Sat, 23 June 2007 Making Bad Cholesterol Better or Worse In this episode of Fitness Rocks we'll review studies relating to how diet affects the form in which LDL cholesterol exists in our body. It turns out that the Mediterranean Diet, with its high content of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, reduces the amount of oxidized LDL cholesterol. This is important because oxidized LDL cholesterol is a bigger risk factor for having heart disease than standard measures of cholesterol. Check out the show to get the details - it could be good for your health. |
Sat, 16 June 2007 Changing Your Diet and Exercising can Save Your Life - an Interview with Bob Torres from the Vegan Freak Radio Podcast Bob Torres has a Ph.D. from Cornell University and teaches at a college in Upstate New York. His wife also has a Ph.D. from Cornell and teaches at the same college. Together they host the Vegan Freak Radio Podcast and coauthored the book Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non Vegan World. Bob has been a Vegan for several years, primarily out of concern for animal rights. He recently went to his doctor for a regular check-up and got some bad news regarding his blood sugar and cholesterol levels. He had always believed that eating Vegan was automatically healthy - but it turns out that it is definitely possible to eat a variety of highly processed foods that aren't very healthy and still be Vegan. Bob identified the bad foods, ate more fruits and vegetables, got serious about exercise, and achieved a remarkable change in his health in just one month. Check out Fitness Rocks Podcast 050 to hear Bob's story and learn how some very simple lifestyle changes can save your life. Click here to vote for Fitness Rocks at Podcast Alley References: Vegan Freak Radio Podcast - (Rated Explicit) Music: Jon Schmidt - All of MeBuy the digital download of Weight Loss: How They Did It:  |
Sat, 9 June 2007 Dietary Supplements - Are They a Good Idea? This week we look at a study from the June 6, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association that evaluates the relationship between folic acid supplementation and cancer risk. You'll be surprised at the results. Click here to vote for Fitness Rocks at Podcast Alley References: Folic Acid for the Prevention of Colorectal Adenomas Folate and Cancer - Timing is Everything Essential Nutrients: Food or Supplements? Cancer and Mortality Associated with Beta-Carotene and Vitamin E supplementation Music: Jon Schmidt - All of MeBuy the digital download of Weight Loss: How They Did It: |
Sat, 2 June 2007 An Interview with Monte Ladner, M.D. The Fitness Rocks podcast began posting shows one year ago on June 20, 2007. There have been a total of 64 episodes posted. In this episode of Fitness Rocks I interview Monte Ladner, M.D. about how and why he started the Fitness Rocks podcast. Dr. Ladner also discusses his new audio book Weight Loss: How They Did It and we play track 02 of the audio book. |
