Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Tess writes: E, I've noticed you have mentioned exercise before eating on a couple of different occasions. I've never really heard anything about this before...can you elablorate? tess _____ This is something I learned from Dr. Doug Graham, a fabulous athlete and trainer/coach of world-class athletes. Many remedies are available that " speed up " our metabolism so that our bodies will " burn more fat. " Some claim to " raise our basal metabolic rate " and other such destructiveness. Other than by fasting, the " normal " way our species is designed to burn fat is through physical exertion. As energy output increases, the body draws upon existing blood sugar (glucose) for fuel. As the rate of consumption increases rapidly with increasing effort and duration, the body then turns to its glycogen reserves, converting glycogen into additional fuel (glucose). Glycogen is a starch manufactured by the body and stored primarily in the muscles and liver. It is the body's first fuel reserve for maintaining blood sugar. The glycogen reserve is modest in quantity, perhaps 1500 calories (depends upon several factors). To extend the life of this reserve during extended exertion, the body simultaneously begins to draw upon its stored fat reserves for additional fuel. Through a series of steps known as gluconeogenesis (sugar-new-create), the body converts stored fat into fuel (simple sugar, i.e., glucose). Following physical exertion, the body seeks to replenish its glycogen reserve from new fuel input (food). In addition, this is when the body begins building and strengthening lean tissue (muscle, bone, cartilage), a direct response to the exertion. During this time, the body's metabolism remains somewhat elevated, quite naturally. This is the PERFECT time to eat!!! The body rapidly converts new fuel into glycogen, maintains/restores blood sugar, and fuels all the new construction activity resulting from the exercise. NOTE: This approach works best by far when the food eaten is fruit, high in oxygen, water, and fuel (primarily the simple sugars glucose and fructose). Best to all, Elchanan -- ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- vlinfo signed email body (1775 characters) on 28 March 2005 at 20:53:26 UTC rawfood ------------------------------- : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. ------------------------------- 00fAAAAAEAAADGbkhC7wYAADADAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X0N5A 9N0xOGoZHJ6/h7iZ/4aNn5PbVOAtCJoal/+tyOWw== ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Great info once again! Thank you. I have noticed an increase in energy throughout the day at times when I have done this (got up, done some excersice and then eaten) without knowledge of the mechanics behind it. tess > This is something I learned from Dr. Doug Graham, a fabulous athlete and > trainer/coach of world-class athletes. > > Many remedies are available that " speed up " our metabolism so that our > bodies will " burn more fat. " Some claim to " raise our basal metabolic rate " > and other such destructiveness. > > Other than by fasting, the " normal " way our species is designed to burn fat > is through physical exertion. As energy output increases, the body draws > upon existing blood sugar (glucose) for fuel. As the rate of consumption > increases rapidly with increasing effort and duration, the body then turns > to its glycogen reserves, converting glycogen into additional fuel > (glucose). Glycogen is a starch manufactured by the body and stored > primarily in the muscles and liver. It is the body's first fuel reserve for > maintaining blood sugar. > > The glycogen reserve is modest in quantity, perhaps 1500 calories (depends > upon several factors). To extend the life of this reserve during extended > exertion, the body simultaneously begins to draw upon its stored fat > reserves for additional fuel. Through a series of steps known as > gluconeogenesis (sugar-new-create), the body converts stored fat into fuel > (simple sugar, i.e., glucose). > > Following physical exertion, the body seeks to replenish its glycogen > reserve from new fuel input (food). In addition, this is when the body > begins building and strengthening lean tissue (muscle, bone, cartilage), a > direct response to the exertion. During this time, the body's metabolism > remains somewhat elevated, quite naturally. > > This is the PERFECT time to eat!!! The body rapidly converts new fuel into > glycogen, maintains/restores blood sugar, and fuels all the new construction > activity resulting from the exercise. > > NOTE: This approach works best by far when the food eaten is fruit, high in > oxygen, water, and fuel (primarily the simple sugars glucose and fructose). > > Best to all, > Elchanan > > > > > -- > ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- > vlinfo@e... signed email body (1775 characters) > on 28 March 2005 at 20:53:26 UTC > rawfood > ------------------------------- > : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. > : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines > : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. > ------------------------------- > 00fAAAAAEAAADGbkhC7wYAADADAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O > zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X0N5A > 9N0xOGoZHJ6/h7iZ/4aNn5PbVOAtCJoal/+tyOWw== > ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Tess writes: Great info once again! Thank you. I have noticed an increase in energy throughout the day at times when I have done this (got up, done some excursive and then eaten) without knowledge of the mechanics behind it. Tess _____ Wonderful! Now let's take it a step further. Suppose you were to engage in some physical activity twice a day, before your first and last meals. What might happen? Over time, you might experience your entire metabolism moving " upward, " everything just running on an even keel. Many RFs place much to great an emphasis on food at the expense of other aspects of healthy living. Your metabolism will simply never work optimally without physical activity, your nutrient intake will never be sufficient (because the total amount eaten will match your energy/caloric underload), and so forth. So let others eat, drink, and be merry. Let us instead eat, play enthusiastically, and be ecstatically happy! Best to all, Elchanan -- ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- vlinfo signed email body (799 characters) on 28 March 2005 at 22:59:36 UTC rawfood ------------------------------- : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. ------------------------------- 00fAAAAAEAAABYjEhCHwMAAA0CAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X18ch YYGNfAFFg0sWBP1r+UflA9TjFXcx8DEtz/loPQvQ== ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 <<<< I've noticed you have mentioned exercise before eating on a couple of different occasions.>>>> I find I have so much more energy in the morning and am not hungry at all. I work out and then have my first meal sometime between 10-12noon or after. Exercising on an empty stomach is so much more easy. Vegigran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Perfect! Yes, when the digestive system is at rest, more energy can be easily released for activity. Athletes do not eat shortly before an event or a workout, they know it would slow them down, no matter what they eat. E Vegigran [vegigran] Monday, March 28, 2005 6:15 PM rawfood Re: [Raw Food] Exercise before eating <<<< I've noticed you have mentioned exercise before eating on a couple of different occasions.>>>> I find I have so much more energy in the morning and am not hungry at all. I work out and then have my first meal sometime between 10-12noon or after. Exercising on an empty stomach is so much more easy. Vegigran -- ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- vlinfo signed email body (598 characters) on 29 March 2005 at 04:48:52 UTC rawfood ------------------------------- : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. ------------------------------- 00fAAAAAEAAAA03khCVgIAAHECAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X1fXj VrUfdRSgCMYXWcXOJ9xlEWWhxZgytK50UfchVjWQ== ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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