when both arms locked up to such a degree that I could not straighten my arms. Both biceps were so traumatized that they remained involuntarily contracted for the next 36-hours. My hands were held at my face and any attempt to straighten my arms resulted in excruciating pain. I had to ride it out until the biceps relaxed. This was an extreme example of muscle fatigue but extremely illustrative of this 1st type of muscle soreness/fatigue.

The second type of muscular fatigue is what I would describe as overall fatigue, I call it body shock. The body is a holistic unit and hard intense training done for long time periods has a cumulative effect. After a while a uniform sense of overall fatigue is experienced manifested by an overwhelming sensation of tiredness. This tiredness envelops the whole body. When in the throes of body shock it seems as if you are moving through water. In my experience this type of fatigue is a direct result of an accumulation of intense workouts. Fatigue and soreness come with the territory and if you never experience either version, likely you’ll not make any significant physical progress.

In my experience, if I don’t feel some degree of muscle soreness in the target muscle after a workout I become suspect that I didn’t work hard enough or the exercise I selected was technically deficient and spread the muscular effect over too wide an area. In this respect I use controlled soreness (no too much, not too little) as a workout report card. When it comes to body-shock fatigue, to my way of thinking a much more serious type of fatigue, I will cut back on my training and kick up my calories, particularly my protein intake. When body-shock descends training through it is a bad idea: first, training poundage plummets (so what’s the point?) and secondly there is a very real danger of fatigue-induced injury.

If you experience severe muscular soreness of the 1st type, avoid training that particular body part until the soreness reduces to tolerable levels. If body-shock envelops you cease and desist progressive resistance training and kick up the food intake. I have found that light to moderate cardio actually helps to dissipate muscle soreness. Accelerating circulation within a sore muscle stimulates recovery, assuming the resistance used is light, easy and not taxing. Use your common sense and be aware that even purposeful primitives paid heed to fatigue.

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Kim Kia Tan asked:




Phosphorus supplement – how do you ensure that you include this humble mineral in your diet?

Phosphorus is essential for the structure and function of your body, phosphorus is also vital for communication between cells and for energy production.

It is found in most foods and deficiency is rare, but too much phosphorus can upset your mineral balance and decrease calcium levels.

How It Works

Phosphorus is needed for the production of energy from food and to activate the B-complex vitamins (also involved in energy production).

It is a component of genetic material, essential for growth and repair, and combines with calcium to form calcium phosphate, which makes teeth and bones rigid.

Phosphorus requires vitamin D and calcium in order to function and you need to have twice as much calcium as phosphorus for both to work properly.

Deficiency Symptoms

Deficiency of phosphorus will result in these symptoms:

Bone pain

Weak, soft bones

Twitching muscles

Loss of appetite

Fatigue

Benefits of Phosphorus Supplements

Bone Health – Phosphorus is needed to maintain bone density, and an increased intake may shorten the time broken bones take to heal.

Energy Booster – Phosphorus is valued by athletes because it increases endurance and reduces tiredness.

Alcoholism – Phosphorus supplements are thought to reduce alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Heavy drinkers are usually deficient in phosphorus and may need to take supplement.

Kidney Stones – Kidney stones reduces the level of calcium in urine and may help to protect against the formation of kidney stones.

Phosphorus supplement is essential for the structure and efficiency of your body, phosphorus helps to boost energy levels and fight fatigue.

How to get phosphorus from your supplements?

Multimineral tablets usually include a low dose of phosphorus, despite the fact that deficiency is rare.

Antacids and alcohol may interfere with phosphorus levels, and pregnant or breastfeeding women may need slightly higher doses.

Precautions

Fizzy cola drinks may upset your calcium- phosphorus balance (they contain high amounts of phosphotic acid). Extra phosphorus should only be taken under medical supervision.

For more details about phosphorus supplement and where to get a good multimineral supplement, please visit the author’s website about best vitamin supplements and vitamin information.

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Paul Demetries asked:




Coenzyme q10 supplements are manufactured by a variety of companies throughout the world and are found in powder, tablet, and capsule form. I will explain the significance of this nutrient and why it is important in adding it as a supplement. Coenzyme q10 is a natural composite that is found in every cell of the human body. Synonyms for Coenzyme q10 are ubiquinone, ubidecarenone, and coenzyme Q. For the purpose of this article, I will be using Coenzyme q10 and its short form CoQ10, interchangeably.

ATP High Energy: CoQ10 is responsible for producing energy in the mitochondria, which assists the body in producing ATP, a high-energy source. This is vital for bodily processes such as cellular energy for muscles, enzyme respiration, and acts as a membrane protector against free radicals. There are scientific studies showing that a deficiency in CoQ10 can lead to heart failure, diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney failure, Parkinson’s disease and even gum disease. Therefore, it may be a good idea to add Coenzyme q10 to your daily supplement to be proactive and ensure your body is fully nourished.

Now that you have a general idea of what the physiological affects of Coenzyme q10 are, it is important to purchase a brand that you can trust. First, when choosing a CoQ10 supplement, make sure the facility is inspected by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and uses good manufacturing practices. The companies that do not disclose these details are usually the ones that have something to hide. Choosing pill or powder form does not offer any advantage as far as absorption goes so that is a personal choice to make. I do recommend though buying a supplement that utilizes coenzyme 10 in addition to other ingredients. This would save you a lot of money as opposed to buying this nutrient separately along with additional vitamins and minerals.

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Donna Marie Laino asked:




No matter how much you try to prepare your child for college at some point they will have to make the decisions on their own and you will not have any control over what they do, say or eat. It can be a very trying time for parents and for the college student as they attempt to navigate the system on their own and away from home.

These 5 things handled well will help increase their success in the college world: