There are a lot of different platforms to engage discussion on health and nutrition other than my Vitamin Shop, but I feel it is the best way to interact with others while helping them keep their bodies nourished for optimal health and physical performance. Last time in the Vitamin Shop we were talking about the proper things to eat and when to usually eat them. Notice I said usually. That is because nobody is perfect, and it is normal to bounce off the routine from time to time. Most people have a cheat day once a week, but regardless, it is important to keep consistent in the long run with any lifestyle change. We were also going to get into the types of exercises one should perform to keep muscle on and keep fat off.

Understanding the way our bodies burn fuel during exercise is critical to understanding how to mold your workouts to meet the set goal in place. Looking to achieve a maximum squat of five hundred pounds would obviously need a different type of workout than someone looking to lower their body fat down to ten percent. But for this purpose, many of us are just looking to lose some fat while keeping muscle and feel stronger and better. So you have stuck with the diet for a few weeks and you notice you are hungrier in the morning and not feeling like snacking in the evening as much as you used to. Incorporating any workout into your lifestyle should be reviewed by a physician. I am under the assumption that you are in good physical health with a doctors okay to work out. We all know that multi joint exercises with weights can put a lot of muscle on. I will go into detail in a later post as to a specific weight training routine, but in this case let us look at how the body burns fuel when training.

Initially, say you start some cardiovascular training. Your body will initially burn sugar as the fuel source because it is a small molecule and quick to deliver. About twenty minutes to a half hour of training, your body starts to burn off fat as the primary fuel source. The average person would think that is a good thing, and it is. But it is important to remember that if you train yourself over an intensity in which you can maintain a conversation, your body will be at risk to going even further to maintain your fuel needs by switching to primarily protein as the fuel source. That is a place you do not want to be for very long. There is nothing worse than not eating right, being vitamin deficient, and trying to over work your body. Most likely in time you would get sick, but either way, the average body does not respond well.

I feel it is best at first to get comfortable with taking aggressive thirty to forty five minute walks three to five times a week. Combining that with eating five or six very small meals throughout the day to keep your blood sugars level and you will be moving toward a stronger body and better health. Keeping the intensity low, in the beginning will help you stick with the workout. But even trying to eat right and get all your workouts in can be challenging. The problem with not eating right all the time can lead to vitamin deficiencies. So for improved supplementation check out my Vitamin Shop for your supplemental needs.

To Your Health

Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
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Last time in The Vitamin Shop, we discussed diet and some of the crazes that took hold of people's perception of proper nutrition. I focused on the diet in which people would eat primarily fats and proteins, avoiding carbohydrates all together. The reason I chose this diet is that it was so effective with weight loss, and it appeared to directly oppose conventional wisdom concerning a proper diet. But at the end I disagreed with the long term benefits of such a diet, mainly due to a persons ability to sustain the eating habits that were required.

I know there were people who benefited from this type of diet, but I always believed nutrition looked a little different. That is because I believe that good nutrition and diet is not simply tricking your body, but by following a disciplined, but rewarding type of diet. Something that would have you eating your fruits and grains during the morning and afternoon, and then sticking primarily to meats and vegetables in the early evening. This is because of the glycemic index of these foods. Basically, a glycemic index tells us how fast a food digests, and in turn has fuel for our bodies. Well, what we know about fuel is that if you do not use it, your will store it. Too much and you will be accumulating fat in ares of your body where you do not want it. So that is because one should, in my opinion, consume the faster digesting foods in the morning, and stick with the slower digesting foods in the evening.

On one side, you are generating a lot of sugar in your bloodstream early in the morning when you need it. And secondly, slower digesting foods steady the sugar in your blood which is absorbed as fuel much more efficiently. This will decrease fat accumulation in your body. I would not get too rigid with the exact foods you eat, as a matter of fact I would switch it up a lot. But I would definitely try to stick with the guidelines, to have it benefit you most. Another thing I would recommend is not consuming any calories two hours before you go to sleep. This way, you will have enough energy at night, but you will not be having any sugar spikes in your blood when your metabolic activity is at it's slowest. That will help prevent fat accumulation as well.

I do hope you enjoy using these guidelines when eating, I know it takes a little getting used to. But in a positive light, if you ever slip up you can always start over the next day focused until you develop a routine or pattern. Your body will always adapt and change to the stimulus you place on it. Next time I would like to share with you some of the exercise routines to keeping healthy and in shape. Again, these are just guidelines I will be sharing, you will be able to mix up a lot in this routine if you choose to.

To Your Health

Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
dougmitchell73@gmail.com Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop

Today in my Vitamin Shop I would like to take a break from the usual discussion on the various Vitamins and Supplements, and go right into a topic that is rarely discussed. Food. We get so caught up in the latest gadgets and nutritional supplements, when concerning good health one should primarily focus on food intake. Food is our fuel, which powers the engines we call our bodies. For most people when we eat, we are just looking for something to fill our stomachs, and it is not so often we take even a casual look in to what the ingredients are to the food we are eating. There have been large discussions and even disagreements concerning what types of foods are best for optimal health, and which foods will make us feel healthier.

It was not long ago, in the nineties there were many crazes that took place that shook up conventional wisdom of proper nutrition. People began eating eggs, fried meats, and cheeses but skipped out on starches and carbohydrates. They ate as much as they wanted, with no restrictions on how much or when they ate. Amazingly, many of these people began to actually lose weight, primarily in the form of fat which gave them a more healthy appearance. Another startling fact was that these people had normal to healthy blood values when it came to cholesterol, and lipids. As a matter of fact I worked with a well known woman throughout the hospital who in her sixties, took on this approach to eating this way and amazed most of the staff by losing roughly fifty pounds! She began exercising with her new found energy, and kept up with the same diet. The last I have heard from her, it has been years later and she kept most of the weight off, but began introducing very small amounts of carbohydrates back on to her diet.

Well as I did some research to see how this could make sense, then some things started to come together. I have learned that your body needs carbohydrates to digest fat. And if one were to lower their intake of all carbohydrates and sugars, so would their ability to digest and store fat. It was a very interesting diet in that it was so effective and such basic science was involved. But me personally, even seeing the effects firsthand with my friend, I do not think the majority of the population would benefit from the diet long term. My personal approach to a good diet would involve carbohydrates, and decreasing fat intake. Next time I will get into what exactly that diet would look like.

To your Health

Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
dougmitchell73@gmail.com Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop | Vitamin D Benefits

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Lately in Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop the focus has been on Vitamin D Benefits. This is because Vitamin D is such an important supplement for good health. When we think of our health, it is important to see what is really going on. You see an individual. They look fairly healthy. But what we do not see is down at the molecular level this person must have an efficient metabolic system.

What I mean is true health can been seen at the cellular level. How efficient ones cells can take in nutrients and eliminate waste are paramount for the health of the overall body. For those that know me know I work in the medical field as a Respiratory Therapist. One of the biggest misconceptions with the lungs is that they improve somehow with exercise. While this is partially true, the majority of ones ability to feel in better shape is the persons cells ability to consume oxygen at a more efficient rate. The lungs are still needed in the equation, however it is the bodys ability to utilize that oxygen at a more efficient rate which allows the body to work harder and longer, creating that upward spiral we call good health. Your cells are no different when it comes to eliminating waste as well. Antioxidants are helpful in keeping your cells healthy and clean from the free radical garbage that builds up with stress and poor diet.

Although Vitamin D has not really been considered an antioxidant by most, its ability to help with disease fighting cells in your body can never be underestimated. To keep your body strong and in good health is to keep a good amount of Vitamin D on board for when it is needed. Recently, I contracted a stomach bug. For days I was hurting and needed the necessary sleep and hydration to get well again. Now I am feeling much better and have resumed training for The Boilermaker as planned. Today was a great day for training and getting a good amount of Vitamin D. That is because it is one of those days when the sun is shining.

We get a good amount of Vitamin D from the sun. This is done when the suns natural rays meet our skin and with the help of cholesterol, create an abundant amount of Vitamin D for our bodys use. I may sound like I am babbling a bit, and that is because I am, but now that I am feeling better have much to say. So I guess the scope of what I am trying to say is keep up your immune system with a good amount of Vitamin D. That can be as easy as a walk outside in a beautiful sunny day.

But if you are feeling run down and do not have the ability to just go outside and enjoy the suns benefits, look into Vitamin D Supplementation to meet you bodys needs.

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Today in my Vitamin Shop, I would like to speak about the inevitable...illness. No matter how much you take care of yourself with a good diet, nutrition and exercise, nobody is immune to getting sick once in a while. Recently, I have succumbed to an illness, one which many would consider a stomach bug. It is strange for me, however because I do feel my immune system is and has always been up to par. I feel that is because when working in a health care facility, your body does get bombarded daily with different types of viruses and bacterial invaders. You would probably say that would weaken a persons immune system, but actually the exact opposite happens.

Your immune system has a memory so to speak, about all the previous attempts to corrupt it, like a computer program. Once this memory identifies a foreign invader in the future, there is little time wasted on destroying it and eliminating the bug. So in knowing that, it would be safe to say that health care workers have some of the strongest immune systems right? Well even so, just recently I have found myself feeling quite sick. We are all human, and it does not matter where you work or how well you take care of yourself, eventually you will come down with something. But that is not to say the ultimate goal of good health is to continue to strive and protect yourself the best way possible to prevent serious disease that can alter your lifestyle.

So with that in mind, I urge you to check out Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop and look around at all the health and wellness products that can strengthen your immune system and keep you healthy. Nobody is perfect as I said. We all catch a bug from time to time. But with proper rest and keeping your body nourished with vitamin enriched supplements, the odds of you getting sick will diminish.

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Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757

Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
dougmitchell73@gmail.com Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop | Vitamin D

As we are discussing Vitamin D in Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop, I came across an article that I thought would be of benefit to those who are unfamiliar with Vitamin D and the benefits of taking Vitamin D. It is titled: Why Vitamin D Stands For Illness-Fighter, By Dr. Tammy Pon.

Practically every day another benefit of Vitamin D is revealed. Vitamin D is created when our skin is exposed to sunshine. It is also present in our diet, mainly in cold water fish and dark green vegetables. A recent newspaper headline read, Vitamin D Linked to Parkinson's disease. At first glance, it may not be clear if Vitamin D is a culprit or an illness-fighter. Well, in fact, just as Vitamin D helps build bones, Vitamin D plays a role in building our brains, it is an illness-fighter. Vitamin D and Parkinson's. Previous studies have shown that the part of the brain affected most by Parkinson's, the substantia nigra, has high levels of the Vitamin D receptor, which suggests Vitamin D may be important for normal functions of these cells. If we look at other Vitamin D research, low levels of Vitamin D have been found to be associated with: Many neurological diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, Autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, and Metabolic disorders such as diabetes. Vitamin D is formed when sunlight strikes the skin and interacts with cholesterol. Its main purpose is to shuttle calcium and other minerals to the bones.

Information is carried by a number of messengers inside your body, including proteins and fats. Vitamin D can also act like a messenger, telling the cells how much work to do. Think of this like building a house. Proteins give specific instructions in the same way a carpenter may decide how best to connect walls and windows and doors. Fats may serve as the building materials for the entire house. Vitamin D serves as the general contractor to determine how much building should be done at any specific time. We certainly need proteins and protein complexes of Vitamin B-12 to create the structures making up our brain. We need Vitamin D to tell us how much brain to build when we are young and how much repair work to do as we age.

We get Vitamin D from sunlight, foods and supplements. Because we are exposed to less sunshine in the winter than in the summer, we need to be more vigilant about supplementing with Vitamin D and exposing our skin to sunshine whenever practical. Most doctors who recommend Vitamin D explain that winter cold and flu outbreaks are directly related to Vitamin D deficiency. If you take supplements to ensure you're getting enough Vitamin D, make sure they're the type that your body can really use.

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Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
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What I have decided to do in Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop today is focus on one particular vitamin that many people are in need of, but do not seem to get enough of. Especially in these spring days when it can rain for a month. Without seeing too much of the sun these days, many folks are not getting enough Vitamin D.

Vitamin D is a group of fat soluble secosteroids. In humans, vitamin D is unique because it can be ingested as Vitamin D3 or vitamin D2 and because the body can also synthesize it from cholesterol when sun exposure is adequate, hence its nickname the Sunshine Vitamin. Although vitamin D is commonly called a vitamin, it is not in the sense an essential dietary vitamin as it can be synthesized in adequate amounts by all mammals from sunlight. Vitamin D fits within the definition of vitamin as it is an organic compound required as a vital nutrient in tiny amounts by an organism. An organic chemical compound or related set of compounds is called a vitamin when it cannot be synthesized in sufficient quantities by an organism, and must be obtained from the diet.

As with other compounds called vitamins, it was discovered in an effort to find the dietary substance that was lacking in a disease, namely, rickets, the childhood form of osteomalacia. Additionally, like other compounds called vitamins, in the developed world vitamin D is added to staple foods, such as milk, to avoid disease due to deficiency. Beyond its use to prevent osteomalacia or rickets, the evidence for other health effects of vitamin D supplementation in the general population is inconsistent. The best evidence of benefit is for bone health and a decrease in mortality in elderly women due to osteoporosis.

A diet deficient in vitamin D causes osteomalacia called rickets when it occurs in children, which is a softening of the bones. In the developed world, this is a rare disease. Low blood calcidiol, can result from avoiding the sun which lowers vitamin D levels. Deficiency results in impaired bone mineralization and leads to bone softening diseases. So it is very important to keep up with your Vitamin D supplementation to improve your health and keep you from injury and disease.

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Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
dougmitchell73@gmail.com Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop

As I look at the work needed to develop my Vitamin Shop, I can not help but think of why I am putting this site in place. Yes, well of course I am looking to do business with people who want to purchase natural vitamins, that is just one of the reasons I chose this business. But health in general has always been very important to me and anything that I can learn or discover I would like to share with everyone. I would never want to come off as some guy just peddling vitamins, but a true believer in health and seeing vitamins as a supplement for good health.

This brings me to my point which has to do with a seminar I recently attended in Albany, New York. The seminar was titled, The Mind and Body Connection: Who Gets Sick and Who Stays Well. I found the seminar very interesting and the speaker, a gentleman by the name of Dr. Keller was very informative. He even used a sports twist to explain his points and to allow us who follow sports to understand him better. But was really interesting was his basic message which was when it came to health, one of the most important factors was ones attitude toward life. In general, regardless of a persons resources or genetics, if that person chose to be continually happy and had a positive outlook on life or that they chose to be miserable and felt despair daily, that would have a huge impact on their immune system!

Well, I was skeptical at first, but then he went on and had case after case proving his point. I know that things happen to us in life that make it difficult to be happy all the time. But it is the conscious effort in the long run that seemed to make the difference. I am sure you folks reading have heard of some people in the past who have cured their own cancer, with...you guessed it, laughter. Now I am not saying for anyone who has such a serious disease process to try to laugh it off, but there is scientific evidence that the act of laughing frequently was impacting these folks immune systems in a positive way.

Well after the seminar I have always held on the the premise that no matter what I try to do to be healthy, I will start off with a positive attitude that is humorous and compassionate toward myself and others. Despite having the best vitamins available to you, it may be wise to work on your mental health as well. There are always benefits to cold science and feeding the physical body with what it needs. But after sitting through the seminar, I really wanted to share with you the benefits and impact your mental health has on your overall well being.

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Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
dougmitchell73@gmail.com Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop and Your Vision

Today in Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop we are going to talk about your vision. Since I do wear glasses I thought this was an interesting topic to discuss. The following study may help you Protect Your Vision and possibly prevent vision problems in your future.

Age related macular degeneration, or AMD is the most common cause of irreversible blindness in developed countries. Age is the most significant risk factor. The cause of AMD is not well understood, but some researchers believe that a diet rich in antioxidants may help reduce the risk of AMD. A new study in the December 28, 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association studied a large group of older adults, and found that those who consumed above average intakes of beta-carotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and zinc were less likely to develop AMD. Researchers in the Netherlands followed 4,170 people age 55 years or older for an average of eight years. The participants did not have AMD when the study began.

At the start of the study, the participants completed a food frequency questionnaire to determine intake of the following antioxidants and antioxidant cofactors: alpha and beta carotene; beta cryptoxanthin; lutein; lycopene; vitamins A, C, and E; iron; and zinc. During the study, the participants underwent 1-2 eye examinations designed to diagnose AMD. The researchers adjusted their analyses for age, sex, body mass index, known as a measure of weight in relation to height, smoking status, blood pressure, cholesterol level, atherosclerosis score known as a measure of fatty buildup in the arteries, and alcohol intake. During the study, 560 (13.4%) of the participants were diagnosed with AMD. Higher Vitamin E and zinc intakes were associated with a reduced risk of AMD. Having an above-average intake of the combination of Vitamins C and E, beta carotene, and zinc was associated with a thirty five percent reduced risk of AMD. These findings are limited because nutrient intake was based on a food frequency questionnaire, which is subject to error.

This study suggests that diet affects vision, at least in the long term. Increasing your intake of beta carotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and zinc while your vision is good may help prevent AMD later. Beta carotene is found in carrots, kale, and spinach; vitamin C-rich foods include citrus fruits and juices, green peppers, broccoli, and potatoes; Vitamin E can be obtained from whole grains, vegetable oil, eggs, and nuts; and high concentrations of zinc are found in meat, poultry, fish, whole grains, and dairy products. You may also want to consider vitamin supplementation to increase levels of these antioxidants in your body. Symptoms of AMD include seeing blurred words on a page, a dark or empty area in the center of vision and distorted straight lines. If you have any of these symptoms, you should consult with an ophthalmologist, who can diagnose and treat AMD if necessary.

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Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
dougmitchell73@gmail.com Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop and Your Longevity

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In Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop we have been discussing the foundation of business. But as my training to run the Boilermaker Road Race begins, I am constantly reminded the benefits of exercising and good health. It is not just what you eat, but what you do with your energy that can really determine the level of health you have. Sometimes, even your mortality.

As seen in a recent article I have read, the benefits of burning calories and longevity are closely related. For years we heard that physical activity is good for us. Most researchers studying the effects of exercise consider activities such as jogging, swimming, even mowing the lawn and vacuuming. But do less obvious physical activities, such as fidgeting, also help increase longevity? In the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers measured the effects of all physical activity on risk of death in older adults. They found that men and women who used up the most energy, through any type of activity, had a significantly lower risk of death than those who expended the least energy.

So now we get into the Study. The researchers recruited 302 men and women, ages 70-82, who could independently perform daily activities, walk at least 0.4 kilometers or a quarter mile, and climb at least ten stairs without difficulty. For one week, the study participants recorded how often and for how long they participated in physical activities such as walking, climbing stairs, or working for pay. At the beginning of the study, and then two weeks later, the researchers measured the study participants daily energy expenditure otherwise known as the number of calories they burned. They calculated energy expenditure by measuring the amount of carbon dioxide present in urine samples taken after the study subjects drank a special type of water. Over an average follow up period of 6.15 years, the researchers analyzed the relationship between daily energy expenditure and death, taking several factors that could affect longevity, such as age, weight, body mass index, health conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and smoking status into account. The one third of study participants with the highest daily energy expenditure had a 69% lower risk of death compared to the one third of study participants with the lowest daily energy expenditure. Every additional 287 calories burned per day corresponded with a 30% lower risk of death. Calories burned by traditional physical activity only accounted for some, but not all, of the difference in the amount of energy used between those with the highest and lowest daily energy expenditures.

So how Does This Affect You?

Through middle age, some of us strive to exercise regularly in hopes of enjoying a long and healthy life. But as we enter our 70s and 80s, it can become more difficult to play tennis, go for a jog or enjoy a leisurely bike ride. But what this study suggests is that any and all activities, not just exercise, can influence longevity. As you age, try to find ways to constantly introduce light activities into your day. For example, you can walk around the house while you talk on the phone, wash your dishes by hand instead of using the dishwasher, or pretend to conduct an orchestra as you listen to the radio. Now you've got even more reason to remain active for life!

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Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
dougmitchell73@gmail.com Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop on Being Consistent

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Lately in Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop I have been speaking about business in general. I have talked about the importance of getting busy early, even though things may not be perfect and you may feel you are not ready. But I have not been talking enough about staying consistent when you start working on your business.

You see, hardly does ever someone hit a home run when beginning a business. It can happen. But most of the time, there are adjustments to make due to unforeseen circumstances that you may not have envisioned as obstacles when you initially got started. So one benefit that is so important about being consistent aside from making money, is that is when you really begin to learn from your mistakes. I do not care how good you are at marketing and selling. It does not matter what your product is, even considering it is something the masses need. Ultimately, you will have come upon some of those unforeseen obstacles and be forced to rethink your marketing strategy.

But this is not a bad thing.

You see every one who has been in business has been beaten up a little to say the least. In boxing, we used to see guys brag about how they have not lost a fight, or even felt threatened in any round that they have been in. There was one thing we could always count on, the guy has not been fighting long. Because in boxing, just like marketing your business, you will find times where you may be losing so to speak.

But the beauty about marketing Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop is that any mistake I make in business, I usually can fix quickly and not have to endure the physical break down like losing a fight. Being consistent in your business will make you sharp, and somewhat tougher obstacles are handled much quicker when you are consistently active. Just remind yourself daily how important it is to be consistent. Take action regularly and watch your business grow.

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Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
dougmitchell73@gmail.com Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop and The Weather

Today at Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop I was having thoughts about the weather and how it can apply to your own personal business. Whether you are enjoying the sun, or cursing the rain, opportunities can be spotted in both scenarios. Living in the Catskill region of upstate New York, I am able to enjoy all the seasons. Fall is my favorite with all the different color schemes you see on the trees in the mountains. But this time of year, anybody who lives in the area can tell you how wet and raining it can become.

Today is one of those days.

The rain started a couple days ago, and I am told will continue for the rest of the week. Not that I can complain, we have had some great weather this winter and need the rain, and normally the weather is quite nice. But with the rain, a lot of people slow down with their outdoor activities. Makes sense right? Who wants to get soaked outside when one can relax indoors?

I can not help but draw a parallel with the weather and business. Usually when things are slow a lot of folks mimic their surroundings and slow down with their activity.

As I am working on Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop, I realize today is a perfect day to optimize my web site with the proper meta tags and meta description. Along with some web site configuring to allow Google and other search engines to easily index my site to keyword driven phrases, I know I could not be more productive on a rainy day. So in some ways, while it is one of those lazy, hang around inside the house days, a lot could be done to make my business grow. Perhaps you have some slightly nagging issues, that will not go away with nicer weather. A rainy day like this could be your best opportunity to rid yourself of future chores, and be able to enjoy the weather that much better when the sun comes out.

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Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
dougmitchell73@gmail.com Starting Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop

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As I get started getting my Vitamin Shop up and running, several thoughts entered my mind concerning how I am going to make this a profitable business. One thought occurred to me, and I remember myself thinking those dreaded words...Maybe I am not ready. Crazy, I know, but at the same time one can not help but try to evaluate between something that may be a work in progress and something that is not realistic. On the other hand, it is always best to error on the side of being positive.

I mean look at any situation.

If all we engaged in were things that we were always ready for, our personal growth would come to a stand still. In business, just like sports, sometimes one must evolve into a situation and not wait until everything is perfect. Because as we all know, perfection does not exist in our imperfect world. So I guess what I am saying is after thinking about whether or not I may be ready to create such a business, I started to wonder how important that concern really was. All great athletes or business people have had to have been placed in situations that forced them to grow, or fail. Fear is a huge motivator, and for many of the people that excel in this world have had to work beyond their own means and allow a situation that would normally break them, force them to grow.

So in knowing this, I realize my Vitamin Shop will take time to look like and have the features that I want it to have to be successful. In the meantime, I will just put forth the effort and watch it evolve and grow. If you have ever had similar thoughts about starting your own business, but wanted to wait to make sure everything is in place, I urge you to take the first step now. That is because if you wait until you have the ideal situation, your opportunity may have past you by. Or even just as bad, come to terms that if you started earlier when things were not perfect, you would be in such a better place now.

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Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
dougmitchell73@gmail.com Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop

There are a few times in business that you are shown an alternative to conducting your business, and possibly make more money. Is that not what many of us are looking for? A way to align yourself with your business in such a fashion that your true interests and knowledge can be conducive to growing your own business. What I am getting at is in the past I have been conducting a marketing plan focused on selling creatine monohydrate. Creatine is an exceptional product, and from daily blogging I have found my web site climbing the search engine ranks in Google.

As I was marketing this product, I realized I had more interests in selling other nutritional supplements, such as vitamins. Every one of us needs to ingest the proper amount of vitamins and minerals to sustain a healthy lifestyle. Many of us who are active typically need more of these vitamins to heal properly from our active lifestyle, and continue to either grow or keep up what we are doing. So as my interest grew in selling Vitamins and Supplements, I spoke with a marketing partner of mine named Terry Allison. We bounced some ideas off each other along with some keyword phrases that seemed appropriate, and I conducted my research.

As I did my research, I found some worthwhile keywords that we did not think of at the time, which demonstrates the importance of proper keyword research. But as I did more work I felt very comfortable with this topic due to the fact that I work in a hospital. Mostly seen in rounds in the I.C.U., where we "round" on a particular patient and talk about their needs from adequate oxygenation to the importance of proper nutrition.

At the completion of my research, I am announcing the opening of Doug Mitchell's Vitamin Shop.

Although I am still in the process of building this site, here you will be able to browse around and check out many different nutritional supplements and vitamins. It is my goal to assist anyone looking to enjoy a better life through proper nutrition. As my campaign moves forward and my business grows, I will keep you all posted on my progress through my blog or e-mail if you choose to subscribe. I still work with James Eckburg and Terry Allison with our Veretekk Marketing Systems, and am willing to show anyone the benefits of Veretekk which has allowed me to obtain high rankings in previous search engine optimization campaigns. But if you are just looking to feel better through the use of all natural supplements, you are welcome to visit my site and I look forward to serving you in the future.

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Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
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As the Masters golf tournament gets underway, I am reminded of how fun it is to play golf. Vitamins and supplements are rather important for the athletes, even though many people do not consider golf a very physical sport. But on the contrary, for anyone in their forties to go out and walk eighteen holes and strike the ball numerous times over the course of four days will feel the effects, and I dare say there are many guys and girls of that age that would not be able to continue. With any sport, golf especially, you realize the importance of taking care of your body. In many other sports you are considered old once you reach your mid thirties. But in contrast, golfers get to recreate themselves and their games.

One particular golfer that comes to mind is Tiger Woods. He has been the most polarizing golfer of our time. Regardless if you love him or hate him, one can not disagree that he brings a lot of attention to himself from his ability on the golf course and decisions off the course. But from a purely physical standpoint, the guy has had several surgeries on the same knee, and an Achilles issue a few tournaments back that made him opt out of finishing the weekend. I am sure many of these pros take their vitamins and supplements to recover quickly from the physical stress during their rounds, but it will be interesting to see how everything plays out. Even if Woods is able to finish the match, which I am sure everyone assumes he will do, there is a lot of younger, healthier guys out there that he has to contend with.

So looking at it from a purely physical standpoint, that is one thing I am interested in watching this weekend. I do hope there are no injuries to any of the golfers as I am told at least one golfer is out of the tournament due to an injury, as golf or any sport is most entertaining when all participants are at their physical best. Regardless of what physical endeavors you participate in, do not forget the benefits of proper supplementation. Your body will reward you with good health.

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When discussing business, there are no clear paths to success. Every person who goes through any business experience realizes quickly that their own unique path may need some tweaking. This is done only after proper research and testing is done to ensure that the individual business goals are met. I experienced the same kind of process with training for my road race.

I have plenty of time to train and train correctly since the race is over three months out. However there are many different ways to go about it, to ensure I will be ready for the competition. For example, the last time I ran the Boilermaker road race was years ago, and I was about ten to twenty pounds lighter. While I discussed my situation with runners, real runners who are experienced the told me to cut weight before I train. This sounded quite difficult due to the fact that one great way to cut weight was to run, something I was told not to do. The reason for not putting on the running shoes so quickly is to prevent injury to my knees, ankles, and their surrounding connective tissue. You see the heavier I am the more likely I can be injured, so I had to improvise today.

I started out on a standard cycling unit at the local gym. There I was able to have an incredible cardiovascular workout without putting any shock or stress on the joints. I have never really tried to use a bike before for exercise, usually only running or walking was my routine for cardiovascular training. But interestingly enough, it worked very well, and now I have a way to cut some weight safely before I actually begin training.

This is no different in business.

You may not be able to achieve a specific goal one way, but there are always alternatives. How do I obtain more customers or generate more revenue are questions that have many different answers for the people asking, but in my business I found the tools in Veretekk very helpful. Veretekk is a total package for anyone looking to advertise their business online. Just like the dilemma with my training, your own business may need to be worked in a different manner to meet your business goals. Feel free to check out Veretekk, and see how you can carefully and methodically build your business.

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I have recently noticed how much Health and Wellness have so much in common with running a business. There are diligent steps one must take when pursuing good health and running a stable business. One particular facet of health that reminds me of a stable business foundation is training. I have just signed up for the largest fifteen kilometer road race in America called The Boilermaker. By largest I mean the most participants, or runners. I have run this race before and I think the largest group we had were under fourteen thousand runners. Anything beyond that point and you risk injury, as I remember when they had so many people running, I caught a few inadvertent heels and elbows in the beginning before the race spread out.

Now I am not a long distance runner looking to break a certain time limit, basically just doing his for the fun and the after race party with family and friends afterward. This is a huge annual event in Utica, New York where I grew up. But back to my point of the similarities of training and running a business. I usually like to give myself a couple months to fully train and allow my body to get used to the workload of running over nine miles without injuring myself. Similarly, with my online business, I begin a campaign with keyword research. Depending upon what I am looking to do, essentially determines what keywords I will start out with. And just like jogging, once my keywords are selected, I will compose a specific keyword related post daily to elevate my blog to a higher position in Google and other search engines.

Training my business and myself will take dedication and perseverance. What this all amounts to is just being consistent. As it is said a body at rest tends to stay at rest, a body in motion tends to stay in motion. So with knowing that, clearly it is a no brainer to integrate both my training and my blogging campaign into my daily method of operation. I will keep you posted on my quest and look forward to talking with you soon.

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I am reminded frequently how similar sports are to life. They both require consistent active discipline to achieve goals, and both require a focus and mental drive to constantly work at those goals. But there are times when you have to assess your activities and determine if your method of operation is bringing you closer to or taking you further away from achieving your goals. For example, I was talking the other day with my friend Terry Allison who created Tomorrows Home Business about some of the sports I have been involved with, and he reminded me how similar they were to real life situations. Years ago I was an amateur boxer. The sport was very vigorous to say the least. We would run miles almost every day, and constantly spar to develop technique and pain tolerance. I was not the best at boxing, but my determination kept me in many of fights.

I was telling Terry about a routine we would go through called the shark tank. What the shark tank comprised of was four guys in the ring at their respective corners. Now whoever was training that day would go a round with each guy separately for a total of three rounds. These were brutal sessions and they were not designed to be competitive, rather exhaust a fighter and have them compete with someone fresh to build their stamina. One particularly effective tweak would be to have a guy much lighter than me spar to get me used to speed and conversely have a guy much heavier than me spar to get used to being shoved around by someone much stronger than myself. Again, these drills were not to go all out, but to hone your technique, speed and strength. Well, this particular day my heavy was a guy just interested in pounding on someone. He did not have much technique and was getting the wrong idea of what training was. He was my third round and I was fatigued. He took advantage of my weakness and threw hay maker after hay maker with right hands that put me on the canvass for what seemed like a while. I got up, and one of the trainers witnessing told me my session was over and sent the other guy out of the ring, for what he said was not training. Later I found myself with headaches and dizziness.

Luckily, I did have some guidance. My sister and brother in law came to town after their service in the Marines, and showed me how to get into college with financial aid and school loans even though they were using their G.I. bill. I wanted to continue boxing, but the headaches became worse as days and months went by. During that time I also realized that the trainers were not spending a lot of time with me to prepare like they used to. I was told because I was in college, they saw me as someone who had an out and they did not want to waste there time with someone who could leave them and not go pro. Most of the other kids at that time at the gym were inner city kids who had nobody to really show them anything other than boxing, and therefore were a safer bet to train to go pro. The gym was state funded, so they had to produce fighters to qualify for money. I really wanted to box, but I had to evaluate my health and the risks of training sloppy without the needed supervision.

The reason I am brining all this up is I learned that to continue with this dangerous activity even though I loved it, was possibly taking me from my goal of being a competent professional in whatever I was choosing to do. My friend Terry was enjoying the story and reminded me of how that parallels with marketing and life. It took me a second to get his point but when I did, wanted to share it with all of you. It is that no matter what business you may be involved with, business, just like life and sports have a certain set of rules to abide by. You must evaluate your progress and be sure you are heading in the right direction. If, for example you are not getting the results you may want in your business life, do not despair. You are welcome to look into My Business and see how the good people I am involved with may assist you in achieving your own personal business goals. I still have a lot to learn, but feel I am on the right track. I am glad I made the decision I did, and look forward to helping many of you do the same in your own individual situations.

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What is Creatine and what does creatine do? When a person starts out taking creatine, they will notice the greatest amount of size and strength gains in the first couple of months. There have been studies that show a significant increase in body mass. However, there has been speculation that this is mostly a water gain rather than a muscle gain. That is, creatine has a cell expanding property which volumizes or expands cells. When additional creatine enters the muscle, it brings water along with it. This additional fluid actually expands your muscles giving them a full or pumped look. True, there is some water gain but over time, this becomes a true muscle gain. How are you not going to gain more muscle when your muscles are getting stronger?

Scientists now believe that this gain is not a water gain but a muscle gain. Why are we now thinking this? One factor that can be responsible for an increase in lean mass is that when large amount of creatine is taken, the amino acids needed to make creatine are now available in surplus amounts for other anabolic functions. This means that these amino acids are available for other functions. We know that Creatine is derived from these non essential amino acids. Meaning, your body produces them naturally, but not in a significant quantity.

One fact remains, if you've been taking creatine for over a couple of months and stop taking it, you will lose the cell volumizing effects and the water gain but you won't lose the muscle you've earned. Muscle takes time to build and over time, and as you get stronger the size will come. You will not lose this gain if you keep on training once you stop taking creatine. The trick is to focus on muscle growth which makes calories, many from protein, and sleep essential.

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Creatine is a metabolite that is produced naturally by the human body. It is found mainly in the red muscle tissue, but it is also present in the heart and brain. Normally, creatine is acquired through regular dietary intake of products such as meat and fish, which are high in protein. However, when dietary intake is low creatine can be produced from natural amino acids in the liver, kidneys, and pancreas.

Creatine Monohydrate is the synthetic form of creatine The effectiveness of creatine monohydrate appears to be relative, depending on your diet and how much exercise normally performed and also the duration of exercise normally performed. It appears to be most effective when natural creatine levels are very low. In addition, creatine is mostly for use in intense, short duration activities such as bodybuilding and weightlifting. It does not appear to be helpful in long duration activities. The evidence to substantiate the claims of creatine generally comes in the form of testimonies of customers, statistics, and endorsements by professional athletes. Most informational sites do not site specific evidence for the effectiveness of creatine monohydrate. Many informational sites also attempt to comfort the customer with claims of studies without quoting the procedure or results of the alleged studies.

This is most likely linked to the fact that nutritional supplement companies, bodybuilding magazines, exercise and fitness publish most of the sources of information on creatine are there just to sell to you. In addition, every site began or ended with an advertisement for creatine or other nutritional supplements. Despite all this, many people do not believe that there is substantial evidence to prove that creatine or any other nutritional supplement produces effects that can be obtained with proper diet, exercise, and training. However, if you have ever used this product, many of you can agree that it is very effective in helping you train longer and harder.

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Creatine can help give that extra little burst of ATP that might get you through the set. Rather than stop at ten reps, you might be able to push through for twelve. It is not a game changer, but it has been demonstrated to show some real benefits in immediate muscle energy. Whether it increases musculature and permanent strength is unclear. The added reps it can help you pump out might confer some benefits, like signaling your genes to synthesize more protein and grow more muscle, but it gets murky when you consider that creatine supplements are cell volumizers that cause water retention in the muscles.

Although bodybuilders and other athletes looking for puffy bulk over performance might find some use in Creatine Supplementation, most people who value performance over illusory size are probably getting plenty of creatine through dietary means like meat, fish, fowl. The increased muscle fluid absorption can even result in muscle cramps and in dehydration for the rest of the body, so I would actually advise against too much creatine for dedicated athletes. I have tried creatine before, using a six week on six week off cycle so as not to get acclimated to it, and I definitely experienced the slight increase in capacity. Still, at my age, I am not going to get a whole lot stronger, and I am not too worried about it at any rate.

One thing I can say is Creatine is one of the most heavily researched training supplements out there, and it is probably quite safe in doses less than five grams per day. If you are truly interested in the pro ATP effects, give it a shot. It will not hurt, but do not expect any magical results. Just be sure to stay hydrated and look for a brand without added sugar.

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What is Creatine used for and how does creatine work?

When it comes to building muscle, Creatine enjoys a relatively rare distinction amongst performance enhancing supplements. It actually lives up to its hype. Indeed, a recent review of twenty two studies found that, when used in conjunction with weight training, creatine can boost strength gains by up to eight percent. But that is not the only way it can do the body good. Here are four more reasons to add it to your fitness plan. Make up for lost sleep. Creatine helps supply energy to every cell in the body, including those in the brain. Sleep deprivation, however, can cause the brains creatine stores to plummet, leading to mental fatigue unless you replace them through supplementation. Now nothing replaces sleep, but to enhance and repair creatine levels in your brain, supplementation is helpful. That is what a team of British white coats found when they fed creatine to a group of rugby players ninety minutes before a match. Consider it a field test for real world results.

Also Creatine can combat muscle pain. For all the life saving benefits of statins, there is at least one potential drawback, Muscle pain. Eighteen percent of statin users suffer from it, but taking just five grams of creatine a day can significantly ease the ache, according to a recent study at the Cleveland Clinic. The researchers suggest that supplementation can boost muscle creatine stores reduced by statins, which block the transport of the substance into cells, impairing energy production and triggering pain.

Creatine can also turn back the clock. By adding creatine to facial cream can improve the firmness of skin by boosting collagen production, according to German researchers. So creatine has been shown to have benefits when used as a topical agent. You will also recover faster when training hard. This is only half of the muscle building equation. Adequate rest is the other. Ignore the latter half and you will quickly reach a training plateau unless you supplement with creatine, according to researchers at the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Connecticut. In their study, subjects who supplemented with five grams of creatine per day were able to pack on three pounds more muscle than those who did not. Despite the fact that both groups trained beyond their capacity to recover. The bottom line is Creatine can help you train harder and more often, accelerating your gains.

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What is Creatine and how does it work in your body? Your body stores Creatine, and like any energy storage needs to be restocked for your next workout. The amount of creatine that is in your body is limited, however so additional supplementation beyond this capacity cannot be used. It is like overflowing a well of water. You need to constantly be feeding yourself small to moderate amounts of creatine daily to avoid lapses, or deficiencies in the creatine content in your muscles. Creatine can be made in the body, but it is also available in the foods we eat, particularly beef. That is why many people choose to consume a lot of meat when on a training regiment.

Creatine Supplements and your ability to exercise longer show that when supplementation is done correctly, you are able to workout longer and harder. The goal of creatine supplementation is to increase muscle phosphocreatine and make more ATP available to fuel the working muscles. This improves an athlete's ability to perform repeated bouts of short, high intensity exercise before becoming fatigued. Optimal creatine supplementation seems to include a loading phase for about four days followed by a reduced maintenance phase. I have never been a big fan of the loading phase as I said in the past. I feel the major reason the loading phase became so popular is because it is in the best interest of the supplementation company to sell as much creatine as possible. This loading phase allows the company to sell four to five times as much causing the consumer to purchase more creatine. Individuals have varying responses to creatine depending upon their personal needs. This is a fact.

I have benefited form small amounts of Creatine, roughly three to five grams daily and have seen my progress grow in the weight room. The truth of the matter is it is up to you to initially try to limit yourself during the loading phase and gauge your progress. As with anything, proper research and testing go hand in hand.

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We have all heard how great Creatine is and how it can help increase strength in a relatively short period of time. Just about every guy in the gym who takes any workout supplements has Creatine at the top of the list. But what is creatine and how does it actually work? How does it get you strong? Creatine is a substance that is produced from amino acids in the liver and kidneys at about a rate of two grams per day.

Creatine is naturally occurring, and is derived from three non essential amino acids. Basically, ninety to ninety five percent of the creatine in your body travels to the muscles, heart, and other body cells via the blood stream. However, a large majority of this creatine is stored in skeletal muscle. That is true for many other animals as well. That is why you can get additional creatine from red meat and fish. But what creatine does is help your body recover from tough workouts.

What is more amazing is creatine has the ability to increase energy when you workout as well. The energy comes in a few different ways. Actually creatine starts to help you in your workouts by increasing your ATP cycle. This is a chemical reaction in your body whenever you physically exert yourself. Creatine helps this reaction continue faster and for a longer period of time.

This allows you to stay in the gym longer, and get those few extra reps out that you normally would by too exhausted to perform. Another way creatine helps you is in the muscle cells. Intracellular fluid, as it is called increases and gives you that pump everyone who has lifted a weight experienced. This allows the muscle to be fed and hydrated while being exerted to have maximum performance. If you have ever considered trying Creatine, do your research and start with a small dosage, roughly two to five grams a day. I am sure you will see the benefits in your workouts.

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What is Creatine used for, and how much should I take? Creatine is a supplement for body building, it helps improve strength in the gym, and also provides your muscle with a lot of water. Creatine must be taken with a lot of water, due to the fact that creatine transports water to the muscle to form better shape and mass. Creatine is used by most bodybuilders to increase repetitions and endurance in the gym, but it is only required for advanced body builders and people over twenty one years of age, just to be on the safe side. Creatine is matter in pure form. But what has been a commonly used practice with Creatine in the past is the loading phase. A popular way of creatine use that has been proven to work is that of creatine loading. For the first few days of supplementing with creatine you load up with a very high dosage to saturate your muscles with creatine.

The point of this loading phase is to get a lot of Creatine to your muscles quickly so that your body can start using it faster. For loading you should be taking twenty to twenty five grams per day split up into two to four servings, for the first four to seven days of using a creatine supplement. For example if you choose to take twenty grams a day for your loading, you could take four servings of creatine throughout the day consisting of five grams. But is loading with creatine really necessary? It's a constantly debated topic amongst bodybuilders. Some say you need to load up, and some say it won't help you. The good thing to know is that it doesn't really matter either way, as studies over the years have proved that both a loading and non loading approach to taking creatine is effective.

But this is my point. If it does not show a benefit either way, why put your kidneys through a task that requires much energy for no real benefit? I have never been a big proponent of loading with creatine. It was always my assumtion that you just urinate the excess out. They say that Creatine loading will speed up your body's ability to use that creatine, meaning faster results. However studies have shown that over a longer period of time such as a month or two, if you simply take a small creatine dosage daily and eliminate the loading phase you will get the same results. So whether you load or not doesn't really matter in the end. You can save some bucks by not loading, but you won't experience results as fast. And you will be doing your kidneys a favor.

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What is Creatine

Since it has exploded onto the health and fitness world, many people are asking what is Creatine? I have taken Creatine on and off for years when competing in athletic events and saw my performance improve. This was due to my ability to endure my natural energy threshold, and continue my efforts based on what I was competing for. The fact is your muscles have Creatine in them. The body only produces and stores a certain amount at a time. If your levels are good, using Creatine will have little to no affect. But one would have to consume many of the foods that contain Creatine in large amounts frequently.

I honestly believe if you are truly pushing yourself, your Creatine stores can never be enough without supplementation. Creatine basically helps your muscles recover and grow by assisting in transporting blood and nutrients to the muscles better. This is done because Creatine helps in retaining fluids in the muscles. So lower than optimal Creatine levels will cause you to have more soreness, slower recovery and fatigue much sooner when exercising. I used Creatine for a while but saw huge benefits, and I was already eating large amounts of red meat, tuna, chicken and other protein, Creatine rich foods. Others I know saw benefits to. Whether they recovered quicker and felt stronger, many of my training partners used Creatine and enjoyed the benefits.

Using large doses of Creatine is useless since anything above the optimal levels is just literally urinated away. That is why I have never been a big fan of the loading phase that is spoken of when you consume up to four times as much Creatine in the first stage of using it. Your muscles only store so much at a time and it is depleted over time as you exercise and become fatigued. Dosing helps to restore the levels back to normal a bit quicker thus assisting with recovery. I hope this has been a beneficial topic, and assists you in achieving your athletic and personal goals for fitness.

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What is Creatine Monohydrate? Creatine is produced naturally in the kidney, liver, and pancreas of humans. Creatine is also supplied in meat and fish. Most creatine in the body is stored in the muscles, in the form of phosphocreatine. It is a quickly available source of energy for muscle contraction. Any type of exercise that requires more than fifty percent of your total maximal effort, Creatine supplementation can be of great benefit. Creatine is also involved in muscle growth. What Creatine does is increase your ATP cycle, or the cycle in your body that provides energy is enhanced.

Creatine also adds water to your muscles, which helps them recover quicker and allows you to workout longer. Creatine has been used to enhance athletic performance. I have seen a lot of people benefit from Creatine supplementation, however you need to workout when taking this supplement. Meaning just taking creatine alone will not necessarily promote muscle growth. I can tell you Creatine has been the athletes supplement of choice over the last twenty years, but that does not discount the need for protein.

Protein and Creatine go hand in hand. One helps you workout harder, and one helps your body heal and grow.Creatine has not been evaluated by the FDA for safety, effectiveness, or purity. All potential risks and/or advantages of this medication may not be known. Additionally, there are no regulated manufacturing standards in place for these compounds. There have been instances where herbal/health supplements have been sold which were contaminated with toxic metals or other drugs. Herbal/health supplements should be purchased from a reliable source to minimize the risk of contamination. That is why I suggest Puritans Pride for your Creatine needs.

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One of the biggest crazes in strength training over the last ten to twenty years has been the development and distribution of Creatine Monohydrate. Creatine has been used by athletes for over ten years, yet there is very little research regarding safety or long-term effects. I, myself have tried Creatine Monohydrate and enjoyed the benefits i experienced. I did not notice any side effects except for the muscle gains, and my need to consume more water and sleep a little longer. I suppose the extra needed sleep was because of the muscle gains. More and more research is beginning to look at possible benefits of this supplement. What little research there is seems to suggest that creatine works to build muscle in those who, through illness or disease, have a compromised muscle mass and strength. But even if you are not suffering from any debilitating diseases, creatine can help you perform much better in any athletic endeavor you are pursuing. Research on creatine has found the following positive effects, however most experts agree that more study is needed to determine the long-term safety and benefits of creatine supplementation.

Some of the benefits of using Creatine for me where improvements for high power performance during a series of repetitive high power output exercise sessions, exercises that require high intensity training to be effective, but remember supplementation does not replace training. There are claims that Creatine does not help with endurance activities, however I did notice my ability to play longer in games of basketball, and long distance running. Over five miles to me was considered long distance running. Creatine does not exert an anabolic effect, remember it is not a steroid. But it does mimic a lot of steroid like properties like muscle and strength gains, along with the bodies ability to heal faster from workouts.

Creatine did help me, especially in those exercises with multi joint, skeletal muscle fatiguing exercises. Additionally, athletes with high creatine stores don't appear to benefit from supplementation, whereas individuals with the lowest levels, such as vegetarians have the most pronounced increases following supplementation. In healthy athletes, creatine seems to enable an athlete to maintain a higher training load. This is exactly what I experienced. Keep in mind that, as a supplement, creatine is not regulated. What you buy may or may not contain exactly what the label says, that is why Puritans Pride is a great company from where to purchase your Creatine.

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One of the biggest crazes in strength training over the last ten to twenty years has been the development and distribution of Creatine Monohydrate. Creatine has been used by athletes for over ten years, yet there is very little research regarding safety or long-term effects. I, myself have tried Creatine Monohydrate and enjoyed the benefits i experienced. I did not notice any side effects except for the muscle gains, and my need to consume more water and sleep a little longer. I suppose the extra needed sleep was because of the muscle gains. More and more research is beginning to look at possible benefits of this supplement. What little research there is seems to suggest that creatine works to build muscle in those who, through illness or disease, have a compromised muscle mass and strength. But even if you are not suffering from any debilitating diseases, creatine can help you perform much better in any athletic endeavor you are pursuing. Research on creatine has found the following positive effects, however most experts agree that more study is needed to determine the long-term safety and benefits of creatine supplementation.

Some of the benefits of using Creatine for me where improvements for high power performance during a series of repetitive high power output exercise sessions, exercises that require high intensity training to be effective, but remember supplementation does not replace training. There are claims that Creatine does not help with endurance activities, however I did notice my ability to play longer in games of basketball, and long distance running. Over five miles to me was considered long distance running. Creatine does not exert an anabolic effect, remember it is not a steroid. But it does mimic a lot of steroid like properties like muscle and strength gains, along with the bodies ability to heal faster from workouts.

Creatine did help me, especially in those exercises with multi joint, skeletal muscle fatiguing exercises. Additionally, athletes with high creatine stores don't appear to benefit from supplementation, whereas individuals with the lowest levels, such as vegetarians have the most pronounced increases following supplementation. In healthy athletes, creatine seems to enable an athlete to maintain a higher training load. This is exactly what I experienced. Keep in mind that, as a supplement, creatine is not regulated. What you buy may or may not contain exactly what the label says, that is why Puritans Pride is a great company from where to purchase your Creatine.

Your Health and Wellness Specialist

Doug Mitchell
Skype: dmitchell757
Catskill, New York 12414
Phone: 518-722-8203
dougmitchell73@gmail.com What is Creatine

One of the biggest crazes in strength training over the last ten to twenty years has been the development and distribution of Creatine Monohydrate. Creatine has been used by athletes for over ten years, yet there is very little research regarding safety or long-term effects. I, myself have tried Creatine Monohydrate and enjoyed the benefits i experienced. I did not notice any side effects except for the muscle gains, and my need to consume more water and sleep a little longer. I suppose the extra needed sleep was because of the muscle gains. More and more research is beginning to look at possible benefits of this supplement. What little research there is seems to suggest that creatine works to build muscle in those who, through illness or disease, have a compromised muscle mass and strength. But even if you are not suffering from any debilitating diseases, creatine can help you perform much better in any athletic endeavor you are pursuing. Research on creatine has found the following positive effects, however most experts agree that more study is needed to determine the long-term safety and benefits of creatine supplementation.

Some of the benefits of using Creatine for me where improvements for high power performance during a series of repetitive high power output exercise sessions, exercises that require high intensity training to be effective, but remember supplementation does not replace training. There are claims that Creatine does not help with endurance activities, however I did notice my ability to play longer in games of basketball, and long distance running. Over five miles to me was considered long distance running. Creatine does not exert an anabolic effect, remember it is not a steroid. But it does mimic a lot of steroid like properties like muscle and strength gains, along with the bodies ability to heal faster from workouts.

Creatine did help me, especially in those exercises with multi joint, skeletal muscle fatiguing exercises. Additionally, athletes with high creatine stores don't appear to benefit from supplementation, whereas individuals with the lowest levels, such as vegetarians have the most pronounced increases following supplementation. In healthy athletes, creatine seems to enable an athlete to maintain a higher training load. This is exactly what I experienced. Keep in mind that, as a supplement, creatine is not regulated. What you buy may or may not contain exactly what the label says, that is why Puritans Pride is a great company from where to purchase your Creatine.

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What is Creatine and how does it work? Well let us get to the basics and explain what is creatine, then branch out from there. I am going to tell you about creatine and how it works in my own way, and how it worked for me. Creatine is created within the human body from combination of amino acids. Most people have one hundred and twenty grams of creatine stored in their body as a phosphate and some foods contain amount of creatine like beef and salmon. To consume creatine you must eat these foods. Creatine is connected to Adenosine Triphosphate or ATP. The power house of a cell is form and created in ATP. Sometimes ATP is called the universal molecule.

Creatine works by helping to generate energy in your cells and your body’s cells begin to stop producing energy. If you've ever taken a in depth science class, you would have heard it works within the cell, specifically the mitochondria. Creatine gives your cell a molecule that is needed to start making energy again because the more creatine you have in your system, the faster these regeneration processes occur. This is the reason why so many athletes and body builders have used this thing called creatine. The athlete does not fatigue as fast during grueling exercise. When it is used in sports such as sprinting and lifting heavy weights, the athletes can generate energy faster. It says that taking a creatine before a sports event can provide more and longer lasting energy. Creatine is also used in sports that required endurance like swimming, running and marathons. Some research has shown a little benefit and some has shown no increase.

Creatine can usually be found in form of powder and liquid and has been found to increase strength and their muscle mass. These studies were concluded with younger adults. One concern with older adults is they lose their primary muscle mass as they get older. This can be a huge benefit to the aging population as to slow debilitating diseases that occur with muscle loss. Creatine has many uses and promises that has still not been enough testing done to rule one negative side effect. This is because it is such a new and developing supplement. But it is not to say that it has a place among the best workout supplements.

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dougmitchell73@gmail.com What is Creatine Monohydrate among the top bodybuilding supplements

What is Creatine Monohydrate doing among the top bodybuilding supplements? How does it work, you may ask. No supplement is magic. But some are much better than others to safely build muscle mass and strength, while burning fat and keeping you fit. Creatine is only there to enhance your already existing training and nutritional program. Meaning you must consume protein and other nutrients to keep your body healing form the grueling workouts Creatine helps you endure. If you do not already have a good diet and training program in place, it will not help. Nothing will help for that matter. Understand that creatine is a strength supplement. It is not a fat loss supplement. Although it has been proven all things considered equal, the person that has more muscle mass burns more fat during exercise and at rest.

Creatine is used to increase your muscles work capacity. It allows you to lift more weight, longer. Which will lead to more muscle gain, over time. In addition, a bonus of taking creatine is it has cell volumizing effects. When creatine is stored in the muscles, it also brings along extra water. This extra intracellular fluid expands your muscle volume, giving your muscles a more full, pumped look. Make no mistake, this is not water weight. Water weight is stored just under the skin, giving you a bloated look. The extra fluids creatine brings into the muscles are stored within the cells themselves, making them larger.

If you discontinue using creatine, this cell volumizing effect will disappear and any weight you gained, which sometimes is extra water is lost because of that effect will be lost. However, any muscle you gained as a result of taking Creatine will not be lost if you discontinue using the product. This is where many people get confused. Remember, the cell volumization will happen quickly usually within the first week, but the muscle gains will take longer to appear and will come as a result of your increased strength levels. More strength equals more weight lifted more weight lifted equals more muscle mass. It's simple math, and a benefit to you.

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Creatine Monohydrate is good for many things, mainly performance enhancement. But one good question is how much does one need to consume? If you read a bottle of Creatine Monohydrate, most companies recommend a loading phase of twenty grams for five days and five to ten grams thereafter. While that is the commonly accepted way to use it, in my own experimentation I have found no benefit to loading. Many people see it as a way for the supplement companies to make you use more creatine. As a matter of fact, my training partner only took five grams a day after the workout and started getting great results after only a couple of weeks. I tried the same thing and noticed strength and size improvements. The reason for this is simple.

There is only so much Creatine that the body can store. Recall that the creatine is stored every time that you take it. So by taking it every day eventually you will reach the upper levels that provide the performance enhancement. After you reach that level, you could get away with just taking it on your weight training days as it takes two weeks of no use for the body's creatine levels to get back to normal. Another point to talk about is the issue of cycling creatine. If creatine would be a supplement that loses its effectiveness as time goes by then I would recommend cycling. For example, it is beneficial to cycle fat burning supplements containing caffeine and ephedrine as the bodys receptors begin to attenuate after two to three weeks of continual use. Once the body gets used to them, you need to either increase the dosage or stop their use so that the body begins to respond once again.

However, that is not the way that Creatine works. Basically, creatine gets stored into your muscles and you get the effects mentioned above, period. It is really straightforward. As far as the initial weight gain that you may experience when you start taking it, whether you cycle it or not, you will get the same amount of initial weight gain as that extra weight is determined by the amount of intracellular fluid retention that your muscle cells can store. Something that remains a static figure. The reason I say the weight gain that you may experience is because if once you start taking it you also increase the volume of your workouts and remain at the same caloric intake level you may lose fat as you gain your added muscle volume and because of that the scale might not register any weight gain.

This is what happened to me during my cycles with Creatine. However, the lack of registered initial weight gain by the scale does not mean that you are a non responder. To gauge creatines efficacy on you judge it by the muscle appearance effects and the performance enhancement in the gym. So as a rule of thumb, I would start out slow with about five grams of creatine a day and adjust it accordingly until you feel like you are getting the most out of your workouts.

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Many people ask, What is Creatine Monohydrate. There are a lot of different veiws on Creatine, but one thing is certain, it works. When supplements or fitness gurus refer to creatine, they are most often referring to creatine monohydrate. While there are decades of research backing the benefits of creatine usage, the fitness magazine rarely, if ever, provide the real information you need to understand creatine, the effects of creatine and the basics on how to choose the best creatine for your body. By definition, creatine is an organic acid that helps to provide energy to the muscle and nerve cells.

Creatine is said to benefit the muscles greatly for both bodybuilders and those who wish to improve their overall fitness performance . The benefits of creatine include promoting muscle gain, increase the size of muscle fibers, increase muscle mass, increase muscle strength and power, increase physical fitness performance. But many people ask how does creatine work? The science behind the relationship between muscle fibers and creatine is a complex issue. However, the basics are quite easy to understand.

Creatine improves the muscles ability to build by increasing the energy levels inside the muscle. For instance, if a person eats too much food, the body will store fat. The fat is a direct relation to the amount of food present in the body. Now, imagine an over abundance of energy in the muscle. But, this time, the bodybuilder uses this energy to rip and tear the muscle. The muscle looks around and sees the extra energy, provided by the creatine, and rebuilds faster and larger than before. Instead of a fat roll around the mid section of the body, the bodybuilder grows larger in the spots he or she wants to grow larger, the muscles.

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